Revised Webster's Bible

Job 22

1ThenEliphazאֱלִיפַ֥ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַֽתֵּמָנִ֗יha.te.ma.NiH8489answeredוַ֭יַּעַןVai.ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,

2Can amanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397beprofitableיִסְכָּן־yis.kon-H5532toGodהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410,asכִּֽי־ki-H3588he that iswiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919may beprofitableיִסְכֹּ֖ןyis.KonH5532to himself?

3Is it anypleasureהַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656to theAlmightyלְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.daiH7706, that thou artrighteousתִצְדָּ֑קtitz.DakH6663? or is itgainבֶּ֝֗צַעBe.tza'H1215to him, that thou makest thywaysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870perfectתַתֵּ֥םta.TemH8552?

4Will hereproveיֹכִיחֶ֑ךָyo.khi.Che.khaH3198thee forfearהֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָha.mi.yir.'A.te.khaH3374of thee? will heenterיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935with thee intojudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941?

5Is not thywickednessרָעָֽתְךָ֣ra.'a.te.KhaH7451greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227? and thyiniquitiesלַעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771withoutendקֵ֝֗ץKetzH7093?

6For thou hast taken apledgeתַחְבֹּ֣לtach.BolH2254from thybrotherאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251withoutcauseחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600, andstrippedתַּפְשִֽׁיט׃taf.ShitH6584thenakedעֲרוּמִּ֣ים'a.ru.MimH6174of theirclothingוּבִגְדֵ֖יu.vig.DeiH899.

7Thou hast not givenwaterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325to thewearyעָיֵ֣ף'a.YefH5889todrinkתַּשְׁקֶ֑הtash.KehH8248, and thou hastwithheldתִּֽמְנַֽע־tim.na'-H4513breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899from thehungryוּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗בu.me.ra.'EvH7457.

8But as for themightyזְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'H2220manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376, he had theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and the honourablemanוּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗יםu.ne.Su' fa.NimH5375 H6440dweltיֵ֣שֶׁבYe.shevH3427in it.

9Thou hastsentשִׁלַּ֣חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971widowsאַ֭לְמָנוֹת'Al.ma.notH490awayemptyרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387, and thearmsוּזְרֹע֖וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220of thefatherlessיְתֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490have beenbrokenיְדֻכָּֽא׃ye.du.Ka'H1792.

10Thereforesnaresפַחִ֑יםfa.ChimH6341arearoundסְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָse.vi.vo.Tei.khaH5439thee, andsuddenפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343troublethוִֽ֝יבַהֶלְךָVi.va.hel.khaH926thee;

11Ordarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, that thou canst notseeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200; andabundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229ofwatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325coverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680thee.

12Is notGodאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433in theheightגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363ofheavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064? andbeholdוּרְאֵ֤הu.re.'EhH7200theheightרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of thestarsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556, howhighרָֽמּוּ׃Ra.muH7311they are!

13And thousayestוְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559, How dothGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָּ֣דַֽעYa.da'H3045? can hejudgeיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199through the darkcloudעֲרָפֶ֣ל'a.ra.FelH6205?

14Thickcloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645are acoveringסֵֽתֶר־se.ter-H5643to him, that heseethיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200not; and hewalkethיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980in thecircuitוְח֥וּגve.ChugH2329ofheavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.

15Hast thoumarkedתִּשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104theoldעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769wayהַאֹ֣רַחha.'O.rachH734whichwickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205menמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962havetroddenדָּרְכ֣וּda.re.KhuH1869?

16Who were cutdownקֻמְּט֥וּku.me.TuH7059out oftimeעֵ֑ת'EtH6256, whosefoundationיְסוֹדָֽם׃ye.so.DamH3247wasoverflowedיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332with afloodנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104:

17Whosaidהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559toGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493from us: and what can theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706doיִּפְעַ֖לyif.'AlH6466for them?

18Yet hefilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390theirhousesבָתֵּיהֶ֣םva.tei.HemH1004withgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896things : but thecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of thewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isfarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.

19Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it, and aregladוְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּve.yis.Ma.chuH8055: and theinnocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355mockthemיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932.

20Thoughאִם־'im-H518oursubstanceקִימָ֑נוּki.Ma.nuH7009is not cutdownנִכְחַ֣דnikh.ChadH3582, but theremnantוְ֝יִתְרָ֗םve.yit.RamH3499of them thefireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784consumethאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398.

21Acquaintהַסְכֶּן־has.ken-H5532now thyself with him, and be atpeaceוּשְׁלםu.she.lmH7999: by thisgoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896shallcomeתְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥te.vo.'at.KhaH935to thee.

22Receiveקַח־kach-H3947, I pray thee, thelawתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451from hismouthמִפִּ֣יוmi.PivH6310, and layupוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760hiswordsאֲ֝מָרָ֗יו'a.ma.RavH561in thyheartבִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃bil.va.Ve.khaH3824.

23If thou shaltreturnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725to theAlmightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706, thou shalt be builtupתִּבָּנֶ֑הti.ba.NehH1129, thou shalt putawayH7368iniquityעַ֝וְלָ֗ה'av.LahH5766farH7368from thytentsמֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃me.'o.ho.Le.khaH168.

24Then shalt thou layupוְשִׁית־ve.shit-H7896goldבָּ֑צֶרBa.tzerH1220asעַל־'al-H5921dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083, and the gold ofOphirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211as thestonesוּבְצ֖וּרu.ve.TzurH6697of thebrooksנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158.

25Yea, theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706shall be thydefenceבְּצָרֶ֑יךָbe.tza.Rei.khaH1220, and thou shalt haveplentyתּוֹעָפ֣וֹתto.'a.FotH8443ofsilverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.

26For then shalt thou have thydelightתִּתְעַנָּ֑גtit.'a.NagH6026in theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706, and shalt liftupוְתִשָּׂ֖אve.ti.Sa'H5375thyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440toGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433.

27Thou shalt make thyprayerתַּעְתִּ֣ירta'.TirH6279to him, and he shallhearוְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּve.yish.ma.'E.kaH8085thee, and thou shaltpayתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999thyvowsוּנְדָרֶ֥יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088.

28Thou shalt alsodecreeוְֽתִגְזַר־ve.tig.zar-H1504athingא֭וֹמֶר'o.merH562, and it shall beestablishedוְיָ֣קָםve.Ya.komH6965to thee: and thelightאֽוֹר׃'orH216shallshineנָ֣גַֽהּNa.gahH5050upon thywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.

29When men are castdownהִ֭שְׁפִּילוּHish.pi.luH8213, then thou shaltsayוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559, Lift themupגֵּוָ֑הge.VahH1466; and he shallsaveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467thehumbleוְשַׁ֖חve.ShachH7807personעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869.

30He shalldeliverיְֽמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422theisleאִֽי־'i-H336of theinnocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355: and it isdeliveredוְ֝נִמְלַ֗טve.nim.LatH4422by thepurenessבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1252of thyhandsכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ פka.Pei.khaH3709.

Commentaries on Job 22

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