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]

Word-by-Word

Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וַ֭/יַּעַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan
and he responded
and he answered
HC/Vqw3ms H6030
2 צֹפַ֥ר 𐤑𐤐𐤓 tsofar
Tsophar
Tsofar
HNp H6691
3 הַֽ/נַּעֲמָתִ֗י 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤌𐤕𐤉 hanaamati
the Naamahite
the Naamati
HTd/Ngmsa H5284
4 וַ/יֹּאמַֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar
and he said
and he said
HC/Vqw3ms H559
Verse 2
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 הֲ/רֹ֣ב 𐤄/𐤓𐤁 harov
abundance
abundance
HTi/Ncbsc H7230
2 דְּ֭בָרִים 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 devarim Ndaba (Zulu)
spoken matters
words
HNcmpa H1697
3 לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
4 יֵעָנֶ֑ה 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 yeaneh
he will be answered
he will be answered
HVNi3ms H6030
5 וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim
and if
and if
HC/C H518
6 אִ֖ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish
man
man
HNcmsa H376
7 שְׂפָתַ֣יִם 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤌 sefatayim
lips
lips
HNcfda H8193
8 יִצְדָּֽק 𐤉𐤑𐤃𐤒 yitsedaq
he will be in the right
he will be in the right
HVqi3ms H6663
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 בַּ֭דֶּי/ךָ 𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 badeykha
your fabrications
your fabrications
HNcmpc/Sp2ms H907
2 מְתִ֣ים 𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 metim
adult men
men
HNcmpa H4962
3 יַחֲרִ֑ישׁו 𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤔𐤅 yacharishv kuchora (Swahili)
they will silence
keep silent
HVhi3mp H2790
4 וַ֝/תִּלְעַ֗ג 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤏𐤂 vatileag
and you mocked
and you mock
HC/Vqw2ms H3932
5 וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn
and there is not
and there is not
HC/Tn H369
6 מַכְלִֽם 𐤌𐤊𐤋𐤌 makhelim
shaming
one shaming
HVhrmsa H3637
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וַ֭/תֹּאמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer
and she said
and you said
HC/Vqw2ms H559
2 זַ֣ךְ 𐤆𐤊 zakhe
clear, pure
pure
HAamsa H2134
3 לִקְחִ֑/י 𐤋𐤒𐤇/𐤉 liqechi
my received instruction
my teaching
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H3948
4 וּ֝/בַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤓 uvar bàrà (Yoruba (Niger-Congo, not Bantu core))
and select grain of
and clean
HC/Aamsa H1249
5 הָיִ֥יתִי 𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 hayiti
I was
I was
HVqp1cs H1961
6 בְ/עֵינֶֽי/ךָ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 veeyneykha Enyi (Fante)
your two eyes
in your eyes
HR/Ncbdc/Sp2ms H5869
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְֽ/אוּלָ֗ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 veulam
and indeed
but indeed
HC/D H199
2 מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi
who?
who would
HTi H4310
3 יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten
he will give
he will give
HVqi3ms H5414
4 אֱל֣וֹהַּ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha
Mighty Deity
Mighty God
HNcmsa H433
5 דַּבֵּ֑ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 daber
Declare!
would speak
HVpv2ms H1696
6 וְ/יִפְתַּ֖ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤕𐤇 veyifetach
and he opens
and open
HC/Vqi3ms H6605
7 שְׂפָתָ֣י/ו 𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉/𐤅 sefatayv
his lips
his lips
HNcfdc/Sp3ms H8193
8 עִמָּֽ/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe
with you
with you
HR/Sp2fs H5973
Verse 6
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְ/יַגֶּד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 veyaged
and may he declare
and may he declare
HC/Vhi3ms H5046
2 לְ/ךָ֨ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha
to you
HR/Sp2ms
3 תַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹת 𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 taalumot
hidden things of
hidden things of
HNcfpc H8587
4 חָכְמָה֮ 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤄 chakhemah
wisdom
wisdom
HNcfsa H2451
5 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
6 כִפְלַ֪יִם 𐤊𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤌 khifelayim
twofold duplicate
twofold duplicate
HNcmda H3718
7 לְֽ/ת֫וּשִׁיָּ֥ה 𐤋/𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤄 letushiyah
to resourceful wisdom
to resourceful wisdom
HR/Ncfsa H8454
8 וְ/דַ֡ע 𐤅/𐤃𐤏 veda
and know!
