Job 3724 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.37:1אַף־לְזֹאת יֶחֱרַד לִבִּי וְיִתַּר מִמְּקוֹמֽוֹ׃At this also my heart trembleth, and is moved out of its place.37:2שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ בְּרֹגֶז קֹלוֹ וְהֶגֶה מִפִּיו יֵצֵֽא׃Hear attentively the noise of His voice, and the sound that goeth out of His mouth.37:3תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁרֵהוּ וְאוֹרוֹ עַל־כַּנְפוֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, and His lightning unto the ends of the earth.37:4אַחֲרָיו ׀ יִשְׁאַג־קוֹל יַרְעֵם בְּקוֹל גְּאוֹנוֹ וְלֹא יְעַקְּבֵם כִּֽי־יִשָּׁמַע קוֹלֽוֹ׃After it a voice roareth; He thundereth with the voice of His majesty; and He stayeth them not when His voice is heard.37:5יַרְעֵם אֵל בְּקוֹלוֹ נִפְלָאוֹת עֹשֶׂה גְדֹלוֹת וְלֹא נֵדָֽע׃God thundereth marvellously with His voice; great things doeth He, which we cannot comprehend.37:6כִּי לַשֶּׁלַג ׀ יֹאמַר הֱוֵא אָרֶץ וְגֶשֶׁם מָטָר וְגֶשֶׁם מִטְרוֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.37:7בְּיַד־כָּל־אָדָם יַחְתּוֹם לָדַעַת כָּל־אַנְשֵׁי מַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃He sealeth up the hand of every man, that all men whom He hath made may know it.37:8וַתָּבֹא חַיָּה בְמוֹ־אָרֶב וּבִמְעוֹנֹתֶיהָ תִשְׁכֹּֽן׃Then the beasts go into coverts, and remain in their dens.37:9מִן־הַחֶדֶר תָּבוֹא סוּפָה וּֽמִמְּזָרִים קָרָֽה׃Out of the Chamber cometh the storm; and cold out of the north.37:10מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵל יִתֶּן־קָרַח וְרֹחַב מַיִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃By the breath of God ice is given, and the breadth of the waters is straitened.37:11אַף־בְּרִי יַטְרִיחַ עָב יָפִיץ עֲנַן אוֹרֽוֹ׃Yea, He ladeth the thick cloud with moister, He spreadeth abroad the cloud of His lightning;37:12וְהוּא מְסִבּוֹת ׀ מִתְהַפֵּךְ בְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָיו לְפָעֳלָם כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יְצַוֵּם ׀ עַל־פְּנֵי תֵבֵל אָֽרְצָה׃And they are turned round about by His guidance, that they may do whatsoever He commandeth them upon the face of the habitable world:37:13אִם־לְשֵׁבֶט אִם־לְאַרְצוֹ אִם־לְחֶסֶד יַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃Whether it be for correction, or for His earth, or for mercy, that He cause it to come.37:14הַאֲזִינָה זֹּאת אִיּוֹב עֲמֹד וְהִתְבּוֹנֵן ׀ נִפְלְאוֹת אֵֽל׃Hearken unto this, O Job; stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God.37:15הֲתֵדַע בְּשׂוּם־אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶם וְהוֹפִיעַ אוֹר עֲנָנֽוֹ׃Dost thou know how God enjoineth them, and causeth the lightning of His cloud to shine?37:16הֲתֵדַע עַל־מִפְלְשֵׂי־עָב מִפְלְאוֹת תְּמִים דֵּעִֽים׃Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of Him who is perfect in knowledge?37:17אֲשֶׁר־בְּגָדֶיךָ חַמִּים בְּהַשְׁקִט אֶרֶץ מִדָּרֽוֹם׃Thou whose garments are warm, when the earth is still by reason of the south wind;37:18תַּרְקִיעַ עִמּוֹ לִשְׁחָקִים חֲזָקִים כִּרְאִי מוּצָֽק׃Canst thou with Him spread out the sky, which is strong as a molten mirror?37:19הוֹדִיעֵנוּמַה־נֹּאמַר לוֹ לֹא־נַעֲרֹךְ מִפְּנֵי־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Teach us what we shall say unto Him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.37:20הַֽיְסֻפַּר־לוֹכִּי אֲדַבֵּר אִֽם־אָמַר אִישׁ כִּי יְבֻלָּֽע׃Shall it be told Him that I would speak? Or should a man wish that he were swallowed up?37:21וְעַתָּה ׀ לֹא רָאוּ אוֹר בָּהִיר הוּא בַּשְּׁחָקִים וְרוּחַ עָבְרָה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.37:22מִצָּפוֹן זָהָב יֶֽאֱתֶה עַל־אֱלוֹהַּ נוֹרָא הֽוֹד׃Out of the north cometh golden splendour, about God is terrible majesty.37:23שַׁדַּי לֹֽא־מְצָאנֻהוּ שַׂגִּיא־כֹחַ וּמִשְׁפָּט וְרֹב־צְדָקָה לֹא יְעַנֶּֽה׃The Almighty, whom we cannot find out, is excellent in power, yet to judgment and plenteous justice He doeth no violence.37:24לָכֵן יְרֵאוּהוּ אֲנָשִׁים לֹֽא־יִרְאֶה כָּל־חַכְמֵי־לֵֽב׃פMen do therefore fear Him; He regardeth not any that are wise of heart.← previousJob 36next →Job 38↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/37/