Job 30:15-31 : 15 {
"verseID": "Job.30.15",
"source": "הָהְפַּ֥ךְ עָלַ֗י בַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹת תִּרְדֹּ֣ף כָּ֭רוּחַ נְדִבָתִ֑י וּ֝כְעָ֗ב עָבְרָ֥ה יְשֻׁעָתִֽי",
"text": "They *hāhəpaḵ* upon me *ballāhôṯ*, *tirəddōp̄* like the *rûaḥ* my *nəḏiḇāṯî*, and like *ʿāḇ* *ʿāḇərâ* my *yəšuʿāṯî*",
"grammar": {
"*hāhəpaḵ*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - are turned/overturned",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me/against me",
"*ballāhôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural - terrors/sudden terrors",
"*tirəddōp̄*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it pursues",
"*kā-rûaḥ*": "preposition of comparison with noun, feminine singular - like wind/spirit",
"*nəḏiḇāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my nobility/dignity",
"*û-ḵə-ʿāḇ*": "conjunction with preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - and like cloud",
"*ʿāḇərâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it passed away",
"*yəšuʿāṯî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my salvation/welfare"
},
"variants": {
"*hāhəpaḵ*": "turned over/overturned/changed",
"*ballāhôṯ*": "terrors/sudden terrors/fears",
"*tirəddōp̄*": "pursues/chases after/hunts",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit",
"*nəḏiḇāṯî*": "my nobility/my dignity/my honor",
"*ʿāḇ*": "cloud/thick cloud",
"*ʿāḇərâ*": "passed away/disappeared/vanished",
"*yəšuʿāṯî*": "my salvation/my welfare/my prosperity"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Job.30.16",
"source": "וְעַתָּ֗ה עָ֭לַי תִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְ נַפְשִׁ֑י יֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי",
"text": "And *ʿattâ*, upon me *tištappēḵ* my *nap̄šî*, they *yōʾḥăzûnî* *yəmê-ʿōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*wə-ʿattâ*": "conjunction with adverb - and now",
"*ʿālay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - upon me",
"*tištappēḵ*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it pours itself out",
"*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - they seize me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun, masculine singular - days of affliction"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿattâ*": "now/at this time",
"*tištappēḵ*": "pours itself out/is poured out/melts away",
"*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my being/my life",
"*yōʾḥăzûnî*": "they seize me/they take hold of me/they grip me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "days of affliction/days of suffering/days of misery"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Job.30.17",
"source": "לַ֗יְלָה עֲ֭צָמַי נִקַּ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י לֹ֣א יִשְׁכָּבֽוּן",
"text": "*laylâ* my *ʿăṣāmay* *niqqar* from upon me, and my *ʿōrəqay* not *yiškāḇûn*",
"grammar": {
"*laylâ*": "noun, masculine singular - night",
"*ʿăṣāmay*": "noun, feminine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my bones",
"*niqqar*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - pierce/bore through",
"*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me",
"*wə-ʿōrəqay*": "conjunction with noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - and my sinews/veins",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiškāḇûn*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural with paragogic nun - they lie down/rest"
},
"variants": {
"*laylâ*": "night/nighttime",
"*ʿăṣāmay*": "my bones/my skeleton",
"*niqqar*": "pierce/bore through/gnaw",
"*ʿōrəqay*": "my sinews/my veins/my nerves",
"*yiškāḇûn*": "they lie down/they rest/they sleep"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Job.30.18",
"source": "בְּרָב־כֹּ֭חַ יִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂ לְבוּשִׁ֑י כְּפִ֖י כֻתָּנְתִּ֣י יַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי",
"text": "By *rāḇ-kōaḥ* it *yiṯḥappēś* my *ləḇûšî*, like *pî* my *ḵuttāntî* it *yaʾazrēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*bə-rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine singular - by great strength/force",
"*yiṯḥappēś*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it disguises itself/changes form",
"*ləḇûšî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my garment",
"*kə-p̄î*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular construct - like mouth of/opening of",
"*ḵuttāntî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my tunic/coat",
"*yaʾazrēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - it girds me/binds me"
},
"variants": {
"*rāḇ-kōaḥ*": "great strength/great force/great power",
"*yiṯḥappēś*": "disguises itself/changes form/is disfigured",
"*ləḇûšî*": "my garment/my clothing",
"*pî*": "mouth of/opening of/collar of",
