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Open English Translation JOB Chapter 9

JOB 9 ©

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Literal Version

9:1 Iyyov’s first response to Bildad

9Then Iyyov answered saying:

2Yes, I certainly know that.[ref]

But how can a person be declared innocent before God?

3If someone wanted to argue with him,

he wouldn’t answer them once out of a thousand times.

4He’s wise in his thinking and very powerful.

Who has ever challenged him and succeeded?

5He takes down mountains and they don’t even know who is overturning them with his anger.

6The one who shakes the earth from its place

and makes its pillars shudder.

7The one who can tell the sun not to shine,

and seals off the stars.

8The one who stretches out space all by himself,

and treads on the tops of the waves in the sea.

9The one who made the Bear, Orion, Pleiades,

as well as the southern constellations.

10The one who does more incredible things than we can find,

and does more marvellous things than we can count.

11It he went past me, I couldn’t see him,

and if he moved off, I wouldn’t be able to perceive it.

12When he takes things away, who can stop him,

and who will ask him what he’s doing?

13God won’t suppress his anger.

Those who help Rahab lie beneath him.


14I will certainly answer him.

I will choose my words against him.

15If I was innocent, I wouldn’t answer.

I would ask my judge for mercy.

16If I called and he answered me,

I wouldn’t believe that he’d listened to my voice.

17He crushes me with storms,

and wounds me over and over without cause.

18He doesn’t let me catch my breath.

He fills me with bitterness.

19Concerning strength, he’s powerful.

Concerning justice, he’ll ask, ‘Who will summon me?’

20If I was innocent, my mouth would condemn me.

If I was blameless, it would declare me guilty.

21I’m innocent—I don’t know myself.

I despise my life.

22It’s the same thing, therefore I said,

‘He’s bringing both the blameless and the wicked to their end.’

23When a disaster brings sudden death, he mocks the despair of innocent people.

24The world has been given over to someone wicked.

He covers the judges eyesso who did it?


25My days go by faster than a sprinter.

They’ve fled by without seeing any good.

26They pass like boats made with reeds—

like an eagle swooping down on its food.

27If I said that I would forget my complaint,

and soften my expression and smile,

28I’d be afraid of all my sufferings.

I know that you wouldn’t consider me innocent.

29I’d be guilty,

so why would I work hard for such vanity?

30If I washed myself from a clear mountain stream

and cleaned my hands with strong soap,

31then you’d plunge me into a pit

and my own clothes would abhor me.

32He’s not a human like me,

so we wouldn’t be going into court together.

33There’s no mediator between us,

who would have authority over both of us.

34Let him remove his rod from me,

so his terror won’t frighten me.

35I would speak and not fear him,

but it’s not like that with me.


9and_answered ʼIyyōⱱ and_said.
2Truly I_know DOM_that thus and_how will_he_be_justified a_person with god.
3If someone_desires to_contend with_him/it not answer_him one_[time] from a_thousand.
4Wise of_heart and_mighty of_power who has_he_shown_stubbornness to_him/it and_succeeded.
5The_removes mountains and_not they_know [the_one]_who overturns_them in/on/at/with_anger_his.
6The_shakes [the]_earth from_place_its and_pillars_its tremble.
[fn] 7the_commands to_the_sun and_not it_shines and_upon [the]_stars he_puts_a_seal.
8[one_who]_stretches_out [the]_heavens for_him/it_being_alone and_treads on [the]_high_places of_[the]_sea.
9[one_who]_makes [the]_Bear Orion and_pleiades and_constellations of_[the]_south.
10[one_who]_does great_[things] until there_[is]_not searching and_marvellous until there_[is]_not number.
11There he_will_pass_by by_me and_not I_will_see_[him] and_moves_on and_not I_will_perceive to_him/it.
12There he_will_snatch_away who stop_him who will_he_say to_him/it what are_you_doing.
13god not he_will_turn_back anger_his beneath_him[fn] they_lay_prostrate [those_who]_help (of)_Rāḩāⱱ.
14Indeed DOM I answer_him I_will_choose words_my with_him/it.
15Who though I_am_righteous not I_will_answer to_judge_my I_will_seek_favour.
16If I_called and_answered_me not I_believe DOM_that he_gave_ear_to my_sound/voice.
17Who in/on/at/with_tempest crushes_me and_multiplies wounds_my without_cause.
18Not let_me to_bring_back my_breath/wind/spirit DOM fills_me bitter_things.
19If of_strength a_strong_[one] there and_if of_justice who summon_me.
20Though I_am_righteous mouth_my condemn_me [am]_blameless I and_pronounce_guilty_me.
21[am]_blameless I not I_know self_of_me I_reject life_my.
22[is]_one it on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in yes/correct/thus/so I_say [the]_blameless and_wicked he [is]_bringing_to_an_end.
23If a_scourge it_kills suddenly at_despair of_innocent_[ones] he_mocks.
24A_land it_has_been_given in/on/at/with_hand of_a_wicked_[person] the_faces judges_its he_covers if not then who [is]_it.
25And_days_my they_have_been_swift more_than a_runner they_have_fled not they_have_seen good.
26They_have_passed_on with ships of_reed like_eagle [which]_it_rushes on food.
27If say_I I_will_forget complaint_my I_will_let_untie/release expression_my and_smile.
28I_am_afraid_of all sufferings_my I_know DOM_that not hold_innocent_me.
29I I_will_be_guilty to/for_what this vanity will_I_labour.
30If I_washed_myself wwww[fn] of_snow and_cleanse in/on/at/with_lye hands_my.
31Then in/on/at/with_pit plunge_me and_abhor_me clothes_my_own.
32DOM not [he_is]_a_human like_me answer_him we_will_come together in/on/at/with_court.
33Not there_[is] between_us an_arbiter [who]_he_will_put his/its_hand on both_us.
34Let_him_remove from_against_me rod_his and_dread_his not terrify_me.
35I_will_speak and_not fear_him DOM not [am]_thus I with_me.

9:6 Note: BHS has been faithful to the Leningrad Codex where there might be a question of the validity of the form and we keep the same form as BHS.

9:13 Variant note: תחת/ו: (x-qere) ’תַּחְתָּ֥י/ו’: lemma_8478 morph_HR/Sp3ms id_18BqY תַּחְתָּ֥י/ו

9:30 Variant note: במו: (x-qere) ’בְ/מֵי’: lemma_b/4325 morph_HR/Ncmpc id_181ME בְ/מֵי

JOB 9 ©

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