Job 14

Job laments the brevity and trouble of human life, born unclean from a woman, fleeting like a flower or shadow, with days determined by God, pleading for respite like a hireling[1][2][3]. He contrasts trees' renewal with man's death, yearning to be hidden in Sheol until God's wrath passes, questioning if a man dies shall he live again, hoping God would call him anew, yet despairing that God numbers his steps and seals his sins, destroying all hope[1][2][3].

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1

Man human being who is born born-of of woman woman is short short of days days and full satiated-of of trouble agitation

אָ֭דָם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam Man human being HNcmsa יְל֣וּד 𐤉𐤋𐤅𐤃 yelud who is born born-of HVqsmsc אִשָּׁ֑ה 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah of woman woman HNcfsa קְצַ֥ר 𐤒𐤑𐤓 qetsar is short short HAamsc יָ֝מִ֗ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim of days days HNcmpa וּֽ/שְׂבַֽע 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏 useva and full satiated-of HC/Aamsc רֹֽגֶז 𐤓𐤂𐤆 rogez of trouble agitation HNcmsa

Verse 2

like a flower like a shining blossom he comes forth he went out and is cut down and he was cut off and he flees and he fled swiftly like a shadow like shade and not and not he stands he will stand

כְּ/צִ֣יץ 𐤊/𐤑𐤉𐤑 ketsits like a flower like a shining blossom HR/Ncmsa יָ֭צָא 𐤉𐤑𐤀 yatsa he comes forth he went out HVqp3ms וַ/יִּמָּ֑ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋 vayimal and is cut down and he was cut off HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּבְרַ֥ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤓𐤇 vayiverach and he flees and he fled swiftly HC/Vqw3ms כַּ֝/צֵּ֗ל 𐤊/𐤑𐤋 katsel like a shadow like shade HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יַעֲמֽוֹד 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤅𐤃 yaamod he stands he will stand HVqi3ms

Verse 3

Indeed indeed on upon such a one this one you open you opened your eyes your eye and me and me you bring you will bring in to judgment in a judicial ruling with you with you

אַף 𐤀𐤐 af Indeed indeed HTa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR זֶ֭ה 𐤆𐤄 zeh such a one this one HPdxms פָּקַ֣חְתָּ 𐤐𐤒𐤇𐤕 paqacheta you open you opened HVqp2ms עֵינֶ֑/ךָ 𐤏𐤉𐤍/𐤊 eynekha your eyes your eye HNcbsc/Sp2ms וְ/אֹ֘תִ֤/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤕/𐤉 veoti and me and me HC/To/Sp1cs תָבִ֖יא 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤀 tavi you bring you will bring in HVhi2ms בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 vemishepat to judgment in a judicial ruling HR/Ncmsa עִמָּֽ/ךְ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imakhe with you with you HR/Sp2fs

Verse 4

Who who? can bring he will give a clean thing pure out of an unclean ritually unclean No not one one

מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi יִתֵּ֣ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten can bring he will give HVqi3ms טָ֭הוֹר 𐤈𐤄𐤅𐤓 tahor a clean thing pure HAamsa מִ/טָּמֵ֗א 𐤌/𐤈𐤌𐤀 mitame out of an unclean ritually unclean HR/Aamsa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo No not HTn אֶחָֽד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa

Verse 5

if if / whether determined decisive ones his days his days number counted total his months his new-moons with you with you (feminine singular) his limit his inscribed statute his bounds his inscribed decrees you have appointed you have done that not and not he cannot pass he will cross over

אִ֥ם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC חֲרוּצִ֨ים 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 charutsim determined decisive ones HVqsmpa יָמָ֗י/ו 𐤉𐤌𐤉/𐤅 yamayv his days his days HNcmpc/Sp3ms מִֽסְפַּר 𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 misepar number counted total HNcmsc חֳדָשָׁ֥י/ו 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉/𐤅 chodashayv Umwenshi (Bemba) his months his new-moons HNcmpc/Sp3ms אִתָּ֑/ךְ 𐤀𐤕/𐤊 itakhe with you with you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs חק/ו 𐤇𐤒/𐤅 chqv his limit his inscribed statute HNcmsc/Sp3ms חֻקָּ֥י/ו 𐤇𐤒𐤉/𐤅 chuqayv his bounds his inscribed decrees HNcmpc/Sp3ms עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita you have appointed you have done HVqp2ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo that not and not HC/Tn יַעֲבֽוֹר 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 yaavor he cannot pass he will cross over HVqi3ms

Verse 6

turn away Attend intently! from him from upon him that he may rest and he will cease until up to he accomplishes he will be pleased like a hired man as a wage-earner his day his day