and know
HC/Vqv2ms H3045
9 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2
for/because
that
HC H3588
10 יַשֶּׁ֥ה 𐤉𐤔𐤄 yasheh
he causes to forget
he causes to forget
HVhi3ms H5382
11 לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha-2
for you
HR/Sp2ms
12 אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha
Mighty Deity
Mighty God
HNcmsa H433
13 מֵ/עֲוֺנֶֽ/ךָ 𐤌/𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤊 meaonekha
from your guilt
from your guilt
HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms H5771
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 הַ/חֵ֣קֶר 𐤄/𐤇𐤒𐤓 hacheqer chunguza (Swahili)
the investigation of
the investigation of
HTi/Ncmsc H2714
2 אֱל֣וֹהַ 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄 eloha
Mighty Deity
Mighty God
HNcmsa H433
3 תִּמְצָ֑א 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa
you will find
you will find
HVqi2ms H4672
4 אִ֤ם 𐤀𐤌 im
if / whether
if / whether
HC H518
5 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
up to
HR H5704
6 תַּכְלִ֖ית 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤕 takhelit
completion-point
completion-point
HNcfsc H8503
7 שַׁדַּ֣י 𐤔𐤃𐤉 shaday
Overpowering One
Shaday
HNp H7706
8 תִּמְצָֽא 𐤕𐤌𐤑𐤀 timetsa-2
you will find
you will find
HVqi2ms H4672
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 גָּבְהֵ֣י 𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤉 gavehey
heights of
heights of
HNcmpc H1363
2 שָׁ֭מַיִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim sama (Kongo)
the lofty heights
the heavens
HNcmpa H8064
3 מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah
what?
what
HTi H4100
4 תִּפְעָ֑ל 𐤕𐤐𐤏𐤋 tifeal
you will accomplish
you will accomplish
HVqi2ms H6466
5 עֲמֻקָּ֥ה 𐤏𐤌𐤒𐤄 amuqah
deep
deep
HAafsa H6013
6 מִ֝/שְּׁא֗וֹל 𐤌/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 misheol
from the underworld
from Sheol
HR/Np H7585
7 מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah-2
what?
what
HTi H4100
8 תֵּדָֽע 𐤕𐤃𐤏 teda
you will know
you will know
HVqi2ms H3045
Verse 9
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אֲרֻכָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤓𐤊𐤄 arukah
long, extended
longer
HAafsa H752
2 מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤌/𐤀𐤓𐤑 meerets Ayé (Yoruba)
from land
than the earth
HR/Ncbsa H776
3 מִדָּ֑/הּ 𐤌𐤃/𐤄 midah
measured portion
than its measure
HNcmsc/Sp3fs H4055
4 וּ֝/רְחָבָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤄 urechavah
and wide
and broader
HC/Aafsa H7342
5 מִנִּי 𐤌𐤍𐤉 mini
from me
than
HR H4480
6 יָֽם 𐤉𐤌 yam
sea of
sea of
HNcmsa H3220
Verse 10
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im
if / whether
if
HC H518
2 יַחֲלֹ֥ף 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤐 yachalof
he passes on
he passes by
HVqi3ms H2498
3 וְ/יַסְגִּ֑יר 𐤅/𐤉𐤎𐤂𐤉𐤓 veyasegir
and he will hand over
and he imprisons
HC/Vhi3ms H5462
4 וְ֝/יַקְהִ֗יל 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤄𐤉𐤋 veyaqehil
he convenes
and he convenes
HC/Vhi3ms H6950
5 וּ/מִ֣י 𐤅/𐤌𐤉 umi
and who?
