Job 3633 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.36:1וַיֹּסֶף אֱלִיהוּא וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Elihu also proceeded, and said:36:2כַּתַּר־לִי זְעֵיר וַאֲחַוֶּךָּ כִּי עוֹד לֶאֱלוֹהַּ מִלִּֽים׃Suffer me a little, and I will tell thee; for there are yet words on God's behalf.36:3אֶשָּׂא דֵעִי לְמֵרָחוֹק וּלְפֹעֲלִי אֶֽתֵּֽן־צֶֽדֶק׃I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.36:4כִּֽי־אָמְנָם לֹא־שֶׁקֶר מִלָּי תְּמִים דֵּעוֹת עִמָּֽךְ׃For truly my words are not false; one that is upright in mind is with thee.36:5הֶן־אֵל כַּבִּיר וְלֹא יִמְאָס כַּבִּיר כֹּחַֽ לֵֽב׃Behold, God is mighty, yet He despiseth not any; He is mighty in strength of understanding.36:6לֹא־יְחַיֶּה רָשָׁע וּמִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיִּים יִתֵּֽן׃He preserveth not the life of the wicked; but giveth to the poor their right.36:7לֹֽא־יִגְרַע מִצַּדִּיק עֵינָיו וְאֶת־מְלָכִים לַכִּסֵּא וַיֹּשִׁיבֵם לָנֶצַח וַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃He withdraweth not His eyes from the righteous; but with kings upon the throne He setteth them for ever, and they are exalted.36:8וְאִם־אֲסוּרִים בַּזִּקִּים יִלָּכְדוּן בְּחַבְלֵי־עֹֽנִי׃And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;36:9וַיַּגֵּד לָהֶם פָּעֳלָם וּפִשְׁעֵיהֶם כִּי יִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃Then He declareth unto them their work, and their transgressions, that they have behaved themselves proudly.36:10וַיִּגֶל אָזְנָם לַמּוּסָר וַיֹּאמֶר כִּֽי־יְשֻׁבוּן מֵאָֽוֶן׃He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.36:11אִֽם־יִשְׁמְעוּ וְֽיַעֲבֹדוּ יְכַלּוּ יְמֵיהֶם בַּטּוֹב וּשְׁנֵיהֶם בַּנְּעִימִֽים׃If they hearken and serve Him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.36:12וְאִם־לֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ בְּשֶׁלַח יַעֲבֹרוּ וְיִגְוְעוּ כִּבְלִי־דָֽעַת׃But if they hearken not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.36:13וְֽחַנְפֵי־לֵב יָשִׂימוּ אָף לֹא יְשַׁוְּעוּ כִּי אֲסָרָֽם׃But they that are godless in heart lay up anger; they cry not for help when He bindeth them.36:14תָּמֹת בַּנֹּעַר נַפְשָׁם וְחַיָּתָם בַּקְּדֵשִֽׁים׃Their soul perisheth in youth, and their life as that of the depraved.36:15יְחַלֵּץ עָנִי בְעָנְיוֹ וְיִגֶל בַּלַּחַץ אָזְנָֽם׃He delivereth the afflicted by His affliction, and openeth their ear by tribulation.36:16וְאַף הֲסִיתְךָ ׀ מִפִּי־צָר רַחַב לֹא־מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיהָ וְנַחַת שֻׁלְחָנְךָ מָלֵא דָֽשֶׁן׃Yea, He hath allured thee out of distress into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which is set on thy table is full of fatness;36:17וְדִין־רָשָׁע מָלֵאתָ דִּין וּמִשְׁפָּט יִתְמֹֽכוּ׃And thou art full of the judgment of the wicked; judgment and justice take hold on them.36:18כִּֽי־חֵמָה פֶּן־יְסִֽיתְךָ בְסָפֶק וְרָב־כֹּפֶר אַל־יַטֶּֽךָּ׃For beware of wrath, lest thou be led away by thy sufficiency; neither let the greatness of the ransom turn thee aside.36:19הֲיַעֲרֹךְ שׁוּעֲךָלֹא בְצָר וְכֹל מַאֲמַצֵּי־כֹֽחַ׃Will thy riches avail, that are without stint, or all the forces of thy strength?36:20אַל־תִּשְׁאַף הַלָּיְלָה לַעֲלוֹת עַמִּים תַּחְתָּֽם׃Desire not the night, when peoples are cut off in their place.36:21הִשָּׁמֶר אַל־תֵּפֶן אֶל־אָוֶן כִּֽי־עַל־זֶה בָּחַרְתָּ מֵעֹֽנִי׃Take heed, regard not iniquity; for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.36:22הֶן־אֵל יַשְׂגִּיב בְּכֹחוֹ מִי כָמֹהוּ מוֹרֶֽה׃Behold, God doeth loftily in His power; who is a teacher like Him?36:23מִֽי־פָקַד עָלָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וּמִֽי־אָמַר פָּעַלְתָּ עַוְלָֽה׃Who hath enjoined Him His way? Or who hath said: 'Thou hast wrought unrighteousness'?36:24זְכֹר כִּֽי־תַשְׂגִּיא פָעֳלוֹ אֲשֶׁר שֹׁרְרוּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃Remember that thou magnify His work, whereof men have sung.36:25כָּל־אָדָם חָֽזוּ־בוֹ אֱנוֹשׁ יַבִּיט מֵרָחֽוֹק׃All men have looked thereon; man beholdeth it afar off.36:26הֶן־אֵל שַׂגִּיא וְלֹא נֵדָע מִסְפַּר שָׁנָיו וְלֹא־חֵֽקֶר׃Behold, God is great, beyond our knowledge; the number of His years is unsearchable.36:27כִּי יְגָרַע נִטְפֵי־מָיִם יָזֹקּוּ מָטָר לְאֵדֽוֹ׃For He draweth away the drops of water, which distil rain from His vapour;36:28אֲשֶֽׁר־יִזְּלוּ שְׁחָקִים יִרְעֲפוּ עֲלֵי ׀ אָדָם רָֽב׃Which the skies pour down and drop upon the multitudes of men.36:29אַף אִם־יָבִין מִפְרְשֵׂי־עָב תְּשֻׁאוֹת סֻכָּתֽוֹ׃Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?36:30הֵן־פָּרַשׂ עָלָיו אוֹרוֹ וְשָׁרְשֵׁי הַיָּם כִּסָּֽה׃Behold, He spreadeth His light upon it; and He covereth the depths of the sea.36:31כִּי־בָם יָדִין עַמִּים יִֽתֶּן־אֹכֶל לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃For by these He judgeth the peoples; He giveth food in abundance.36:32עַל־כַּפַּיִם כִּסָּה־אוֹר וַיְצַו עָלֶיהָ בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃He covereth His hands with the lightning, and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.36:33יַגִּיד עָלָיו רֵעוֹ מִקְנֶה אַף עַל־עוֹלֶֽה׃The noise thereof telleth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the storm that cometh up.← previousJob 35next →Job 37↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/36/