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  16:1 ¶
Then
´Iyyôv
אִיּוֹבº
answeredºº
and said,ºº |
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16:1 ¶
Then Iyyov answered and said, |
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16:2
I have heardºº
manyº
such things:ºº
miserableº
comfortersºº
[are] ye all.º |
16:2
I have heard many such things: miserable comforters [are] ye all. |
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16:3
Shall vainº
wordsº
have an end?º
orº
whatº
emboldenethºº
thee thatº
thou answerest?ºº |
16:3
Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest? |
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16:4
Iº
alsoº
could speakºº
as ye [do]: ifº
your soulº
wereº
in my soul'sº
stead,ºº
I could heap upºº
wordsº
againstº
you, and shakeºº
mineº
headº
atºº
you. |
16:4
I also could speak as ye [do]: if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you. |
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16:5
[But] I would strengthenºº
you withº
my mouth,º
and the movingº
of my lipsº
should asswageºº
[your grief]. |
16:5
[But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage [your grief]. |
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16:6
Thoughº
I speak,ºº
my griefº
is notº
asswaged:ºº
and [though] I forbear,ºº
whatºº
am I eased?ºº |
16:6
Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and [though] I forbear, what am I eased? |
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16:7
Butº
nowº
he hath made me weary:ºº
thou hast made desolateºº
allº
my company.º |
16:7
But now he hath made me weary: thou hast made desolate all my company. |
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16:8
And thou hast filled me with wrinkles,ºº
[which] isº
a witnessº
[against me]: and my leannessº
rising upºº
in me beareth witnessºº
to my face.º |
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And thou hast filled me with wrinkles, [which] is a witness [against me]: and my leanness rising up in me beareth witness to my face. |
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16:9
He tearethºº
[me] in his wrath,º
who hatethºº
me: he gnashethºº
uponº
me with his teeth;º
mine enemyº
sharpenethºº
his eyesº
upon me. |
16:9
He teareth [me] in his wrath, who hateth me: he gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy sharpeneth his eyes upon me. |
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16:10
They have gapedºº
uponº
me with their mouth;º
they have smittenºº
me upon the cheekº
reproachfully;º
they have gatheredºº
themselvesº
togetherº
againstº
me. |
16:10
They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek reproachfully; they have gathered themselves together against me. |
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16:11
´Ël
אֵלº
hath deliveredºº
me toº
the ungodly,º
and turned me overºº
intoº
the handsº
of the wicked.º |
16:11
El hath delivered me to the ungodly, and turned me over into the hands of the wicked. |
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16:12
I wasº
at ease,º
but he hath broken me asunder:ºº
he hath also takenºº
[me] by my neck,º
and shaken me to pieces,ºº
and set me upºº
for his mark.º |
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I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken [me] by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark. |
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16:13
His archersº
compass me round about,ººº
he cleavethºº
my reinsº
asunder,ºº
and doth notº
spare;ºº
he poureth outºº
my gallº
upon the ground.º |
16:13
His archers compass me round about, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; he poureth out my gall upon the ground. |
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16:14
He breakethºº
me with breachº
uponºº
breach,º
he runnethºº
uponº
me like a giant.º |
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He breaketh me with breach upon breach, he runneth upon me like a giant. |
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16:15
I have sewedºº
sackclothº
uponº
my skin,º
and defiledºº
my hornº
in the dust.º |
16:15
I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust. |
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16:16
My faceº
is foulºº
withº
weeping,º
and onº
my eyelidsº
[is] the shadow of death;º |
16:16
My face is foul with weeping, and on my eyelids [is] the shadow of death; |
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16:17
Notº
forº
[any] injusticeº
in mine hands:º
also my prayerº
[is] pure.º |
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Not for [any] injustice in mine hands: also my prayer [is] pure. |
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16:18
O earth,º
coverºº
notº
thou my blood,º
and let my cryº
haveº
noº
place.º |
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O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no place. |
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16:19
Alsoº
now,º
behold,º
my witnessº
[is] in heaven,º
and my recordº
[is] on high.º |
16:19
Also now, behold, my witness [is] in heaven, and my record [is] on high. |
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16:20
My friendsº
scornºº
me: [but] mine eyeº
poureth outºº
[tears] untoº
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַ.º |
16:20
My friends scorn me: [but] mine eye poureth out [tears] unto Eloah. |
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16:21
O that one might pleadºº
for a manº
withº
´Élôåh
אֱלוֹהַ,º
as a manºº
[pleadeth] for his neighbour!ºº |
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O that one might plead for a man with Eloah, as a man [pleadeth] for his neighbour! |
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16:22
Whenº
a fewº
yearsº
are come,ºº
then I shall goºº
the wayº
[whence] I shall notº
return.ºº |
16:22
When a few years are come, then I shall go the way [whence] I shall not return. |
