Job 21

Then Job answered and he responded Job Persecuted One and said and he declared

Verse 1 וַ/יַּ֥עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan Then Job answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms אִיּ֗וֹב 𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤁 iov Job Persecuted One HNp וַ/יֹּאמַֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms

Listen Hear and heed, you all carefully hearing to my speech my uttered-word and let be and she would become this this (feminine singular) your consolations your consoling compassions

Verse 2 שִׁמְע֣וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shimeu Listen Hear and heed, you all HVqv2mp שָׁ֭מוֹעַ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤏 shamoa carefully hearing HVqa מִלָּתִ֑/י 𐤌𐤋𐤕/𐤉 milati to my speech my uttered-word HNcfsc/Sp1cs וּ/תְהִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 utehi and let be and she would become HC/Vqj3fs זֹ֝֗את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this (feminine singular) HPdxfs תַּנְח֥וּמֹֽתֵי/כֶֽם 𐤕𐤍𐤇𐤅𐤌𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 tanechumoteykhem your consolations your consoling compassions HNcbpc/Sp2mp

bear with me Lift me up and I and I myself may speak I will declare and after and after (behind) I have spoken Speak forth! you may mock you will cause to mock in derision

Verse 3 שָׂ֭אוּ/נִי 𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤍𐤉 sauni bear with me Lift me up HVqv2mp/Sp1cs וְ/אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and I and I myself HC/Pp1cs אֲדַבֵּ֑ר 𐤀𐤃𐤁𐤓 adaber may speak I will declare HVpi1cs וְ/אַחַ֖ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓 veachar and after and after (behind) HC/D דַּבְּרִ֣/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 daberi I have spoken Speak forth! HVpc/Sp1cs תַלְעִֽיג 𐤕𐤋𐤏𐤉𐤂 taleig you may mock you will cause to mock in derision HVhi2ms

As for me Am I? to man to a human my complaint my musing and if and if why for-what-is-known? not not should be impatient she will grow short my spirit my breath-wind

Verse 4 הֶ֭/אָנֹכִי 𐤄/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 heanokhi As for me Am I? HTi/Pp1cs לְ/אָדָ֣ם 𐤋/𐤀𐤃𐤌 leadam to man to a human HR/Ncmsa שִׂיחִ֑/י 𐤔𐤉𐤇/𐤉 sichi my complaint my musing HNcmsc/Sp1cs וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if HC/C מַ֝דּ֗וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua why for-what-is-known? HTi לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִקְצַ֥ר 𐤕𐤒𐤑𐤓 tiqetsar should be impatient she will grow short HVqi3fs רוּחִֽ/י 𐤓𐤅𐤇/𐤉 ruchi Roho (Swahili) my spirit my breath-wind HNcbsc/Sp1cs

Turn Turn, you men! to me to me and be appalled and lay waste! and put and set in place, you men! hand hand upon upon (up-over) mouth mouth

Verse 5 פְּנוּ 𐤐𐤍𐤅 penu Turn Turn, you men! HVqv2mp אֵלַ֥/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me to me HR/Sp1cs וְ/הָשַׁ֑מּוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤅 vehashamu and be appalled and lay waste! HC/Vhv2mp וְ/שִׂ֖ימוּ 𐤅/𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅 vesimu and put and set in place, you men! HC/Vqv2mp יָ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand hand HNcbsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR פֶּֽה 𐤐𐤄 peh mouth mouth HNcmsa

even when and if I remember I remembered I am horrified and I was inwardly shaken takes hold and ʾAḥaz (He-has-grasped) of my flesh my flesh terror trembling horror

