Berean Interlinear
Job
Chapter 30
                                                            “But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·‘at·tāh
[“] But now
[“] But now
        
        śā·ḥă·qū
they mock me
they mock me
        
        ‘ā·lay
. . . ,
. . . ,
        
        ṣə·‘î·rîm
men younger
men younger
        
        mim·men·nî
than I am ,
than I am ,
        
        lə·yā·mîm
. . .
. . .
        
        ’ă·šer-
whose
whose
        
        ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām
fathers
fathers
        
        mā·’as·tî
I would have refused
I would have refused
        
        lā·šîṯ
to entrust
to entrust
        
        ‘im-
with
with
        
        ṣō·nî
my sheep
my sheep
        
        kal·ḇê
dogs .
                            dogs .
                                                            What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them?
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        gal·mūḏ
Gaunt
Gaunt
        
        bə·ḥe·ser
from poverty
from poverty
        
        ū·ḇə·ḵā·p̄ān
and hunger ,
and hunger ,
        
        ha·‘ō·rə·qîm
they gnawed
they gnawed
        
        ṣî·yāh
the dry land ,
the dry land ,
        
        šō·w·’āh
and the desolate
and the desolate
        
        ū·mə·šō·’āh
wasteland
wasteland
        
        ’e·meš
by night .
                            by night .
                                                            They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        mal·lū·aḥ
mallow
mallow
        
        ‘ă·lê-
among
among
        
        śî·aḥ
the shrubs ,
the shrubs ,
        
        wə·šō·reš
and the roots
and the roots
        
        rə·ṯā·mîm
of the broom tree
of the broom tree
        
        laḥ·mām
were their food .
were their food .
        
        haq·qō·ṭə·p̄îm
They plucked
                            They plucked
                                                            They were banished from among men, shouted at like thieves,
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        yə·ḡō·rā·šū
They were banished
They were banished
        
        min-
from
from
        
        gêw
among [men] ,
among [men] ,
        
        yā·rî·‘ū
shouted
shouted
        
        ‘ā·lê·mōw
down
down
        
        kag·gan·nāḇ
like thieves ,
                            like thieves ,
                                                            so that they lived on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        liš·kōn
so that they lived
so that they lived
        
        ba·‘ă·rūṣ
on the slopes
on the slopes
        
        nə·ḥā·lîm
of the wadis ,
of the wadis ,
        
        wə·ḵê·p̄îm
among the rocks
among the rocks
        
        ḥō·rê
and in holes
and in holes
        
        ‘ā·p̄ār
in the ground .
                            in the ground .
                                                            They cried out among the shrubs and huddled beneath the nettles.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        yin·hā·qū
They cried out
They cried out
        
        bên-
among
among
        
        śî·ḥîm
the shrubs
the shrubs
        
        yə·sup·pā·ḥū
and huddled
and huddled
        
        ta·ḥaṯ
beneath
beneath
        
        ḥā·rūl
the nettles .
                            the nettles .
                                                            A senseless and nameless brood, they were driven off the land.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            And now they mock me in song; I have become a byword among them.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·‘at·tāh
And now
And now
        
        hā·yî·ṯî
vvv
vvv
        
        nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām
they mock me in song ;
they mock me in song ;
        
        wā·’ĕ·hî
I have become
I have become
        
        lə·mil·lāh
a byword
a byword
        
        lā·hem
among them .
                            among them .
                                                            They abhor me and keep far from me; they do not hesitate to spit in my face.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ti·‘ă·ḇū·nî
They abhor me
They abhor me
        
        rā·ḥă·qū
and keep far
and keep far
        
        men·nî
from me ;
from me ;
        
        lō-
they do not
they do not
        
        ḥā·śə·ḵū
hesitate
hesitate
        
        rōq
to spit
to spit
        
        ū·mip·pā·nay
in my face .
                            in my face .
                                                            Because God has unstrung my bow and afflicted me, they have cast off restraint in my presence.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kî-
Because
Because
        
        p̄it·taḥ
God has unstrung
God has unstrung
        
        yiṯ·rō
my bow
my bow
        
        way·‘an·nê·nî
and afflicted me ,
and afflicted me ,
        
        šil·lê·ḥū
they have cast off
they have cast off
        
        wə·re·sen
restraint
restraint
        
        mip·pā·nay
in my presence .
                            in my presence .
                                                            The rabble arises at my right; they lay snares for my feet and build siege ramps against me.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        pir·ḥaḥ
The rabble
The rabble
        
        yā·qū·mū
arises
arises
        
        ‘al-
at
at
        
        yā·mîn
my right ;
my right ;
        
