Job 18

Bildad the Shuhite rebukes Iyyob for his angry words and perceived low opinion of his friends, urging him to recognize the unchangeable laws of life rather than tearing himself apart[1][2][3]. He vividly describes the fate of the wicked: their light darkens, they stumble into snares and traps, terrors surround them, disease consumes their bodies, they are uprooted from their tents, and their memory perishes from the earth as those who do not know El[1][3][5].

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1

Then answered and he responded and he answered Bildad Bildad Biledad the Shuhite the Shuachite the Shuchi and said and he said and he said

וַ֭/יַּעַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan Then answered and he responded and he answered HC/Vqw3ms בִּלְדַּ֥ד 𐤁𐤋𐤃𐤃 biledad Bildad Bildad Biledad HNp הַ/שֻּׁחִ֗י 𐤄/𐤔𐤇𐤉 hashuchi the Shuhite the Shuachite the Shuchi HTd/Ngmsa וַ/יֹּאמַֽר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms

Verse 2

until up to until when where? where? will-you-put you (masc. pl.) will place you (masc. pl.) will set ends distortions of distortions of for-words for utterances for utterances understand may you discern may you understand and-after and after and after we-will-speak we will declare we will speak

עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to until HR אָ֤נָה 𐤀𐤍𐤄 anah when where? where? HD תְּשִׂימ֣וּ/ן 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅/𐤍 tesimun will-you-put you (masc. pl.) will place you (masc. pl.) will set HVqi2mp/Sn קִנְצֵ֣י 𐤒𐤍𐤑𐤉 qinetsey ends distortions of distortions of HNcmpc לְ/מִלִּ֑ין 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤍 lemilin for-words for utterances for utterances HR/Ncfpa תָּ֝בִ֗ינוּ 𐤕𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤅 tavinu understand may you discern may you understand HVqi2mp וְ/אַחַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤓 veachar and-after and after and after HC/D נְדַבֵּֽר 𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤓 nedaber we-will-speak we will declare we will speak HVpi1cp

Verse 3

Why why? why are we counted we were reckoned we were reckoned as beasts like a beast like a beast and reputed vile we became defiled we became defiled in your eyes in your eyes in your eyes

מַ֭דּוּעַ 𐤌𐤃𐤅𐤏 madua Why why? why HTi נֶחְשַׁ֣בְנוּ 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤍𐤅 necheshavenu are we counted we were reckoned we were reckoned HVNp1cp כַ/בְּהֵמָ֑ה 𐤊/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤄 khabehemah as beasts like a beast like a beast HRd/Ncfsa נִ֝טְמִ֗ינוּ 𐤍𐤈𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤅 niteminu and reputed vile we became defiled we became defiled HVNp1cp בְּ/עֵינֵי/כֶֽם 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 beeyneykhem Enyi (Fante) in your eyes in your eyes in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2mp

Verse 4

tearing tearing-one tearing-one yourself his living-self his life in your anger in his nose in his anger for your sake for your sake for your sake be forsaken she will be abandoned it will be abandoned earth land land or be moved he will move away it will move away rock Rock Rock from its place from his standing-place from his place

טֹֽרֵ֥ף 𐤈𐤓𐤐 toref tearing tearing-one tearing-one HVqrmsa נַפְשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho yourself his living-self his life HNcbsc/Sp3ms בְּ/אַ֫פּ֥/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤐/𐤅 beapo in your anger in his nose in his anger HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms הַ֭/לְמַעַנְ/ךָ 𐤄/𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍/𐤊 halemaanekha for your sake for your sake for your sake HTi/R/Sp2ms תֵּעָ֣זַב 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁 teazav be forsaken she will be abandoned it will be abandoned HVNi3fs אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba) earth land land HNcbsa וְ/יֶעְתַּק 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤕𐤒 veyeetaq or be moved he will move away it will move away HC/Vqi3ms צ֝֗וּר 𐤑𐤅𐤓 tsur rock Rock Rock HNcmsa מִ/מְּקֹמֽ/וֹ 𐤌/𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 mimeqomo from its place from his standing-place from his place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 5

indeed also also light light light of the wicked wicked men wicked men goes out he will go out will be extinguished and not and not and not shines he shines will shine flame spark of spark of of his fire his fire his fire