Verse 6 וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim even when and if HC/C זָכַ֥רְתִּי 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉 zakhareti I remember I remembered HVqp1cs וְ/נִבְהָ֑לְתִּי 𐤅/𐤍𐤁𐤄𐤋𐤕𐤉 venivehaleti I am horrified and I was inwardly shaken HC/VNq1cs וְ/אָחַ֥ז 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤆 veachaz takes hold and ʾAḥaz (He-has-grasped) HC/Vqq3ms בְּ֝שָׂרִ֗/י 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤉 besari of my flesh my flesh HNcmsc/Sp1cs פַּלָּצֽוּת 𐤐𐤋𐤑𐤅𐤕 palatsut terror trembling horror HNcfsa

Why for-what-is-known? the wicked wicked men live they will live grow old they have grown old yea also are mighty they grew strong in power force-strength

Verse 7 מַדּ֣וּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua Why for-what-is-known? HTi רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim the wicked wicked men HAampa יִחְי֑וּ 𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤅 yicheyu live they will live HVqi3mp עָ֝תְק֗וּ 𐤏𐤕𐤒𐤅 atequ grow old they have grown old HVqp3cp גַּם 𐤂𐤌 gam yea also HTa גָּ֥בְרוּ 𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤅 gaveru are mighty they grew strong HVqp3cp חָֽיִל 𐤇𐤉𐤋 chayil in power force-strength HNcmsa

their seed their seed is established firmly-established before them to the face of them with them in company with them and their offspring and the ones going-forth from them before their eyes to their eyes

Verse 8 זַרְעָ֤/ם 𐤆𐤓𐤏/𐤌 zaream their seed their seed HNcmsc/Sp3mp נָכ֣וֹן 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 nakhon is established firmly-established HVNrmsa לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֣ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them to the face of them HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp עִמָּ֑/ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤌 imam with them in company with them HR/Sp3mp וְ֝/צֶאֱצָאֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤑𐤀𐤑𐤀𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vetseetsaeyhem and their offspring and the ones going-forth from them HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp לְ/עֵינֵי/הֶֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 leeyneyhem before their eyes to their eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp3mp

their houses their houses peace wholeness from fear from dread and-not and not rod branch-staff of God Mighty One upon them upon them

Verse 9 בָּתֵּי/הֶ֣ם 𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 bateyhem their houses their houses HNcmpc/Sp3mp שָׁל֣וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness HNcmsa מִ/פָּ֑חַד 𐤌/𐤐𐤇𐤃 mipachad from fear from dread HR/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn שֵׁ֖בֶט 𐤔𐤁𐤈 shevet rod branch-staff HNcmsc אֱל֣וֹהַּ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha of God Mighty One HNcmsa עֲלֵי/הֶֽם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp

his bull his bull-ox breeds he caused to pass over and not and not fails he will cause to be loathed calves you (masculine singular) will bring safely through / she will bring safely through his cow his fruit-bearing cow and not and not miscarries she will make childless

Verse 10 שׁוֹר֣/וֹ 𐤔𐤅𐤓/𐤅 shoro his bull his bull-ox HNcmsc/Sp3ms עִ֭בַּר 𐤏𐤁𐤓 ibar breeds he caused to pass over HVpp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יַגְעִ֑ל 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤋 yageil fails he will cause to be loathed HVhi3ms תְּפַלֵּ֥ט 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤈 tefalet calves you (masculine singular) will bring safely through / she will bring safely through HVpi3fs פָּ֝רָת֗/וֹ 𐤐𐤓𐤕/𐤅 parato his cow his fruit-bearing cow HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not HC/Tn תְשַׁכֵּֽל 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤋 teshakel miscarries she will make childless HVpi3fs

They send forth they will send away like a flock like the migrating flock their little ones their little ones and their children and their begotten-sons dance they will leap about wildly

Verse 11 יְשַׁלְּח֣וּ 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅 yeshalechu They send forth they will send away HVpi3mp כַ֭/צֹּאן 𐤊/𐤑𐤀𐤍 khatson like a flock like the migrating flock HRd/Ncbsa עֲוִילֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avileyhem their little ones their little ones HNcmpc/Sp3mp וְ֝/יַלְדֵי/הֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 veyaledeyhem and their children and their begotten-sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp יְרַקֵּדֽוּ/ן 𐤉𐤓𐤒𐤃𐤅/𐤍 yeraqedun dance they will leap about wildly HVpi3mp/Sn

they lift up they shall lift up / they shall bear to the tambourine like a hand-drum and to the lyre a twanging-lyre and they rejoice and they will rejoice to the sound to the voice of of the pipe breath-pipe

