Job 26 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Job 27

¹Job again took up his parable, and said,

KJVMoreover Job^H347 continued^H3254^(H8686)^H5375^(H8800) his parable^H4912, and said^H559^(H8799),

² “As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

KJVAs God^H410 liveth^H2416, who hath taken away^H5493^(H8689) my judgment^H4941; and the Almighty^H7706, who hath vexed^H4843^(H8689) my soul^H5315;

³ (for the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

KJVAll the while^H5750 my breath^H5397 is in me, and the spirit^H7307 of God^H433 is in my nostrils^H639;

⁴ surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit.

KJVMy lips^H8193 shall not speak^H1696^(H8762) wickedness^H5766, nor my tongue^H3956 utter^H1897^(H8799) deceit^H7423.

⁵ Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

KJVGod forbid^H2486 that I should justify^H6663^(H8686) you: till I die^H1478^(H8799) I will not remove^H5493^(H8686) mine integrity^H8538 from me.

⁶ I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

KJVMy righteousness^H6666 I hold^H2388^(H8689) fast, and will not let it go^H7503^(H8686): my heart^H3824 shall not reproach^H2778^(H8799) me so long as I live^H3117.

⁷ “Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

KJVLet mine enemy^H341^(H8802) be as the wicked^H7563, and he that riseth up^H6965^(H8693) against me as the unrighteous^H5767.

⁸ For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

KJVFor what is the hope^H8615 of the hypocrite^H2611, though he hath gained^H1214^(H8799), when God^H433 taketh away^H7953^(H8799) his soul^H5315?

⁹ Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?

KJVWill God^H410 hear^H8085^(H8799) his cry^H6818 when trouble^H6869 cometh^H935^(H8799) upon him?

¹⁰ Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?

KJVWill he delight^H6026^(H8691) himself in the Almighty^H7706? will he always^H6256 call^H7121^(H8799) upon God^H433?

¹¹ I will teach you about the hand of God. I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.

KJVI will teach^H3384^(H8686) you by the hand^H3027 of God^H410: that which is with the Almighty^H7706 will I not conceal^H3582^(H8762).

¹² Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

KJVBehold, all ye yourselves have seen^H2372^(H8804) it; why then are ye thus altogether^H1892 vain^H1891^(H8799)?

¹³ “This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

KJVThis is the portion^H2506 of a wicked^H7563 man^H120 with God^H410, and the heritage^H5159 of oppressors^H6184, which they shall receive^H3947^(H8799) of the Almighty^H7706.

¹⁴ If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

KJVIf his children^H1121 be multiplied^H7235^(H8799), it is for^H3926 the sword^H2719: and his offspring^H6631 shall not be satisfied^H7646^(H8799) with bread^H3899.

¹⁵ Those who remain of him will be buried in death. His widows will make no lamentation.

KJVThose that remain^H8300 of him shall be buried^H6912^(H8735) in death^H4194: and his widows^H490 shall not weep^H1058^(H8799).

¹⁶ Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

KJVThough he heap up^H6651^(H8799) silver^H3701 as the dust^H6083, and prepare^H3559^(H8686) raiment^H4403 as the clay^H2563;

¹⁷ he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.

KJVHe may prepare^H3559^(H8686) it, but the just^H6662 shall put it on^H3847^(H8799), and the innocent^H5355 shall divide^H2505^(H8799) the silver^H3701.

¹⁸ He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.

KJVHe buildeth^H1129^(H8804) his house^H1004 as a moth^H6211, and as a booth^H5521 that the keeper^H5341^(H8802) maketh^H6213^(H8804).

¹⁹ He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

KJVThe rich^H6223 man shall lie down^H7901^(H8799), but he shall not be gathered^H622^(H8735): he openeth^H6491^(H8804) his eyes^H5869, and he is not.

²⁰ Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.

KJVTerrors^H1091 take hold^H5381^(H8686) on him as waters^H4325, a tempest^H5492 stealeth him away^H1589^(H8804) in the night^H3915.

