Menu

Job 24

Hebrew Interlinear
Job: Judgment for the Wicked
1
מַדּ֗וּעַ mad·dū·a‘ Interrog H4069 Why
מִ֭שַּׁדַּי miš·šad·day Prep-m | N-proper-ms H7706 does the Almighty
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 not
נִצְפְּנ֣וּ niṣ·pə·nū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H6845 reserve
עִתִּ֑ים ‘it·tîm N-cp H6256 times for judgment?
וְיֹדְעוֹ wə·yō·ḏə·ʿō Conj-w | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 3ms H3045 Why may those who know Him
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 never
חָ֥זוּ ḥā·zū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H2372 see
יָמָֽיו׃ yā·māw N-mpc | 3ms H3117 His days?
2
יַשִּׂ֑יגוּ yaś·śî·ḡū V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp H5381 Men move
גְּבֻל֥וֹת gə·ḇu·lō·wṯ N-fp H1367 boundary stones;
וַיִּרְעֽוּ׃ way·yir·‘ū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H7462 they pasture
גָּ֝זְל֗וּ gā·zə·lū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H1497 stolen
עֵ֥דֶר ‘ê·ḏer N-ms H5739 flocks.
3
יִנְהָ֑גוּ yin·hā·ḡū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5090 They drive away
חֲמ֣וֹר ḥă·mō·wr N-msc H2543 the donkey
יְתוֹמִ֣ים yə·ṯō·w·mîm N-mp H3490 of the fatherless
אַלְמָנָֽה׃ ’al·mā·nāh N-fs H490 and take the widow’s
שׁ֣וֹר šō·wr N-msc H7794 ox
יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ yaḥ·bə·lū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H2254 in pledge.
4
יַטּ֣וּ yaṭ·ṭū V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp H5186 They push
אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים ’eḇ·yō·w·nîm N-mp H34 the needy
מִדָּ֑רֶךְ mid·dā·reḵ Prep-m | N-cs H1870 off the road
יַ֥חַד ya·ḥaḏ Adv H3162 and force all
עֲנִיֵּי־ ‘ă·nî·yê- Adj-mpc H6035 the poor
אָֽרֶץ׃ ’ā·reṣ N-fs H776 of the land
חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ ḥub·bə·’ū V-Pual-Perf-3cp H2244 into hiding.
5
הֵ֤ן hên Interjection H2005 Indeed,
פְּרָאִ֨ים׀ pə·rā·’îm N-mp H6501 [like] wild donkeys
בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר bam·miḏ·bār Prep-b, Art | N-ms H4057 in the desert,
יָצְא֣וּ yā·ṣə·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H3318 the poor go
בְּ֭פָעֳלָם bə·p̄ā·‘o·lām Prep-b | N-msc | 3mp H6467 to work
מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י mə·ša·ḥă·rê V-Piel-Prtcpl-mpc H7836 foraging
לַטָּ֑רֶף laṭ·ṭā·rep̄ Prep-l, Art | N-ms H2964 for food;
עֲרָבָ֥ה ‘ă·rā·ḇāh N-fs H6160 the wasteland
ל֥וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms
לֶ֝֗חֶם le·ḥem N-ms H3899 is food
לַנְּעָרִֽים׃ lan·nə·‘ā·rîm Prep-l, Art | N-mp H5288 for their children.
6
יַקְצִירוּ yaq·ṣī·rū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7114 They gather
בְּלִיל֣וֹ bə·lî·lōw N-msc | 3ms H1098 fodder
בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה baś·śā·ḏeh Prep-b, Art | N-ms H7704 in the fields
יְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ yə·laq·qê·šū V-Piel-Imperf-3mp H3953 and glean
וְכֶ֖רֶם wə·ḵe·rem Conj-w | N-ms H3754 the vineyards
רָשָׁ֣ע rā·šā‘ Adj-ms H7563 of the wicked.
7
מִבְּלִ֣י mib·bə·lî Prep-m | Adv H1097 Without
לְב֑וּשׁ lə·ḇūš N-ms H3830 clothing,
יָ֭לִינוּ yā·lî·nū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H3885 they spend the night
עָר֣וֹם ‘ā·rō·wm Adj-ms H6174 naked;
וְאֵ֥ין wə·’ên Conj-w | Adv H369 they have no
כְּ֝ס֗וּת kə·sūṯ N-fs H3682 covering
בַּקָּרָֽה׃ baq·qā·rāh Prep-b, Art | N-fs H7135 against the cold.