גַּ֤ם 𐤂𐤌 gam indeed also also HTa א֣וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light light light HNcbsc רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim of the wicked wicked men wicked men HAampa יִדְעָ֑ךְ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤊 yideakhe goes out he will go out will be extinguished HVqi3ms וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn יִ֝גַּ֗הּ 𐤉𐤂𐤄 yigah shines he shines will shine HVqi3ms שְׁבִ֣יב 𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤁 sheviv flame spark of spark of HNcmsc אִשּֽׁ/וֹ 𐤀𐤔/𐤅 isho of his fire his fire his fire HNcbsc/Sp3ms

Verse 6

light light light darkens he became dark became dark in-his-tent in his tent in his tent and-his-lamp his lamp and his lamp above-him upon him upon him goes-out he will go out it will go out

א֭וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light light light HNcbsa חָשַׁ֣ךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 chashakhe darkens he became dark became dark HVqp3ms בְּ/אָהֳל֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤅 beaholo in-his-tent in his tent in his tent HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ֝/נֵר֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤍𐤓/𐤅 venero and-his-lamp his lamp and his lamp HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv above-him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms יִדְעָֽךְ 𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤊 yideakhe goes-out he will go out it will go out HVqi3ms

Verse 7

are narrowed they are pressed they are pressed his steps steps of steps of his strength his strength his strength and throws him down and she will cast him and it will cast him his own counsel his counsel his counsel

יֵֽ֭צְרוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤓𐤅 yetseru are narrowed they are pressed they are pressed HVqi3mp צַעֲדֵ֣י 𐤑𐤏𐤃𐤉 tsaadey his steps steps of steps of HNcmpc אוֹנ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤅𐤍/𐤅 ono his strength his strength his strength HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְֽ/תַשְׁלִיכֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊/𐤄𐤅 vetashelikhehu and throws him down and she will cast him and it will cast him HC/Vhi3fs/Sp3ms עֲצָתֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤑𐤕/𐤅 atsato his own counsel his counsel his counsel HNcfsc/Sp3ms

Verse 8

For for/because for he is cast/thrown was dispatched was dispatched into a net in a net in a net by his own feet by his two feet with his two feet and on and upon and upon a snare/webbing interwoven latticework interwoven latticework he walks/treads he walks about he walks about

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC שֻׁלַּ֣ח 𐤔𐤋𐤇 shulach he is cast/thrown was dispatched was dispatched HVPp3ms בְּ/רֶ֣שֶׁת 𐤁/𐤓𐤔𐤕 bereshet into a net in a net in a net HR/Ncfsa בְּ/רַגְלָ֑י/ו 𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 beragelayv by his own feet by his two feet with his two feet HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon and upon HC/R שְׂ֝בָכָ֗ה 𐤔𐤁𐤊𐤄 sevakhah a snare/webbing interwoven latticework interwoven latticework HNcfsa יִתְהַלָּֽךְ 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊 yitehalakhe he walks/treads he walks about he walks about HVti3ms

Verse 9

grabs he seizes he seizes by the heel at heel by the heel a trap spread-out snare a trap holds he will strengthen will hold fast on him upon him upon him a snare binding snares snares

יֹאחֵ֣ז 𐤉𐤀𐤇𐤆 yochez grabs he seizes he seizes HVqi3ms בְּ/עָקֵ֣ב 𐤁/𐤏𐤒𐤁 beaqev by the heel at heel by the heel HR/Ncmsa פָּ֑ח 𐤐𐤇 pach a trap spread-out snare a trap HNcmsa יַחֲזֵ֖ק 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒 yachazeq holds he will strengthen will hold fast HVhi3ms עָלָ֣י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv on him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms צַמִּֽים 𐤑𐤌𐤉𐤌 tsamim a snare binding snares snares HNcmpa

