Job 19 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 20

¹Then Zophar the Naamathite answered,

KJVThen answered^H6030^(H8799) Zophar^H6691 the Naamathite^H5284, and said^H559^(H8799),

² “Therefore my thoughts answer me, even by reason of my haste that is in me.

KJVTherefore do my thoughts^H5587 cause me to answer^H7725^(H8686), and for this I make haste^H2363^(H8800).

³ I have heard the reproof which puts me to shame. The spirit of my understanding answers me.

KJVI have heard^H8085^(H8799) the check^H4148 of my reproach^H3639, and the spirit^H7307 of my understanding^H998 causeth me to answer^H6030^(H8799).

⁴ Don’t you know this from old time, since man was placed on earth,

KJVKnowest^H3045^(H8804) thou not this of old^H5703, since man^H120 was placed^H7760^(H8800) upon earth^H776,

⁵ that the triumphing of the wicked is short, the joy of the godless but for a moment?

KJVThat the triumphing^H7445 of the wicked^H7563 is short^H7138, and the joy^H8057 of the hypocrite^H2611 but for a moment^H7281?

⁶ Though his height mount up to the heavens, and his head reach to the clouds,

KJVThough his excellency^H7863 mount up^H5927^(H8799) to the heavens^H8064, and his head^H7218 reach^H5060^(H8686) unto the clouds^H5645;

⁷ yet he will perish forever like his own dung. Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’

KJVYet he shall perish^H6^(H8799) for ever^H5331 like his own dung^H1561: they which have seen^H7200^(H8802) him shall say^H559^(H8799), Where^H335 is he?

⁸ He will fly away as a dream, and will not be found. Yes, he will be chased away like a vision of the night.

KJVHe shall fly away^H5774^(H8799) as a dream^H2472, and shall not be found^H4672^(H8799): yea, he shall be chased away^H5074^(H8714) as a vision^H2384 of the night^H3915.

⁹ The eye which saw him will see him no more, neither will his place see him any more.

KJVThe eye^H5869 also which saw^H7805^(H8804) him shall see him no more^H3254^(H8686); neither shall his place^H4725 any more behold^H7789^(H8799) him.

¹⁰ His children will seek the favor of the poor. His hands will give back his wealth.

KJVHis children^H1121 shall seek to please^H7521^(H8762) the poor^H1800, and his hands^H3027 shall restore^H7725^(H8686) their goods^H202.

¹¹ His bones are full of his youth, but youth will lie down with him in the dust.

KJVHis bones^H6106 are full^H4390^(H8804) of the sin of his youth^H5934, which shall lie down^H7901^(H8799) with him in the dust^H6083.

¹² “Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,

KJVThough wickedness^H7451 be sweet^H4985^(H8686) in his mouth^H6310, though he hide^H3582^(H8686) it under his tongue^H3956;

¹³ though he spare it, and will not let it go, but keep it still within his mouth,

KJVThough he spare^H2550^(H8799) it, and forsake^H5800^(H8799) it not; but keep it still^H4513^(H8799) within^H8432 his mouth^H2441:

¹⁴ yet his food in his bowels is turned. It is cobra venom within him.

KJVYet his meat^H3899 in his bowels^H4578 is turned^H2015^(H8738), it is the gall^H4846 of asps^H6620 within^H7130 him.

¹⁵ He has swallowed down riches, and he will vomit them up again. God will cast them out of his belly.

KJVHe hath swallowed down^H1104^(H8804) riches^H2428, and he shall vomit them up again^H6958^(H8686): God^H410 shall cast them out^H3423^(H8686) of his belly^H990.

¹⁶ He will suck cobra venom. The viper’s tongue will kill him.

KJVHe shall suck^H3243^(H8799) the poison^H7219 of asps^H6620: the viper's^H660 tongue^H3956 shall slay^H2026^(H8799) him.

¹⁷ He will not look at the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and butter.

KJVHe shall not see^H7200^(H8799) the rivers^H6390, the floods^H5104, the brooks^H5158 of honey^H1706 and butter^H2529.

¹⁸ He will restore that for which he labored, and will not swallow it down. He will not rejoice according to the substance that he has gotten.

KJVThat which he laboured^H3022 for shall he restore^H7725^(H8688), and shall not swallow it down^H1104^(H8799): according to his substance^H2428 shall the restitution^H8545 be, and he shall not rejoice^H5965^(H8799) therein.

¹⁹ For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up.

KJVBecause he hath oppressed^H7533^(H8765) and hath forsaken^H5800^(H8804) the poor^H1800; because he hath violently taken away^H1497^(H8804) an house^H1004 which he builded^H1129^(H8799) not;

²⁰ “Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights.

KJVSurely he shall not feel^H3045^(H8804) quietness^H7961 in his belly^H990, he shall not save^H4422^(H8762) of that which he desired^H2530^(H8803).

²¹ There was nothing left that he didn’t devour, therefore his prosperity will not endure.

