Job 11
Zophar, Job's third friend, rebukes Job for his complaints and argues that Job deserves even greater suffering than he has experienced, asserting that God's justice is perfect and Job must have committed hidden sins.[1][3] Zophar urges Job to repent, prepare his heart, and abandon wickedness, promising that if he does so he will experience restoration, security, and peace.[2][6]
Interlinear Text
multitude
abundance
of words
spoken matters
not
not
be answered
he will be answered
and if
and if
a man
man
full of talk
lips
be justified
he will be in the right
Verse 2
הֲ/רֹ֣ב
𐤄/𐤓𐤁
harov
multitude
abundance
HTi/Ncbsc
דְּ֭בָרִים
𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌
devarim
of words
spoken matters
HNcmpa
לֹ֣א
𐤋𐤀
lo
not
not
HTn
יֵעָנֶ֑ה
𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄
yeaneh
be answered
he will be answered
HVNi3ms
וְ/אִם
𐤅/𐤀𐤌
veim
and if
and if
HC/C
אִ֖ישׁ
𐤀𐤉𐤔
ish
a man
man
HNcmsa
שְׂפָתַ֣יִם
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌
sefatayim
full of talk
lips
HNcfda
יִצְדָּֽק
𐤉𐤑𐤃𐤒
yitsedaq
be justified
he will be in the right
HVqi3ms
your boasts
your fabrications
men
adult men
silence
they will silence
and you mock
and you mocked
and no
and there is not
to shame
shaming
Verse 3
בַּ֭דֶּי/ךָ
𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊
badeykha
your boasts
your fabrications
HNcmpc/Sp2ms
מְתִ֣ים
𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌
metim
men
adult men
HNcmpa
יַחֲרִ֑ישׁו
𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅
yacharishv
silence
they will silence
HVhi3mp
וַ֝/תִּלְעַ֗ג
𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤏𐤂
vatileag
and you mock
and you mocked
HC/Vqw2ms
וְ/אֵ֣ין
𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍
veeyn
and no
and there is not
HC/Tn
מַכְלִֽם
𐤌𐤊𐤋𐤌
makhelim
to shame
shaming
HVhrmsa
For you have said
and she said
pure
clear, pure
my doctrine
my received instruction
and clean
and select grain of
I am
I was
in your eyes
your two eyes
Verse 4
וַ֭/תֹּאמֶר
𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓
vatomer
For you have said
and she said
HC/Vqw2ms
זַ֣ךְ
𐤆𐤊
zakhe
pure
clear, pure
HAamsa
לִקְחִ֑/י
𐤋𐤒𐤇/𐤉
liqechi
my doctrine
my received instruction
HNcmsc/Sp1cs
וּ֝/בַ֗ר
𐤅/𐤁𐤓
uvar
and clean
and select grain of
HC/Aamsa
הָיִ֥יתִי
𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉
hayiti
I am
I was
HVqp1cs
בְ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ
𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊
veeyneykha
in your eyes
your two eyes
HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms
But oh
and indeed
that
who?
would give
he will give
God
Mighty Deity
would speak
Declare!
and would open
and he opens
his lips
his lips
with you
with you
Verse 5
וְֽ/אוּלָ֗ם
𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌
veulam
But oh
and indeed
HC/D
מִֽי
𐤌𐤉
mi
that
who?
HTi
יִתֵּ֣ן
𐤉𐤕𐤍
yiten
would give
he will give
HVqi3ms
אֱל֣וֹהַּ
𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄
eloha
God
Mighty Deity
HNcmsa
דַּבֵּ֑ר
𐤃𐤁𐤓
daber
would speak
Declare!
HVpv2ms
וְ/יִפְתַּ֖ח
𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇
veyifetach
and would open
and he opens
HC/Vqi3ms
שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅
sefatayv
his lips
his lips
HNcfdc/Sp3ms
עִמָּֽ/ךְ
𐤏𐤌/𐤊
imakhe
with you
with you
HR/Sp2fs
and-he-would-declare
and may he declare
to-you
—
secrets
hidden things of
of-wisdom
wisdom
that
for/because
double
twofold duplicate
to-sound-wisdom
to resourceful wisdom
and-know
and know!
that
for/because
exacts
he causes to forget
from-you
—
God
Mighty Deity
than-your-iniquity
from your guilt
Verse 6
וְ/יַגֶּד
𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃
veyaged
and-he-would-declare
and may he declare
HC/Vhi3ms
לְ/ךָ֨
𐤋/𐤊
lekha
to-you
HR/Sp2ms
תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת
𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕
taalumot
secrets
hidden things of
HNcfpc
חָכְמָה֮
𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄
chakhemah
of-wisdom
wisdom
HNcfsa
כִּֽי
𐤊𐤉
ki
that
for/because
HC
כִפְלַ֪יִם
𐤊𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌
khifelayim
double
twofold duplicate
HNcmda
לְֽ/ת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה
𐤋/𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤄
letushiyah
to-sound-wisdom
to resourceful wisdom
HR/Ncfsa
וְ/דַ֡ע
𐤅/𐤃𐤏
veda
and-know
and know!
