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Job 5

1Callקְֽרָא־ke.ra'-H7121now, if thereisהֲיֵ֣שׁha.YeshH3426any that willanswerעוֹנֶ֑ךָּo.Ne.kaH6030thee; and to which of the holyonesמִקְּדֹשִׁ֣יםmi.ke.do.ShimH6918wilt thouturnתִּפְנֶֽה׃tif.NehH6437?

2Forwrathכָּ֑עַשׂKa.'asH3708killethיַהֲרָג־ya.ha.rog-H2026the foolishmanלֶֽ֭אֱוִילLe.'e.vilH191, andenvyקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068slayethתָּמִ֥יתta.MitH4191the sillyoneוּ֝פֹתֶ֗הu.fo.TehH6601.

3I haveseenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200thefoolishאֱוִ֣יל'e.VilH191takingrootמַשְׁרִ֑ישׁmash.RishH8327: butsuddenlyפִתְאֹֽם׃fit.'OmH6597IcursedH5344hishabitationנָוֵ֣הוּna.Ve.huH5116.

4Hischildrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121arefarיִרְחֲק֣וּyir.cha.KuH7368fromsafetyמִיֶּ֑שַׁעmi.Ye.sha'H3468, and they arecrushedוְיִֽדַּכְּא֥וּve.yid.da.ke.'UH1792in thegateבַ֝שַּׁ֗עַרva.Sha.'arH8179, neither is there any todeliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337them .

5Whoseharvestקְצִיר֨וֹ׀ke.tzi.RoH7105thehungryרָ֘עֵ֤בra.'EvH7457eatethupיֹאכֵ֗לyo.KhelH398, andtakethיִקָּחֵ֑הוּyi.ka.Che.huH3947it evenoutוְאֶֽל־ve.'el-H413of thethornsמִצִּנִּ֥יםmi.tzi.NimH6791, and therobberצַמִּ֣יםtza.MimH6782swallowethupוְשָׁאַ֖ףve.sha.'AfH7602theirsubstanceחֵילָֽם׃chei.LamH2428.

6Althoughafflictionאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205cometh notforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from thedustמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083, neither dothtroubleעָמָֽל׃'a.MalH5999springoutיִצְמַ֥חyitz.MachH6779of thegroundוּ֝מֵאֲדָמָ֗הu.me.'a.da.MahH127;

7Yetmanאָ֭דָם'A.domH120isbornיוּלָּ֑דyu.LadH3205totroubleלְעָמָ֣לle.'a.MalH5999, as thesparksוּבְנֵי־ רֶ֝֗שֶׁףu.ve.nei- Re.shefH1121 H7565flyעֽוּף׃'UfH5774upwardיַגְבִּ֥יהוּyag.Bi.huH1361.

8I wouldseekאוּלָ֗ם אֶדְרֹ֣שׁ'u.Lam 'ed.RoshH199 H1875toGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and toGodאֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimH430would Icommitאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mycauseדִּבְרָתִֽי׃div.ra.TiH1700:

9Whodoethעֹשֶׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213greatthingsגְ֭דֹלוֹתGe.do.lotH1419andunsearchableחֵ֑קֶרChe.kerH369 H2714; marvellousthingsנִ֝פְלָא֗וֹתnif.la.'otH6381withoutnumberמִסְפָּֽר׃mis.ParH4557:

10Whogivethהַנֹּתֵ֣ןha.no.TenH5414rainמָ֭טָרMa.torH4306uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776, andsendethוְשֹׁ֥לֵֽחַve.Sho.le.achH7971watersמַ֝יִםMa.yimH4325uponפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440thefieldsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351:

11Tosetלָשׂ֣וּםla.SumH7760onhighלְמָר֑וֹםle.ma.RomH4791those that arelowשְׁפָלִ֣יםshe.fa.LimH8217; that those whomournוְ֝קֹדְרִ֗יםve.ko.de.RimH6937may beexaltedשָׂ֣גְבוּSa.ge.vuH7682tosafetyיֶֽשַׁע׃Ye.sha'H3468.

12Hedisappointethמֵ֭פֵרMe.ferH6565thedevicesמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of thecraftyעֲרוּמִ֑ים'a.ru.MimH6175, so that theirhandsיְ֝דֵיהֶ֗םye.dei.HemH3027cannotperformתַעֲשֶׂ֥ינָהta.'a.Sei.nahH6213theirenterpriseתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃tu.shi.YahH8454.

13Hetakethלֹכֵ֣דlo.KhedH3920thewiseחֲכָמִ֣יםcha.kha.MimH2450in their owncraftinessH6193: and thecounselוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of thecunningנִפְתָּלִ֣יםnif.ta.LimH6617is carriedheadlongנִמְהָֽרָה׃nim.Ha.rahH4116.