8
יִרְטָ֑בוּ yir·ṭā·ḇū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7372 Drenched
הָרִ֣ים hā·rîm N-mp H2022 by mountain
מִזֶּ֣רֶם miz·ze·rem Prep-m | N-msc H2230 rains,
חִבְּקוּ־ ḥib·bə·qū- V-Piel-Perf-3cp H2263 they huddle
צֽוּר׃ ṣūr N-ms H6697 against the rocks
וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י ū·mib·bə·lî Conj-w, Prep-m | Adv H1097 for want
מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה maḥ·seh N-ms H4268 of shelter.
9
יָת֑וֹם yā·ṯō·wm N-ms H3490 The fatherless infant
יִ֭גְזְלוּ yiḡ·zə·lū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H1497 is snatched
מִשֹּׁ֣ד miš·šōḏ Prep-m | N-ms H7699 from the breast;
וְֽעַל־ wə·‘al- Conj-w | Prep H5921 the nursing child
עָנִ֥י ‘ā·nî Adj-ms H6041 of the poor
יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃ yaḥ·bō·lū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H2254 is seized for a debt.
10
בְּלִ֣י bə·lî Adv H1097 Without
לְב֑וּשׁ lə·ḇūš N-ms H3830 clothing,
הִ֭לְּכוּ hil·lə·ḵū V-Piel-Perf-3cp H1980 they wander about
עָר֣וֹם ‘ā·rō·wm Adj-ms H6174 naked.
נָ֣שְׂאוּ nā·śə·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5375 They carry
עֹֽמֶר׃ ‘ō·mer N-ms H6016 the sheaves,
וּ֝רְעֵבִ֗ים ū·rə·‘ê·ḇîm Conj-w | Adj-mp H7457 but still go hungry.
11
יַצְהִ֑ירוּ yaṣ·hî·rū V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp H6671 They crush olives
בֵּין־ bên- Prep H996 within
שׁוּרֹתָ֥ם šū·rō·ṯām N-fpc | 3mp H7791 their walls;
דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ dā·rə·ḵū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H1869 they tread
יְקָבִ֥ים yə·qā·ḇîm N-mp H3342 the winepresses,
וַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃ way·yiṣ·mā·’ū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp H6770 but go thirsty.
12
מֵ֘עִ֤יר mê·‘îr Prep-m | N-fs H5892 From the city,
מְתִ֨ים׀ mə·ṯîm N-mp H4962 men
יִנְאָ֗קוּ yin·’ā·qū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5008 groan,
וְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ wə·ne·p̄eš- Conj-w | N-fsc H5315 and the souls
חֲלָלִ֥ים ḥă·lā·lîm N-mp H2491 of the wounded
תְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַ tə·šaw·wê·a‘ V-Piel-Imperf-3fs H7768 cry out,
וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ we·’ĕ·lō·w·ah Conj-w | N-ms H433 yet God
יָשִׂ֥ים yā·śîm V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7760 charges
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 no one
תִּפְלָֽה׃ tip̄·lāh N-fs H8604 with wrongdoing.
13
הֵ֤מָּה׀ hêm·māh Pro-3mp H1992 Then there
הָיוּ֮ hā·yū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H1961 are
בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־ bə·mō·rə·ḏê- Prep-b | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H4775 those who rebel
א֥וֹר ’ō·wr N-cs H216 against the light,
לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 not
הִכִּ֥ירוּ hik·kî·rū V-Hifil-Perf-3cp H5234 knowing
דְרָכָ֑יו ḏə·rā·ḵāw N-cpc | 3ms H1870 its ways
וְלֹ֥א wə·lō Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 . . .
יָ֝שְׁב֗וּ yā·šə·ḇū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H3427 or staying
בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃ bin·ṯî·ḇō·ṯāw Prep-b | N-fpc | 3ms H5410 on its paths.