Verse 12 יִ֭שְׂאוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 yiseu they lift up they shall lift up / they shall bear HVqi3mp כְּ/תֹ֣ף 𐤊/𐤕𐤐 ketof to the tambourine like a hand-drum HR/Ncmsa וְ/כִנּ֑וֹר 𐤅/𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤓 vekhinor and to the lyre a twanging-lyre HC/Ncmsa וְ֝/יִשְׂמְח֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 veyisemechu and they rejoice and they will rejoice HC/Vqi3mp לְ/ק֣וֹל 𐤋/𐤒𐤅𐤋 leqol to the sound to the voice of HR/Ncmsc עוּגָֽב 𐤏𐤅𐤂𐤁 ugav of the pipe breath-pipe HNcmsa

they wear out they have worn away they consume they will bring to completion in prosperity and good their days their days and in a moment and in a stilled-moment Sheol the Asking-Place they go down they will be shattered

Verse 13 יבלו 𐤉𐤁𐤋𐤅 yvlv they wear out they have worn away HVpi3mp יְכַלּ֣וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 yekhalu they consume they will bring to completion HVpi3mp בַ/טּ֣וֹב 𐤁/𐤈𐤅𐤁 vatov in prosperity and good HRd/Aamsa יְמֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yemeyhem their days their days HNcmpc/Sp3mp וּ֝/בְ/רֶ֗גַע 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤏 uverega and in a moment and in a stilled-moment HC/R/Ncmsa שְׁא֣וֹל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 sheol Sheol the Asking-Place HNp יֵחָֽתּוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤕𐤅 yechatu they go down they will be shattered HVqi3mp

and they said and the-masculine-plural said to God to the Mighty One Depart Turn aside! from us out from him and knowledge and knowledge of Your ways your trodden paths not not we desire we have taken delight

Verse 14 וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and the-masculine-plural said HC/Vqw3mp לָ֭/אֵל 𐤋/𐤀𐤋 lael to God to the Mighty One HRd/Ncmsa ס֣וּר 𐤎𐤅𐤓 sur Depart Turn aside! HVqv2ms מִמֶּ֑/נּוּ 𐤌𐤌/𐤍𐤅 mimenu from us out from him HR/Sp1cp וְ/דַ֥עַת 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕 vedaat and knowledge and knowledge HC/Ncfsc דְּ֝רָכֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉/𐤊 derakheykha of Your ways your trodden paths HNcbpc/Sp2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn חָפָֽצְנוּ 𐤇𐤐𐤑𐤍𐤅 chafatsenu we desire we have taken delight HVqp1cp

What what? is the Almighty the Overpowering One that for (as reason or ground) we should serve Him we will serve us and what and what? profit we will cause to bring benefit if for (as reason or ground) we pray we press in entreaty to Him —

Verse 15 מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah What what? HTi שַׁדַּ֥י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday is the Almighty the Overpowering One HNp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC נַֽעַבְדֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤍𐤅 naavedenu we should serve Him we will serve us HVqi1cp/Sp1cp וּ/מַה 𐤅/𐤌𐤄 umah and what and what? HC/Ti נּ֝וֹעִ֗יל 𐤍𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤋 noil profit we will cause to bring benefit HVhi1cp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 if for (as reason or ground) HC נִפְגַּע 𐤍𐤐𐤂𐤏 nifega we pray we press in entreaty HVqi1cp בּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo to Him HR/Sp3ms

Behold Look! not not in their hand in their hand their good their goodness counsel counsel-plan of of wicked wicked men is far she has grown distant from me from me