²¹ The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.

KJVThe east^H6921 wind carrieth him away^H5375^(H8799), and he departeth^H3212^(H8799): and as a storm hurleth^H8175^(H8762) him out of his place^H4725.

²² For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.

KJVFor God shall cast^H7993^(H8686) upon him, and not spare^H2550^(H8799): he would fain^H1272^(H8800) flee^H1272^(H8799) out of his hand^H3027.

²³ Men will clap their hands at him, and will hiss him out of his place.

KJVMen shall clap^H5606^(H8799) their hands^H3709 at him, and shall hiss^H8319^(H8799) him out of his place^H4725.

WEB·Job 26

¹Then Job answered,

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

² “How have you helped him who is without power! How have you saved the arm that has no strength!

KJVHow hast thou helped^H5826^(H8804) him that is without power^H3581? how savest^H3467^(H8689) thou the arm^H2220 that hath no^H3808 strength^H5797?

³ How have you counseled him who has no wisdom, and plentifully declared sound knowledge!

KJVHow hast thou counselled^H3289^(H8804) him that hath no^H3808 wisdom^H2451? and how hast thou plentifully^H7230 declared^H3045^(H8689) the thing as it is^H8454?

⁴ To whom have you uttered words? Whose spirit came out of you?

KJVTo whom hast thou uttered^H5046^(H8689) words^H4405? and whose spirit^H5397 came^H3318^(H8804) from thee?

⁵ “The departed spirits tremble, those beneath the waters and all that live in them.

KJVDead^H7496 things are formed^H2342^(H8787) from under the waters^H4325, and the inhabitants^H7931^(H8802) thereof.

⁶ Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

KJVHell^H7585 is naked^H6174 before him, and destruction^H11 hath no covering^H3682.

⁷ He stretches out the north over empty space, and hangs the earth on nothing.

KJVHe stretcheth out^H5186^(H8802) the north^H6828 over the empty place^H8414, and hangeth^H8518^(H8802) the earth^H776 upon nothing^H1099.

⁸ He binds up the waters in his thick clouds, and the cloud is not burst under them.

KJVHe bindeth up^H6887^(H8802) the waters^H4325 in his thick clouds^H5645; and the cloud^H6051 is not rent^H1234^(H8738) under them.

⁹ He encloses the face of his throne, and spreads his cloud on it.

KJVHe holdeth back^H270^(H8764) the face^H6440 of his throne^H3678, and spreadeth^H6576^(H8768) his cloud^H6051 upon it.

¹⁰ He has described a boundary on the surface of the waters, and to the confines of light and darkness.

KJVHe hath compassed^H2328^(H8804) the waters^H6440^H4325 with bounds^H2706, until the day^H216 and night^H2822 come to an end^H8503.

¹¹ The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his rebuke.

KJVThe pillars^H5982 of heaven^H8064 tremble^H7322^(H8787) and are astonished^H8539^(H8799) at his reproof^H1606.

¹² He stirs up the sea with his power, and by his understanding he strikes through Rahab.

KJVHe divideth^H7280^(H8804) the sea^H3220 with his power^H3581, and by his understanding^H8394^(H8675)^H8394 he smiteth^H4272^(H8804) through the proud^H7293.

¹³ By his Spirit the heavens are garnished. His hand has pierced the swift serpent.

KJVBy his spirit^H7307 he hath garnished^H8235^(H8765) the heavens^H8064; his hand^H3027 hath formed^H2342^(H8790) the crooked^H1281 serpent^H5175.

¹⁴ Behold, these are but the outskirts of his ways. How small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?”

KJVLo, these are parts^H7098 of his ways^H1870: but how little^H8102 a portion^H1697 is heard^H8085^(H8738) of him? but the thunder^H7482 of his power^H1369 who can understand^H995^(H8709)?

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