14
לָא֡וֹר lā·’ō·wr Prep-l, Art | N-cs H216 When daylight [is gone],
רוֹצֵ֗חַ rō·w·ṣê·aḥ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H7523 the murderer
יָ֘ק֤וּם yā·qūm V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6965 rises
יִֽקְטָל־ yiq·ṭāl- V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6991 to kill
עָנִ֥י ‘ā·nî Adj-ms H6041 the poor
וְאֶבְי֑וֹן wə·’eḇ·yō·wn Conj-w | Adj-ms H34 and needy;
וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה ū·ḇal·lay·lāh Conj-w, Prep-b, Art | N-ms H3915 in the night
יְהִ֣י yə·hî V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms H1961 he is
כַגַּנָּֽב׃ ḵag·gan·nāḇ Prep-k, Art | N-ms H1590 like a thief.
15
וְעֵ֤ין wə·‘ên Conj-w | N-csc H5869 The eye
נֹאֵ֨ף׀ nō·’êp̄ V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H5003 of the adulterer
שָׁ֤מְרָֽה šā·mə·rāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H8104 watches
נֶ֣שֶׁף ne·šep̄ N-ms H5399 for twilight.
לֵ֭אמֹר lê·mōr Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf H559 Thinking,
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 No
עָ֑יִן ‘ā·yin N-cs H5869 eye
תְשׁוּרֵ֣נִי ṯə·šū·rê·nî V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | 1cs H7789 will see me,
וְסֵ֖תֶר wə·sê·ṯer Conj-w | N-msc H5643 he covers
יָשִֽׂים׃ yā·śîm V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H7760 . . .
פָּנִ֣ים pā·nîm N-mp H6440 his face.
16
בַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְ ba·ḥō·šeḵ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H2822 In the dark
חָתַ֥ר ḥā·ṯar V-Qal-Perf-3ms H2864 they dig through
בָּ֫תִּ֥ים bāt·tîm N-mp H1004 houses;
יוֹמָ֥ם yō·w·mām Adv H3119 by day
חִתְּמוּ־ ḥit·tə·mū- V-Piel-Perf-3cp H2856 they shut themselves in
לָ֗מוֹ lā·mōw Prep | 3mp ,
לֹא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 never
יָ֥דְעוּ yā·ḏə·‘ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H3045 to experience
אֽוֹר׃ ’ō·wr N-cs H216 the light.
17
כִּ֤י Conj H3588 For
לָ֣מוֹ lā·mōw Prep | 3mp to them,
צַלְמָ֑וֶת ṣal·mā·weṯ N-ms H6757 deep darkness
יַחְדָּ֨ו׀ yaḥ·dāw Adv H3162 is their
בֹּ֣קֶר bō·qer N-ms H1242 morning;
כִּֽי־ kî- Conj H3588 surely
יַ֝כִּ֗יר yak·kîr V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H5234 they are friends with
בַּלְה֥וֹת bal·hō·wṯ N-fpc H1091 the terrors
צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ ṣal·mā·weṯ N-ms H6757 of darkness!
18
ה֤וּא׀ Pro-3ms H1931 They
קַֽל־ qal- Adj-ms H7031 are but foam
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 on
פְּנֵי־ pə·nê- N-mpc H6440 the surface
מַ֗יִם ma·yim N-mp H4325 of the water;
חֶלְקָתָ֣ם ḥel·qā·ṯām N-fsc | 3mp H2513 their portion
בָּאָ֑רֶץ bā·’ā·reṣ Prep-b, Art | N-fs H776 of the land
תְּקֻלַּ֣ל tə·qul·lal V-Pual-Imperf-3fs H7043 is cursed,
לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 so that no one
יִ֝פְנֶה yip̄·neh V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6437 turns
דֶּ֣רֶךְ de·reḵ N-csc H1870 toward
כְּרָמִֽים׃ kə·rā·mîm N-mp H3754 their vineyards.
19
צִיָּ֤ה ṣî·yāh N-fs H6723 As drought
גַם־ ḡam- Conj H1571 and
חֹ֗ם ḥōm N-ms H2527 heat
יִגְזְל֥וּ yiḡ·zə·lū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H1497 consume
מֵֽימֵי־ mê·mê- N-mpc H4325 vvv
שֶׁ֗לֶג še·leḡ N-ms H7950 the melting snow,
שְׁא֣וֹל šə·’ō·wl N-csc H7585 so Sheol
חָטָֽאוּ׃ ḥā·ṭā·’ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H2398 steals those who have sinned.