Verse 10

is hidden concealed one hidden one in the ground in the land in the ground his rope his cord his rope and his trap and his trapping-device and his trap on upon on the path well-trodden path the path

טָמ֣וּן 𐤈𐤌𐤅𐤍 tamun is hidden concealed one hidden one HVqsmsa בָּ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in the ground in the land in the ground HRd/Ncbsa חַבְל֑/וֹ 𐤇𐤁𐤋/𐤅 chavelo his rope his cord his rope HNcbsc/Sp3ms וּ֝/מַלְכֻּדְתּ֗/וֹ 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤃𐤕/𐤅 umalekudeto and his trap and his trapping-device and his trap HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms עֲלֵ֣י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley on upon on HR נָתִֽיב 𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁 nativ the path well-trodden path the path HNcbsa

Verse 11

on every side surrounding area around frighten him they intensely terrified him they suddenly terrified him terrors consuming terrors terrors and drive him and they dispersed him and they scattered him to his feet to his two feet to his two feet

סָ֭בִיב 𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 saviv on every side surrounding area around HNcbsa בִּֽעֲתֻ֣/הוּ 𐤁𐤏𐤕/𐤄𐤅 biatuhu frighten him they intensely terrified him they suddenly terrified him HVpp3cp/Sp3ms בַלָּה֑וֹת 𐤁𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤕 valahot terrors consuming terrors terrors HNcfpa וֶ/הֱפִיצֻ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤐𐤉𐤑/𐤄𐤅 vehefitsuhu and drive him and they dispersed him and they scattered him HC/Vhp3cp/Sp3ms לְ/רַגְלָֽי/ו 𐤋/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leragelayv to his feet to his two feet to his two feet HR/Ncfdc/Sp3ms

Verse 12

let it be may he be may he be hungry hungry one hungry one his strength his strength his strength and calamity disaster and calamity is ready being established being established at his side to his side at his side

יְהִי 𐤉𐤄𐤉 yehi let it be may he be may he be HVqi3ms רָעֵ֥ב 𐤓𐤏𐤁 raev hungry hungry one hungry one HAamsa אֹנ֑/וֹ 𐤀𐤍/𐤅 ono his strength his strength his strength HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ֝/אֵ֗יד 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤃 veeyd and calamity disaster and calamity HC/Ncmsa נָכ֥וֹן 𐤍𐤊𐤅𐤍 nakhon is ready being established being established HVNrmsa לְ/צַלְעֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤑𐤋𐤏/𐤅 letsaleo at his side to his side at his side HR/Ncbsc/Sp3ms

Verse 13

it devours he will consume he will eat the parts of separated poles of the parts of his skin his skin his skin it devours he will consume he will eat his parts its poles his parts the firstborn of firstborn of firstborn of death death death

יֹ֭אכַל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal okèlè (Yoruba) it devours he will consume he will eat HVqi3ms בַּדֵּ֣י 𐤁𐤃𐤉 badey the parts of separated poles of the parts of HNcmpc עוֹר֑/וֹ 𐤏𐤅𐤓/𐤅 oro his skin his skin his skin HNcmsc/Sp3ms יֹאכַ֥ל 𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋 yokhal-2 okèlè (Yoruba) it devours he will consume he will eat HVqi3ms בַּ֝דָּ֗י/ו 𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 badayv his parts its poles his parts HNcmpc/Sp3ms בְּכ֣וֹר 𐤁𐤊𐤅𐤓 bekhor bek-ore (Akan Twi) the firstborn of firstborn of firstborn of HNcmsc מָֽוֶת 𐤌𐤅𐤕 mavet death death death HNcmsa

