איוב ו׳
Job 6
Hebrew
וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ ל֗וּ שָׁק֣וֹל יִשָּׁקֵ֣ל כַּעְשִׂ֑י (והיתי) [וְ֝הַוָּתִ֗י] בְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָֽחַד׃ כִּֽי־עַתָּ֗ה מֵח֣וֹל יַמִּ֣ים יִכְבָּ֑ד עַל־כֵּ֝֗ן דְּבָרַ֥י לָֽעוּ׃ כִּ֤י חִצֵּ֪י שַׁדַּ֡י עִמָּדִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֲ֭מָתָם שֹׁתָ֣ה רוּחִ֑י בִּעוּתֵ֖י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעַרְכֽוּנִי׃ הֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּ֥רֶא עֲלֵי־דֶ֑שֶׁא אִ֥ם יִגְעֶה־שּׁ֝֗וֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ׃ הֲיֵאָכֵ֣ל תָּ֭פֵל מִבְּלִי־מֶ֑לַח אִם־יֶשׁ־טַ֝֗עַם בְּרִ֣יר חַלָּמֽוּת׃ מֵאֲנָ֣ה לִנְגּ֣וֹעַ נַפְשִׁ֑י הֵ֝֗מָּה כִּדְוֵ֥י לַחְמִֽי׃ מִֽי־יִ֭תֵּן תָּב֣וֹא שֶׁאֱלָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י יִתֵּ֥ן אֱלֽוֹהַּ׃ וְיֹאֵ֣ל אֱ֭לוֹהַּ וִידַכְּאֵ֑נִי יַתֵּ֥ר יָ֝ד֗וֹ וִיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃ וּ֥תְהִי־ע֨וֹד ׀ נֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗י וַאֲסַלְּדָ֣ה בְ֭חִילָה לֹ֣א יַחְמ֑וֹל כִּי־לֹ֥א כִ֝חַ֗דְתִּי אִמְרֵ֥י קָדֽוֹשׁ׃ מַה־כֹּחִ֥י כִֽי־אֲיַחֵ֑ל וּמַה־קִּ֝צִּ֗י כִּֽי־אַאֲרִ֥יךְ נַפְשִֽׁי׃ אִם־כֹּ֣חַ אֲבָנִ֣ים כֹּחִ֑י אִֽם־בְּשָׂרִ֥י נָחֽוּשׁ׃ הַאִ֬ם אֵ֣ין עֶזְרָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְ֝תֻשִׁיָּ֗ה נִדְּחָ֥ה מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ לַמָּ֣ס מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ חָ֑סֶד וְיִרְאַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲזֽוֹב׃ אַ֭חַי בָּגְד֣וּ כְמוֹ־נָ֑חַל כַּאֲפִ֖יק נְחָלִ֣ים יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים מִנִּי־קָ֑רַח עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־שָֽׁלֶג׃ בְּעֵ֣ת יְזֹרְב֣וּ נִצְמָ֑תוּ בְּ֝חֻמּ֗וֹ נִדְעֲכ֥וּ מִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃ יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ אׇרְח֣וֹת דַּרְכָּ֑ם יַעֲל֖וּ בַתֹּ֣הוּ וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ הִ֭בִּיטוּ אׇרְח֣וֹת תֵּמָ֑א הֲלִיכֹ֥ת שְׁ֝בָ֗א קִוּוּ־לָֽמוֹ׃ בֹּ֥שׁוּ כִֽי־בָטָ֑ח בָּ֥אוּ עָ֝דֶ֗יהָ וַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃ כִּֽי־עַ֭תָּה הֱיִ֣יתֶם לֹ֑א תִּֽרְא֥וּ חֲ֝תַ֗ת וַתִּירָֽאוּ׃ הֲֽכִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי הָ֣בוּ לִ֑י וּ֝מִכֹּחֲכֶ֗ם שִׁחֲד֥וּ בַעֲדִֽי׃ וּמַלְּט֥וּנִי מִיַּד־צָ֑ר וּמִיַּ֖ד עָרִיצִ֣ים תִּפְדּֽוּנִי׃ ה֭וֹרוּנִי וַאֲנִ֣י אַחֲרִ֑ישׁ וּמַה־שָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִי הָבִ֥ינוּ לִֽי׃ מַה־נִּמְרְצ֥וּ אִמְרֵי־יֹ֑שֶׁר וּמַה־יּוֹכִ֖יחַ הוֹכֵ֣חַ מִכֶּֽם׃ הַלְהוֹכַ֣ח מִלִּ֣ים תַּחְשֹׁ֑בוּ וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ אִמְרֵ֥י נֹאָֽשׁ׃ אַף־עַל־יָת֥וֹם תַּפִּ֑ילוּ וְ֝תִכְר֗וּ עַֽל־רֵיעֲכֶֽם׃ וְ֭עַתָּה הוֹאִ֣ילוּ פְנוּ־בִ֑י וְעַל־פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם אִם־אֲכַזֵּֽב׃ שֽׁוּבוּ־נָ֭א אַל־תְּהִ֣י עַוְלָ֑ה (ושבי) [וְשׁ֥וּבוּ] ע֝֗וֹד צִדְקִי־בָֽהּ׃ הֲיֵשׁ־בִּלְשׁוֹנִ֥י עַוְלָ֑ה אִם־חִ֝כִּ֗י לֹא־יָבִ֥ין הַוּֽוֹת׃
English Translation
Then Job said in reply: If my anguish were weighed,
My full calamity laid on the scales, It would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
That is why I spoke recklessly.arecklessly Meaning of Heb. uncertain. For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
My spirit absorbs their poison;
God’s terrors are arrayed against me. Does a wild ass bray when it has grass?