        šil·lê·ḥū
they lay snares
they lay snares
        
        raḡ·lay
for my feet
for my feet
        
        way·yā·sōl·lū
and build
and build
        
        ’ā·rə·ḥō·wṯ
siege ramps
siege ramps
        
        ’ê·ḏām
. . .
. . .
        
        ‘ā·lay
against me .
                            against me .
                                                            They tear up my path; they profit from my destruction, with no one to restrain them.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        nā·ṯə·sū
They tear up
They tear up
        
        nə·ṯî·ḇā·ṯî
my path ;
my path ;
        
        yō·‘î·lū
they profit
they profit
        
        lə·haw·wā·ṯî
from my destruction ,
from my destruction ,
        
        lō
with no one
with no one
        
        ‘ō·zêr
to restrain
to restrain
        
        lā·mōw
them .
                            them .
                                                            They advance as through a wide breach; through the ruins they keep rolling in.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ye·’ĕ·ṯā·yū
They advance
They advance
        
        rā·ḥāḇ
as through a wide
as through a wide
        
        kə·p̄e·reṣ
breach ;
breach ;
        
        ta·ḥaṯ
through
through
        
        ’āh
the ruins
the ruins
        
        hiṯ·gal·gā·lū
they keep rolling in .
                            they keep rolling in .
                                                            Terrors are turned loose against me; they drive away my dignity as by the wind, and my prosperity has passed like a cloud.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        bal·lā·hō·wṯ
Terrors
Terrors
        
        hā·hə·paḵ
are turned loose
are turned loose
        
        ‘ā·lay
against me ;
against me ;
        
        tir·dōp̄
they drive away
they drive away
        
        nə·ḏi·ḇā·ṯî
my dignity
my dignity
        
        kā·rū·aḥ
as by the wind ,
as by the wind ,
        
        yə·šu·‘ā·ṯî
and my prosperity
and my prosperity
        
        ‘ā·ḇə·rāh
has passed
has passed
        
        ū·ḵə·‘āḇ
like a cloud .
                            like a cloud .
                                                            And now my soul is poured out within me; days of affliction grip me.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·‘at·tāh
And now
And now
        
        nap̄·šî
my soul
my soul
        
        tiš·tap·pêḵ
is poured out
is poured out
        
        ‘ā·lay
within me ;
within me ;
        
        yə·mê-
days
days
        
        ‘ō·nî
of affliction
of affliction
        
        yō·ḥă·zū·nî
grip me .
                            grip me .
                                                            Night pierces my bones, and my gnawing pains never rest.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        lay·lāh
Night
Night
        
        niq·qar
pierces
pierces
        
        mê·‘ā·lāy
. . .
. . .
        
        ‘ă·ṣā·may
my bones ,
my bones ,
        
        wə·‘ō·rə·qay
and my gnawing pains
and my gnawing pains
        
        lō
never
never
        
        yiš·kā·ḇūn
rest .
                            rest .
                                                            With great force He grasps my garment; He seizes me by the collar of my tunic.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        bə·rāḇ-
With great
With great
        
        kō·aḥ
force
force
        
        yiṯ·ḥap·pêś
He grasps
He grasps
        
        lə·ḇū·šî
my garment ;
my garment ;
        
        ya·’az·rê·nî
He seizes me
He seizes me
        
        kə·p̄î
by the collar
by the collar
        
        ḵut·tā·nə·tî
of my tunic .
                            of my tunic .
                                                            He throws me into the mud, and I have become like dust and ashes.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        hō·rā·nî
He throws me
He throws me
        
        la·ḥō·mer
into the mud ,
into the mud ,
        
        wā·’eṯ·maš·šêl
and I have become
and I have become
        
        ke·‘ā·p̄ār
like dust
like dust
        
        wā·’ê·p̄er
and ashes .
                            and ashes .
                                                            I cry out to You for help, but You do not answer; when I stand up, You merely look at me.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ’ê·le·ḵā
I cry out to You
I cry out to You
        
