Job 13 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 14

¹“Man, who is born of a woman, is of few days, and full of trouble.

KJVMan^H120 that is born^H3205^(H8803) of a woman^H802 is of few^H7116 days^H3117, and full^H7649 of trouble^H7267.

² He grows up like a flower, and is cut down. He also flees like a shadow, and doesn’t continue.

KJVHe cometh forth^H3318^(H8804) like a flower^H6731, and is cut down^H5243^(H8799): he fleeth^H1272^(H8799) also as a shadow^H6738, and continueth^H5975^(H8799) not.

³ Do you open your eyes on such a one, and bring me into judgment with you?

KJVAnd dost thou open^H6491^(H8804) thine eyes^H5869 upon such an one^H2088, and bringest^H935^(H8686) me into judgment^H4941 with thee?

⁴ Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? Not one.

KJVWho can bring^H5414^(H8799) a clean^H2889 thing out of an unclean^H2931? not one^H259.

⁵ Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with you, and you have appointed his bounds that he can’t pass.

KJVSeeing^H518 his days^H3117 are determined^H2782^(H8803), the number^H4557 of his months^H2320 are with thee, thou hast appointed^H6213^(H8804) his bounds^H2706 that he cannot pass^H5674^(H8799);

⁶ Look away from him, that he may rest, until he accomplishes, as a hireling, his day.

KJVTurn^H8159^(H8798) from him, that he may rest^H2308^(H8799), till he shall accomplish^H7521^(H8799), as an hireling^H7916, his day^H3117.

⁷ “For there is hope for a tree if it is cut down, that it will sprout again, that the tender branch of it will not cease.

KJVFor there is^H3426 hope^H8615 of a tree^H6086, if it be cut down^H3772^(H8735), that it will sprout again^H2498^(H8686), and that the tender branch^H3127 thereof will not cease^H2308^(H8799).

⁸ Though its root grows old in the earth, and its stock dies in the ground,

KJVThough the root^H8328 thereof wax old^H2204^(H8686) in the earth^H776, and the stock^H1503 thereof die^H4191^(H8799) in the ground^H6083;

⁹ yet through the scent of water it will bud, and sprout boughs like a plant.

KJVYet through the scent^H7381 of water^H4325 it will bud^H6524^(H8686), and bring forth^H6213^(H8804) boughs^H7105 like a plant^H5194.

¹⁰ But man dies, and is laid low. Yes, man gives up the spirit, and where is he?

KJVBut man^H1397 dieth^H4191^(H8799), and wasteth away^H2522^(H8799): yea, man^H120 giveth up the ghost^H1478^(H8799), and where is he?

¹¹ As the waters fail from the sea, and the river wastes and dries up,

KJVAs the waters^H4325 fail^H235^(H8804) from the sea^H3220, and the flood^H5104 decayeth^H2717^(H8799) and drieth up^H3001^(H8804):

¹² so man lies down and doesn’t rise. Until the heavens are no more, they will not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep.

KJVSo man^H376 lieth down^H7901^(H8804), and riseth^H6965^(H8799) not: till the heavens^H8064 be no more^H1115, they shall not awake^H6974^(H8686), nor be raised out^H5782^(H8735) of their sleep^H8142.

¹³ “Oh that you would hide me in Sheol, that you would keep me secret until your wrath is past, that you would appoint me a set time and remember me!

KJVO that^H5414^(H8799) thou wouldest hide^H6845^(H8686) me in the grave^H7585, that thou wouldest keep me secret^H5641^(H8686), until thy wrath^H639 be past^H7725^(H8800), that thou wouldest appoint^H7896^(H8799) me a set time^H2706, and remember^H2142^(H8799) me!

¹⁴ If a man dies, will he live again? I would wait all the days of my warfare, until my release should come.

KJVIf a man^H1397 die^H4191^(H8799), shall he live^H2421^(H8799) again? all the days^H3117 of my appointed time^H6635 will I wait^H3176^(H8762), till my change^H2487 come^H935^(H8800).

¹⁵ You would call, and I would answer you. You would have a desire for the work of your hands.

KJVThou shalt call^H7121^(H8799), and I will answer^H6030^(H8799) thee: thou wilt have a desire^H3700^(H8799) to the work^H4639 of thine hands^H3027.

¹⁶ But now you count my steps. Don’t you watch over my sin?

KJVFor now thou numberest^H5608^(H8799) my steps^H6806: dost thou not watch^H8104^(H8799) over my sin^H2403?

¹⁷ My disobedience is sealed up in a bag. You fasten up my iniquity.

KJVMy transgression^H6588 is sealed up^H2856^(H8803) in a bag^H6872, and thou sewest up^H2950^(H8799) mine iniquity^H5771.

¹⁸ “But the mountain falling comes to nothing. The rock is removed out of its place.

KJVAnd surely^H199 the mountain^H2022 falling^H5307^(H8802) cometh to nought^H5034^(H8799), and the rock^H6697 is removed^H6275^(H8799) out of his place^H4725.

¹⁹ The waters wear the stones. The torrents of it wash away the dust of the earth. So you destroy the hope of man.

KJVThe waters^H4325 wear^H7833^(H8804) the stones^H68: thou washest away^H7857^(H8799) the things which grow^H5599 out of the dust^H6083 of the earth^H776; and thou destroyest^H6^(H8689) the hope^H8615 of man^H582.

²⁰ You forever prevail against him, and he departs. You change his face, and send him away.

KJVThou prevailest^H8630^(H8799) for ever^H5331 against him, and he passeth^H1980^(H8799): thou changest^H8138^(H8764) his countenance^H6440, and sendest him away^H7971^(H8762).

²¹ His sons come to honor, and he doesn’t know it. They are brought low, but he doesn’t perceive it of them.