Verse 16 הֵ֤ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold Look! HTm לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn בְ/יָדָ֣/ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤌 veyadam in their hand in their hand HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp טוּבָ֑/ם 𐤈𐤅𐤁/𐤌 tuvam their good their goodness HNcmsc/Sp3mp עֲצַ֥ת 𐤏𐤑𐤕 atsat counsel counsel-plan of HNcfsc רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of wicked wicked men HAampa רָ֣חֲקָה 𐤓𐤇𐤒𐤄 rachaqah is far she has grown distant HVqp3fs מֶֽ/נִּי 𐤌/𐤍𐤉 meni from me from me HR/Sp1cs

How often what? lamp a glistening lamp of wicked wicked men is put out he will be extinguished and comes and he will come upon them upon them their calamity their crushing-ruin pains cords distributes he will apportion out in his anger in his nose

Verse 17 כַּ/מָּ֤ה 𐤊/𐤌𐤄 kamah How often what? HR/Ti נֵר 𐤍𐤓 ner lamp a glistening lamp HNcmsc רְשָׁ֘עִ֤ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of wicked wicked men HAampa יִדְעָ֗ךְ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤊 yideakhe is put out he will be extinguished HVqi3ms וְ/יָבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 veyavo and comes and he will come HC/Vqi3ms עָלֵ֣י/מוֹ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤌𐤅 aleymo upon them upon them HR/Sp3mp אֵידָ֑/ם 𐤀𐤉𐤃/𐤌 eydam their calamity their crushing-ruin HNcmsc/Sp3mp חֲ֝בָלִ֗ים 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 chavalim pains cords HNcmpa יְחַלֵּ֥ק 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤒 yechaleq distributes he will apportion out HVpi3ms בְּ/אַפּֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤅 beapo in his anger in his nose HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

they are they shall come-to-be like stubble like straw-stubble before to the faces the wind wind-breath and like chaff and like pressed-out chaff steals it away she has stolen him away a storm a sweeping-storm

Verse 18 יִהְי֗וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they are they shall come-to-be HVqi3mp כְּ/תֶ֥בֶן 𐤊/𐤕𐤁𐤍 keteven like stubble like straw-stubble HR/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵי 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc ר֑וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) the wind wind-breath HNcbsa וּ֝/כְ/מֹ֗ץ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤑 ukhemots and like chaff and like pressed-out chaff HC/R/Ncmsa גְּנָבַ֥תּ/וּ 𐤂𐤍𐤁𐤕/𐤅 genavatu steals it away she has stolen him away HVqp3fs/Sp3ms סוּפָֽה 𐤎𐤅𐤐𐤄 sufah a storm a sweeping-storm HNcfsa

God Mighty One stores up he will hide away for his sons for his sons his iniquity his nothingness let him repay he will make full restoration to him unto him that he may know and he will come to know

Verse 19 אֱל֗וֹהַּ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha God Mighty One HNcmsa יִצְפֹּן 𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍 yitsepon stores up he will hide away HVqi3ms לְ/בָנָ֥י/ו 𐤋/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 levanayv Bene (Bemba) for his sons for his sons HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms אוֹנ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤍/𐤅 ono his iniquity his nothingness HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְשַׁלֵּ֖ם 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤌 yeshalem let him repay he will make full restoration HVpi3ms אֵלָ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to him unto him HR/Sp3ms וְ/יֵדָֽע 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏 veyeda that he may know and he will come to know HC/Vqi3ms

let them see they see his eye his eye his eyes his two eyes his destruction his crushing and from the wrath and from Ḥamath (Heat‑city) of the Almighty the Overpowering One let him drink he drinks

