Job 23 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 24

¹“Why aren’t times laid up by the Almighty? Why don’t those who know him see his days?

KJVWhy, seeing times^H6256 are not hidden^H6845^(H8738) from the Almighty^H7706, do they that know^H3045^(H8802) him not see^H2372^(H8804) his days^H3117?

² There are people who remove the landmarks. They violently take away flocks, and feed them.

KJVSome remove^H5381^(H8686) the landmarks^H1367; they violently take away^H1497^(H8804) flocks^H5739, and feed^H7462^(H8799) thereof.

³ They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

KJVThey drive away^H5090^(H8799) the ass^H2543 of the fatherless^H3490, they take^H2254 the widow's^H490 ox^H7794 for a pledge^H2254^(H8799).

⁴ They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

KJVThey turn^H5186^(H8686) the needy^H34 out of the way^H1870: the poor^H6041^(H8675)^H6035 of the earth^H776 hide^H2244^(H8795) themselves together^H3162.

⁵ Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.

KJVBehold, as wild asses^H6501 in the desert^H4057, go they forth^H3318^(H8804) to their work^H6467; rising betimes^H7836^(H8764) for a prey^H2964: the wilderness^H6160 yieldeth food^H3899 for them and for their children^H5288.

⁶ They cut their food in the field. They glean the vineyard of the wicked.

KJVThey reap^H7114^(H8799)^(H8675)^H7114^(H8686) every one his corn^H1098 in the field^H7704: and they gather^H3953^(H8762) the vintage^H3754 of the wicked^H7563.

⁷ They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold.

KJVThey cause the naked^H6174 to lodge^H3885^(H8686) without clothing^H3830, that they have no covering^H3682 in the cold^H7135.

⁸ They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter.

KJVThey are wet^H7372^(H8799) with the showers^H2230 of the mountains^H2022, and embrace^H2263^(H8765) the rock^H6697 for want of a shelter^H4268.

⁹ There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor,

KJVThey pluck^H1497^(H8799) the fatherless^H3490 from the breast^H7699, and take a pledge^H2254^(H8799) of the poor^H6041.

¹⁰ so that they go around naked without clothing. Being hungry, they carry the sheaves.

KJVThey cause him to go^H1980^(H8765) naked^H6174 without clothing^H3830, and they take away^H5375^(H8804) the sheaf^H6016 from the hungry^H7457;

¹¹ They make oil within the walls of these men. They tread wine presses, and suffer thirst.

KJVWhich make oil^H6671^(H8686) within^H996 their walls^H7791, and tread^H1869^(H8804) their winepresses^H3342, and suffer thirst^H6770^(H8799).

¹² From out of the populous city, men groan. The soul of the wounded cries out, yet God doesn’t regard the folly.

KJVMen^H4962 groan^H5008^(H8799) from out of the city^H5892, and the soul^H5315 of the wounded^H2491 crieth out^H7768^(H8762): yet God^H433 layeth^H7760^(H8799) not folly^H8604 to them.

¹³ “These are of those who rebel against the light. They don’t know its ways, nor stay in its paths.

KJVThey are of those that rebel^H4775^(H8802) against the light^H216; they know^H5234^(H8689) not the ways^H1870 thereof, nor abide^H3427^(H8804) in the paths^H5410 thereof.

¹⁴ The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.

KJVThe murderer^H7523^(H8802) rising^H6965^(H8799) with the light^H216 killeth^H6991^(H8799) the poor^H6041 and needy^H34, and in the night^H3915 is as a thief^H1590.

¹⁵ The eye also of the adulterer waits for the twilight, saying, ‘No eye will see me.’ He disguises his face.

KJVThe eye^H5869 also of the adulterer^H5003^(H8802) waiteth^H8104^(H8804) for the twilight^H5399, saying^H559^(H8800), No eye^H5869 shall see^H7789^(H8799) me: and disguiseth^H5643^H7760^(H8799) his face^H6440.

¹⁶ In the dark they dig through houses. They shut themselves up in the daytime. They don’t know the light.

KJVIn the dark^H2822 they dig through^H2864^(H8804) houses^H1004, which they had marked^H2856^(H8765) for themselves in the daytime^H3119: they know^H3045^(H8804) not the light^H216.

¹⁷ For the morning is to all of them like thick darkness, for they know the terrors of the thick darkness.

KJVFor the morning^H1242 is to them even as^H3162 the shadow of death^H6757: if one know^H5234^(H8686) them, they are in the terrors^H1091 of the shadow of death^H6757.

¹⁸ “They are foam on the surface of the waters. Their portion is cursed on the earth. They don’t turn into the way of the vineyards.

KJVHe is swift^H7031 as the waters^H6440^H4325; their portion^H2513 is cursed^H7043^(H8792) in the earth^H776: he beholdeth^H6437^(H8799) not the way^H1870 of the vineyards^H3754.

¹⁹ Drought and heat consume the snow waters, so does Sheol those who have sinned.

KJVDrought^H6723 and heat^H2527 consume^H1497^(H8799) the snow^H7950 waters^H4325: so doth the grave^H7585 those which have sinned^H2398^(H8804).