KJVThere shall none of his meat^H400 be left^H8300; therefore shall no man look^H2342^(H8799) for his goods^H2898.

²² In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress will overtake him. The hand of everyone who is in misery will come on him.

KJVIn the fulness^H4390^(H8800)^(H8675)^H4390^(H8763) of his sufficiency^H5607 he shall be in straits^H3334^(H8799): every hand^H3027 of the wicked^H6001 shall come^H935^(H8799) upon him.

²³ When he is about to fill his belly, God will cast the fierceness of his wrath on him. It will rain on him while he is eating.

KJVWhen he is about to fill^H4390^(H8763) his belly^H990, God shall cast^H7971^(H8762) the fury^H2740 of his wrath^H639 upon him, and shall rain^H4305^(H8686) it upon him while he is eating^H3894.

²⁴ He will flee from the iron weapon. The bronze arrow will strike him through.

KJVHe shall flee^H1272^(H8799) from the iron^H1270 weapon^H5402, and the bow^H7198 of steel^H5154 shall strike him through^H2498^(H8799).

²⁵ He draws it out, and it comes out of his body. Yes, the glittering point comes out of his liver. Terrors are on him.

KJVIt is drawn^H8025^(H8804), and cometh out^H3318^(H8799) of the body^H1465; yea, the glittering sword^H1300 cometh out^H1980^(H8799) of his gall^H4846: terrors^H367 are upon him.

²⁶ All darkness is laid up for his treasures. An unfanned fire will devour him. It will consume that which is left in his tent.

KJVAll darkness^H2822 shall be hid^H2934^(H8803) in his secret places^H6845^(H8803): a fire^H784 not blown^H5301^(H8795) shall consume^H398^(H8762) him; it shall go ill^H3415^(H8799) with him that is left^H8300 in his tabernacle^H168.

²⁷ The heavens will reveal his iniquity. The earth will rise up against him.

KJVThe heaven^H8064 shall reveal^H1540^(H8762) his iniquity^H5771; and the earth^H776 shall rise up^H6965^(H8693) against him.

²⁸ The increase of his house will depart. They will rush away in the day of his wrath.

KJVThe increase^H2981 of his house^H1004 shall depart^H1540^(H8799), and his goods shall flow away^H5064^(H8737) in the day^H3117 of his wrath^H639.

²⁹ This is the portion of a wicked man from God, the heritage appointed to him by God.”

KJVThis is the portion^H2506 of a wicked^H7563 man^H120 from God^H430, and the heritage^H5159 appointed^H561 unto him by God^H410.

WEB·Job 19

¹Then Job answered,

KJVThen Job^H347 answered^H6030^(H8799) and said^H559^(H8799),

² “How long will you torment me, and crush me with words?

KJVHow long will ye vex^H3013^(H8686) my soul^H5315, and break^H1792^(H8762) me in pieces with words^H4405?

³ You have reproached me ten times. You aren’t ashamed that you attack me.

KJVThese ten^H6235 times^H6471 have ye reproached^H3637^(H8686) me: ye are not ashamed^H954^(H8799) that ye make yourselves strange^H1970^(H8686) to me.

⁴ If it is true that I have erred, my error remains with myself.

KJVAnd be it indeed^H551 that I have erred^H7686^(H8804), mine error^H4879 remaineth^H3885^(H8799) with myself.

⁵ If indeed you will magnify yourselves against me, and plead against me my reproach,

KJVIf indeed^H551 ye will magnify^H1431^(H8686) yourselves against me, and plead^H3198^(H8686) against me my reproach^H2781:

⁶ know now that God has subverted me, and has surrounded me with his net.

KJVKnow^H3045^(H8798) now^H645 that God^H433 hath overthrown^H5791^(H8765) me, and hath compassed^H5362^(H8689) me with his net^H4686.

⁷ “Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard. I cry for help, but there is no justice.

KJVBehold, I cry out^H6817^(H8799) of wrong^H2555, but I am not heard^H6030^(H8735): I cry aloud^H7768^(H8762), but there is no judgment^H4941.

⁸ He has walled up my way so that I can’t pass, and has set darkness in my paths.

KJVHe hath fenced up^H1443^(H8804) my way^H734 that I cannot pass^H5674^(H8799), and he hath set^H7760^(H8799) darkness^H2822 in my paths^H5410.

⁹ He has stripped me of my glory, and taken the crown from my head.

KJVHe hath stripped^H6584^(H8689) me of my glory^H3519, and taken^H5493^(H8686) the crown^H5850 from my head^H7218.

¹⁰ He has broken me down on every side, and I am gone. He has plucked my hope up like a tree.

KJVHe hath destroyed^H5422^(H8799) me on every side^H5439, and I am gone^H3212^(H8799): and mine hope^H8615 hath he removed^H5265^(H8686) like a tree^H6086.