"*ḵuttāntî*": "my tunic/my coat/my undergarment",
"*yaʾazrēnî*": "girds me/binds me/surrounds me"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Job.30.19",
"source": "הֹרָ֥נִי לַחֹ֑מֶר וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל כֶּעָפָ֥ר וָאֵֽפֶר",
"text": "He *hōrānî* to the *ḥōmer* and I *wāʾeṯmaššēl* like *ʿāp̄ār* and *wāʾēp̄er*",
"grammar": {
"*hōrānî*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - he has cast me/thrown me",
"*la-ḥōmer*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - to the clay/mud",
"*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 1st person singular - and I become like/resemble",
"*ke-ʿāp̄ār*": "preposition of comparison with noun, masculine singular - like dust",
"*wā-ʾēp̄er*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and ashes"
},
"variants": {
"*hōrānî*": "cast me/thrown me/hurled me",
"*ḥōmer*": "clay/mud/mire",
"*wāʾeṯmaššēl*": "become like/resemble/am comparable to",
"*ʿāp̄ār*": "dust/earth/soil",
"*ʾēp̄er*": "ashes/dust"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Job.30.20",
"source": "אֲשַׁוַּ֣ע אֵ֭לֶיךָ וְלֹ֣א תַעֲנֵ֑נִי עָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן בִּֽי",
"text": "I *ʾăšawwaʿ* to You and not You *taʿănēnî*, I *ʿāmaḏtî* and You *wattiṯbōnen* at me",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out",
"*ʾēleḵā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*wə-lōʾ*": "conjunction with negative particle - and not",
"*taʿănēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you answer me",
"*ʿāmaḏtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I stand/stood",
"*wattiṯbōnen*": "conjunction with verb, hithpael imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - and you look at/consider",
"*bî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - at me/on me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăšawwaʿ*": "cry out/call for help/plead",
"*taʿănēnî*": "answer me/respond to me",
"*ʿāmaḏtî*": "I stand/I stood/I remain",
"*wattiṯbōnen*": "look at/consider/gaze at",
"*bî*": "at me/on me/against me"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Job.30.21",
"source": "תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ לְאַכְזָ֣ר לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם יָדְךָ֣ תִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי",
"text": "You *tēhāp̄ēḵ* to *ʾaḵzār* to me, with the *ʿōṣem* of Your *yāḏəḵā* You *tiśṭəmēnî*",
"grammar": {
"*tēhāp̄ēḵ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you are turned/changed",
"*lə-ʾaḵzār*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular - to cruel one/harshness",
"*lî*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me/against me",
"*bə-ʿōṣem*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - with strength/might of",
"*yāḏəḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*tiśṭəmēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you persecute me/oppose me"
},
"variants": {
"*tēhāp̄ēḵ*": "turned/changed/transformed",
"*ʾaḵzār*": "cruel one/harsh one/fierce one",
"*ʿōṣem*": "strength/might/power",
"*yāḏəḵā*": "your hand/your power",
"*tiśṭəmēnî*": "persecute me/oppose me/hate me"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Job.30.22",
"source": "תִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִי אֶל־ר֖[d]וּחַ תַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִי וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי *תשוה **תּוּשִׁיָּֽה",
"text": "You *tiśśāʾēnî* to *rûaḥ*, You *tarkîḇēnî* and You *ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî* *tûšiyyâ*",
"grammar": {
"*tiśśāʾēnî*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you lift me up",
"*ʾel-rûaḥ*": "preposition with noun, feminine singular - to wind",
"*tarkîḇēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you cause me to ride",
"*ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî*": "conjunction with verb, poel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and you melt me/dissolve me",
"*tûšiyyâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom/sound wisdom"
},
"variants": {
"*tiśśāʾēnî*": "lift me up/carry me away/bear me off",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath",
"*tarkîḇēnî*": "cause me to ride/mount me upon/make me ride",
"*ûṯəmōḡəḡēnî*": "melt me/dissolve me/cause me to melt away",
"*tûšiyyâ*": "wisdom/sound wisdom/success [text note: variant *tašweh* (you level/equalize)]"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "Job.30.23",
"source": "כִּֽי־יָ֭דַעְתִּי מָ֣וֶת תְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִי וּבֵ֖ית מוֹעֵ֣ד לְכָל־חָֽי",
"text": "For I *yāḏaʿtî* *māweṯ* You *təšîḇēnî*, and *bêṯ* *môʿēḏ* for all *ḥāy*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*yāḏaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know",