HC/Vqv2ms
כִּֽי
𐤊𐤉
ki-2
that
for/because
HC
יַשֶּׁ֥ה
𐤉𐤔𐤄
yasheh
exacts
he causes to forget
HVhi3ms
לְ/ךָ֥
𐤋/𐤊
lekha-2
from-you
HR/Sp2ms
אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ
𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄
eloha
God
Mighty Deity
HNcmsa
מֵ/עֲוֺנֶֽ/ךָ
𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊
meaonekha
than-your-iniquity
from your guilt
HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms
by searching
the investigation of
God
Mighty Deity
can you find
you will find
or
if / whether
to
up to
perfection
completion-point
the Almighty
Overpowering One
Shaday
can you find
you will find
Verse 7
הַ/חֵ֣קֶר
𐤄/𐤇𐤒𐤓
hacheqer
by searching
the investigation of
HTi/Ncmsc
אֱל֣וֹהַ
𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄
eloha
God
Mighty Deity
HNcmsa
תִּמְצָ֑א
𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀
timetsa
can you find
you will find
HVqi2ms
אִ֤ם
𐤀𐤌
im
or
if / whether
HC
עַד
𐤏𐤃
ad
to
up to
HR
תַּכְלִ֖ית
𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤕
takhelit
perfection
completion-point
HNcfsc
שַׁדַּ֣י
𐤔𐤃𐤉
shaday
the Almighty
Overpowering One
Shaday
HNp
תִּמְצָֽא
𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀
timetsa-2
can you find
you will find
HVqi2ms
higher than
heights of
the heavens
the lofty heights
what
what?
can you do
you will accomplish
deeper
deep
than Sheol
from the underworld
from Sheol
what
what?
can you know
you will know
Verse 8
גָּבְהֵ֣י
𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤉
gavehey
higher than
heights of
HNcmpc
שָׁ֭מַיִם
𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
shamayim
the heavens
the lofty heights
HNcmpa
מַה
𐤌𐤄
mah
what
what?
HTi
תִּפְעָ֑ל
𐤕𐤐𐤏𐤋
tifeal
can you do
you will accomplish
HVqi2ms
עֲמֻקָּ֥ה
𐤏𐤌𐤒𐤄
amuqah
deeper
deep
HAafsa
מִ֝/שְּׁא֗וֹל
𐤌/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋
misheol
than Sheol
from the underworld
from Sheol
HR/Np
מַה
𐤌𐤄
mah-2
what
what?
HTi
תֵּדָֽע
𐤕𐤃𐤏
teda
can you know
you will know
HVqi2ms
longer
long, extended
than the earth
from land
than its measure
measured portion
and broader
and wide
than
from me
the sea
sea of
Verse 9
אֲרֻכָּ֣ה
𐤀𐤓𐤊𐤄
arukah
longer
long, extended
HAafsa
מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ
𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑
meerets
than the earth
from land
HR/Ncbsa
מִדָּ֑/הּ
𐤌𐤃/𐤄
midah
than its measure
measured portion
HNcmsc/Sp3fs
וּ֝/רְחָבָ֗ה
𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤄
urechavah
and broader
and wide
HC/Aafsa
מִנִּי
𐤌𐤍𐤉
mini
than
from me
HR
יָֽם
𐤉𐤌
yam
the sea
sea of
HNcmsa
if
if / whether
he passes by
he passes on
and imprisons
and he will hand over
and summons the court
he convenes
who
and who?
can turn him back
he will bring him back
Verse 10
אִם
𐤀𐤌
im
if
if / whether
HC
יַחֲלֹ֥ף
𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤐
yachalof
he passes by
he passes on
HVqi3ms
וְ/יַסְגִּ֑יר
𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤂𐤉𐤓
veyasegir
and imprisons
and he will hand over
HC/Vhi3ms
וְ֝/יַקְהִ֗יל
𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤄𐤉𐤋
veyaqehil
and summons the court
he convenes
HC/Vhi3ms
וּ/מִ֣י
𐤅/𐤌𐤉
umi
who
and who?