Does a bull bellow over its fodder? Can what is tasteless be eaten without salt?
Does mallow juicebmallow juice Meaning of Heb. uncertain. have any flavor? I refuse to touch them;
They are like food when I am sick. Would that my request were granted,
That God gave me what I wished for; Would that God consented to crush me,
Loosed a divine hand and cut me off. Then this would be my consolation,
As I writhed in unsparingcAs I writhed in unsparing Meaning of Heb. uncertain. pains:
That I did not suppress my words against the Holy One.dsuppress my words against the Holy One Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “deny the words of the Holy One.” What strength have I, that I should endure?
How long have I to live, that I should be patient? Is my strength the strength of rock?
Is my flesh bronze? Truly, I cannot help myself;
I have been deprived of resourcefulness. eMeaning of verse uncertain. A friend owes loyalty to one who fails,
Though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty; My comrades are fickle, like a wadi,
Like a bed on which streams once ran. fMeaning of verse uncertain. They are dark with ice;
Snow obscures them; But when they thaw, they vanish;
In the heat, they disappear where they are. Their course twists and turns;
They run into the desert and perish. Caravans from Tema look to them;
Processions from Sheba count on them. They are disappointed in their hopes;
When they reach the place, they stand aghast. So you are as nothing:gas nothing Following kethib, with Targum; meaning of Heb. uncertain.
At the sight of misfortune, you take fright. Did I say to you, “I need your gift;
Pay a bribe for me out of your wealth; Deliver me from the clutches of my enemy;
Redeem me from the violent”? Teach me; I shall be silent;
Tell me where I am wrong. How trenchant honest words are;hHow trenchant honest words are Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
But what sort of reproof comes from you? Do you devise words of reproof,
But count the words of someone hopeless as wind? You would even cast lots over an orphan,
Or barter away your friend. Now be so good as to face me;
I will not lie to your face. Relent! Let there not be injustice;
Relent! I am still in the right. Is injustice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern evil?
My full calamity laid on the scales, It would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
That is why I spoke recklessly.arecklessly Meaning of Heb. uncertain. For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
My spirit absorbs their poison;
God’s terrors are arrayed against me. Does a wild ass bray when it has grass?
Does a bull bellow over its fodder? Can what is tasteless be eaten without salt?
Does mallow juicebmallow juice Meaning of Heb. uncertain. have any flavor? I refuse to touch them;
They are like food when I am sick. Would that my request were granted,
That God gave me what I wished for; Would that God consented to crush me,
Loosed a divine hand and cut me off. Then this would be my consolation,
As I writhed in unsparingcAs I writhed in unsparing Meaning of Heb. uncertain. pains:
That I did not suppress my words against the Holy One.dsuppress my words against the Holy One Meaning of Heb. uncertain; in contrast to others “deny the words of the Holy One.” What strength have I, that I should endure?
How long have I to live, that I should be patient? Is my strength the strength of rock?
Is my flesh bronze? Truly, I cannot help myself;
I have been deprived of resourcefulness. eMeaning of verse uncertain. A friend owes loyalty to one who fails,
Though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty; My comrades are fickle, like a wadi,
Like a bed on which streams once ran. fMeaning of verse uncertain. They are dark with ice;
Snow obscures them; But when they thaw, they vanish;
In the heat, they disappear where they are. Their course twists and turns;
They run into the desert and perish. Caravans from Tema look to them;
Processions from Sheba count on them. They are disappointed in their hopes;
When they reach the place, they stand aghast. So you are as nothing:gas nothing Following kethib, with Targum; meaning of Heb. uncertain.
At the sight of misfortune, you take fright. Did I say to you, “I need your gift;
Pay a bribe for me out of your wealth; Deliver me from the clutches of my enemy;
Redeem me from the violent”? Teach me; I shall be silent;
Tell me where I am wrong. How trenchant honest words are;hHow trenchant honest words are Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
But what sort of reproof comes from you? Do you devise words of reproof,
But count the words of someone hopeless as wind? You would even cast lots over an orphan,
Or barter away your friend. Now be so good as to face me;
I will not lie to your face. Relent! Let there not be injustice;
Relent! I am still in the right. Is injustice on my tongue?
Can my palate not discern evil?
About This Text
Source
Job
Category
Tanach
Reference
Job 6
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