and who
HC/Ti H4310
6 יְשִׁיבֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁/𐤍𐤅 yeshivenu
he will bring him back
he will cause him to return
HVhi3ms/Sp3ms H7725
Verse 11
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 ה֭וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu
he
he
HPp3ms H1931
3 יָדַ֣ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada
he knew
knows
HVqp3ms H3045
4 מְתֵי 𐤌𐤕𐤉 metey
men of
men of
HNcmpc H4962
5 שָׁ֑וְא 𐤔𐤅𐤀 shave
empty falsehood
emptiness
HNcmsa H7723
6 וַ/יַּרְא 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀 vayare
and he saw
and he saw
HC/Vqw3ms H7200
7 אָ֝֗וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven
worthless wickedness
wickedness
HNcmsa H205
8 וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn H3808
9 יִתְבּוֹנָֽן 𐤉𐤕𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤍 yitebonan
he will reflectively discern
he will reflectively understand
HVti3ms H995
Verse 12
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish
and a man
and a man
HC/Ncmsa H376
2 נָ֭בוּב 𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤁 navuv
hollowed one
hollowed one
HVqsmsa H5014
3 יִלָּבֵ֑ב 𐤉𐤋𐤁𐤁 yilavev
he will be heartened
it will be heartened
HVNi3ms H3823
4 וְ/עַ֥יִר 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤓 veayir
young male donkey of
young male donkey of
HC/Ncmsc H5895
5 פֶּ֝֗רֶא 𐤐𐤓𐤀 pere
wild donkey of
wild donkey of
HNcmsa H6501
6 אָדָ֥ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam
human being
human being
HNcmsa H120
7 יִוָּלֵֽד 𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤃 yivaled fyala (Bemba)
he will be born
he will be born
HVNi3ms H3205
Verse 13
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im
if / whether
if
HC H518
2 אַ֭תָּ֗ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah
you
you
HPp2ms H859
3 הֲכִינ֣וֹתָ 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕 hakhinota
you have made firm
have prepared
HVhp2ms H3559
4 לִבֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤋𐤁/𐤊 libekha
your inner core
your heart
HNcmsc/Sp2ms H3820
5 וּ/פָרַשְׂתָּ֖ 𐤅/𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤕 ufaraseta
and you spread out
and you spread out
HC/Vqq2ms H6566
6 אֵלָ֣י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv
toward him
toward him
HR/Sp3ms H413
7 כַּפֶּֽ/ךָ 𐤊𐤐/𐤊 kapekha
your curved palm
your palms
HNcfsc/Sp2ms H3709
Verse 14
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 אִם 𐤀𐤌 im
if / whether
if
HC H518
2 אָ֣וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven
worthless wickedness
wickedness
HNcmsa H205
3 בְּ֭/יָדְ/ךָ 𐤁/𐤉𐤃/𐤊 beyadekha
in your hand
in your hand
HR/Ncbsc/Sp2ms H3027
4 הַרְחִיקֵ֑/הוּ 𐤄𐤓𐤇𐤉𐤒/𐤄𐤅 harechiqehu
cause him to be distant
put it far away
HVhv2ms/Sp3ms H7368
5 וְ/אַל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veal
and do not
and do not
HC/Tn H408
6 תַּשְׁכֵּ֖ן 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤍 tasheken
may you cause to dwell
let dwell
HVhj2ms H7931
7 בְּ/אֹהָלֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤊 beohaleykha
in your tents
in your tents
HR/Ncmpc/Sp2ms H168
8 עַוְלָֽה 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 avelah
injustice
injustice
HNcbsa H5766
Verse 15
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 אָ֤ז 𐤀𐤆 az
at that time
then
HD H227
3 תִּשָּׂ֣א 𐤕𐤔𐤀 tisa
you will lift
you will lift
HVqi2ms H5375
4 פָנֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 faneykha
your face
your face
HNcbpc/Sp2ms H6440
5 מִ/מּ֑וּם 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤌 mimum
blemish
from blemish
HR/Ncmsa H3971
6 וְ/הָיִ֥יתָ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕 vehayita
and you shall become
and you shall be
HC/Vqq2ms H1961
7 מֻ֝צָ֗ק 𐤌𐤑𐤒 mutsaq
one cast
steadfast
HVHsmsa H3332
8 וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo
and not
and not
HC/Tn H3808
9 תִירָֽא 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira
may you fear
you will fear
HVqi2ms H3372
Verse 16
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