¹¹ He has also kindled his wrath against me. He counts me among his adversaries.

KJVHe hath also kindled^H2734^(H8686) his wrath^H639 against me, and he counteth^H2803^(H8799) me unto him as one of his enemies^H6862.

¹² His troops come on together, build a siege ramp against me, and encamp around my tent.

KJVHis troops^H1416 come^H935^(H8799) together^H3162, and raise up^H5549^(H8799) their way^H1870 against me, and encamp^H2583^(H8799) round about^H5439 my tabernacle^H168.

¹³ “He has put my brothers far from me. My acquaintances are wholly estranged from me.

KJVHe hath put^H7368 my brethren^H251 far^H7368^(H8689) from me, and mine acquaintance^H3045^(H8802) are verily estranged^H2114^(H8804) from me.

¹⁴ My relatives have gone away. My familiar friends have forgotten me.

KJVMy kinsfolk^H7138 have failed^H2308^(H8804), and my familiar friends^H3045^(H8794) have forgotten^H7911^(H8804) me.

¹⁵ Those who dwell in my house and my maids consider me a stranger. I am an alien in their sight.

KJVThey that dwell^H1481^(H8802) in mine house^H1004, and my maids^H519, count^H2803^(H8799) me for a stranger^H2114^(H8801): I am an alien^H5237 in their sight^H5869.

¹⁶ I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer. I beg him with my mouth.

KJVI called^H7121^(H8804) my servant^H5650, and he gave me no answer^H6030^(H8799); I intreated^H2603^(H8691) him with^H1119 my mouth^H6310.

¹⁷ My breath is offensive to my wife. I am loathsome to the children of my own mother.

KJVMy breath^H7307 is strange^H2114^(H8804) to my wife^H802, though I intreated^H2589^(H8800) for the children's^H1121 sake of mine own body^H990.

¹⁸ Even young children despise me. If I arise, they speak against me.

KJVYea, young children^H5759 despised^H3988^(H8804) me; I arose^H6965^(H8799), and they spake^H1696^(H8762) against me.

¹⁹ All my familiar friends abhor me. They whom I loved have turned against me.

KJVAll my inward^H5475 friends^H4962 abhorred^H8581^(H8765) me: and they whom I loved^H157^(H8804) are turned^H2015^(H8738) against me.

²⁰ My bones stick to my skin and to my flesh. I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

KJVMy bone^H6106 cleaveth^H1692^(H8804) to my skin^H5785 and to my flesh^H1320, and I am escaped^H4422^(H8691) with the skin^H5785 of my teeth^H8127.

²¹ “Have pity on me. Have pity on me, you my friends, for the hand of God has touched me.

KJVHave pity^H2603^(H8798) upon me, have pity^H2603^(H8798) upon me, O ye my friends^H7453; for the hand^H3027 of God^H433 hath touched^H5060^(H8804) me.

²² Why do you persecute me as God, and are not satisfied with my flesh?

KJVWhy do ye persecute^H7291^(H8799) me as God^H410, and are not satisfied^H7646^(H8799) with my flesh^H1320?

²³ “Oh that my words were now written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book!

KJVOh that^H5414^(H8799) my words^H4405 were now^H645 written^H3789^(H8735)! oh that^H5414^(H8799) they were printed^H2710^(H8714) in a book^H5612!

²⁴ That with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever!

KJVThat they were graven^H2672^(H8735) with an iron^H1270 pen^H5842 and lead^H5777 in the rock^H6697 for ever^H5703!

²⁵ But as for me, I know that my Redeemer lives. In the end, he will stand upon the earth.

KJVFor I know^H3045^(H8804) that my redeemer^H1350^(H8802) liveth^H2416, and that he shall stand^H6965^(H8799) at the latter^H314 day upon the earth^H6083:

²⁶ After my skin is destroyed, then I will see God in my flesh,

KJVAnd though after^H310 my skin^H5785 worms destroy^H5362^(H8765) this body, yet in my flesh^H1320 shall I see^H2372^(H8799) God^H433:

²⁷ whom I, even I, will see on my side. My eyes will see, and not as a stranger. “My heart is consumed within me.

KJVWhom I shall see^H2372^(H8799) for myself, and mine eyes^H5869 shall behold^H7200^(H8804), and not another^H2114^(H8801); though my reins^H3629 be consumed^H3615^(H8804) within^H2436 me.

²⁸ If you say, ‘How we will persecute him!’ because the root of the matter is found in me,

KJVBut ye should say^H559^(H8799), Why persecute^H7291^(H8799) we him, seeing the root^H8328 of the matter^H1697 is found^H4672^(H8738) in me?

²⁹ be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment.”

KJVBe ye afraid^H1481^(H8798) of the sword^H2719: for wrath^H2534 bringeth the punishments^H5771 of^H6440 the sword^H2719, that ye may know^H3045^(H8799) there is a judgment^H1779^(H8675)^H1779.

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