Job 29

¹And Jobאִ֭יּוֹב’î·yō·wḇ — He weeps or sorrowsH347 — Full Word Study → continuedוַיֹּ֣סֶףway·yō·sep̄ — to add, increase, or do againH3254 — Full Word Study → his discourseמְשָׁל֗וֹmə·šā·lōw — Proverb; a wise saying or parableH4912 — Full Word Study →: ²“How I longמִֽי־mî- — who? what person?H4310 — Full Word Study → for the monthsכְיַרְחֵי־ḵə·yar·ḥê- — Month; lunar cycle; moonH3391 — Full Word Study → gone byקֶ֑דֶםqe·ḏem — East; ancient times; beforeH6924 — Full Word Study →, for the daysכִּ֝ימֵ֗יkî·mê — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → when Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study → watched over meיִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי׃yiš·mə·rê·nî — To guard, keep, observe, preserveH8104 — Full Word Study →, ³when His lampנֵ֭רוֹnê·rōw — A lamp or light source; illuminationH5216 — Full Word Study → shoneבְּהִלּ֣וֹbə·hil·lōw — To praise, boast, or shine; to celebrate or make a displayH1984 — Full Word Study → aboveעֲלֵ֣י‘ă·lê — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → my headרֹאשִׁ֑יrō·šî — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →, and by His lightלְ֝אוֹרוֹlə·’ō·w·rōw — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study → I walkedאֵ֣לֶךְ’ê·leḵ — to go, walk, travel, proceedH1980 — Full Word Study → through the darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ḥō·šeḵ — Darkness; absence of light; obscurityH2822 — Full Word Study →, ⁴whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → I wasהָ֭יִיתִיhā·yî·ṯî — to be, become, exist, happenH1961 — Full Word Study → in my primeחָרְפִּ֑יḥā·rə·pî — Winter, cold season; harvest time; youthH2779 — Full Word Study →, when the friendshipבְּס֥וֹדbə·sō·wḏ — Secret counsel, intimate advice, private gatheringH5475 — Full Word Study → of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ’ĕ·lō·w·ah — God; divine being; deityH433 — Full Word Study → rested onעֲלֵ֣י‘ă·lê — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study → my tentאָהֳלִֽי׃’ā·ho·lî — A tent; portable dwelling placeH168 — Full Word Study →, ⁵when the Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיšad·dai — The AlmightyH7706 — Full Word Study → was stillבְּע֣וֹדbə·‘ō·wḏ — still, yet, again, continuing or additional occurrenceH5750 — Full Word Study → with meעִמָּדִ֑י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study → and my childrenנְעָרָֽי׃nə·‘ā·rāy — Young man, boy, or male servantH5288 — Full Word Study → were around meסְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣יsə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯay — around, on all sides, encirclingH5439 — Full Word Study →, ⁶when my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣יhă·lî·ḵay — A step or footstep; a pace or strideH1978 — Full Word Study → were bathedבִּרְחֹ֣ץbir·ḥōṣ — to wash or bathe the bodyH7364 — Full Word Study → in creamבְּחֵמָ֑הbə·ḥê·māh — butter or curdled milkH2529 — Full Word Study → and the rockוְצ֥וּרwə·ṣūr — Rock; stone; strength; fortressH6697 — Full Word Study → poured outיָצ֥וּקyā·ṣūq — to pour out, cast, moldH6694 — Full Word Study → for meעִ֝מָּדִ֗י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study → streamsפַּלְגֵי־pal·ḡê- — Stream, watercourse, or flowing water channelH6388 — Full Word Study → of oilשָֽׁמֶן׃šā·men — Oil; ointment; fat; luxuryH8081 — Full Word Study →! ⁷When I went outבְּצֵ֣אתִיbə·ṣê·ṯî — To go out, come forth, exitH3318 — Full Word Study → to the cityקָ֑רֶתqā·reṯ — A walled city or fortified townH7176 — Full Word Study → gateשַׁ֣עַרša·‘ar — Gate; entrance to a city or enclosureH8179 — Full Word Study → and tookאָכִ֥ין’ā·ḵîn — to establish, prepare, or make firmH3559 — Full Word Study → my seatמוֹשָׁבִֽי׃mō·wō·šā·ḇî — Seat, dwelling place, settlementH4186 — Full Word Study → in the public squareבָּ֝רְח֗וֹבbā·rə·ḥō·wḇ — public square, street, plazaH7339 — Full Word Study →, ⁸the young menנְעָרִ֣יםnə·‘ā·rîm — Young man, boy, or male servantH5288 — Full Word Study → saw meרָא֣וּנִיrā·’ū·nî — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → and withdrewוְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּwə·neḥ·bā·’ū — to hide, conceal, or keep secretH2244 — Full Word Study →, and the old menוִֽ֝ישִׁישִׁיםwî·šî·šîm — Very old, aged person; advanced in yearsH3453 — Full Word Study → roseקָ֣מוּqā·mū — To rise, stand, or be establishedH6965 — Full Word Study → to their feetעָמָֽדוּ׃‘ā·mā·ḏū — to stand, take a stand, be establishedH5975 — Full Word Study →. ⁹The princesשָׂ֭רִיםśā·rîm — Ruler, leader, or one in authorityH8269 — Full Word Study → refrainedעָצְר֣וּ‘ā·ṣə·rū — to restrain, withhold, hold backH6113 — Full Word Study → from speakingבְמִלִּ֑יםḇə·mil·lîm — speech, word, matter, thing saidH4405 — Full Word Study → and coveredיָשִׂ֥ימוּyā·śî·mū — to put, place, set, appointH7760 — Full Word Study → their mouthsלְפִיהֶֽם׃lə·p̄î·hem — Mouth; lips; edge; openingH6310 — Full Word Study → with their handsוְ֝כַ֗ףwə·ḵap̄ — Palm of the hand; hollow of anything; power or controlH3709 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁰The voicesקוֹל־qō·wl- — voice, sound, or cryH6963 — Full Word Study → of the noblesנְגִידִ֥יםnə·ḡî·ḏîm — Leader, chief, or ruler with authorityH5057 — Full Word Study → were hushedנֶחְבָּ֑אוּneḥ·bā·’ū — to hide, conceal, or keep secretH2244 — Full Word Study →, and their tonguesוּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗םū·lə·šō·w·nām — Tongue; language; speechH3956 — Full Word Study → stuckדָּבֵֽקָה׃dā·ḇê·qāh — to cling to, cleave fast, adhere closelyH1692 — Full Word Study → to the roofs of their mouthsלְחִכָּ֥םlə·ḥik·kām — palate; taste; speechH2441 — Full Word Study →. ¹¹Forכִּ֤יkî — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → thoseאֹ֣זֶן’ō·zen — Ear; the organ of hearing and listeningH241 — Full Word Study → who heard meשָׁ֭מְעָהšā·mə·ʿāh — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → called me blessedוַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִיwat·tə·’aš·šə·rê·nî — to bless, to make happy or prosperousH833 — Full Word Study →, and those whoוְעַ֥יִןwə·‘a·yin — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → saw meרָ֝אֲתָ֗הrā·’ă·ṯāh — to see, perceive, behold, experienceH7200 — Full Word Study → commended meוַתְּעִידֵֽנִי׃wat·tə·‘î·ḏê·nî — to testify, witness, or solemnly affirmH5749 — Full Word Study →, ¹²becauseכִּֽי־kî- — because, since, that (conjunction/reason marker)H3588 — Full Word Study → I rescuedאֲ֭מַלֵּט’ă·mal·lêṭ — to escape, deliver, or save from dangerH4422 — Full Word Study → the poorעָנִ֣י‘ā·nî — Poor, afflicted, humbleH6041 — Full Word Study → who cried outמְשַׁוֵּ֑עַmə·šaw·wê·a‘ — to cry out, shout for helpH7768 — Full Word Study → and the fatherlessוְ֝יָת֗וֹםwə·yā·ṯō·wm — A child without a father; an orphanH3490 — Full Word Study → who had noוְֽלֹא־wə·lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → helperעֹזֵ֥ר‘ō·zêr — to help, aid, supportH5826 — Full Word Study →. ¹³The dying manאֹ֭בֵד’ō·ḇêḏ — To perish, be destroyed, or lostH6 — Full Word Study → blessed meבִּרְכַּ֣תbir·kaṯ — Blessing; divine favor and benefitH1293 — Full Word Study →, and I made the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֣ה’al·mā·nāh — A woman whose husband has died; widowH490 — Full Word Study → heartוְלֵ֖בwə·lêḇ — Heart; the center of emotion, will, and intellectH3820 — Full Word Study → sing for joyאַרְנִֽן׃’ar·nin — To shout