שְׁעֵ֣ה 𐤔𐤏𐤄 sheeh turn away Attend intently! HVqv2ms מֵ/עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤌/𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 mealayv from him from upon him HR/R/Sp3ms וְ/יֶחְדָּ֑ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤋 veyechedal that he may rest and he will cease HC/Vqi3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR יִ֝רְצֶ֗ה 𐤉𐤓𐤑𐤄 yiretseh he accomplishes he will be pleased HVqi3ms כְּ/שָׂכִ֥יר 𐤊/𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤓 kesakhir like a hired man as a wage-earner HR/Aamsa יוֹמֽ/וֹ 𐤉𐤅𐤌/𐤅 yomo his day his day HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 7

For for/because there is there exists for a tree to a tree hope expectant hope if if / whether it is cut down he will be cut off and yet and still / again it will sprout he will cause to change and its shoots and his suckling shoot not not will cease you will cease

כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC יֵ֥שׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is there exists HTm לָ/עֵ֗ץ 𐤋/𐤏𐤑 laets for a tree to a tree HRd/Ncmsa תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 tiqevah hope expectant hope HNcfsa אִֽם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC יִ֭כָּרֵת 𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 yikaret it is cut down he will be cut off HVNi3ms וְ/ע֣וֹד 𐤅/𐤏𐤅𐤃 veod and yet and still / again HC/D יַחֲלִ֑יף 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤐 yachalif it will sprout he will cause to change HVhi3ms וְ֝/יֹֽנַקְתּ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤒𐤕/𐤅 veyonaqeto and its shoots and his suckling shoot HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֶחְדָּֽל 𐤕𐤇𐤃𐤋 techedal will cease you will cease HVqi3fs

Verse 8

if if / whether it grows old he will make old in the ground in the land its root his root and in the dust and in dust it dies he will die its stump his stump

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC יַזְקִ֣ין 𐤉𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤍 yazeqin it grows old he will make old HVhi3ms בָּ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets in the ground in the land HRd/Ncbsa שָׁרְשׁ֑/וֹ 𐤔𐤓𐤔/𐤅 sharesho its root his root HNcmsc/Sp3ms וּ֝/בֶ/עָפָ֗ר 𐤅/𐤁/𐤏𐤐𐤓 uveafar and in the dust and in dust HC/Rd/Ncmsa יָמ֥וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut it dies he will die HVqi3ms גִּזְעֽ/וֹ 𐤂𐤆𐤏/𐤅 gizeo its stump his stump HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 9

from the scent from scent-of of water waters it will flourish he will cause to blossom and produce and he did a harvest harvest like like a plant he planted

מֵ/רֵ֣יחַ 𐤌/𐤓𐤉𐤇 mereycha from the scent from scent-of HR/Ncmsc מַ֣יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of water waters HNcmpa יַפְרִ֑חַ 𐤉𐤐𐤓𐤇 yafericha it will flourish he will cause to blossom HVhi3ms וְ/עָשָׂ֖ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤄 veasah and produce and he did HC/Vqq3ms קָצִ֣יר 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qatsir a harvest harvest HNcmsa כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like like HR נָֽטַע 𐤍𐤈𐤏 nata a plant he planted HNcmsa

Verse 10

But man and a strong man dies he will die and is laid low and he became weak and expires and he expired man human being and where is he? and where is he?

וְ/גֶ֣בֶר 𐤅/𐤂𐤁𐤓 vegever But man and a strong man HC/Ncmsa יָ֭מוּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut dies he will die HVqi3ms וַֽ/יֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤔 vayechelash and is laid low and he became weak HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יִּגְוַ֖ע 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤅𐤏 vayigeva and expires and he expired HC/Vqw3ms אָדָ֣ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being HNcmsa וְ/אַיּֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉/𐤅 veayo and where is he? and where is he? HC/Ti/Sp3ms

Verse 11

disappear they have gone away waters waters from from me the sea sea of and river and a river dries up he will dry up and dries up and he became dry

אָֽזְלוּ 𐤀𐤆𐤋𐤅 azelu disappear they have gone away HVqp3cp מַ֭יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters HNcmpa מִנִּי 𐤌𐤍𐤉 mini from from me HR יָ֑ם 𐤉𐤌 yam the sea sea of HNcmsa וְ֝/נָהָ֗ר 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤓 venahar and river and a river HC/Ncmsa יֶחֱרַ֥ב 𐤉𐤇𐤓𐤁 yecherav dries up he will dry up HVqi3ms וְ/יָבֵֽשׁ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤔 veyavesh and dries up and he became dry HC/Vqq3ms

Verse 12

so man and a man lies down he lay down and not and not he rises let him rise until up to no more except the heavens the lofty heights not not they awake they will rouse nor and not they are roused they will be roused from their sleep from their sleep