"*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death",
"*təšîḇēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you will bring me back/return me",
"*û-ḇêṯ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular construct - and house of",
"*môʿēḏ*": "noun, masculine singular - appointed place/meeting",
"*lə-ḵāl-ḥāy*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct with adjective - for all living"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḏaʿtî*": "I know/I am aware",
"*māweṯ*": "death/dying",
"*təšîḇēnî*": "bring me back/return me/restore me",
"*bêṯ*": "house/place/abode",
"*môʿēḏ*": "appointed place/meeting place/assembly",
"*ḥāy*": "living/alive"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "Job.30.24",
"source": "אַ֣ךְ לֹא־בְ֭עִי יִשְׁלַח־יָ֑ד אִם־בְּ֝פִיד֗וֹ לָהֶ֥ן שֽׁוּעַ",
"text": "Surely not in *ḇəʿî* He *yišlaḥ-yāḏ* if in His *pîḏô* to them *šûaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾaḵ*": "adverb - surely/only/but",
"*lōʾ-ḇəʿî*": "negative particle with noun, masculine singular - not in ruin/heap",
"*yišlaḥ-yāḏ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with noun, feminine singular - he stretches out hand",
"*ʾim-bə-p̄îḏô*": "conditional particle with preposition with noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - if in his disaster/calamity",
"*lāhen*": "preposition with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - to them/for them",
"*šûaʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - cry for help"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾaḵ*": "surely/only/however",
"*ḇəʿî*": "ruin/heap/prayer/petition",
"*yišlaḥ-yāḏ*": "stretches out hand/sends hand/extends hand",
"*pîḏô*": "his disaster/his calamity/his destruction",
"*lāhen*": "to them/for them (feminine)",
"*šûaʿ*": "cry for help/plea"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "Job.30.25",
"source": "אִם־לֹ֣א בָ֭כִיתִי לִקְשֵׁה־י֑וֹם עָֽגְמָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י לָאֶבְיֽוֹן",
"text": "If not I *ḇāḵîṯî* for *qəšēh-yôm* *ʿāḡəmâ* my *nap̄šî* for the *ʾeḇyôn*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾim-lōʾ*": "conditional particle with negative particle - if not/surely",
"*ḇāḵîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I wept",
"*li-qəšēh-yôm*": "preposition with adjective, masculine singular construct with noun, masculine singular - for hard of day/troubled",
"*ʿāḡəmâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was grieved",
"*nap̄šî*": "noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my soul",
"*lā-ʾeḇyôn*": "preposition with definite article with adjective, masculine singular - for the needy/poor"
},
"variants": {
"*ḇāḵîṯî*": "I wept/I cried",
"*qəšēh-yôm*": "hard of day/troubled one/one in adversity",
"*ʿāḡəmâ*": "was grieved/was sad/was sorrowful",
"*nap̄šî*": "my soul/my being/myself",
"*ʾeḇyôn*": "needy one/poor one/destitute one"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "Job.30.26",
"source": "כִּ֤י ט֣וֹב קִ֭וִּיתִי וַיָּ֣בֹא רָ֑ע וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה לְ֝א֗וֹר וַיָּ֥בֹא אֹֽפֶל",
"text": "For *ṭôḇ* I *qiwwîṯî* and *wayyāḇōʾ* *rāʿ*, and I *waʾăyaḥălâ* for *ʾôr* and *wayyāḇōʾ* *ʾōp̄el*",
"grammar": {
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/when",
"*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*qiwwîṯî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I waited for/expected",
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*waʾăyaḥălâ*": "conjunction with verb, piel imperfect cohortative, 1st person singular - and I waited/hoped for",
"*lə-ʾôr*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - for light",
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it came",
"*ʾōp̄el*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness/gloom"
},
"variants": {
"*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable",
"*qiwwîṯî*": "waited for/expected/hoped for",
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "came/arrived",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/distress",
"*waʾăyaḥălâ*": "waited for/hoped for/expected",
"*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/brightness",
"*ʾōp̄el*": "darkness/gloom/deep darkness"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "Job.30.27",
"source": "מֵעַ֖י רֻתְּח֥וּ וְלֹא־דָ֗מּוּ קִדְּמֻ֥נִי יְמֵי־עֹֽנִי",
"text": "My *mēʿay* *ruttəḥû* and not *ḏāmmû*, *qiddəmûnî* *yəmê-ʿōnî*",
"grammar": {
"*mēʿay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my inward parts/bowels",
"*ruttəḥû*": "verb, pual perfect, 3rd person plural - they boil/are agitated",
"*wə-lōʾ-ḏāmmû*": "conjunction with negative particle with verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural - and not they are quiet",
