Job 16 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 Then Ayawab (Job) inah (answer / respond),

2 “I have shamai (hearken / hear) many such things. You are all imal (miserable) comforters!

3 Shall rawach (spirit / wind) dabaray (words) have an qatz (end)? Or what provokes you that you inah (answer / respond)?

4 I also could dabar (word / matter) as you do. If your napash (soul) were in my napash (soul) place, I could chabar (join) malayam (words) together against you, and nawai (shake) my raash (head) at you,

5 But I would amatz (strengthen) you with my pah (mouth). The solace of my shapah (lips) would relieve you.

6 “Though I dabar (word / matter), my kaab (grief) is not subsided. Though I chadal (forbear), what am I halak (move)?

7 But now, Alahayam (), you have surely worn me out. You have shamam (made) desolate all my idah (company).

8 You have shriveled me up. This is a id (until / as far as) against me. My kachash (leanness) qawam (rise up) up against me. It inah (answer / respond) to my panayam (face).

9 He has tarap (torn) me in his ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting), and persecuted me. He has charaq (gnashed) on me with his shan (teeth). My tzar (oppressor / distressor) latash (sharpens) his iyan (eye) on me.

10 They have pair (gaped) on me with their pah (mouth). They have nakah (struck) me on the lachay (cheek) charapah (reproachfully). They malaa (gather) themselves yachad (together) against me.

11 Al sagar (delivers) me to the iwayal (ungodly), and casts me into the yaday (hands) of the rashai (wicked).

12 I was at shalaw (ease), and he parar (broke) me apart. Yes, he achaz (has) taken me by the irap (neck), and pawatz (dashed) me to pieces. He has also qawam (rise up) me up for his target.

13 His rab (archers) surround me. He splits my kalayah (kidneys) apart, and does not chamal (spare). He shapak (pours) out my mararah (gall) on the aratz (Earth/land).

14 He paratz (breaks) me with paratz (breach) on paratz (breach). He rawatz (runs) on me like a gabawar (giant).

15 I have thapar (sewed) sackcloth on my galad (skin), and have thrust my qaran (horn) in the ipar (dust).

16 My panayam (face) is chamar (red) with bakay (weeping). Deep tzalamawath (darkness) is on my ipaip (eyelids).

17 Although there is no chamas (violence) in my kap (hands), and my thapalah (prayer) is zak (pure).

18 “Aratz (Earth/land), don't kasah (cover) my dam (blood). Let my zaiq (cry) have no maqawam (place) to rest.

19 Even now, behold, my id (until / as far as) is in shamayam (Shamayam / Heavens). He who vouches for me is on marawam (high).

20 My rai (neigbor/another person) scoff at me. My iyan (eye) dalap (pour) out tears to Alawah (),

21 That he would yakach (maintain) the right of a gabar (man) with Alawah (), of a son of adam (man) with his neighbor!

22 For when a masapar (few) shanawath (years) have athah (you (masc)), I shall go the arach (way) of no shawab (turn).