Job 23

¹Then Jobאִיּ֗וֹב’î·yō·wḇ — He weeps or sorrowsH347 — Full Word Study → answeredוַיַּ֥עַןway·ya·‘an — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →: ²“Evenגַּם־gam- — also, even, moreover, both...andH1571 — Full Word Study → todayהַ֭יּוֹםhay·yō·wm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → my complaintשִׂחִ֑יśi·ḥî — Complaint, meditation, or speech; utterance of the heartH7879 — Full Word Study → is bitterמְרִ֣יmə·rî — EgyptH4805 — Full Word Study →. His handיָ֝דִ֗יyā·ḏî — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study → is heavyכָּבְדָ֥הkā·ḇə·ḏāh — to honor, glorify, or make heavy/weightyH3513 — Full Word Study → despiteעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → my groaningאַנְחָתִֽי׃’an·ḥā·ṯî — A deep sigh or groan of distressH585 — Full Word Study →. ³If onlyמִֽי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → I knewיָ֭דַעְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tî — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → where to find Himוְאֶמְצָאֵ֑הוּwə·’em·ṣā·’ê·hū — to find, discover, obtainH4672 — Full Word Study →, so that I could goאָ֝ב֗וֹא’ā·ḇō·w — to come, go, enter, arriveH935 — Full Word Study → toעַד־‘aḏ- — until, till, up to (temporal or spatial limit)H5704 — Full Word Study → His seatתְּכוּנָתֽוֹ׃tə·ḵū·nā·ṯōw — established place, fixed seat, orderly arrangementH8499 — Full Word Study →. ⁴I would pleadאֶעֶרְכָ֣ה’e·‘er·ḵāh — to arrange, set in order, prepareH6186 — Full Word Study → my caseמִשְׁפָּ֑טmiš·pāṭ — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → before Himלְפָנָ֣יוlə·p̄ā·nāw — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → and fill my mouthוּ֝פִ֗יū·p̄î — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → withאֲמַלֵּ֥א’ă·mal·lê — to fill, fulfill, completeH4390 — Full Word Study → argumentsתוֹכָחֽוֹת׃ṯō·w·ḵā·ḥō·wṯ — Rebuke, correction, reproofH8433 — Full Word Study →. ⁵I would learnאֵ֭דְעָה’ê·ḏə·‘āh — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → howמִלִּ֣יםmil·lîm — speech, word, matter, thing saidH4405 — Full Word Study → He would answerיַעֲנֵ֑נִיya·‘ă·nê·nî — To answer, respond, or testifyH6030 — Full Word Study →, and considerוְ֝אָבִ֗ינָהwə·’ā·ḇî·nāh — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → whatמַה־mah- — What? Why? How? (interrogative particle)H4100 — Full Word Study → He would sayיֹּ֥אמַרyō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →. ⁶Would He contendיָרִ֣יבyā·rîḇ — To contend, strive, dispute, or plead a caseH7378 — Full Word Study → with meעִמָּדִ֑י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study → in His greatהַבְּרָב־hab·bə·rāḇ- — Abundance, multitude, or great quantityH7230 — Full Word Study → powerכֹּ֭חַkō·aḥ — Strength, power, might, or abilityH3581 — Full Word Study →? Noלֹ֥אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →, Heה֝֗וּאhū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study → would certainlyאַךְ־’aḵ- — Surely, certainly, only, neverthelessH389 — Full Word Study → take note of me. ⁷Thenשָׁ֗םšām — There, in that placeH8033 — Full Word Study → an upright manיָ֭שָׁרyā·šār — upright, straight, righteous, justH3477 — Full Word Study → could reasonנוֹכָ֣חnō·w·ḵāḥ — To rebuke, reprove, or correct with reasoningH3198 — Full Word Study → with Himעִמּ֑וֹ‘im·mōw — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study →, and I would be deliveredוַאֲפַלְּטָ֥הwa·’ă·p̄al·lə·ṭāh — to escape, slip away, deliver safelyH6403 — Full Word Study → foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחlā·ne·ṣaḥ — perpetual strength; eternal enduranceH5331 — Full Word Study → from my Judgeמִשֹּׁפְטִֽי׃miš·šō·p̄ə·ṭî — to judge, govern, or execute justiceH8199 — Full Word Study →. ⁸Ifהֵ֤ןhên — Look! Behold! — an attention-directing particleH2005 — Full Word Study → I goאֶהֱלֹ֣ךְ’e·hĕ·lōḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → eastקֶ֣דֶםqe·ḏem — East; ancient times; beforeH6924 — Full Word Study →, He is not thereוְאֵינֶ֑נּוּwə·’ê·nen·nū — nothing, nonexistence, absenceH369 — Full Word Study →, and if I go westוְ֝אָח֗וֹרwə·’ā·ḥō·wr — back, behind, rear; afterward, futureH268 — Full Word Study →, I cannotוְֽלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → findאָבִ֥ין’ā·ḇîn — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study → Him. ⁹When He is at workבַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹba·‘ă·śō·ṯōw — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → in the northשְׂמֹ֣אולśə·mō·wl — left side, left hand, or the left directionH8040 — Full Word Study →, I cannotוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → behold Him; when He turnsיַעְטֹ֥ףya‘·ṭōp̄ — to wrap, cover, or overcome with darkness/weaknessH5848 — Full Word Study → to the southיָ֝מִ֗יןyā·mîn — right hand, right side, southH3225 — Full Word Study →, I cannotוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → see Him. ¹⁰Yetכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → He knowsיָ֭דַעyā·ḏa‘ — to know, understand, perceiveH3045 — Full Word Study → the way I have takenדֶּ֣רֶךְde·reḵ — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study →; when He has tested meבְּ֝חָנַ֗נִיbə·ḥā·na·nî — to test, examine, or prove through trialH974 — Full Word Study →, I will come forthאֵצֵֽא׃’ê·ṣê — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → as goldכַּזָּהָ֥בkaz·zā·hāḇ — Gold; precious metal; wealth and valueH2091 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹My feetרַגְלִ֑יraḡ·lî — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → have followedאָחֲזָ֣ה’ā·ḥă·zāh — to grasp, seize, or take hold ofH270 — Full Word Study → in His tracksבַּ֭אֲשֻׁרוֹba·’ă·šu·rōw — A step; a footfall or pace in walkingH838 — Full Word Study →; I have keptשָׁמַ֣רְתִּיšā·mar·tî — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study → His wayדַּרְכּ֖וֹdar·kōw — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → withoutוְלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → turning asideאָֽט׃’āṭ — to stretch out, extend, incline, bendH5186 — Full Word Study →. ¹²I have notוְלֹ֣אwə·lō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → departedאָמִ֑ישׁ’ā·mîš — to depart, remove, or ceaseH4185 — Full Word Study → from the commandמִצְוַ֣תmiṣ·waṯ — A command or commandment; divine instruction or lawH4687 — Full Word Study → of His lipsשְׂ֭פָתָיוśə·p̲ā·t̲āyw — Lips; edge, border, or shoreH8193 — Full Word Study →; I have treasuredצָפַ֥נְתִּיṣā·p̄an·tî — to hide, conceal, treasure up, or keep secretH6845 — Full Word Study → the wordsאִמְרֵי־’im·rê- — Word, speech, saying, utteranceH561 — Full Word Study → of His mouthפִֽיו׃p̄îw — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → more than my daily breadמֵ֝חֻקִּ֗יmê·ḥuq·qî — A statute or decree; an appointed rule or lawH2706 — Full Word Study →. ¹³But He is unchangeableוְה֣וּאwə·hū — He, she, it; the third person pronounH1931 — Full Word Study →, and whoוּמִ֣יū·mî — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → can oppose Himיְשִׁיבֶ֑נּוּyə·šî·ḇen·nū — to turn back, return, restoreH7725 — Full Word Study →? He doesוַיָּֽעַשׂ׃way·yā·‘aś — to do, make, or accomplish; to act or performH6213 — Full Word Study → what Heוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹwə·nap̄·šōw — soul, life, person, selfH5315 — Full Word Study → desiresאִוְּתָ֣ה’iw·wə·ṯāh — To desire intensely; to long for or craveH183 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴Forכִּ֭יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → He carries outיַשְׁלִ֣יםyaš·lîm — to complete, make peace, repayH7999 — Full Word Study → His decree against meחֻקִּ֑יḥuq·qî — A statute or decree; an appointed rule or lawH2706 — Full Word Study →, and He hasעִמּֽוֹ׃‘im·mōw — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → manyרַבּ֣וֹתrab·bō·wṯ — great, many, abundant, mightyH7227 — Full Word Study → such plans. ¹⁵Thereforeעַל־‘al- — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → I am terrifiedאֶבָּהֵ֑ל’eb·bā·hêl — to alarm, hasten, or act in hasteH926 — Full Word Study → in His presenceמִפָּנָ֣יוmip·pā·nāw — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →; when I consider thisאֶ֝תְבּוֹנֵ֗ן’eṯ·bō·w·nên — To understand, discern, perceiveH995 — Full Word Study →, I fearוְאֶפְחַ֥דwə·’ep̄·ḥaḏ — to fear, dread, or be afraidH6342 — Full Word Study → Himמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mim·men·nū — from, out of, by means ofH4480 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Godוְ֭אֵלwə·’êl — God, Mighty OneH410 — Full Word Study → has made my heartלִבִּ֑יlib·bî — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → faintהֵרַ֣ךְhê·raḵ — to soften, become tender or weakH7401 — Full Word Study →; the Almightyוְ֝שַׁדַּ֗יwə·šad·day — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study → has terrified meהִבְהִילָֽנִי׃hiḇ·hî·lā·nî — to alarm, hasten, or act in hasteH926 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷Yetכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I am notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → silencedנִ֭צְמַתִּיniṣ·mat·tî — To cut off, destroy utterly, consume completelyH6789 — Full Word Study → byמִפְּנֵי־mip·pə·nê- — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → the darknessחֹ֑שֶׁךְḥō·šeḵ — Darkness; absence of light; obscurityH2822 — Full Word Study →, by the thick darknessאֹֽפֶל׃’ō·p̄el — Darkness, obscurity, gloomH652 — Full Word Study → that coversכִּסָּה־kis·sāh- — to cover, conceal, hideH3680 — Full Word Study → my faceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יū·mip·pā·nay — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study →.