וְ/אִ֥ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish so man and a man HC/Ncmsa שָׁכַ֗ב 𐤔𐤊𐤁 shakhav lies down he lay down HVqp3ms וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יָ֫ק֥וּם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌 yaqum he rises let him rise HVqi3ms עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR בִּלְתִּ֣י 𐤁𐤋𐤕𐤉 bileti no more except HC שָׁ֭מַיִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim the heavens the lofty heights HNcmpa לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יָקִ֑יצוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤉𐤑𐤅 yaqitsu they awake they will rouse HVhi3mp וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not HC/Tn יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤅 yeoru they are roused they will be roused HVNi3mp מִ/שְּׁנָתָֽ/ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤍𐤕/𐤌 mishenatam from their sleep from their sleep HR/Ncfsc/Sp3mp

Verse 13

Who will give who? You would grant he will give in Sheol in the underworld in Sheol hide me you will hide me away conceal me you will hide me until up to returns to return Your wrath your nose You would appoint you will set for me — a set time prescribed statute and remember me and you shall remember me

מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who will give who? HTi יִתֵּ֨ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten You would grant he will give HVqi3ms בִּ/שְׁא֬וֹל 𐤁/𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 bisheol in Sheol in the underworld in Sheol HR/Np תַּצְפִּנֵ֗/נִי 𐤕𐤑𐤐𐤍/𐤍𐤉 tatsepineni hide me you will hide me away HVhi2ms/Sp1cs תַּ֭סְתִּירֵ/נִי 𐤕𐤎𐤕𐤉𐤓/𐤍𐤉 tasetireni conceal me you will hide me HVhi2ms/Sp1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR שׁ֣וּב 𐤔𐤅𐤁 shuv returns to return HVqc אַפֶּ֑/ךָ 𐤀𐤐/𐤊 apekha Your wrath your nose HNcmsc/Sp2ms תָּ֤שִׁ֥ית 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤕 tashit You would appoint you will set HVqi2ms לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li for me HR/Sp1cs חֹ֣ק 𐤇𐤒 choq a set time prescribed statute HNcmsa וְ/תִזְכְּרֵֽ/נִי 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤍𐤉 vetizekereni and remember me and you shall remember me HC/Vqi2ms/Sp1cs

Verse 14

if if / whether he dies he will die a man strong man shall he live will he live? all entirety of days days of my warfare my host I will wait I will earnestly hope until up to comes in him my change my change

אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC יָמ֥וּת 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤕 yamut he dies he will die HVqi3ms גֶּ֗בֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gever a man strong man HNcmsa הֲ/יִ֫חְיֶ֥ה 𐤄/𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤄 hayicheyeh shall he live will he live? HTi/Vqi3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc צְבָאִ֣/י 𐤑𐤁𐤀/𐤉 tsevai my warfare my host HNcbsc/Sp1cs אֲיַחֵ֑ל 𐤀𐤉𐤇𐤋 ayachel I will wait I will earnestly hope HVpi1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR בּ֝֗וֹא 𐤁𐤅𐤀 bo comes in him HVqc חֲלִיפָתִֽ/י 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤐𐤕/𐤉 chalifati my change my change HNcfsc/Sp1cs

Verse 15

you will call you will call and-I and I will answer you I will answer you for the work of for a deed of your hands your two hands you will long you will yearn

תִּ֭קְרָא 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 tiqera you will call you will call HVqi2ms וְ/אָנֹכִ֣י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 veanokhi and-I and I HC/Pp1cs אֶֽעֱנֶ֑/ךָּ 𐤀𐤏𐤍/𐤊 eenekha will answer you I will answer you HVqi1cs/Sp2ms לְֽ/מַעֲשֵׂ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 lemaaseh for the work of for a deed of HR/Ncmsc יָדֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤊 yadeykha your hands your two hands HNcbdc/Sp2ms תִכְסֹֽף 𐤕𐤊𐤎𐤐 tikhesof you will long you will yearn HVqi2ms

Verse 16

for for/because now you my steps my steps you number you will count not not you watch you guard over upon my sin I have missed the mark

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עַ֭תָּה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now you HD צְעָדַ֣/י 𐤑𐤏𐤃/𐤉 tseaday my steps my steps HNcmpc/Sp1cs תִּסְפּ֑וֹר 𐤕𐤎𐤐𐤅𐤓 tisepor you number you will count HVqi2ms לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹר 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤓 tishemor you watch you guard HVqi2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR חַטָּאתִֽ/י 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤉 chatati my sin I have missed the mark HNcfsc/Sp1cs

Verse 17

sealed up sealed one in a bag in a bound bundle of my transgression my rebellion and you sew up and you plastered on on upon my iniquity my twisted-guilt