        ’ă·šaw·wa‘
for help ,
for help ,
        
        wə·lō
but You do not
but You do not
        
        ṯa·‘ă·nê·nî
answer ;
answer ;
        
        ‘ā·maḏ·tî
when I stand up ,
when I stand up ,
        
        wat·tiṯ·bō·nen
You merely look
You merely look
        
        bî
at me .
                            at me .
                                                            You have ruthlessly turned on me; You oppose me with Your strong hand.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        tê·hā·p̄êḵ
You have ruthlessly turned
You have ruthlessly turned
        
        lə·’aḵ·zār
         
    
        
        lî
on me ;
on me ;
        
        ṯiś·ṭə·mê·nî
You oppose me
You oppose me
        
        bə·‘ō·ṣem
with Your strong
with Your strong
        
        yā·ḏə·ḵā
hand .
                            hand .
                                                            You snatch me up into the wind and drive me before it; You toss me about in the storm.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        tiś·śā·’ê·nî
You snatch me up
You snatch me up
        
        ’el-
into
into
        
        rū·aḥ
the wind
the wind
        
        tar·kî·ḇê·nî
and drive me [before it] ;
and drive me [before it] ;
        
        ū·ṯə·mō·ḡə·ḡê·nî
You toss me about
You toss me about
        
        tə·šuw·wɛh
in the storm .
                            in the storm .
                                                            Yes, I know that You will bring me down to death, to the place appointed for all the living.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kî-
Yes ,
Yes ,
        
        yā·ḏa‘·tî
I know that
I know that
        
        tə·šî·ḇê·nî
You will bring me down
You will bring me down
        
        mā·weṯ
[to] death ,
[to] death ,
        
        ū·ḇêṯ
to the place
to the place
        
        mō·w·‘êḏ
appointed
appointed
        
        lə·ḵāl
for all
for all
        
        ḥāy
the living .
                            the living .
                                                            Yet no one stretches out his hand against a ruined man when he cries for help in his distress.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ’im-
-
-
        
        lō
Have I not
Have I not
        
        ḇā·ḵî·ṯî
wept
wept
        
        liq·šêh-
for those in trouble
for those in trouble
        
        yō·wm
. . . ?
. . . ?
        
        nap̄·šî
Has my soul
Has my soul
        
        ‘ā·ḡə·māh
not grieved
not grieved
        
        lā·’eḇ·yō·wn
for the needy ?
                            for the needy ?
                                                            But when I hoped for good, evil came; when I looked for light, darkness fell.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kî
But when
But when
        
        qiw·wî·ṯî
I hoped for
I hoped for
        
        ṭō·wḇ
good ,
good ,
        
        rā‘
evil
evil
        
        way·yā·ḇō
came ;
came ;
        
        wa·’ă·ya·ḥă·lāh
when I looked
when I looked
        
        lə·’ō·wr
for light ,
for light ,
        
        ’ō·p̄el
darkness
darkness
        
        way·yā·ḇō
fell .
                            fell .
                                                            I am churning within and cannot rest; days of affliction confront me.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            I go about blackened, but not by the sun. I stand up in the assembly and cry for help.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        hil·laḵ·tî
I go about
I go about
        
        qō·ḏêr
blackened ,
blackened ,
        
        bə·lō
but not
but not
        
        ḥam·māh
by the sun .
by the sun .
        
        qam·tî
I stand up
I stand up
        
        ḇaq·qā·hāl
in the assembly
in the assembly
        
        ’ă·šaw·wê·a‘
and cry for help .
                            and cry for help .
                                                            I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            My skin grows black and peels, and my bones burn with fever.
                                                    
                        
                    
                                                            My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kin·nō·rî
My harp
My harp
        
        way·hî
is tuned
is tuned
        
        lə·’ê·ḇel
to mourning
to mourning
        
        wə·‘u·ḡā·ḇî
and my flute
and my flute
        
        lə·qō·wl
to the sound
to the sound
        
        bō·ḵîm
of weeping . [’’]
                            of weeping . [’’]