HC/Ti
יְשִׁיבֶֽ/נּוּ
𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅
yeshivenu
can turn him back
he will bring him back
HVhi3ms/Sp3ms
For
for/because
He
he
knows
he knew
men
men of
of deceit
empty falsehood
and sees
and he saw
iniquity
worthless wickedness
and not
and not
consider it
he will reflectively discern
Verse 11
כִּי
𐤊𐤉
ki
For
for/because
HC
ה֭וּא
𐤄𐤅𐤀
hu
He
he
HPp3ms
יָדַ֣ע
𐤉𐤃𐤏
yada
knows
he knew
HVqp3ms
מְתֵי
𐤌𐤕𐤉
metey
men
men of
HNcmpc
שָׁ֑וְא
𐤔𐤅𐤀
shave
of deceit
empty falsehood
HNcmsa
וַ/יַּרְא
𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀
vayare
and sees
and he saw
HC/Vqw3ms
אָ֝֗וֶן
𐤀𐤅𐤍
aven
iniquity
worthless wickedness
HNcmsa
וְ/לֹ֣א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn
יִתְבּוֹנָֽן
𐤉𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤍
yitebonan
consider it
he will reflectively discern
HVti3ms
and man
and a man
vain
hollowed one
would be wise
he will be heartened
and colt
young male donkey of
wild ass
wild donkey of
man
human being
is born
he will be born
Verse 12
וְ/אִ֣ישׁ
𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔
veish
and man
and a man
HC/Ncmsa
נָ֭בוּב
𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤁
navuv
vain
hollowed one
HVqsmsa
יִלָּבֵ֑ב
𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤁
yilavev
would be wise
he will be heartened
HVNi3ms
וְ/עַ֥יִר
𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤓
veayir
and colt
young male donkey of
HC/Ncmsc
פֶּ֝֗רֶא
𐤐𐤓𐤀
pere
wild ass
wild donkey of
HNcmsa
אָדָ֥ם
𐤀𐤃𐤌
adam
man
human being
HNcmsa
יִוָּלֵֽד
𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃
yivaled
is born
he will be born
HVNi3ms
If
if / whether
you
you
prepare
you have made firm
your heart
your inner core
and spread out
and you spread out
to Him
toward him
your hands
your curved palm
Verse 13
אִם
𐤀𐤌
im
If
if / whether
HC
אַ֭תָּ֗ה
𐤀𐤕𐤄
atah
you
you
HPp2ms
הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ
𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕
hakhinota
prepare
you have made firm
HVhp2ms
לִבֶּ֑/ךָ
𐤋𐤁/𐤊
libekha
your heart
your inner core
HNcmsc/Sp2ms
וּ/פָרַשְׂתָּ֖
𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤕
ufaraseta
and spread out
and you spread out
HC/Vqq2ms
אֵלָ֣י/ו
𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅
elayv
to Him
toward him
HR/Sp3ms
כַּפֶּֽ/ךָ
𐤊𐤐/𐤊
kapekha
your hands
your curved palm
HNcfsc/Sp2ms
if
if / whether
iniquity
worthless wickedness
in your hand
in your hand
put it far away
cause him to be distant
and not
and do not
dwell
may you cause to dwell
in your tents
in your tents
injustice
injustice
Verse 14
אִם
𐤀𐤌
im
if
if / whether
HC
אָ֣וֶן
𐤀𐤅𐤍
aven
iniquity
worthless wickedness
HNcmsa
בְּ֭/יָדְ/ךָ
𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊
beyadekha
in your hand
in your hand
HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms
הַרְחִיקֵ֑/הוּ
𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤄𐤅
harechiqehu
put it far away
cause him to be distant
HVhv2ms/Sp3ms
וְ/אַל
𐤅/𐤀𐤋
veal
and not
and do not
HC/Tn
תַּשְׁכֵּ֖ן
𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤍
tasheken
dwell
may you cause to dwell
HVhj2ms
בְּ/אֹהָלֶ֣י/ךָ
𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤊
beohaleykha
in your tents
in your tents
HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms
עַוְלָֽה
𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄
avelah
injustice
injustice
HNcbsa
for
for/because
then
at that time
you will lift up
you will lift
your face
your face
from blemish
blemish
and you will be
and you shall become
steadfast
one cast
and not
and not
you will fear
may you fear
Verse 15
כִּי
𐤊𐤉
ki
for
for/because
HC
אָ֤ז
𐤀𐤆
az
then
at that time
HD
תִּשָּׂ֣א
𐤕𐤔𐤀
tisa
you will lift up
you will lift
HVqi2ms
פָנֶ֣י/ךָ
𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊
faneykha
your face
your face
HNcbpc/Sp2ms
מִ/מּ֑וּם
𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤌
mimum
from blemish
blemish
HR/Ncmsa
וְ/הָיִ֥יתָ
𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕
vehayita
and you will be
and you shall become
HC/Vqq2ms
מֻ֝צָ֗ק
𐤌𐤑𐤒
mutsaq
steadfast
one cast
HVHsmsa
וְ/לֹ֣א
𐤅/𐤋𐤀
velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn
תִירָֽא
𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀
tira
tina (Bemba)
you will fear
may you fear
HVqi2ms
because