Verse 20 יִרְא֣וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yireu let them see they see HVqi3mp עינ/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤅 ynv his eye his eye HNcbdc/Sp3ms עֵינָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv his eyes his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms כִּיד֑/וֹ 𐤊𐤉𐤃/𐤅 kido his destruction his crushing HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ/מֵ/חֲמַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤌/𐤇𐤌𐤕 umechamat and from the wrath and from Ḥamath (Heat‑city) HC/R/Ncfsc שַׁדַּ֣י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday of the Almighty the Overpowering One HNp יִשְׁתֶּֽה 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤄 yisheteh let him drink he drinks HVqi3ms

for for (as reason or ground) what what? does he care his delight about his household in his house after him behind him and the number and a count of his months his new-moons is cut off they were severed apart

Verse 21 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi חֶפְצ֣/וֹ 𐤇𐤐𐤑/𐤅 chefetso does he care his delight HNcmsc/Sp3ms בְּ/בֵית֣/וֹ 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beveyto about his household in his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אַחֲרָ֑י/ו 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 acharayv after him behind him HR/Sp3ms וּ/מִסְפַּ֖ר 𐤅/𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 umisepar and the number and a count HC/Ncmsc חֳדָשָׁ֣י/ו 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉/𐤅 chodashayv Umwenshi (Bemba) of his months his new-moons HNcmpc/Sp3ms חֻצָּֽצוּ 𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤅 chutsatsu is cut off they were severed apart HVPp3cp

to God to the Mighty One teach he will diligently instruct knowledge knowledge and he and he himself the high ones the lofty ones judges he will render judgment

Verse 22 הַ/לְ/אֵ֥ל 𐤄/𐤋/𐤀𐤋 haleel to God to the Mighty One HTi/R/Ncmsa יְלַמֶּד 𐤉𐤋𐤌𐤃 yelamed teach he will diligently instruct HVpi3ms דָּ֑עַת 𐤃𐤏𐤕 daat knowledge knowledge HNcfsa וְ֝/ה֗וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he himself HC/Pp3ms רָמִ֥ים 𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 ramim the high ones the lofty ones HVqrmpa יִשְׁפּֽוֹט 𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤅𐤈 yishepot judges he will render judgment HVqi3ms

One this one (masculine singular) dies he shall die in his full in the very bone-of strength his completeness wholly his whole at ease ease-filled (man) and quiet and secure-at-ease

Verse 23 זֶ֗ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh One this one (masculine singular) HPdxms יָ֭מוּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut dies he shall die HVqi3ms בְּ/עֶ֣צֶם 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌 beetsem in his full in the very bone-of HR/Ncfsc תֻּמּ֑/וֹ 𐤕𐤌/𐤅 tumo strength his completeness HNcmsc/Sp3ms כֻּ֝לּ֗/וֹ 𐤊𐤋/𐤅 kulo wholly his whole HNcmsc/Sp3ms שַׁלְאֲנַ֥ן 𐤔𐤋𐤀𐤍𐤍 shaleanan at ease ease-filled (man) HAamsa וְ/שָׁלֵֽיו 𐤅/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤅 veshaleyv and quiet and secure-at-ease HC/Aamsa

his pails his containing-vessels are full they have filled up of milk rich milk and marrow and marrow-of of his bones his strong-bones is moistened he has given drink

Verse 24 עֲ֭טִינָי/ו 𐤏𐤈𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 atinayv his pails his containing-vessels HNcmpc/Sp3ms מָלְא֣וּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu are full they have filled up HVqp3cp חָלָ֑ב 𐤇𐤋𐤁 chalav of milk rich milk HNcmsa וּ/מֹ֖חַ 𐤅/𐤌𐤇 umocha and marrow and marrow-of HC/Ncmsc עַצְמוֹתָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤅 atsemotayv of his bones his strong-bones HNcfpc/Sp3ms יְשֻׁקֶּֽה 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤄 yeshuqeh is moistened he has given drink HVPi3ms

and-this and this one (masculine singular) dies he shall die in-soul in a life-breath bitter bitter (feminine singular) and-not and not he-ate he consumed in-the-good in the goodness

