Revised Version 1895

Job 19

1ThenJobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347answeredH559andsaidH559,

2Howאָ֭נָה'A.nahH575longעַד־'ad-H5704will ye vex mysoulH5315and breakmeH5315in pieces withwordsבְמִלִּֽים׃ve.mi.LimH4405?

3Theseזֶ֤הzehH2088tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּ֭עָמִיםPe.'a.mimH6471have ye reproachedmeH3808: ye arenotH3808ashamedתֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּte.Vo.shuH954that ye deal hardly withmeH3808.

4And be itindeedוְאַף־ve.'af-H637that I haveerredשָׁגִ֑יתִיsha.Gi.tiH7686, mineerrorH7686remaineth with myself.

5IfH518indeedH518ye willmagnifyתַּגְדִּ֑ילוּtag.Di.luH1431yourselvesagainstH5921meH5921, andpleadוְתוֹכִ֥יחוּve.to.Khi.chuH3198againstH5921meH5921myreproachחֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781:

6Knowדְּֽעוּ־de.'u-H3045nowכִּי־ki-H3588thatGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hath subvertedmeH5921in my cause, and hath compassedmeH5921with hisnetH4686.

7Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, Icryאֶצְעַ֣ק'etz.'AkH6817outH7768ofwrongחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555, but I amnotH3808heard: IcryH6817forhelpאֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע'a.sha.Va'H7768, but there isnoH3808judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

8He hath fencedupוְעַ֥לve.'AlH5921mywayאָרְחִ֣י'a.re.ChiH734that Icannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808passאֶעֱב֑וֹר'e.'e.VorH5674, and hathsetיָשִֽׂים׃ya.SimH7760darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822in mypathsH734.

9He hathstrippedהִפְשִׁ֑יטhif.ShitH6584meמֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.LaiH5921of mygloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519, andtakenוַ֝יָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493thecrownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850from myheadרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.

10He hathbrokenH5422meH5422downיִתְּצֵ֣נִיyi.te.Tze.niH5422oneveryH5439sideH5439, and I am gone: and minehopeתִּקְוָתִֽי׃tik.va.TiH8615hath hepluckedוַיַּסַּ֥עvai.ya.Sa'H5265up like atreeכָּ֝עֵ֗ץka.'EtzH6086.

11He hath alsokindledוַיַּ֣חַרvai.Ya.charH2734hiswrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639againstH5921meH5921, and he countethmeH5921unto him as one of his adversaries.

12Histroopsגְדוּדָ֗יוge.du.DavH1416comeיָ֘בֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935ontogetherיַ֤חַד׀Ya.chadH3162, and castupH5921theirwayדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870againstH5921meH5921, andencampוַיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583roundH5439aboutH5439mytentלְאָהֳלִֽי׃le.'o.ho.LiH168.

13He hathputהִרְחִ֑יקhir.ChikH7368mybrethrenאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251farH7368frommeH5921, andmineמִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.niH4480acquaintance are wholly estranged frommeH5921.

14My kinsfolk havefailedחָדְל֥וּcha.de.LuH2308, and myfamiliarH3045friendsH3045haveforgottenשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911meH7911.

15They thatdwellגָּ֘רֵ֤יga.ReiH1481in minehouseבֵיתִ֣יvei.TiH1004, and mymaidsוְ֭אַמְהֹתַיVe.'am.ho.taiH519, countmeתַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִיtach.she.Vu.niH2803for astrangerH5237: I am analienH5237in theirsightבְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ve.'ei.nei.HemH5869.

16Icallקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121unto myservantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650, and he givethmeH7121noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6030, though I entreat him with mymouthפִ֝֗יFiH6310.

17Mybreathר֭וּחִֽיRu.chiH7307isstrangeזָ֣רָהZa.rahH2114to mywifeלְאִשְׁתִּ֑יle.'ish.TiH802, and my supplication to thechildrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of my mother’swombבִטְנִֽי׃vit.NiH990.

18Evenגַּם־gam-H1571youngעֲ֭וִילִים'A.vi.limH5759childrenH5759despiseמָ֣אֲסוּMa.'a.suH3988meH1696; if Iariseאָ֝ק֗וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965, theyspeakH1696againstH1696meH1696.

19AllH3605my inwardfriendsH157abhorתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581meH8581: and they whom Ilovedאָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157areturnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015againstH3605meH8581.

20Myboneעַצְמִ֑י'atz.MiH6106cleaveth to myskinבְּעוֹרִ֣יbe.'o.RiH5785and to myfleshוּ֭בִבְשָׂרִיU.viv.sa.riH1320, and I amescapedוָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗הva.'et.ma.le.TahH4422with theskinבְּע֣וֹרbe.'orH5785of myteethשִׁנָּֽי׃shi.NaiH8127.

21Havepityחָנֻּ֬נִיcha.Nu.niH2603uponH3027meH5060, havepityחָנֻּ֣נִיcha.Nu.niH2603uponH3027meH5060, O ye myfriendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453; for thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hathtouchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060meH5060.

22Whyלָ֭מָּהLa.mahH4100doH4100yepersecuteH7291meH7291asGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃tis.Ba.'uH7646with myfleshוּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗יu.mi.be.sa.RiH1320?

23Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310that mywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405werenowאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645writtenוְיִכָּתְב֣וּןve.yi.ka.te.VunH3789!ohמִֽי־mi-H4310that they wereinscribedוְיֻחָֽקוּ׃ve.yu.Cha.kuH2710in abookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612!

24That with anironבַּרְזֶ֥לbar.ZelH1270penבְּעֵט־be.'et-H5842andleadוְעֹפָ֑רֶתve.'o.Fa.retH5777they were graven in therockבַּצּ֥וּרba.TzurH6697foreverלָ֝עַ֗דla.'AdH5703!

25But Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045that myredeemerגֹּ֣אֲלִיGo.'a.liH1350liveth, and that he shallstandיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965upH6965at thelastוְ֝אַחֲר֗וֹןve.'a.cha.RonH314uponעַל־'al-H5921theearthעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083:

26Andafterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310myskinע֭וֹרִֽיo.riH5785hath been thus destroyed, yet from myfleshוּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗יu.mi.be.sa.RiH1320shall Iseeאֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה'e.che.ZehH2372Godאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433:

27Whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I shallseeרָא֣וּra.'UH7200formyselfאֲנִ֨י׀'a.NiH589, and mineeyesוְעֵינַ֣יve.'ei.NaiH5869shallbeholdH7200, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808anotherזָ֑רZarH2114. My reins areconsumedכָּל֖וּka.LuH3615withinכִלְיֹתַ֣יkhil.yo.TaiH3629meH7200.

28IfH3588yesayתֹ֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100weH3588willpersecuteH7291him!seeingH3588that therootוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of thematterדָּ֝בָ֗רda.VarH1697isfoundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672inmeH7291;

29Be yeafraidגּ֤וּרוּGu.ruH1481of theswordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719: forwrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534bringeth the punishments of theswordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719, that ye mayknowתֵּדְע֣וּןte.de.'UnH3045there is ajudgmentשַׁדּֽוּן׃ סsha.dinH1779.

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