חָתֻ֣ם 𐤇𐤕𐤌 chatum sealed up sealed one HVqsmsa בִּ/צְר֣וֹר 𐤁/𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤓 bitseror in a bag in a bound bundle of HR/Ncmsa פִּשְׁעִ֑/י 𐤐𐤔𐤏/𐤉 pishei my transgression my rebellion HNcmsc/Sp1cs וַ֝/תִּטְפֹּ֗ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤈𐤐𐤋 vatitepol and you sew up and you plastered on HC/Vqw2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR עֲוֺנִֽ/י 𐤏𐤅𐤍/𐤉 aoni my iniquity my twisted-guilt HNcbsc/Sp1cs

Verse 18

but surely and indeed mountain mountain of falling falling one crumbles he will wither and-rock and rock-of is removed he will move away from its place from his standing-place

וְ֭/אוּלָם 𐤅/𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 veulam but surely and indeed HC/D הַר 𐤄𐤓 har mountain mountain of HNcmsa נוֹפֵ֣ל 𐤍𐤅𐤐𐤋 nofel falling falling one HVqrmsa יִבּ֑וֹל 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤋 yibol crumbles he will wither HVqi3ms וְ֝/צ֗וּר 𐤅/𐤑𐤅𐤓 vetsur and-rock and rock-of HC/Ncmsa יֶעְתַּ֥ק 𐤉𐤏𐤕𐤒 yeetaq is removed he will move away HVqi3ms מִ/מְּקֹמֽ/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 mimeqomo from its place from his standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 19

stones stones wear away they pulverized waters waters wash away she will overflow its growths her self-sown crops dust dust of earth land and hope and hope-of of man frail mortal you destroy you caused to perish

אֲבָנִ֤ים 𐤀𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌 avanim stones stones HNcfpa שָׁ֥חֲקוּ 𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤅 shachaqu wear away they pulverized HVqp3cp מַ֗יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) waters waters HNcmpa תִּשְׁטֹֽף 𐤕𐤔𐤈𐤐 tishetof wash away she will overflow HVqi3fs סְפִיחֶ֥י/הָ 𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤇𐤉/𐤄 seficheyha its growths her self-sown crops HNcmpc/Sp3fs עֲפַר 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar dust dust HNcmsc אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets of earth land HNcbsa וְ/תִקְוַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤕 vetiqevat and hope and hope-of HC/Ncfsc אֱנ֣וֹשׁ 𐤀𐤍𐤅𐤔 enosh of man frail mortal HNcmsa הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ 𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤃𐤕 heevadeta you destroy you caused to perish HVhp2ms

Verse 20

you overpower him you will overpower him forever to perpetuity and he passes and he went you change one who alters his countenance his face and send him away and you dispatched him

תִּתְקְפֵ֣/הוּ 𐤕𐤕𐤒𐤐/𐤄𐤅 titeqefehu you overpower him you will overpower him HVqi2ms/Sp3ms לָ֭/נֶצַח 𐤋/𐤍𐤑𐤇 lanetsach forever to perpetuity HR/Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּהֲלֹ֑ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤊 vayahalokhe and he passes and he went HC/Vqw3ms מְשַׁנֶּ֥ה 𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄 meshaneh you change one who alters HVprmsa פָ֝נָ֗י/ו 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 fanayv his countenance his face HNcbpc/Sp3ms וַֽ/תְּשַׁלְּחֵֽ/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤄𐤅 vateshalechehu and send him away and you dispatched him HC/Vpw2ms/Sp3ms

Verse 21

are honored they will be heavy his sons his sons and not and not he knows let him know and they are brought low and they will become small and not and not he perceives He discerns of them —

יִכְבְּד֣וּ 𐤉𐤊𐤁𐤃𐤅 yikhebedu are honored they will be heavy HVqi3mp בָ֭נָי/ו 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 vanayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his sons HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/לֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn יֵדָ֑ע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yeda he knows let him know HVqi3ms וְ֝/יִצְעֲר֗וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤓𐤅 veyitsearu and they are brought low and they will become small HC/Vqi3mp וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and not and not HC/Tn יָבִ֥ין 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍 yavin he perceives He discerns HVqi3ms לָֽ/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo of them HR/Sp3mp

Verse 22

but surely his flesh his flesh upon him upon him shall have pain he will be in pain and his soul his living self within him upon him shall mourn she will mourn

אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe but surely HTa בְּ֭שָׂר/וֹ 𐤁𐤔𐤓/𐤅 besaro his flesh his flesh HNcmsc/Sp3ms עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms יִכְאָ֑ב 𐤉𐤊𐤀𐤁 yikheav shall have pain he will be in pain HVqi3ms וְ֝/נַפְשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 venafesho and his soul his living self HC/Ncbsc/Sp3ms עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 within him upon him HR/Sp3ms תֶּאֱבָֽל 𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋 teeval shall mourn she will mourn HVqi3fs

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