Verse 25 וְ/זֶ֗ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh and-this and this one (masculine singular) HC/Pdxms יָ֭מוּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut dies he shall die HVqi3ms בְּ/נֶ֣פֶשׁ 𐤁/𐤍𐤐𐤔 benefesh in-soul in a life-breath HR/Ncbsa מָרָ֑ה 𐤌𐤓𐤄 marah bitter bitter (feminine singular) HAafsa וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn אָ֝כַ֗ל 𐤀𐤊𐤋 akhal he-ate he consumed HVqp3ms בַּ/טּוֹבָֽה 𐤁/𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄 batovah in-the-good in the goodness HRd/Aafsc

together in oneness on upon (up-over) dust dust-soil they lie down they lie down and worm and a breeding-worm covers you (masculine singular) will thoroughly cover / she will thoroughly cover over them upon them

Verse 26 יַ֭חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together in oneness HD עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR עָפָ֣ר 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar dust dust-soil HNcmsa יִשְׁכָּ֑בוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤅 yishekavu they lie down they lie down HVqi3mp וְ֝/רִמָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤌𐤄 verimah and worm and a breeding-worm HC/Ncfsa תְּכַסֶּ֥ה 𐤕𐤊𐤎𐤄 tekhaseh covers you (masculine singular) will thoroughly cover / she will thoroughly cover HVpi3fs עֲלֵי/הֶֽם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem over them upon them HR/Sp3mp

Behold Look! I know I have known your thoughts your reckonings and the schemes and plotting-schemes against me upon me you would wrong you men will act violently

Verse 27 הֵ֣ן 𐤄𐤍 hen Behold Look! HTm יָ֭דַעְתִּי 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕𐤉 yadaeti I know I have known HVqp1cs מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 macheshevoteykhem your thoughts your reckonings HNcfpc/Sp2mp וּ֝/מְזִמּ֗וֹת 𐤅/𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤅𐤕 umezimot and the schemes and plotting-schemes HC/Ncfpa עָלַ֥/י 𐤏𐤋/𐤉 alay against me upon me HR/Sp1cs תַּחְמֹֽסוּ 𐤕𐤇𐤌𐤎𐤅 tachemosu you would wrong you men will act violently HVqi2mp

for for (as reason or ground) you say you masculine plural cause-to-say where where? house house of the noble a willing-hearted nobleman and where and where? tent tent-dwelling dwellings dwelling-places of of the wicked wicked men

Verse 28 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC תֹֽאמְר֗וּ 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 tomeru you say you masculine plural cause-to-say HVqi2mp אַיֵּ֥ה 𐤀𐤉𐤄 ayeh where where? HTi בֵית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 veyt house house HNcmsc נָדִ֑יב 𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁 nadiv of the noble a willing-hearted nobleman HAamsa וְ֝/אַיֵּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤄 veayeh and where and where? HC/Ti אֹ֤הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent tent-dwelling HNcmsc מִשְׁכְּנ֬וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕 mishekenot dwellings dwelling-places of HNcmpc רְשָׁעִֽים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked wicked men HAampa

Have you not not asked you (masculine plural) inquired those who travel crossers-over of the way trodden way their signs and their signs not not know you men treat-as-foreign

Verse 29 הֲ/לֹ֣א 𐤄/𐤋𐤀 halo Have you not not HTi/Tn שְׁ֭אֶלְתֶּם 𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤕𐤌 sheeletem asked you (masculine plural) inquired HVqp2mp ע֣וֹבְרֵי 𐤏𐤅𐤁𐤓𐤉 overey those who travel crossers-over of HVqrmpc דָ֑רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 darekhe the way trodden way HNcbsa וְ֝/אֹתֹתָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤕/𐤌 veototam their signs and their signs HC/Ncbpc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תְנַכֵּֽרוּ 𐤕𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤅 tenakeru know you men treat-as-foreign HVpi2mp

that for (as reason or ground) to the day for-the-day of calamity crushing-ruin is spared he will refrain himself the wicked a harmful one to the day for-the-day of wrath overflowings of fury they are led they will be led-forth

