Job 42 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 1

¹Blessed is the man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand on the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers;

KJVBlessed^H835 is the man^H376 that walketh^H1980^(H8804) not in the counsel^H6098 of the ungodly^H7563, nor standeth^H5975^(H8804) in the way^H1870 of sinners^H2400, nor sitteth^H3427^(H8804) in the seat^H4186 of the scornful^H3887^(H8801).

² but his delight is in Yahweh’s law. On his law he meditates day and night.

KJVBut his delight^H2656 is in the law^H8451 of the LORD^H3068; and in his law^H8451 doth he meditate^H1897^(H8799) day^H3119 and night^H3915.

³ He will be like a tree planted by the streams of water, that produces its fruit in its season, whose leaf also does not wither. Whatever he does shall prosper.

KJVAnd he shall be like a tree^H6086 planted^H8362^(H8803) by the rivers^H6388 of water^H4325, that bringeth forth^H5414^(H8799) his fruit^H6529 in his season^H6256; his leaf^H5929 also shall not wither^H5034^(H8799); and whatsoever he doeth^H6213^(H8799) shall prosper^H6743^(H8686).

⁴ The wicked are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away.

KJVThe ungodly^H7563 are not so: but are like the chaff^H4671 which the wind^H7307 driveth away^H5086^(H8799).

⁵ Therefore the wicked shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

KJVTherefore the ungodly^H7563 shall not stand^H6965^(H8799) in the judgment^H4941, nor sinners^H2400 in the congregation^H5712 of the righteous^H6662.

⁶ For Yahweh knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked shall perish.

KJVFor the LORD^H3068 knoweth^H3045^(H8802) the way^H1870 of the righteous^H6662: but the way^H1870 of the ungodly^H7563 shall perish^H6^(H8799).

WEB·Job 42

¹Then Job answered Yahweh:

KJVThen Job^H347 answered^H6030^(H8799) the LORD^H3068, and said^H559^(H8799),

² “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be restrained.

KJVI know^H3045^(H8804) that thou canst do^H3201^(H8799) every thing, and that no thought^H4209 can be withholden^H1219^(H8735) from thee.

³ You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’ therefore I have uttered that which I didn’t understand, things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.

KJVWho is he that hideth^H5956^(H8688) counsel^H6098 without knowledge^H1847? therefore have I uttered^H5046^(H8689) that I understood^H995^(H8799) not; things too wonderful^H6381^(H8737) for me, which I knew^H3045^(H8799) not.

⁴ You said, ‘Listen, now, and I will speak; I will question you, and you will answer me.’

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), I beseech thee, and I will speak^H1696^(H8762): I will demand^H7592^(H8799) of thee, and declare^H3045^(H8685) thou unto me.

⁵ I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you.

KJVI have heard^H8085^(H8804) of thee by the hearing^H8088 of the ear^H241: but now mine eye^H5869 seeth^H7200^(H8804) thee.

⁶ Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

KJVWherefore I abhor^H3988^(H8799) myself, and repent^H5162^(H8738) in dust^H6083 and ashes^H665.

⁷ It was so, that after Yahweh had spoken these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.

KJVAnd it was so, that after^H310 the LORD^H3068 had spoken^H1696^(H8765) these words^H1697 unto Job^H347, the LORD^H3068 said^H559^(H8799) to Eliphaz^H464 the Temanite^H8489, My wrath^H639 is kindled^H2734^(H8804) against thee, and against thy two^H8147 friends^H7453: for ye have not spoken^H1696^(H8765) of me the thing that is right^H3559^(H8737), as my servant^H5650 Job^H347 hath.

⁸ Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has.”

KJVTherefore take^H3947^(H8798) unto you now seven^H7651 bullocks^H6499 and seven^H7651 rams^H352, and go^H3212^(H8798) to my servant^H5650 Job^H347, and offer up^H5927^(H8689) for yourselves a burnt offering^H5930; and my servant^H5650 Job^H347 shall pray^H6419^(H8691) for you: for him^H6440 will I accept^H5375^(H8799): lest I deal^H6213^(H8800) with you after your folly^H5039, in that ye have not spoken^H1696^(H8765) of me the thing which is right^H3559^(H8737), like my servant^H5650 Job^H347.

⁹ So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.

KJVSo Eliphaz^H464 the Temanite^H8489 and Bildad^H1085 the Shuhite^H7747 and Zophar^H6691 the Naamathite^H5284 went^H3212^(H8799), and did^H6213^(H8799) according as the LORD^H3068 commanded^H1696^(H8765) them: the LORD^H3068 also accepted^H5375^(H8799) Job^H6440^H347.

¹⁰ Yahweh restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.

KJVAnd the LORD^H3068 turned^H7725^(H8804) the captivity^H7622^(H8675)^H7622 of Job^H347, when he prayed^H6419^(H8692) for his friends^H7453: also the LORD^H3068 gave^H3254^(H8686) Job^H347 twice as much^H4932 as he had before.

¹¹ Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, came to him and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that Yahweh had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.

KJVThen came^H935^(H8799) there unto him all his brethren^H251, and all his sisters^H269, and all they that had been of his acquaintance^H3045^(H8802) before^H6440, and did eat^H398^(H8799) bread^H3899 with him in his house^H1004: and they bemoaned^H5110^(H8799) him, and comforted^H5162^(H8762) him over all the evil^H7451 that the LORD^H3068 had brought^H935^(H8689) upon him: every man^H376 also gave^H5414^(H8799) him a^H259 piece of money^H7192, and every one^H376 an earring^H5141 of gold^H2091.

¹² So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys.

KJVSo the LORD^H3068 blessed^H1288^(H8765) the latter end^H319 of Job^H347 more than his beginning^H7225: for he had fourteen^H702^H6240 thousand^H505 sheep^H6629, and six^H8337 thousand^H505 camels^H1581, and a thousand^H505 yoke^H6776 of oxen^H1241, and a thousand^H505 she asses^H860.

¹³ He had also seven sons and three daughters.

KJVHe had also seven^H7658 sons^H1121 and three^H7969 daughters^H1323.

¹⁴ He called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren Happuch.

KJVAnd he called^H7121^(H8799) the name^H8034 of the first^H259, Jemima^H3224; and the name^H8034 of the second^H8145, Kezia^H7103; and the name^H8034 of the third^H7992, Kerenhappuch^H7163.

¹⁵ In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.

KJVAnd in all the land^H776 were no women^H802 found^H4672^(H8738) so fair^H3303 as the daughters^H1323 of Job^H347: and their father^H1 gave^H5414^(H8799) them inheritance^H5159 among^H8432 their brethren^H251.

¹⁶ After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, to four generations.

KJVAfter^H310 this lived^H2421^(H8799) Job^H347 an hundred^H3967 and forty^H705 years^H8141, and saw^H7200^(H8799) his sons^H1121, and his sons^H1121' sons^H1121, even four^H702 generations^H1755.

¹⁷ So Job died, being old and full of days.

KJVSo Job^H347 died^H4191^(H8799), being old^H2205 and full^H7649 of days^H3117.

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