Revised Version 1895

Job 16:12-17

12I was ateaseשָׁ֘לֵ֤וsha.LevH7961, and he brakemeH270asunder; yea, he hathtakenH270meH270by theneckבְּ֭עָרְפִּיBe.'a.re.piH6203, and dashedmeH270to pieces: he hath alsosetוַיְקִימֵ֥נִיvay.ki.Me.niH6965meH270upH6965for his mark.

13His archers compassmeH5921roundיָ֘סֹ֤בּוּya.So.buH5437aboutH5921, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and dothnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808spareיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH2550; he pourethoutיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210mygallמְרֵרָֽתִי׃me.re.Ra.tiH4845uponH5921thegroundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

14He breakethmeH6440withbreachפֶ֭רֶץFe.retzH6556uponעַל־'al-H5921breachפָ֑רֶץFa.retzH6556; he runnethuponעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921meH6440like a giant.

15I havesewedתָּ֭פַרְתִּיTa.far.tiH8609sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242uponעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921myskinגִלְדִּ֑יgil.DiH1539, and have laid myhornקַרְנִֽי׃kar.NiH7161in thedustבֶעָפָ֣רve.'a.FarH6083.

16Myfaceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440is foul withweepingבֶ֑כִיVe.khiH1065, and on myeyelidsעַפְעַפַּ֣י'af.'a.PaiH6079is theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757;

17AlthoughH3808there isnoH3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555in minehandsבְּכַפָּ֑יbe.kha.PaiH3709, and myprayerוּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605ispureזַכָּֽה׃za.KahH2134.

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