Verse 30 כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC לְ/י֣וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom to the day for-the-day HR/Ncmsc אֵ֭יד 𐤀𐤉𐤃 eyd of calamity crushing-ruin HNcmsa יֵחָ֣שֶׂךְ 𐤉𐤇𐤔𐤊 yechasekhe is spared he will refrain himself HVNi3ms רָ֑ע 𐤓𐤏 ra the wicked a harmful one HAamsa לְ/י֖וֹם 𐤋/𐤉𐤅𐤌 leyom-2 to the day for-the-day HR/Ncmsc עֲבָר֣וֹת 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 avarot of wrath overflowings of fury HNcfpa יוּבָֽלוּ 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤋𐤅 yuvalu they are led they will be led-forth HVHi3mp

Who who? declares he makes known to upon (up-over) his face his faces his way his trodden path and he and he himself has done the one causing-to-do Who who? repays he will make full restoration to him —

Verse 31 מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi יַגִּ֣יד 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃 yagid declares he makes known HVhi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon (up-over) HR פָּנָ֣י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 panayv his face his faces HNcbpc/Sp3ms דַּרְכּ֑/וֹ 𐤃𐤓𐤊/𐤅 dareko his way his trodden path HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/הֽוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he himself HC/Pp3ms עָ֝שָׂ֗ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah has done the one causing-to-do HVqp3ms מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi-2 Who who? HTi יְשַׁלֶּם 𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤌 yeshalem repays he will make full restoration HVpi3ms לֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms

and he and he himself to graves to burial-places is brought he will be led forth and over and upon mound heaped stack will keep watch he will keep wakeful watch

Verse 32 וְ֭/הוּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he himself HC/Pp3ms לִ/קְבָר֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 liqevarot to graves to burial-places HR/Ncmpa יוּבָ֑ל 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤋 yuval is brought he will be led forth HVHi3ms וְֽ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R גָּדִ֥ישׁ 𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤔 gadish mound heaped stack HNcmsa יִשְׁקֽוֹד 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤃 yisheqod will keep watch he will keep wakeful watch HVqi3ms

are sweet they have become sweet to him — clods piled clods of of the valley winter-torrent valley and after him and behind him all whole-of mankind the earthling will draw after he will draw out and before him and to his face-places there is no there-is-no number a count

Verse 33 מָֽתְקוּ 𐤌𐤕𐤒𐤅 matequ are sweet they have become sweet HVqp3cp ל֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms רִגְבֵ֫י 𐤓𐤂𐤁𐤉 rigevey clods piled clods of HNcmpc נָ֥חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal of the valley winter-torrent valley HNcmsa וְ֭/אַחֲרָי/ו 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤅 veacharayv and after him and behind him HC/R/Sp3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc אָדָ֣ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam mankind the earthling HNcmsa יִמְשׁ֑וֹךְ 𐤉𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤊 yimeshokhe will draw after he will draw out HVqi3ms וּ֝/לְ/פָנָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 ulefanayv and before him and to his face-places HC/R/Ncbpc/Sp3ms אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there-is-no HTn מִסְפָּֽר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar number a count HNcmsa

How then and how? will you comfort me you men will bring me comfort with empty nothings a fleeting vapor your answers and your returnings there remains he was left over falsehood a breach-of-faith

Verse 34 וְ֭/אֵיךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤊 veeykhe How then and how? HC/Ti תְּנַחֲמ֣וּ/נִי 𐤕𐤍𐤇𐤌𐤅/𐤍𐤉 tenachamuni will you comfort me you men will bring me comfort HVpi2mp/Sp1cs הָ֑בֶל 𐤄𐤁𐤋 havel with empty nothings a fleeting vapor HNcmsa וּ֝/תְשֽׁוּבֹתֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uteshuvoteykhem your answers and your returnings HC/Ncfpc/Sp2mp נִשְׁאַר 𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓 nishear there remains he was left over HVNp3ms מָֽעַל 𐤌𐤏𐤋 maal falsehood a breach-of-faith HNcmsa

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