"*qiddəmûnî*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural with 1st person singular suffix - they come before me/confront me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "noun, masculine plural construct with noun, masculine singular - days of affliction"
},
"variants": {
"*mēʿay*": "my inward parts/my bowels/my insides",
"*ruttəḥû*": "boil/are agitated/are troubled",
"*ḏāmmû*": "are quiet/are still/cease",
"*qiddəmûnî*": "come before me/confront me/meet me",
"*yəmê-ʿōnî*": "days of affliction/days of suffering/days of misery"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "Job.30.28",
"source": "קֹדֵ֣ר הִ֭לַּכְתִּי בְּלֹ֣א חַמָּ֑ה קַ֖מְתִּי בַקָּהָ֣ל אֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ",
"text": "*qōḏēr* I *hillaktî* without *ḥammâ*, I *qamtî* in the *qāhāl* I *ʾăšawwēaʿ*",
"grammar": {
"*qōḏēr*": "adjective, masculine singular - darkened/mourning",
"*hillaktî*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st person singular - I walk about/go about",
"*bə-lōʾ*": "preposition with negative particle - without",
"*ḥammâ*": "noun, feminine singular - sun/heat",
"*qamtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I arise/stand up",
"*ḇa-qqāhāl*": "preposition with definite article with noun, masculine singular - in the assembly/congregation",
"*ʾăšawwēaʿ*": "verb, piel imperfect, 1st person singular - I cry out/call for help"
},
"variants": {
"*qōḏēr*": "darkened/mourning/in mourning apparel",
"*hillaktî*": "walk about/go about/wander",
"*ḥammâ*": "sun/heat/sunlight",
"*qamtî*": "arise/stand up/get up",
"*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/community",
"*ʾăšawwēaʿ*": "cry out/call for help/plead"
}
}
29 {
"verseID": "Job.30.29",
"source": "אָ֭ח הָיִ֣יתִי לְתַנִּ֑ים וְ֝רֵ֗עַ לִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה",
"text": "*ʾāḥ* I *hāyîṯî* to *tannîm*, and *rēaʿ* to *ḇənôṯ* *yaʿănâ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - brother",
"*hāyîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have become/was",
"*lə-tannîm*": "preposition with noun, masculine plural - to jackals/dragons",
"*wə-rēaʿ*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular - and companion/friend",
"*li-ḇənôṯ*": "preposition with noun, feminine plural construct - to daughters of",
"*yaʿănâ*": "noun, feminine singular - ostrich"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāḥ*": "brother/kinsman",
"*hāyîṯî*": "have become/was/am",
"*tannîm*": "jackals/dragons/wild dogs",
"*rēaʿ*": "companion/friend/associate",
"*ḇənôṯ yaʿănâ*": "daughters of ostrich/ostriches/female ostriches"
}
}
30 {
"verseID": "Job.30.30",
"source": "ע֭וֹרִי שָׁחַ֣ר מֵעָלָ֑י וְעַצְמִי־חָ֝֗רָה מִנִּי־חֹֽרֶב",
"text": "My *ʿôrî* *šāḥar* from upon me, and my *ʿaṣmî-ḥārâ* from *ḥōreḇ*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿôrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my skin",
"*šāḥar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - becomes black/darkens",
"*mēʿālāy*": "preposition with preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me",
"*wə-ʿaṣmî*": "conjunction with noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my bone",
"*ḥārâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - burns/is hot",
"*minnî-ḥōreḇ*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - from heat/drought"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿôrî*": "my skin/my hide",
"*šāḥar*": "becomes black/darkens/grows dark",
"*ʿaṣmî*": "my bone/my skeleton/my frame",
"*ḥārâ*": "burns/is hot/is inflamed",
"*ḥōreḇ*": "heat/drought/burning"
}
}
31 {
"verseID": "Job.30.31",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י לְ֭אֵבֶל כִּנֹּרִ֑י וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י לְק֣וֹל בֹּכִֽים",
"text": "And *wayəhî* to *ʾēḇel* my *kinnōrî*, and my *ʿuḡāḇî* to *qôl* *bōḵîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "conjunction with verb, qal imperfect apocopated, 3rd person masculine singular - and it becomes/it is",
"*lə-ʾēḇel*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular - to mourning",
"*kinnōrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my harp/lyre",
"*wə-ʿuḡāḇî*": "conjunction with noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - and my flute/pipe",
"*lə-qôl*": "preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - for voice of",
"*bōḵîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - weeping ones"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "becomes/is/turns into",
"*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/lamentation",
"*kinnōrî*": "my harp/my lyre",
"*ʿuḡāḇî*": "my flute/my pipe/my reed instrument",
"*qôl*": "voice/sound",
"*bōḵîm*": "weeping ones/those who weep"
}
}