14Theymeetיְפַגְּשׁוּ־ye.fa.ge.shu-H6298withdarknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822in thedaytimeיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119, andgropeיְֽמַשְׁשׁ֥וּye.mash.ShuH4959atnoonבַֽצָּהֳרָֽיִם׃Va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in thenightוְ֝כַלַּ֗יְלָהve.kha.Lay.lahH3915.

15But hesavethוַיֹּ֣שַׁעvai.Yo.sha'H3467thepoorאֶבְיֽוֹן׃'ev.YonH34from theswordמֵ֭חֶרֶבMe.che.revH2719, from theirmouthמִפִּיהֶ֑םmi.pi.HemH6310, and from thehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of themightyחָזָ֣קcha.ZakH2389.

16So thepoorלַדַּ֣לla.DalH1800hathhopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615, andiniquityוְ֝עֹלָ֗תָהve.'o.La.tahH5766stoppethקָ֣פְצָהKa.fe.tzahH7092hermouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

17Behold,happyאַשְׁרֵ֣י'ash.ReiH835is themanאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582whomGodאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433correctethיוֹכִחֶ֣נּֽוּyo.khi.Che.nuH3198: thereforedespiseתִּמְאָֽס׃tim.'AsH3988not thou thechasteningוּמוּסַ֥רu.mu.SarH4148of theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706:

18For he makethsoreיַכְאִ֣יבyakh.'IvH3510, and bindethupוְיֶחְבָּ֑שׁve.yech.BashH2280: hewoundethיִ֝מְחַ֗ץyim.ChatzH4272, and hishandsוְיָדָ֥יוve.ya.dovH3027makewholeתִּרְפֶּֽינָה׃tir.Pei.nahH7495.

19He shalldeliverיַצִּילֶ֑ךָּya.tzi.Le.kaH5337thee insixבְּשֵׁ֣שׁbe.SheshH8337troublesצָ֭רוֹתTza.rotH6869: yea, insevenוּבְשֶׁ֓בַע׀u.ve.She.va'H7651there shall noevilרָֽע׃Ra'H7451touchיִגַּ֖עyi.Ga'H5060thee.

20Infamineבְּ֭רָעָבbe.ra.'oH7458he shallredeemפָּֽדְךָ֣pa.de.KhaH6299thee fromdeathמִמָּ֑וֶתmi.Ma.vetH4194: and inwarוּ֝בְמִלְחָמָ֗הu.ve.mil.cha.MahH4421from thepowerמִ֣ידֵיMi.deiH3027of theswordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

21Thou shalt behidתֵּחָבֵ֑אte.cha.Ve'H2244from thescourgeבְּשׁ֣וֹטbe.ShotH7752of thetongueלָ֭שׁוֹןLa.shonH3956: neither shalt thou beafraidתִירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372ofdestructionמִ֝שֹּׁ֗דmi.ShodH7701when itcomethיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

22Atdestructionלְשֹׁ֣דle.ShodH7701andfamineוּלְכָפָ֣ןu.le.kha.FanH3720thou shaltlaughתִּשְׂחָ֑קtis.ChakH7832: neither shalt thou beafraidתִּירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372of thebeastsוּֽמֵחַיַּ֥תu.me.chai.YatH2416of theearthהָ֝אָ֗רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

23For thou shalt be inleagueבְרִיתֶ֑ךָve.ri.Te.khaH1285with thestonesאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704: and thebeastsוְחַיַּ֥תve.chai.YatH2416of thefieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704shall be atpeaceהָשְׁלְמָה־ha.she.le.mah-H7999with thee.

24And thou shaltknowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045that thytabernacleאָהֳלֶ֑ךָ'o.ho.Le.khaH168shall be inpeaceשָׁל֣וֹםsha.LomH7965; and thou shaltvisitוּֽפָקַדְתָּ֥u.fa.kad.TaH6485thyhabitationנָ֝וְךָNa.ve.khaH5116, and shalt notsinתֶחֱטָֽא׃te.che.Ta'H2398.

25Thou shaltknowוְֽ֭יָדַעְתָּVe.ya.da'.taH3045also that thyseedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233shall begreatרַ֣בravH7227, and thyoffspringוְ֝צֶאֱצָאֶ֗יךָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631as thegrassכְּעֵ֣שֶׂבke.'E.sevH6212of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26Thou shaltcomeתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935to thygraveקָ֑בֶרKa.verH6913in a fullageבְכֶ֣לַחve.Khe.lachH3624, as a shock ofgrainגָּדִ֣ישׁga.DishH1430comethinכַּעֲל֖וֹתka.'a.LotH5927in itsseasonבְּעִתּֽוֹ׃be.'i.ToH6256.

27Lo this, we havesearchedחֲקַרְנ֥וּהָcha.kar.Nu.haH2713it, so it is ;hearשְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּהShe.ma.'E.nahH8085it, andknowדַֽע־da'-H3045thou it for thy good.

Commentaries on Job 5

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