20
רֶ֨חֶם׀ re·ḥem N-ms H7358 The womb
יִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּ yiš·kā·ḥê·hū V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 3ms H7911 forgets them;
רִמָּ֗ה rim·māh N-fs H7415 the worm
מְתָ֘ק֤וֹ mə·ṯā·qōw V-Qal-Perf-3ms | 3ms H4985 feeds on them;
יִזָּכֵ֑ר yiz·zā·ḵêr V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms H2142 they are remembered
לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 no
ע֥וֹד ‘ō·wḏ Adv H5750 more.
עַוְלָֽה׃ ‘aw·lāh N-fs H5766 So injustice
וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖ר wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs H7665 is broken
כָּעֵ֣ץ kā·‘êṣ Prep-k, Art | N-ms H6086 like a tree.
21
רֹעֶ֣ה rō·‘eh V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H7462 They prey
עֲ֭קָרָה ‘ă·qā·rāh Adj-fs H6135 on the barren
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 and childless
תֵלֵ֑ד ṯê·lêḏ V-Qal-Imperf-3fs H3205 . . .,
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 and show no
יְיֵטִֽיב׃ yə·yê·ṭîḇ V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H3190 kindness
וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה wə·’al·mā·nāh Conj-w | N-fs H490 to the widow.
22
בְּכֹח֑וֹ bə·ḵō·ḥōw Prep-b | N-msc | 3ms H3581 Yet by His power,
וּמָשַׁ֣ךְ ū·mā·šaḵ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H4900 God drags away
אַבִּירִ֣ים ’ab·bî·rîm Adj-mp H47 the mighty;
יָ֝ק֗וּם yā·qūm V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H6965 though rising up,
וְֽלֹא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 they have no
יַאֲמִ֥ין ya·’ă·mîn V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H539 assurance
בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃ ba·ḥay·yîn Prep-b, Art | N-mp H2416 of life.
23
יִתֶּן־ yit·ten- V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5414 He gives
ל֣וֹ lōw Prep | 3ms them
לָ֭בֶטַח lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ Prep-l | N-ms H983 a sense of security
וְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ן wə·yiš·šā·‘ên Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConjImperf-3ms H8172 . . .,
וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ wə·‘ê·nê·hū Conj-w | N-cdc | 3ms H5869 but His eyes
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 are on
דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃ dar·ḵê·hem N-cpc | 3mp H1870 their ways.
24
ר֤וֹמּוּ rō·wm·mū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H7426 They are exalted
מְּעַ֨ט׀ mə·‘aṭ Adj-ms H4592 for a moment,
וְֽאֵינֶ֗נּוּ wə·’ê·nen·nū Conj-w | Adv | 3ms H369 then they are gone;
וְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּ wə·hum·mə·ḵū Conj-w | V-Hofal-ConjPerf-3cp H4355 they are brought low
יִקָּפְצ֑וּן yiq·qā·p̄ə·ṣūn V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp | Pn H7092 and gathered up
כַּכֹּ֥ל kak·kōl Prep-k, Art | N-ms H3605 like all others;
יִמָּֽלוּ׃ yim·mā·lū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H5243 they are cut off
וּכְרֹ֖אשׁ ū·ḵə·rōš Conj-w, Prep-k | N-msc H7218 like heads
שִׁבֹּ֣לֶת šib·bō·leṯ N-fs H7641 of grain.
25
וְאִם־ wə·’im- Conj H518 If
לֹ֣א Adv-NegPrt H3808 this is not so,
אֵ֭פוֹ ’ê·p̄ōw Conj H645 then
מִ֣י Interrog H4310 who
יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי yaḵ·zî·ḇê·nî V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms | 1cs H3576 can prove me a liar
וְיָשֵׂ֥ם wə·yā·śêm Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms H7760 and reduce
מִלָּתִֽי׃ס mil·lā·ṯî N-fsc | 1cs H4405 my words
לְ֝אַ֗ל lə·’al Prep-l | Adv H408 to nothing?

Everything we make is available for free because of a generous community of supporters.

Donate