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SECTION FOUR: Final speech of Iyyov

(29:1–31:40)

29:1 The remembering of Iyyov of his old living

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29 and_again ʼIuōv to _take _up discourse_his and_said.
2 Who long_I as_months of _long _ago as_days (of)_[when]_god watched _over_me.
3 In/on/at/with_shone_him lamp_his over my_head by_light_his I _walked darkness.
4 Just_as I _was in/on/at/with_days prime_my in/on/at/with_friendship of _god on tent_my.
5 In/on/at/with_still [the]_almighty with_me around_me children_my.
6 In/on/at/with_washed steps_my in/on/at/with_butter and_rock it _poured _out with_me streams of _oil.
7 In/on/at/with_went _out_I [the]_gate on [the]_town in/on/at/with_square I _prepared seat_my.
8 Saw_me young _men and_withdrew and_aged they _rose they _stood.
9 Chiefs they _restrained in/on/at/with_talking and_hands they _put on_mouths_their.
10 The _voice of _nobles they _were _hidden and_tongues_their to_roof _of _mouths_their it _stuck.
11 DOM an _ear it _heard and_commended_me and_eye it _saw and_approved_me.
12 DOM I _rescued [the]_afflicted [who]_cried _for _help and_orphan and_not a _helper to_him/it.
13 [the]_blessing of _[one]_about _to _perish upon_me it _came and_heart of _a _widow I _made _sing _for _joy.
14 righteousness I _put _on and_clothed_me like_robe and_turban justice_my.
15 Eyes I _was to _the_blind and_feet to _the_lame I.
16 [was]_a _father I to _the_needy and_case of _[the _one _whom]_not I _knew investigated_which.
17 And_broke [the]_fangs of _[the]_unjust _person and_from_teeth_his I _threw [the]_prey.
18 And_thought with nest_my I _will _expire and_as _the_sand I _will _increase days.
19 Roots_my [is]_opened to water and_dew it _will _remain _overnight in/on/at/with_branches_my.
20 Glory_my [is]_new with_me and_bow_my in/on/at/with_hand_my it _will _show _newness.
21 To_me people _listened and_waited and_kept _silent for counsel_my.
22 After word_I not they _did _[it]_again and_upon_them it _dropped word_my.
23 And_waited as _for _the_rain to_me and_mouths_their they _opened _wide as _for_spring _rain.
24 I _laughed on_them not they _believed and_light face_my not extinguish.
25 I _chose way_their and_sat chief and_lived as_king in/on/at/with_troops just_as mourners someone _comforts.
30 And_now they _have _laughed at_me [people]_young than_I as _far _as_days whom I _rejected fathers_them to_put with the _dogs flock_my.
2 Also the _strength hands_their to/for_what to/for_me from_them it _had _perished vigor.
3 In/on/at/with_want and_in/on/at/with_hunger barren the_gnaw a _dry _region yesterday devastation and_desolation.
4 The_pick mallow on bush[es] and_roots of _broom _plants to_food_their.
5 From [the]_community they _are _driven _away people _shout at_them as _a_thief.
6 In/on/at/with_gullies of _wadis so _that_dwell holes of _[the]_ground and_rocks.
7 Between bushes they _bray under weed[s] they _are _joined _together.
8 Sons of _a _fool also sons of _not a _name they _have _been _scourged from the_earth/land.
9 And_now mock _insong_their I _have _become and_become to/for_them as_byword.
10 Abhor_me they _are _distant from_me and_at_face_my not they _have _withheld spittle.
11 DOM bowstring_my[fn] he _has _untie/releasened and_humbled_me and_restraint in_presence_my they _have _sent _away.
12 On [the]_right _side a _brood they _arise feet_my they _have _sent _away and_build against_me the _paths destruction_their.
13 They _have _torn _down path_my to_destruction_my they _benefit not a _helper they_them.
14 As_breach wide they _come under devastation they _have _rolled _themselves.
15 It _has _been _turned upon_me sudden _terror(s) it _pursues as _the_wind honor_my and_like_cloud it _has _passed _away prosperity_my.
16 And_now within_me it _pours _itself _out life_my taken _hold _of_me days of _affliction.
17 Night bones_my it _has _pierced from_upon_I and_gnawing _pains_my not rest.
18 In/on/at/with_great of _strength[fn] it _disguises _itself clothing_my by_collar garment_my binds_me.
19 Cast_me to_mortar and_become like _the_dust and_ashes.
20 I _cry _for _help to_you and_not answer_me I _have _stood and_look in/on/at/with_me.
21 You _change _yourself with_cruel to_me in/on/at/with_might hand_your persecute_me.
22 Lift _up_me to [the]_wind[fn] ride_me and_toss _about_me success[fn].
23 DOM I _know death bring_me and_house of _appointed _meeting to/from_all/each/any/every living _[thing].
24 Surely not in/on/at/with_heap _of _ruins anyone _stretches _out a _hand or in/on/at/with_disaster_his [belongs]_to _them a _cry _for _help.
25 (if) not did _I _weep for_hard of _day was _it _grieved soul_my for _the_poor.
26 DOM good I _waited _for and_came evil and_waited for_light and_came gloom.
27 Within_my they _have _been _made _to _boil and_not they _have _been _still confront_me days of _affliction.
28 Being _dark I _have _gone _about in/on/at/with_not sun I _have _stood in/on/at/with_assembly I _cry _out _for _help.
29 A _brother I _have _become of_jackals and_companion of_daughters _of of _an _ostrich.
30 Skin_my[fn] it _has _become _black from_on_me and_bones_my it _has _burned from heat.
31 And_he/it _was to_mourning lyre_my and_flute_my to_sound/voice of _[those _who]_weep.

30:11 Variant note: יתר/ו: (x-qere) ’יִתְרִ֣/י’: lemma_3499 b morph_HNcmsc/Sp1cs id_18EEj יִתְרִ֣/י

30:18 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

30:22 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

30:22 Variant note: תשוה: (x-qere) ’תּוּשִׁיָּֽה’: lemma_8454 n_0 morph_HNcfsa id_18XBR תּוּשִׁיָּֽה

30:30 Note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

OET by section JOB 29:1

SECTION FOUR: Final speech of Iyyov/The remembering of Iyyov of his old living

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OET by section JOB 29:1

SECTION FOUR: Final speech of Iyyov/The remembering of Iyyov of his old living

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