2 אַ֭תָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah
you
you
HPp2ms H859
3 עָמָ֣ל 𐤏𐤌𐤋 amal
burdensome toil
burdensome hardship
HNcbsa H5999
4 תִּשְׁכָּ֑ח 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤇 tishekach
you will forget
you will forget
HVqi2ms H7911
5 כְּ/מַ֖יִם 𐤊/𐤌𐤉𐤌 kemayim Amanzi (Zulu)
like waters
like waters
HR/Ncmpa H4325
6 עָבְר֣וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu
they crossed over
they crossed over
HVqp3cp H5674
7 תִזְכֹּֽר 𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓 tizekor kumbuka (Lingala)
you will remember
you will remember
HVqi2ms H2142
Verse 17
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וּֽ֭/מִ/צָּהֳרַיִם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤑𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 umitsahorayim
and from noonday brightnesses
and from noonday brightnesses
HC/R/Ncmpa H6672
2 יָק֣וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum uku-ima (Bemba)
let him rise
it will arise
HVqi3ms H6965
3 חָ֑לֶד 𐤇𐤋𐤃 chaled
fleeting life-span
fleeting life-span
HNcmsa H2465
4 תָּ֝עֻ֗פָ/ה 𐤕𐤏𐤐/𐤄 taufah
she will fly
it will fly
HVqi3fs/Sh H5774
5 כַּ/בֹּ֥קֶר 𐤊/𐤁𐤒𐤓 kaboqer buka (Bemba)
like the morning
like the daybreak
HRd/Ncmsa H1242
6 תִּהְיֶֽה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh
you will become
you will be
HVqi3fs H1961
Verse 18
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וּֽ֭/בָטַחְתָּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤕 uvatacheta
and you trusted
and you will be secure
HC/Vqq2ms H982
2 כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
because
HC H3588
3 יֵ֣שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh
there exists
there is
HTm H3426
4 תִּקְוָ֑ה 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 tiqevah
expectant hope
expectant hope
HNcfsa H8615
5 וְ֝/חָפַרְתָּ֗ 𐤅/𐤇𐤐𐤓𐤕 vechafareta
and you dug
and you will look about
HC/Vqq2ms H2658
6 לָ/בֶ֥טַח 𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇 lavetach
security
in security
HR/Ncmsa H983
7 תִּשְׁכָּֽב 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤁 tishekav
she will lie down
you will lie down
HVqi2ms H7901
Verse 19
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְֽ֭/רָבַצְתָּ 𐤅/𐤓𐤁𐤑𐤕 veravatseta
and you shall lie down
and you shall lie down
HC/Vqq2ms H7257
2 וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn
and there is not
and there is not
HC/Tn H369
3 מַחֲרִ֑יד 𐤌𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤃 macharid
one who makes tremble
one who causes to tremble
HVhrmsa H2729
4 וְ/חִלּ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤋𐤅 vechilu
and they earnestly implored
and they will entreat
HC/Vpq3cp H2470
5 פָנֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤊 faneykha
your face
your face
HNcbpc/Sp2ms H6440
6 רַבִּֽים 𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 rabim
many
great ones
HAampa H7227
Verse 20
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וְ/עֵינֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 veeyney Enyi (Fante)
and eyes of
and eyes of
HC/Ncbdc H5869
2 רְשָׁעִ֗ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim
wicked men
wicked men
HAampa H7563
3 תִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָה 𐤕𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤄 tikheleynah
they (fem.) will be finished
they (fem.) will be finished
HVqi3fp H3615
4 וּ֭/מָנוֹס 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤎 umanos
and a place of escape
and a refuge
HC/Ncmsa H4498
5 אָבַ֣ד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 avad
he perished
will perish
HVqp3ms H6
6 מִנְ/הֶ֑ם 𐤌𐤍/𐤄𐤌 minehem
from them
from them
HR/Sp3mp H4480
7 וְ֝/תִקְוָתָ֗/ם 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕/𐤌 vetiqevatam
their expectation
and their expectation
HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp H8615
8 מַֽפַּח 𐤌𐤐𐤇 mapach
final exhalation of
final exhalation of
HNcmsc H4646
9 נָֽפֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nafesh
breathing being
breathing being
HNcbsa H5315