Revised Version 1895

Job 20

1ThenansweredH559Zopharצֹפַ֥רtzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284, andsaidH559,

2Therefore do my thoughtsgiveH7725answerH7725tomeH7725,evenH3651byreasonH3651of my haste that is inmeH7725.

3I haveheardאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085thereproofמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148whichH7307puttethmeH6030toshameכְּלִמָּתִ֣יke.li.ma.TiH3639, and thespiritוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of myunderstandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥יmi.bi.na.TiH998answerethmeH6030.

4Knowest thounotH776this ofoldעַ֑ד'AdH5703time,sinceH4480manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120wasplacedשִׂ֖יםsimH7760uponעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,

5That thetriumphingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138, and thejoyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of thegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611but for amomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281?

6Thoughאִם־'im-H518his excellencymountH5927upH5927to theheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060unto thecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645;

7Yet he shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331like his owndungכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561: they which haveseenרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200him shallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335is he?

8He shallflyיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074as adreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472, and shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808befoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672: yea, he shall bechasedH5074awayH5074as avisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384of thenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.

9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869whichH5869sawשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805him shallseeH5869himnoוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808moreH5750;neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall hisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725anyH5750moreH5750beholdתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789him.

10Hischildrenבָּ֭נָיוBa.navH1121shall seek the favour of thepoorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800, and hishandsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027shallgiveH7725backתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725hiswealthאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202.

11Hisbonesעַ֭צְמוֹתָיוAtz.mo.tavH6106arefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of hisyouthעֲלוּמָ֑יוa.lu.movH5934, but it shalllieתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901downH7901with him in thedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.

12ThoughH518wickednessרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451besweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in hismouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310,thoughH518hehideיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582itunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478histongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956;

13Though hespareיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550it, and willnotH3808letH3808it go, butkeepוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513it stillwithinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432hismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441;

14Yet his meat in hisbowelsבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578isturnedנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015, it is the gall of aspswithinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130him.

15He hathswallowedבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104downrichesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428, and he shallvomitוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958themupH1104again:Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410shallcastH3423themoutH3423of hisbellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.

16He shallsuckיִינָ֑קyi.NakH3243thepoisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219of asps: theviper’sאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956shallslayתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026him.

17He shallnotאַל־'al-H408lookיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200uponH7200theriversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104, the flowingstreamsH5104ofhoneyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706andbutterוְחֶמְאָֽה׃ve.chem.'AhH2529.

18That which he laboured for shall herestoreמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725, and shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808swallowיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104it down; according to thesubstanceכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428that he hath gotten, he shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808rejoice.

19For he hathoppressedרִ֭צַּץRi.tzatzH7533and forsaken thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800; he hath violentlytakenH1497awayH1497anhouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004, and he shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808buildH1129itupH1129.

20Becauseכִּ֤י׀kiH3588heknewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045noלֹא־lo'-H3808quietnesswithinבְּבִטְנ֑וֹbe.vit.NoH990him, he shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808saveיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422aught of that wherein he delighteth.

21There wasnothingH3808leftשָׂרִ֥ידsa.RidH8300that he devourednotH3808; therefore hisprosperityטוּבֽוֹ׃tu.VoH2898shallnotH3808endure.

22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: thehandיַ֖דyadH3027ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that is in misery shallcomeתְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935uponH935him.

23When he isaboutH1961tofillלְמַלֵּ֬אle.ma.Le'H4390hisbellyבִטְנ֗וֹvit.NoH990,GodH7971shallcastH7971thefiercenessחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of hiswrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639uponH5921him, and shallrainוְיַמְטֵ֥רve.yam.TerH4305ituponH5921himwhileH1961he iseatingבִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃bil.chu.MoH3894.

24He shallfleeיִ֭בְרַחYiv.rachH1272from theironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270weaponמִנֵּ֣שֶׁקmi.Ne.shekH5402, and thebowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of brass shall strike himthroughH1272.

25He draweth itforthH3318, and it comethoutH3318of his body: yea, theglitteringוּ֭בָרָקU.va.rokH1300pointמִגֵּ֫וָ֥הmi.Ge.VahH1465comethoutH3318of his gall;terrorsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH367areuponעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921him.

26AllH3605darknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822islaidטָמ֪וּןta.MunH2934upH6845for histreasuresH6845: afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808blown bymanH3605shalldevourH398him; it shallconsumeתְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּTe.'a.khe.le.huH398thatwhichH784isleftשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300in histentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃be.'o.ho.LoH168.

27Theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallrevealיְגַלּ֣וּye.ga.LuH1540hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֑וֹa.vo.NoH5771, and theearthוְ֝אֶ֗רֶץve.'E.retzH776shallriseמִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥הmit.ko.Ma.MahH6965upH6965against him.

28Theincreaseיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004shalldepartH1540, his goods shallflowנִ֝גָּר֗וֹתni.ga.RotH5064awayH1540in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

29This is theportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120fromGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430, and theheritageוְנַחֲלַ֖תve.na.cha.LatH5159appointed unto him byGodH430.

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