Revised Version 1895

Job 7

1Is therenotH3808awarfareצָבָ֣אtza.Va'H6635tomanלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582uponעֲלֵיal-H5921earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776? and arenotH3808hisdaysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117like thedaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117of an hireling?

2As aservantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650that earnestly desireth theshadowצֵ֑לTzelH6738, and as an hireling that looketh for hiswagesפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467:

3Soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651am I made topossessהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391ofvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, and wearisomenightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915areappointedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487to me.

4When IlieH7901downH7901, Isayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, When shall Iariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965? but thenightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153islongעֲדֵי־'a.dei-H5704; and I amfullוְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיve.sa.Va'.tiH7646of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.

5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320isclothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847withwormsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415and clods ofdustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083; myskinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785closeth up and breakethoutH5785afresh.

6Mydaysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areswifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043thanH4480aweaver’sH708shuttleH708, and arespentוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615withoutH4480hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

7Ohrememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that mylifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416iswindר֣וּחַRu.achH7307: mineeyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869shallnoH3808moreH3808seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of him that seethmeH3808shallbeholdתְ֭שׁוּרֵנִיTe.shu.re.niH7789meH3808noH3808moreוְאֵינֶֽנִּי׃ve.'ei.Ne.niH369: thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall be uponmeH3808, but I shallnotH3808be.

9As thecloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051isconsumedכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615and vanishethawayH5927,soH3651he that goethdownיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381toSheolשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585shallcomeיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreH3651.

10He shallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725noלֹא־lo'-H3808moreH5750to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall hisplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234himanyH5750moreH5750.

11Therefore I willnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808refrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820mymouthפִּ֥יpiH6310; I willspeakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in the anguish of myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307; I willcomplainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in thebitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

12Am I aseaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220, or a sea-monster, that thou settest awatchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929overmeעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921?

13When Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Mybedמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shallcomfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162meH5162, mycouchעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shalleaseיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375my complaint;

14Then thou scarestmeH2472withdreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472, and terrifiestmeH2472throughvisionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384:

15So that mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315chooseth strangling, anddeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194rather than these mybonesמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.

16I loathe mylifeH3117; I wouldnotH3808liveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421alway:letH3808meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480aloneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308; for mydaysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117arevanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

17Whatמָֽה־mah-H4100ismanאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582, that thou shouldestmagnifyתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431him, and that thou shouldestsetתָשִׁ֖יתta.ShitH7896thineheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820uponאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413him,

18And that thou shouldestvisitוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485himeveryH1242morningH1242, andtryתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974himeveryH1242momentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?

19Howכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100longH5704wilt thounotלֹא־lo'-H3808lookתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159awayH4480frommeH4480,norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808letH7503meH4480aloneH7503tillH5704Iswallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104down myspittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?

20IfH1961I havesinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398,whatמָ֤הmahH4100doאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466I unto thee, O thouwatcherנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341ofmenהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120?whyלָ֤מָהLa.mahH4100hast thousetשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921as amarkH7760for thee,soH1961that I am aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to myself?

21Andwhyוּמֶ֤ה׀u.MehH4100dost thounotH3808pardonH5375mytransgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588, andtakeH5375awayH5375mineiniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771? fornowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258shall Ilieאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901downH7901in thedustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083; and thou shallseekH7836meH3808diligentlyH7836, but I shallnotH3808be.

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