Verse 14

he will be torn out he will be torn away he will be torn away from his tent from his tent from his tent his security his security his security and it marches him and she will cause him to march and it will march him to the king to a king to a king of terrors consuming terrors consuming terrors

יִנָּתֵ֣ק 𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤒 yinateq he will be torn out he will be torn away he will be torn away HVNi3ms מֵ֭/אָהֳל/וֹ 𐤌/𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤅 meaholo from his tent from his tent from his tent HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מִבְטַח֑/וֹ 𐤌𐤁𐤈𐤇/𐤅 mivetacho his security his security his security HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ֝/תַצְעִדֵ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤏𐤃/𐤄𐤅 vetatseidehu and it marches him and she will cause him to march and it will march him HC/Vhi3fs/Sp3ms לְ/מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lemelekhe to the king to a king to a king HR/Ncmsc בַּלָּהֽוֹת 𐤁𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤕 balahot of terrors consuming terrors consuming terrors HNcfpa

Verse 15

It dwells she will dwell she will dwell in his tent in his tent in his tent that which is none from lack of from lack of of his — of his is scattered he will be winnowed it will be winnowed over upon upon his habitation his dwelling-place his dwelling-place sulfur combustible sulfur combustible sulfur

תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹן 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤍 tishekon It dwells she will dwell she will dwell HVqi3fs בְּ֭/אָהֳל/וֹ 𐤁/𐤀𐤄𐤋/𐤅 beaholo in his tent in his tent in his tent HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מִ/בְּלִי 𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤉 mibeli that which is none from lack of from lack of HR/Ncmsc ל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo of his of his HR/Sp3ms יְזֹרֶ֖ה 𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤄 yezoreh is scattered he will be winnowed it will be winnowed HVPi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon upon HR נָוֵ֣/הוּ 𐤍𐤅/𐤄𐤅 navehu his habitation his dwelling-place his dwelling-place HNcbsc/Sp3ms גָפְרִֽית 𐤂𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤕 gaferit sulfur combustible sulfur combustible sulfur HNcfsa

Verse 16

from beneath from beneath from beneath his roots his roots his roots dry up they will wither they will wither and from above and from above and from above is cut off he will be cut off it will be cut off his branch his harvest his harvest

מִ֭/תַּחַת 𐤌/𐤕𐤇𐤕 mitachat from beneath from beneath from beneath HR/R שָֽׁרָשָׁ֣י/ו 𐤔𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤅 sharashayv his roots his roots his roots HNcmpc/Sp3ms יִבָ֑שׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 yivashu dry up they will wither they will wither HVqi3mp וּ֝/מִ/מַּ֗עַל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤌𐤏𐤋 umimaal and from above and from above and from above HC/R/D יִמַּ֥ל 𐤉𐤌𐤋 yimal is cut off he will be cut off it will be cut off HVqi3ms קְצִירֽ/וֹ 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓/𐤅 qetsiro his branch his harvest his harvest HNcmsc/Sp3ms

Verse 17

memory of him his remembrance his remembrance perishes he perished has perished from from me from the earth land land and not and not and not name name-of name for him — for him in upon upon the face of face of before the face of the street outside space outside

זִֽכְר/וֹ 𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤅 zikhero memory of him his remembrance his remembrance HNcmsc/Sp3ms אָ֭בַד 𐤀𐤁𐤃 avad perishes he perished has perished HVqp3ms מִנִּי 𐤌𐤍𐤉 mini from from me from HR אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets Ayé (Yoruba) the earth land land HNcbsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not and not HC/Tn שֵׁ֥ם 𐤔𐤌 shem name name-of name HNcmsa ל֝֗/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo for him for him HR/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al in upon upon HR פְּנֵי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the face of face of before the face of HNcbpc חֽוּץ 𐤇𐤅𐤑 chuts the street outside space outside HNcmsa