²⁰ The womb will forget him. The worm will feed sweetly on him. He will be no more remembered. Unrighteousness will be broken as a tree.

KJVThe womb^H7358 shall forget^H7911^(H8799) him; the worm^H7415 shall feed sweetly^H4988^(H8804) on him; he shall be no more remembered^H2142^(H8735); and wickedness^H5766 shall be broken^H7665^(H8735) as a tree^H6086.

²¹ He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.

KJVHe evil entreateth^H7462^(H8802) the barren^H6135 that beareth^H3205^(H8799) not: and doeth not good^H3190^(H8686) to the widow^H490.

²² Yet God preserves the mighty by his power. He rises up who has no assurance of life.

KJVHe draweth^H4900^(H8804) also the mighty^H47 with his power^H3581: he riseth up^H6965^(H8799), and no man is sure^H539^(H8686) of life^H2416.

²³ God gives them security, and they rest in it. His eyes are on their ways.

KJVThough it be given^H5414^(H8799) him to be in safety^H983, whereon he resteth^H8172^(H8735); yet his eyes^H5869 are upon their ways^H1870.

²⁴ They are exalted; yet a little while, and they are gone. Yes, they are brought low, they are taken out of the way as all others, and are cut off as the tops of the ears of grain.

KJVThey are exalted^H7426^(H8804) for a little while^H4592, but are gone and brought low^H4355^(H8717); they are taken out^H7092^(H8735) of the way^H1870 as all other, and cut off^H5243^(H8799) as the tops^H7218 of the ears of corn^H7641.

²⁵ If it isn’t so now, who will prove me a liar, and make my speech worth nothing?”

KJVAnd if it be not so now^H645, who will make^H7760^(H8799) me a liar^H3576^(H8686), and make^H7760^(H8799) my speech^H4405 nothing worth^H408?

WEB·Job 23

¹Then Job answered,

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

² “Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

KJVEven to day^H3117 is my complaint^H7879 bitter^H4805: my stroke^H3027 is heavier^H3513^(H8804) than my groaning^H585.

³ Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

KJVOh that^H5414^(H8799) I knew^H3045^(H8804) where I might find^H4672^(H8799) him! that I might come^H935^(H8799) even to his seat^H8499!

⁴ I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

KJVI would order^H6186^(H8799) my cause^H4941 before^H6440 him, and fill^H4390^(H8762) my mouth^H6310 with arguments^H8433.

⁵ I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

KJVI would know^H3045^(H8799) the words^H4405 which he would answer^H6030^(H8799) me, and understand^H995^(H8799) what he would say^H559^(H8799) unto me.

⁶ Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.

KJVWill he plead^H7378^(H8799) against^H5978 me with his great^H7230 power^H3581? No; but he would put^H7760^(H8799) strength in me.

⁷ There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.

KJVThere the righteous^H3477 might dispute^H3198^(H8737) with him; so should I be delivered^H6403^(H8762) for ever^H5331 from my judge^H8199^(H8802).

⁸ “If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.

KJVBehold, I go^H1980^(H8799) forward^H6924, but he is not there; and backward^H268, but I cannot perceive^H995^(H8799) him:

⁹ He works to the north, but I can’t see him. He turns south, but I can’t catch a glimpse of him.

KJVOn the left hand^H8040, where he doth work^H6213^(H8800), but I cannot behold^H2372^(H8799) him: he hideth^H5848^(H8799) himself on the right hand^H3225, that I cannot see^H7200^(H8799) him:

¹⁰ But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold.

KJVBut he knoweth^H3045^(H8804) the way^H1870 that I take^H5978: when he hath tried^H974^(H8804) me, I shall come forth^H3318^(H8799) as gold^H2091.

¹¹ My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.

KJVMy foot^H7272 hath held^H270^(H8804) his steps^H838, his way^H1870 have I kept^H8104^(H8804), and not declined^H5186^(H8686).

¹² I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

KJVNeither have I gone back^H4185^(H8686) from the commandment^H4687 of his lips^H8193; I have esteemed^H6845^(H8804) the words^H561 of his mouth^H6310 more than my necessary^H2706 food.

¹³ But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.

KJVBut he is in one^H259 mind, and who can turn^H7725^(H8686) him? and what his soul^H5315 desireth^H183^(H8765), even that he doeth^H6213^(H8799).

¹⁴ For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.

KJVFor he performeth^H7999^(H8686) the thing that is appointed^H2706 for me: and many^H7227 such^H2007 things are with him.

¹⁵ Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.

KJVTherefore am I troubled^H926^(H8735) at his presence^H6440: when I consider^H995^(H8709), I am afraid^H6342^(H8799) of him.

¹⁶ For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.

KJVFor God^H410 maketh my heart^H3820 soft^H7401^(H8689), and the Almighty^H7706 troubleth^H926^(H8689) me:

¹⁷ Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

KJVBecause I was not cut off^H6789^(H8738) before^H6440 the darkness^H2822, neither hath he covered^H3680^(H8765) the darkness^H652 from my face^H6440.

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