KJVHis sons^H1121 come to honour^H3513^(H8799), and he knoweth^H3045^(H8799) it not; and they are brought low^H6819^(H8799), but he perceiveth^H995^(H8799) it not of them.

²² But his flesh on him has pain, and his soul within him mourns.”

KJVBut his flesh^H1320 upon him shall have pain^H3510^(H8799), and his soul^H5315 within him shall mourn^H56^(H8799).

WEB·Job 13

¹“Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.

KJVLo, mine eye^H5869 hath seen^H7200^(H8804) all this, mine ear^H241 hath heard^H8085^(H8804) and understood^H995^(H8799) it.

² What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.

KJVWhat ye know^H1847, the same do I know^H3045^(H8804) also: I am not inferior^H5307^(H8802) unto you.

³ “Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.

KJVSurely^H199 I would speak^H1696^(H8762) to the Almighty^H7706, and I desire^H2654^(H8799) to reason^H3198^(H8687) with God^H410.

⁴ But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.

KJVBut^H199 ye are forgers^H2950^(H8802) of lies^H8267, ye are all physicians^H7495^(H8802) of no value^H457.

⁵ Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

KJVO that^H5414^(H8799) ye would altogether^H2790^(H8687) hold your peace^H2790^(H8686)! and it should be your wisdom^H2451.

⁶ Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) now my reasoning^H8433, and hearken^H7181^(H8685) to the pleadings^H7379 of my lips^H8193.

⁷ Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?

KJVWill ye speak^H1696^(H8762) wickedly^H5766 for God^H410? and talk^H1696^(H8762) deceitfully^H7423 for him?

⁸ Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?

KJVWill ye accept^H5375^(H8799) his person^H6440? will ye contend^H7378^(H8799) for God^H410?

⁹ Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?

KJVIs it good^H2895^(H8804) that he should search you out^H2713^(H8799)? or as one man^H582 mocketh^H2048^(H8763) another, do ye so mock^H2048^(H8762) him?

¹⁰ He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.

KJVHe will surely^H3198^(H8687) reprove^H3198^(H8686) you, if ye do secretly^H5643 accept^H5375^(H8799) persons^H6440.

¹¹ Won’t his majesty make you afraid and his dread fall on you?

KJVShall not his excellency^H7613 make you afraid^H1204^(H8762)? and his dread^H6343 fall^H5307^(H8799) upon you?

¹² Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes. Your defenses are defenses of clay.

KJVYour remembrances^H2146 are like^H4912 unto ashes^H665, your bodies^H1354 to bodies^H1354 of clay^H2563.

¹³ “Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.

KJVHold your peace^H2790^(H8685), let me alone, that I may speak^H1696^(H8762), and let come^H5674^(H8799) on me what will.

¹⁴ Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?

KJVWherefore do I take^H5375^(H8799) my flesh^H1320 in my teeth^H8127, and put^H7760^(H8799) my life^H5315 in mine hand^H3709?

¹⁵ Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.

KJVThough^H2005 he slay^H6991^(H8799) me, yet will I trust^H3176^(H8762) in him: but I will maintain^H3198^(H8686) mine own ways^H1870 before^H6440 him.

¹⁶ This also will be my salvation, that a godless man will not come before him.

KJVHe also shall be my salvation^H3444: for an hypocrite^H2611 shall not come^H935^(H8799) before^H6440 him.

¹⁷ Listen carefully to my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798) diligently^H8085^(H8800) my speech^H4405, and my declaration^H262 with your ears^H241.

¹⁸ See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.

KJVBehold now, I have ordered^H6186^(H8804) my cause^H4941; I know^H3045^(H8804) that I shall be justified^H6663^(H8799).

¹⁹ Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would hold my peace and give up the spirit.

KJVWho is he that will plead^H7378^(H8799) with me? for now, if I hold my tongue^H2790^(H8686), I shall give up the ghost^H1478^(H8799).

²⁰ “Only don’t do two things to me, then I will not hide myself from your face:

KJVOnly do^H6213^(H8799) not two^H8147 things unto me: then will I not hide^H5641^(H8735) myself from thee^H6440.

²¹ withdraw your hand far from me, and don’t let your terror make me afraid.

KJVWithdraw^H7368 thine hand^H3709 far^H7368^(H8685) from me: and let not thy dread^H367 make me afraid^H1204^(H8762).

²² Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer me.

KJVThen call^H7121^(H8798) thou, and I will answer^H6030^(H8799): or let me speak^H1696^(H8762), and answer^H7725^(H8685) thou me.

²³ How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.

KJVHow many are mine iniquities^H5771 and sins^H2403? make me to know^H3045^(H8685) my transgression^H6588 and my sin^H2403.

²⁴ Why do you hide your face, and consider me your enemy?

KJVWherefore hidest^H5641^(H8686) thou thy face^H6440, and holdest^H2803^(H8799) me for thine enemy^H341^(H8802)?

²⁵ Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?

KJVWilt thou break^H6206^(H8799) a leaf^H5929 driven to and fro^H5086^(H8737)? and wilt thou pursue^H7291^(H8799) the dry^H3002 stubble^H7179?

²⁶ For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.

KJVFor thou writest^H3789^(H8799) bitter things^H4846 against me, and makest me to possess^H3423^(H8686) the iniquities^H5771 of my youth^H5271.

²⁷ You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,

KJVThou puttest^H7760^(H8799) my feet^H7272 also in the stocks^H5465, and lookest narrowly^H8104^(H8799) unto all my paths^H734; thou settest a print^H2707^(H8691) upon the heels^H8328 of my feet^H7272.

²⁸ though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.

KJVAnd he, as a rotten thing^H7538, consumeth^H1086^(H8799), as a garment^H899 that is moth^H6211 eaten^H398^(H8804).

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