Verse 18

they shall drive him they will thrust him away they will thrust him away from light from light from light into toward toward darkness darkness darkness and from the world and from the inhabited world and from the inhabited world they shall chase him they will cause him to wander they will cause him to wander

יֶ֭הְדְּפֻ/הוּ 𐤉𐤄𐤃𐤐/𐤄𐤅 yehedefuhu they shall drive him they will thrust him away they will thrust him away HVqi3mp/Sp3ms מֵ/א֣וֹר 𐤌/𐤀𐤅𐤓 meor from light from light from light HR/Ncbsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward toward HR חֹ֑שֶׁךְ 𐤇𐤔𐤊 choshekhe bushiku (Bemba) darkness darkness darkness HNcmsa וּֽ/מִ/תֵּבֵ֥ל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤕𐤁𐤋 umitevel and from the world and from the inhabited world and from the inhabited world HC/R/Ncfsa יְנִדֻּֽ/הוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤃/𐤄𐤅 yeniduhu they shall chase him they will cause him to wander they will cause him to wander HVhi3mp/Sp3ms

Verse 19

no not not offspring continuing descendant continuing descendant to him — to him nor and not and not posterity grandson grandson among his people in his people-group in his people-group and there is no and there is not and there is not survivor survivor survivor in his dwellings in his sojourning-dwellings in his sojourning-dwellings

לֹ֘א 𐤋𐤀 lo no not not HTn נִ֤ין 𐤍𐤉𐤍 nin offspring continuing descendant continuing descendant HNcmsa ל֣/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 to him to him HR/Sp3ms וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not and not HC/Tn נֶ֣כֶד 𐤍𐤊𐤃 nekhed posterity grandson grandson HNcmsa בְּ/עַמּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤏𐤌/𐤅 beamo among his people in his people-group in his people-group HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no and there is not and there is not HC/Tn שָׂ֝רִ֗יד 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤃 sarid survivor survivor survivor HNcmsa בִּ/מְגוּרָֽי/ו 𐤁/𐤌𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤅 bimegurayv in his dwellings in his sojourning-dwellings in his sojourning-dwellings HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms

Verse 20

at upon upon his day his day his day are appalled they became desolate they were devastated those coming after hindmost ones last ones and those coming before and former ones and those who went before seize they seized they seized horror violent storm horror

עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon upon HR י֭וֹמ/וֹ 𐤉𐤅𐤌/𐤅 yomo his day his day his day HNcmsc/Sp3ms נָשַׁ֣מּוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤅 nashamu are appalled they became desolate they were devastated HVNp3cp אַחֲרֹנִ֑ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 acharonim those coming after hindmost ones last ones HAampa וְ֝/קַדְמֹנִ֗ים 𐤅/𐤒𐤃𐤌𐤍𐤉𐤌 veqademonim and those coming before and former ones and those who went before HC/Aampa אָ֣חֲזוּ 𐤀𐤇𐤆𐤅 achazu seize they seized they seized HVqp3cp שָֽׂעַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 saar horror violent storm horror HNcmsa

Verse 21

Surely surely surely these these ones these ones dwellings dwelling-places of dwelling-places of of the wicked indeed, however of the wicked and this and this one and this one place standing-place of place of not not not knows he knew he knew God toward God

אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe Surely surely surely HTa אֵ֭לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these these ones these ones HPdxcp מִשְׁכְּנ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤅𐤕 mishekenot dwellings dwelling-places of dwelling-places of HNcmpc עַוָּ֑ל 𐤏𐤅𐤋 aval of the wicked indeed, however of the wicked HNcmsa וְ֝/זֶ֗ה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh and this and this one and this one HC/Pdxms מְק֣וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place standing-place of place of HNcmsc לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יָדַֽע 𐤉𐤃𐤏 yada knows he knew he knew HVqp3ms אֵֽל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward God HNcmsa

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