Berean Interlinear
Job
Chapter 11
                                                            Then Zophar the Naamathite replied:
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ṣō·p̄ar
Then Zophar
Then Zophar
        
        han·na·‘ă·mā·ṯî
the Naamathite
the Naamathite
        
        way·yō·mar
. . .
. . .
        
        way·ya·‘an
replied :
                            replied :
                                                            “Should this stream of words go unanswered and such a speaker be vindicated?
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        hă·rōḇ
“ Should this stream
“ Should this stream
        
        də·ḇā·rîm
of words
of words
        
        lō
go unanswered
go unanswered
        
        yê·‘ā·neh
. . .
. . .
        
        wə·’im-
and such
and such
        
        ’îš
a speaker
a speaker
        
        śə·p̄ā·ṯa·yim
. . .
. . .
        
        yiṣ·dāq
be vindicated ?
                            be vindicated ?
                                                            Should your babbling put others to silence? Will you scoff without rebuke?
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        bad·de·ḵā
Should your babbling
Should your babbling
        
        mə·ṯîm
put others
put others
        
        ya·ḥă·rī·šw
to silence ?
to silence ?
        
        wat·til·‘aḡ
Will you scoff
Will you scoff
        
        wə·’ên
without
without
        
        maḵ·lim
rebuke ?
                            rebuke ?
                                                            You have said, ‘My doctrine is sound, and I am pure in Your sight.’
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wat·tō·mer
You have said ,
You have said ,
        
        liq·ḥî
‘ My doctrine [is]
‘ My doctrine [is]
        
        zaḵ
sound ,
sound ,
        
        hā·yî·ṯî
and I am
and I am
        
        ū·ḇar
pure
pure
        
        ḇə·‘ê·ne·ḵā
in Your sight . ’
                            in Your sight . ’
                                                            But if only God would speak and open His lips against you,
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·’ū·lām
But
But
        
        mî-
if only
if only
        
        yit·tên
. . .
. . .
        
        ’ĕ·lō·w·ah
God
God
        
        dab·bêr
would speak
would speak
        
        wə·yip̄·taḥ
and open
and open
        
        śə·p̄ā·ṯāw
His lips
His lips
        
        ‘im·māḵ
against you ,
                            against you ,
                                                            and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom has two sides. Know then that God exacts from you less than your iniquity deserves.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·yag·geḏ-
and disclose
and disclose
        
        lə·ḵā
to you
to you
        
        ta·‘ă·lu·mō·wṯ
the secrets
the secrets
        
        ḥāḵ·māh
of wisdom ,
of wisdom ,
        
        kî-
for
for
        
        lə·ṯū·šî·yāh
true wisdom
true wisdom
        
        ḵip̄·la·yim
has two sides .
has two sides .
        
        wə·ḏa‘
Know
Know
        
        kî-
then that
then that
        
        ’ĕ·lō·w·ha
God
God
        
        yaš·šeh
exacts
exacts
        
        lə·ḵā
from you
from you
        
        mê·‘ă·wō·ne·ḵā
[less] than your iniquity [deserves] .
                            [less] than your iniquity [deserves] .
                                                            Can you fathom the deep things of God or discover the limits of the Almighty?
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        tim·ṣā
Can you fathom
Can you fathom
        
        ha·ḥê·qer
the deep things
the deep things
        
        ’ĕ·lō·w·ha
of God
of God
        
        ’im
or
or
        
        ‘aḏ-
. . .
. . .
        
        tim·ṣā
discover
discover
        
        taḵ·lîṯ
the limits
the limits
        
        šad·day
of the Almighty ?
                            of the Almighty ?
                                                            They are higher than the heavens—what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            If He comes along to imprison you, or convenes a court, who can stop Him?
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ’im-
If
If
        
        ya·ḥă·lōp̄
He comes along
He comes along
        
        wə·yas·gîr
to imprison you ,
to imprison you ,
        
        wə·yaq·hîl
or convenes a court ,
or convenes a court ,
        
        ū·mî
who
who
        
        yə·šî·ḇen·nū
can stop Him ?
                            can stop Him ?
                                                            Surely He knows the deceit of men. If He sees iniquity, does He not take note?
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            But a witless man can no more become wise than the colt of a wild donkey can be born a man!
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ʾat·tå̄h
As for you ,
As for you ,
        
        ’im-
if
if
        
        hă·ḵî·nō·w·ṯā
you direct
you direct
        
        lib·be·ḵā
your heart
your heart
        
        ū·p̄ā·raś·tā
and lift up
and lift up
        
        kap·pe·ḵā
your hands
your hands
        
        ’ê·lāw
to Him ,
                            to Him ,
                                                            if you put away the iniquity in your hand, and allow no injustice to dwell in your tents,
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ’im-
if
if
        
        har·ḥî·qê·hū
you put away
you put away
        
        ’ā·wen
the iniquity
the iniquity
        
        bə·yā·ḏə·ḵā
in your hand ,
in your hand ,
        
        wə·’al-
and allow no
and allow no
        
        ‘aw·lāh
injustice
injustice
        
        taš·kên
to dwell
to dwell
        
        bə·’ō·hā·le·ḵā
in your tents ,
                            in your tents ,
                                                            then indeed you will lift up your face without blemish; you will stand firm and unafraid.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            For you will forget your misery, recalling it only as waters gone by.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kî-
For
For
        
        ’at·tāh
you
you
        
        tiš·kāḥ
will forget
will forget
        
        ‘ā·māl
[your] misery ,
[your] misery ,
        
        ṯiz·kōr
recalling
recalling
        
        kə·ma·yim
it only as waters
it only as waters
        
        ‘ā·ḇə·rū
gone by .
                            gone by .
                                                            Your life will be brighter than noonday; its darkness will be like the morning.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ḥā·leḏ
Your life
Your life
        
        yā·qūm
will be brighter
will be brighter
        
        ū·miṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim
than noonday ;
than noonday ;
        
        tā·‘u·p̄āh
its darkness
its darkness
        
        tih·yeh
will be
will be
        
        kab·bō·qer
like the morning .
                            like the morning .
                                                            You will be secure, because there is hope, and you will look around and lie down in safety.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ū·ḇā·ṭaḥ·tā
You will be secure ,
You will be secure ,
        
        kî-
because
because
        
        yêš
there is
there is
        
        tiq·wāh
hope ,
hope ,
        
        wə·ḥā·p̄ar·tā
and you will look around
and you will look around
        
        tiš·kāḇ
and lie down
and lie down
        
        lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ
in safety .
                            in safety .
                                                            You will lie down without fear, and many will court your favor.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and escape will elude them; they will hope for their last breath.”
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·‘ê·nê
But the eyes
But the eyes
        
        rə·šā·‘îm
of the wicked
of the wicked
        
        tiḵ·le·nāh
will fail ,
will fail ,
        
        ū·mā·nō·ws
and escape
and escape
        
        ’ā·ḇaḏ
will elude them
will elude them
        
        min·hem
. . . ;
. . . ;
        
        wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯām
they will hope
they will hope
        
        map·paḥ-
for their last breath
for their last breath
        
        nā·p̄eš
. . . . ”
                            . . . . ”