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Job 7

1Is there not an appointedtimeצָבָ֣אtza.Va'H6635tomanלֶאֱנ֣וֹשׁle.'e.No.oshH582uponearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776? are not hisdaysוְכִימֵ֖יve.khi.MeiH3117also like thedaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117of anhirelingשָׂכִ֣ירsa.KhirH7916?

2As aservantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650earnestlydesirethיִשְׁאַף־yish.'af-H7602theshadowצֵ֑לTzelH6738, and as anhirelingוּ֝כְשָׂכִ֗ירu.khe.sa.KhirH7916lookethיְקַוֶּ֥הye.ka.VehH6960for the reward of hisworkפָעֳלֽוֹ׃fo.'o.LoH6467:

3So am I made topossessהָנְחַ֣לְתִּיha.ne.Chal.tiH5157monthsיַרְחֵי־yar.chei-H3391ofvanityשָׁ֑וְאShav'H7723, andwearisomeעָ֝מָ֗ל'a.MalH5999nightsוְלֵיל֥וֹתve.lei.LotH3915areappointedמִנּוּ־mi.nu-H4487to me.

4When I liedownשָׁכַ֗בְתִּיsha.Khav.tiH7901, Isayוְאָמַ֗רְתִּיve.'a.Mar.tiH559, When shall Iariseאָ֭קוּם'A.kumH6965, and thenightעָ֑רֶב'A.revH6153begoneH4059? and I amfullוְשָׂבַ֖עְתִּיve.sa.Va'.tiH7646of tossings to andfroנְדֻדִ֣יםne.du.DimH5076to the dawning of thedayנָֽשֶׁף׃Na.shefH5399.

5Myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֣יbe.sa.RiH1320isclothedלָ֘בַ֤שׁla.VashH3847withwormsרִ֭מָּהRi.mahH7415andclodsוְג֣וּשׁve.gishH1487ofdustעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083; myskinעוֹרִ֥יo.RiH5785isbrokenרָ֝גַ֗עra.Ga'H7280, and becomeloathsomeוַיִּמָּאֵֽס׃vai.yi.ma.'EsH3988.

6Mydaysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117areswifterקַ֭לּוּKa.luH7043than a weaver’sshuttleאָ֑רֶג'A.regH708, and arespentוַ֝יִּכְל֗וּvai.yikh.LuH3615withoutבְּאֶ֣פֶסbe.'E.fesH657hopeתִּקְוָֽה׃tik.VahH8615.

7Orememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that mylifeחַיָּ֑יchai.YaiH2416is abreathר֣וּחַRu.achH7307: myeyeעֵ֝ינִ֗י'ei.NiH5869shall nomoreתָשׁ֥וּבta.ShuvH7725seeלִרְא֥וֹתlir.'otH7200goodטֽוֹב׃TovH2896.

8Theeyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869of him that hathseenרֹ֑אִיRo.'iH7210me shallseeתְ֭שׁוּרֵנִיTe.shu.re.niH7789me no more : thyeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869are upon me, and I am not.

9As thecloudעָ֭נָן'A.nonH6051isconsumedכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615and vanishethawayH3212: so he that goethdownיוֹרֵ֥דyo.RedH3381to thegraveשְׁ֝א֗וֹלShe.olH7585shall comeupיַעֲלֶֽה׃ya.'a.LehH5927no more .

10He shallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725no more to hishouseלְבֵית֑וֹle.vei.ToH1004, neither shall hisplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725knowיַכִּירֶ֖נּוּya.ki.Re.nuH5234him any more.

11Therefore I will notrestrainאֶחֱשָׂ֫ךְ'e.che.SakhH2820mymouthפִּ֥יpiH6310; I willspeakאֲֽ֭דַבְּרָה'aDa.be.rahH1696in theanguishבְּצַ֣רbe.TzarH6862of myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307; I willcomplainאָ֝שִׂ֗יחָה'a.Si.chahH7878in thebitternessבְּמַ֣רbe.MarH4751of mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

12Am I aseaהֲֽיָם־hayam-H3220, or awhaleתַּנִּ֑יןta.NinH8577, that thousettestתָשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760awatchמִשְׁמָֽר׃mish.MarH4929over me?

13When Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559, Mybedעַרְשִׂ֑י'ar.SiH6210shallcomfortתְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיte.na.cha.Me.niH5162me, mycouchמִשְׁכָּבִֽי׃mish.ka.ViH4904shalleaseיִשָּׂ֥אyi.Sa'H5375mycomplaintבְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יve.si.ChiH7879;

14Then thouscarestוְחִתַּתַּ֥נִיve.chit.ta.Ta.niH2865me withdreamsבַחֲלֹמ֑וֹתva.cha.lo.MotH2472, andterrifiestתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204me throughvisionsוּֽמֵחֶזְיֹנ֥וֹתu.me.chez.yo.NotH2384:

15So that mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315choosethוַתִּבְחַ֣רva.tiv.CharH977stranglingמַחֲנָ֣קma.cha.NakH4267, anddeathמָ֝֗וֶתMa.vetH4194rather than mylifeמֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃Me.'atz.mo.TaiH6106.

16Iloatheמָ֭אַסְתִּיMa.'as.tiH3988it ; I would notliveאֶֽחְיֶ֑ה'ech.YehH2421alwaysלְעֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769: let mealoneחֲדַ֥לcha.DalH2308; for mydaysיָמָֽי׃ya.MaiH3117arevanityהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892.

17What ismanאֱ֭נוֹשׁ'E.no.oshH582, that thou shouldestmagnifyתְגַדְּלֶ֑נּוּte.gad.de.Le.nuH1431him? and that thou shouldestsetתָשִׁ֖יתta.ShitH7896thyheartלִבֶּֽךָ׃li.Be.khaH3820upon him?

18And that thou shouldestvisitוַתִּפְקְדֶ֥נּוּva.tif.ke.De.nuH6485him everymorningלִבְקָרִ֑יםliv.ka.RimH1242, andtryתִּבְחָנֶֽנּוּ׃tiv.cha.Ne.nuH974him everymomentלִ֝רְגָעִ֗יםlir.ga.'ImH7281?

19Howlongכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100wilt thou not lookawayתִשְׁעֶ֣הtish.'EhH8159from me, nor let mealoneתַ֝רְפֵּ֗נִיtar.Pe.niH7503till Iswallowבִּלְעִ֥יbil.'IH1104myspittleרֻקִּֽי׃ru.KiH7536?

20I havesinnedחָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398; what shall Idoאֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'AlH6466to thee, O thoupreserverנֹצֵ֪רno.TzerH5341ofmenהָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.DamH120? why hast thousetשַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.niH7760me as amarkלְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'H4645against thee, so that I am aburdenלְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'H4853to myself?

21And why dost thou notpardonתִשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375mytransgressionפִשְׁעִי֮fish.'IH6588, and takeawayוְתַעֲבִ֪ירve.ta.'a.VirH5674myiniquityעֲוֹ֫נִ֥י'a.Vo.NiH5771? for now shall Isleepאֶשְׁכָּ֑ב'esh.KavH7901in thedustלֶעָפָ֣רle.'a.FarH6083; and thou shalt seek me in themorningוְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִיve.Shi.char.Ta.niH7836, but I shall not be .

Commentaries on Job 7

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