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[1] Then Job answered,
[2] “I have heard many such things.
You are all miserable comforters!
[3] Shall vain words have an end?
Or what provokes you that you answer?
[4] I also could speak as you do.
If your soul were in my soul’s place,
I could join words together against you,
and shake my head at you,
[5] but I would strengthen you with my mouth.
The solace of my lips would relieve you. [6] “Though I speak, my grief is not subsided.
Though I forbear, what am I eased?
[7] But now, God, you have surely worn me out.
You have made all my company desolate.
[8] You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me.
My leanness rises up against me.
It testifies to my face.
[9] He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me.
He has gnashed on me with his teeth.
My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
[10] They have gaped on me with their mouth.
They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully.
They gather themselves together against me.
[11] God delivers me to the ungodly,
and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
[12] I was at ease, and he broke me apart.
Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces.
He has also set me up for his target.
[13] His archers surround me.
He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare.
He pours out my bile on the ground.
[14] He breaks me with breach on breach.
He runs at me like a giant.
[15] I have sewed sackcloth on my skin,
and have thrust my horn in the dust.
[16] My face is red with weeping.
Deep darkness is on my eyelids,
[17] although there is no violence in my hands,
and my prayer is pure. [18] “Earth, don’t cover my blood.
Let my cry have no place to rest.
[19] Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven.
He who vouches for me is on high.
[20] My friends scoff at me.
My eyes pour out tears to God,
[21] that he would maintain the right of a man with God,
of a son of man with his neighbor!
[22] For when a few years have come,
I will go the way of no return.
[2] “I have heard many such things.
You are all miserable comforters!
[3] Shall vain words have an end?
Or what provokes you that you answer?
[4] I also could speak as you do.
If your soul were in my soul’s place,
I could join words together against you,
and shake my head at you,
[5] but I would strengthen you with my mouth.
The solace of my lips would relieve you. [6] “Though I speak, my grief is not subsided.
Though I forbear, what am I eased?
[7] But now, God, you have surely worn me out.
You have made all my company desolate.
[8] You have shriveled me up. This is a witness against me.
My leanness rises up against me.
It testifies to my face.
[9] He has torn me in his wrath and persecuted me.
He has gnashed on me with his teeth.
My adversary sharpens his eyes on me.
[10] They have gaped on me with their mouth.
They have struck me on the cheek reproachfully.
They gather themselves together against me.
[11] God delivers me to the ungodly,
and casts me into the hands of the wicked.
[12] I was at ease, and he broke me apart.
Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces.
He has also set me up for his target.
[13] His archers surround me.
He splits my kidneys apart, and does not spare.
He pours out my bile on the ground.
[14] He breaks me with breach on breach.
He runs at me like a giant.
[15] I have sewed sackcloth on my skin,
and have thrust my horn in the dust.
[16] My face is red with weeping.
Deep darkness is on my eyelids,
[17] although there is no violence in my hands,
and my prayer is pure. [18] “Earth, don’t cover my blood.
Let my cry have no place to rest.
[19] Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven.
He who vouches for me is on high.
[20] My friends scoff at me.
My eyes pour out tears to God,
[21] that he would maintain the right of a man with God,
of a son of man with his neighbor!
[22] For when a few years have come,
I will go the way of no return.
King James Version
Job’s Reply
[1] Then Job H347 answered H6030 (QalImpf) and said, H559 (QalImpf)[2] I have heard H8085 (QalPerf) many such things: H7227
Miserable H5999§ comforters H5162 (PielPtc) are ye all.
[3] Shall vain H7307 words H1697§ have an end? H7093
Or what emboldeneth H4834 (HiphImpf) thee that thou answerest? H6030 (QalImpf)
[4] I also could speak H1696 (PielImpf) as ye do:
If H3863 your soul H5315 were H3426 in my soul’s H5315 stead,
I could heap up H2266 (HiphImpf) words H4405 against you,
And shake H5128 (HiphImpf) mine head H7218 at H1119 you.
[5] But I would strengthen H553 (PielImpf) you with H1119 my mouth, H6310
And the moving H5205 of my lips H8193 should asswage H2820 (QalImpf) your grief.
[6] Though I speak, H1696 (PielImpf) my grief H3511 is not asswaged: H2820 (NiphImpf)
And though I forbear, H2308 (QalImpf) what am I eased? H1980 (QalImpf)§
[7] But now he hath made me weary: H3811 (HiphPerf)
Thou hast made desolate H8074 (HiphPerf) all my company. H5712
[8] And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, H7059 (QalImpf) which is a witness H5707 against me:
And my leanness H3585 rising up H6965 (QalImpf) in me beareth witness H6030 (QalImpf) to my face. H6440
[9] He teareth H2963 (QalPerf) me in his wrath, H639 who hateth H7852 (QalImpf) me:
He gnasheth H2786 (QalPerf) upon me with his teeth; H8127
Mine enemy H6862 sharpeneth H3913 (QalImpf) his eyes H5869 upon me.
[10] They have gaped H6473 (QalPerf) upon me with their mouth; H6310
They have smitten H5221 (HiphPerf) me upon the cheek H3895 reproachfully; H2781
They have gathered H4390 (HithImpf) themselves together H3162 against me.
[11] God H410 hath delivered H5462 (HiphImpf) me§ to the ungodly, H5760
And turned me over H3399 (QalPerf) into the hands H3027 of the wicked. H7563
[12] I was at ease, H7961 but he hath broken me asunder: H6565 (PilpImpf)
He hath also taken H270 (QalPerf) me by my neck, H6203 and shaken me to pieces, H6327 (PilpImpf)
And set me up H6965 (HiphImpf) for his mark. H4307
[13] His archers H7228 compass me round about, H5437 (QalImpf)
He cleaveth H6398 my reins H3629 asunder, H6398 (PielImpf) and doth not spare; H2550 (QalImpf)
He poureth out H8210 (QalImpf) my gall H4845 upon the ground. H776
[14] He breaketh H6555 (QalImpf) me with breach H6556 upon H6440 breach, H6556
He runneth H7323 (QalImpf) upon me like a giant. H1368
[15] I have sewed H8609 (QalPerf) sackcloth H8242 upon my skin, H1539
And defiled H5953 (PoelPerf) my horn H7161 in the dust. H6083
[16] My face H6440 is foul H2560 (Poal2Perf) with weeping, H1065
And on my eyelids H6079 is the shadow of death; H6757
[17] Not for any injustice H2555 in mine hands: H3709
Also my prayer H8605 is pure. H2134
[18] O earth, H776 cover H3680 (PielImpf) not thou my blood, H1818
And let my cry H2201 have no place. H4725
[19] Also now, behold, my witness H5707 is in heaven, H8064
And my record H7717 is on high.§ H4791
[20] My friends H7453 scorn H3887 (HiphPtc) me:§
but mine eye H5869 poureth out H1811 (QalPerf) tears unto God. H433
[21] O that one might plead H3198 (HiphImpf) for a man H1397 with God, H433
As a man H120 pleadeth for his neighbour! H1121 [22] When a few H4557 years H8141§ are come, H857 (QalImpf)
Then I shall go H1980 (QalImpf) the way H734 whence I shall not return. H7725 (QalImpf)
Footnotes
- § 16:2 Or, troublesome
- § 16:3 Heb. words of wind
- § 16:6 Heb. what goeth from me?
- § 16:11 Heb. hath shut me up
- § 16:19 Heb. in the high places
- § 16:20 Heb. are my scorners
- § 16:22 Heb. years of number
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