for/because
you
you
misery
burdensome toil
will forget
you will forget
as waters
like waters
that pass away
they crossed over
you will remember
you will remember
Verse 16
כִּי
𐤊𐤉
ki
because
for/because
HC
אַ֭תָּה
𐤀𐤕𐤄
atah
you
you
HPp2ms
עָמָ֣ל
𐤏𐤌𐤋
amal
misery
burdensome toil
HNcbsa
תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח
𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤇
tishekach
will forget
you will forget
HVqi2ms
כְּ/מַ֖יִם
𐤊/𐤌𐤉𐤌
kemayim
Amanzi (Zulu)
as waters
like waters
HR/Ncmpa
עָבְר֣וּ
𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅
averu
that pass away
they crossed over
HVqp3cp
תִזְכֹּֽר
𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓
tizekor
you will remember
you will remember
HVqi2ms
than noonday
and from noonday brightnesses
will arise
let him rise
life
fleeting life-span
will fly
she will fly
like the morning
like the morning
will be
you will become
Verse 17
וּֽ֭/מִ/צָּהֳרַיִם
𐤅/𐤌/𐤑𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌
umitsahorayim
than noonday
and from noonday brightnesses
HC/R/Ncmpa
יָק֣וּם
𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌
yaqum
will arise
let him rise
HVqi3ms
חָ֑לֶד
𐤇𐤋𐤃
chaled
life
fleeting life-span
HNcmsa
תָּ֝עֻ֗פָ/ה
𐤕𐤏𐤐/𐤄
taufah
will fly
she will fly
HVqi3fs/Sh
כַּ/בֹּ֥קֶר
𐤊/𐤁𐤒𐤓
kaboqer
like the morning
like the morning
HRd/Ncmsa
תִּהְיֶֽה
𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄
tiheyeh
will be
you will become
HVqi3fs
And you will be secure
and you trusted
because
for/because
there is
there exists
hope
expectant hope
and you will look about
and you dug
in safety
security
you will lie down
she will lie down
Verse 18
וּֽ֭/בָטַחְתָּ
𐤅/𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤕
uvatacheta
And you will be secure
and you trusted
HC/Vqq2ms
כִּי
𐤊𐤉
ki
because
for/because
HC
יֵ֣שׁ
𐤉𐤔
yesh
there is
there exists
HTm
תִּקְוָ֑ה
𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄
tiqevah
hope
expectant hope
HNcfsa
וְ֝/חָפַרְתָּ֗
𐤅/𐤇𐤐𐤓𐤕
vechafareta
and you will look about
and you dug
HC/Vqq2ms
לָ/בֶ֥טַח
𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇
lavetach
in safety
security
HR/Ncmsa
תִּשְׁכָּֽב
𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁
tishekav
you will lie down
she will lie down
HVqi2ms
you will lie down
and you shall lie down
and no/there is none
and there is not
to terrify you
one who makes tremble
and they will entreat
and they earnestly implored
your face
your face
many
many
Verse 19
וְֽ֭/רָבַצְתָּ
𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤑𐤕
veravatseta
you will lie down
and you shall lie down
HC/Vqq2ms
וְ/אֵ֣ין
𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍
veeyn
and no/there is none
and there is not
HC/Tn
מַחֲרִ֑יד
𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤃
macharid
to terrify you
one who makes tremble
HVhrmsa
וְ/חִלּ֖וּ
𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤅
vechilu
and they will entreat
and they earnestly implored
HC/Vpq3cp
פָנֶ֣י/ךָ
𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊
faneykha
your face
your face
HNcbpc/Sp2ms
רַבִּֽים
𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌
rabim
many
many
HAampa
and the eyes of
and eyes of
the wicked
wicked men
will fail
they (fem.) will be finished
and escape
and a place of escape
will perish
he perished
from them
from them
and their hope
their expectation
is a puff
final exhalation of
of breath
breathing being
Verse 20
וְ/עֵינֵ֥י
𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉
veeyney
and the eyes of
and eyes of
HC/Ncbdc
רְשָׁעִ֗ים
𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌
reshaim
the wicked
wicked men
HAampa
תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה
𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤄
tikheleynah
will fail
they (fem.) will be finished
HVqi3fp
וּ֭/מָנוֹס
𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤎
umanos
and escape
and a place of escape
HC/Ncmsa
אָבַ֣ד
𐤀𐤁𐤃
avad
will perish
he perished
HVqp3ms
מִנְ/הֶ֑ם
𐤌𐤍/𐤄𐤌
minehem
from them
from them
HR/Sp3mp
וְ֝/תִקְוָתָ֗/ם
𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤌
vetiqevatam
and their hope
their expectation
HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp
מַֽפַּח
𐤌𐤐𐤇
mapach
is a puff
final exhalation of
HNcmsc
נָֽפֶשׁ
𐤍𐤐𐤔
nafesh
of breath
breathing being
HNcbsa