2Shall he thatcontendethהֲ֭רֹבha.roH7378with theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706instructיִסּ֑וֹרyi.SorH3250him ? he thatreprovethמוֹכִ֖יחַmo.Khi.achH3198Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433, let himanswerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it.
4Behold, I amvileקַ֭לֹּתִיKa.lo.tiH7043; what shall Ianswerאֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ'a.shi.Ve.kaH7725thee? I willlayשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760myhandיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027uponלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926mymouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
5Onceאַחַ֣ת'a.ChatH259have Ispokenדִּ֭בַּרְתִּיDi.bar.tiH1696; but I will notanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030: yea,twiceוּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147; but I will proceed nofurtherאוֹסִֽיף׃ פ'o.SifH3254.
6Then theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-H6030Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347out of thewhirlwindסְעָרָ֗הse.'a.rahH5591, andsaidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,
7Girdupאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247thyloinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504now like amanכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397: I willdemandאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592of thee, anddeclareוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045thou to me.
8Wilt thou also settestasideתָּפֵ֣רta.FerH6565myjudgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941? wilt thoucondemnתַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561me, that thou mayest berighteousתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663?
9Hast thou anarmזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220likeGodכָּאֵ֥ל׀ka.'ElH410? or canst thouthunderתַרְעֵֽם׃tar.'EmH7481with avoiceוּ֝בְק֗וֹלu.ve.KolH6963like his?
10Deckעֲדֵ֥ה'a.DehH5710thyself now withmajestyגָֽא֣וֹןga.'onH1347andexcellencyוָגֹ֑בַהּva.GoahH1363; andarrayתִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃til.BashH3847thyself withgloryוְה֖וֹדve.HodH1935andbeautyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.
11Castabroadהָ֭פֵץHa.fetzH6327therageעֶבְר֣וֹתev.RotH5678of thywrathאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639: andbeholdוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200every one that isproudגֵּ֝אֶ֗הge.'EhH1343, andabaseוְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ve.hash.pi.Le.huH8213him.
12Lookרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200on every one that isproudגֵּ֭אֶהGe.'ehH1343, and bring himlowהַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּhakh.ni.'E.huH3665; and treaddownוַהֲדֹ֖ךְva.ha.DokhH1915thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563in their place.
13Hideטָמְנֵ֣םta.me.NemH2934them in thedustבֶּעָפָ֣רbe.'a.FarH6083togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162;bindחֲבֹ֣שׁcha.VoshH2280theirfacesפְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗םpe.nei.HemH6440insecretבַּטָּמֽוּן׃ba.ta.MunH2934.
14Then will I alsoconfessאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ'o.De.kaH3034to thee that thy own righthandיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225cansaveתוֹשִׁ֖עַto.Shi.a'H3467thee.
15Behold nowbehemothבְ֭הֵמוֹתVe.he.motH930, which Imadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213with thee; heeatethיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398grassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682as anoxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.
16Lo now, hisstrengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581is in hisloinsבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975, and hisforceוְ֝אֹנ֗וֹve.'o.NoH202is in thesinewבִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbish.ri.ReiH8306of hisbellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990.
19He is thechiefרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of thewaysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870ofGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410: he thatmadeהָ֝עֹשׂוֹha.'o.soH6213him canmakeH5066hisswordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719toapproachH5066him .
20Surely themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022bring himforthיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375foodב֭וּלvulH944, where all thebeastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704playיְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ye.sa.cha.ku-H7832.
21Heliethיִשְׁכָּ֑בyish.KavH7901under the shadytreesצֶאֱלִ֥יםtze.'e.LimH6628, in thecovertבְּסֵ֖תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of thereedקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070, andfensוּבִצָּֽה׃u.vi.TzahH1207.
22The shadytreesצֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.LimH6628coverיְסֻכֻּ֣הוּye.su.Ku.huH5526him with theirshadowצִֽלֲל֑וֹtzi.la.LoH6752; thewillowsעַרְבֵי־'ar.vei-H6155of thebrookנָֽחַל׃Na.chalH5158surroundhimיְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huH5437.
23Behold, he drinkethupיַעֲשֹׁ֣קya.'a.ShokH6231ariverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104, andhastethיַחְפּ֑וֹזyach.PozH2648not: hetrustethיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982that he can drawupיָגִ֖יחַya.Gi.achH1518Jordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383into hismouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310.
24Hetakethיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947it with hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: hisnoseאָֽף׃'AfH639pierceththroughיִנְקָב־yin.kov-H5344snaresבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.ShimH4170.
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