or sing aloud with joy; to cry out triumphantlyH7442 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁴I put onלָ֭בַשְׁתִּיlā·ḇaš·tî — To clothe, dress, or wear garmentsH3847 — Full Word Study → righteousnessצֶ֣דֶקṣe·ḏeq — Righteousness, justice, right standingH6664 — Full Word Study →, and it clothed meוַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִיway·yil·bā·šê·nî — To clothe, dress, or wear garmentsH3847 — Full Word Study →; justiceמִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃miš·pā·ṭî — Justice, judgment, or legal decisionH4941 — Full Word Study → was my robeכִּֽמְעִ֥ילkim·‘îl — A long robe or outer garment; cloakH4598 — Full Word Study → and my turbanוְ֝צָנִ֗יףwə·ṣā·nîp̄ — Turban or headwrap, a head coveringH6797 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁵I served as eyesעֵינַ֣יִם‘ê·na·yim — Eye; sight; appearance; fountainH5869 — Full Word Study → to the blindלַֽעִוֵּ֑רla·‘iw·wêr — blind; unable to see physically or spirituallyH5787 — Full Word Study → and as feetוְרַגְלַ֖יִםwə·raḡ·la·yim — Foot; by extension, journey, way, or standingH7272 — Full Word Study → to the lameלַפִּסֵּ֣חַlap·pis·sê·aḥ — lame, limping, unable to walk properlyH6455 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁶Iאָ֭נֹכִֽי’ā·nō·ḵî — I, myself (first-person singular pronoun)H595 — Full Word Study → was a fatherאָ֣ב’āḇ — H1 — Full Word Study → to the needyלָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑יםlā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm — Poor person in dire needH34 — Full Word Study →, and I took upאֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃’eḥ·qə·rê·hū — to search out, investigate, or examine thoroughlyH2713 — Full Word Study → the caseוְרִ֖בwə·riḇ — Strife, contention, legal disputeH7379 — Full Word Study → of the strangerלֹא־lō- — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁷I shatteredוָֽ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָהwā·’ă·šab·bə·rāh — to break, shatter, crushH7665 — Full Word Study → the fangsמְתַלְּע֣וֹתmə·ṯal·lə·‘ō·wṯ — Jaw or cheek; the side of the faceH4973 — Full Word Study → of the unjustעַוָּ֑ל‘aw·wāl — Injustice, unrighteousness, wickednessH5767 — Full Word Study → and snatchedאַשְׁלִ֥יךְ’aš·lîḵ — to throw, cast, or hurlH7993 — Full Word Study → the preyטָֽרֶף׃ṭā·rep̄ — Prey; food torn apartH2964 — Full Word Study → from his teethוּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יוū·miš·šin·nāw — Tooth; ivory; sharp edge; cragH8127 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁸So I thoughtוָ֭אֹמַרwā·’ō·mar — to say, speak, declareH559 — Full Word Study →: ‘I will dieאֶגְוָ֑ע’eḡ·wā‘ — to expire, breathe one's last, dieH1478 — Full Word Study → inעִם־‘im- — with, together with, amongH5973 — Full Word Study → my nestקִנִּ֣יqin·nî — A nest; a place of refuge or habitationH7064 — Full Word Study → and multiplyאַרְבֶּ֥ה’ar·beh — To increase, multiply, grow abundantH7235 — Full Word Study → my daysיָמִֽים׃yā·mîm — day; time; period; ageH3117 — Full Word Study → as the sandוְ֝כַח֗וֹלwə·ḵa·ḥō·wl — Sand; fine granules of rock or mineral matterH2344 — Full Word Study →. ¹⁹My rootsשָׁרְשִׁ֣יšā·rə·šî — Root; foundation; origin; bottomH8328 — Full Word Study → will spread out toאֱלֵי־’ĕ·lê- — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study → the watersמָ֑יִםmā·yim — Water; liquid; fluidsH4325 — Full Word Study →, and the dewוְ֝טַ֗לwə·ṭal — dew; moisture from the skyH2919 — Full Word Study → will rest nightlyיָלִ֥יןyā·lîn — to lodge, dwell, or remain (overnight or permanently)H3885 — Full Word Study → on my branchesבִּקְצִירִֽי׃biq·ṣî·rî — Harvest; the reaping of crops or figuratively, a limb or branchH7105 — Full Word Study →. ²⁰My gloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיkə·ḇō·w·ḏî — weightiness, honor, splendor, gloryH3519 — Full Word Study → is ever new within meעִמָּדִ֑י‘im·mā·ḏî — With, alongside, in the presence ofH5978 — Full Word Study →, and my bowוְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗יwə·qaš·tî — bow (weapon); arcH7198 — Full Word Study → is renewedתַחֲלִֽיף׃ṯa·ḥă·lîp̄ — to pass over, pass away, changeH2498 — Full Word Study → in my handבְּיָדִ֥יbə·yā·ḏî — hand; power, strength, controlH3027 — Full Word Study →.’ ²¹Men listenedשָׁמְע֥וּšā·mə·‘ū — to hear, listen, obeyH8085 — Full Word Study → to me with expectationוְיִחֵ֑לּוּwə·yi·ḥêl·lū — To wait; to hope; to expect with patienceH3176 — Full Word Study →, waiting silentlyוְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּwə·yid·də·mū — to be silent, still, or ceaseH1826 — Full Word Study → forלְמ֣וֹlə·mōw — upon, against, over, towardH3926 — Full Word Study → my counselעֲצָתִֽי׃‘ă·ṣā·ṯî — counsel, advice, or purposeH6098 — Full Word Study →. ²²Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י’a·ḥă·rê — after, behind, followingH310 — Full Word Study → my wordsדְ֭בָרִיḏə·ḇā·rî — word, matter, thing, affairH1697 — Full Word Study →, they spokeיִשְׁנ֑וּyiš·nū — To repeat, change, or alter; to do againH8138 — Full Word Study → no moreלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study →; my speechמִלָּתִֽי׃mil·lā·ṯî — speech, word, matter, thing saidH4405 — Full Word Study → settledתִּטֹּ֥ףtiṭ·ṭōp̄ — To drip, drop; to prophesyH5197 — Full Word Study → on them like dewוְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹwə·‘ā·lê·mōw — upon, over, against; concerningH5921 — Full Word Study →. ²³They waitedוְיִֽחֲל֣וּwə·yi·ḥă·lū — To wait; to hope; to expect with patienceH3176 — Full Word Study → for me as for rainכַמָּטָ֣רḵam·mā·ṭār — Rain; rainfall; precipitation from heavenH4306 — Full Word Study → and drank in my wordsפָּעֲר֥וּpā·‘ă·rū — to open wide, gapeH6473 — Full Word Study → like spring showersלְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ׃lə·mal·qō·wōš — Spring rain; latter rainH4456 — Full Word Study →. ²⁴If I smiledאֶשְׂחַ֣ק’eś·ḥaq — to laugh, mock, or make sportH7832 — Full Word Study → at themאֲ֭לֵהֶם’ă·lê·hem — to, toward, against; directional and relational prepositionH413 — Full Word Study →, they did notלֹ֣אlō — not; negation; absenceH3808 — Full Word Study → believe itיַאֲמִ֑ינוּya·’ă·mî·nū — to trust, believe, be faithfulH539 — Full Word Study →; the lightוְא֥וֹרwə·’ō·wr — Light; brightness; illuminationH216 — Full Word Study → of my countenanceפָּ֝נַ֗יpā·nay — face; presence; beforeH6440 — Full Word Study → was preciousיַפִּילֽוּן׃yap·pî·lūn — to fall; collapse; perishH5307 — Full Word Study →. ²⁵I choseאֶֽבֲחַ֣ר’e·ḇă·ḥar — To choose, select, or preferH977 — Full Word Study → their courseדַּרְכָּם֮dar·kām — way, path, journey, conductH1870 — Full Word Study → and presidedוְאֵשֵׁ֪בwə·’ê·šêḇ — to dwell, inhabit, settle, remainH3427 — Full Word Study → as chiefרֹ֥אשׁrōš — Head; chief; beginning; topH7218 — Full Word Study →. So I dweltוְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹןwə·’eš·kō·wn — To dwell, inhabit, or settle in a placeH7931 — Full Word Study → as a kingכְּמֶ֣לֶךְkə·me·leḵ — A male ruler or sovereign who governs a nation or kingdomH4428 — Full Word Study → among his troopsבַּגְּד֑וּדbag·gə·ḏūḏ — A band, troop, or raiding party; military companyH1416 — Full Word Study →, as a comforterכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka·’ă·šer — who, which, that; when, where, becauseH834 — Full Word Study → of the mournersאֲבֵלִ֣ים’ă·ḇê·lîm — mourning, lamentation, griefH57 — Full Word Study →.