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Open English Translation JOB Chapter 16

JOB 16 ©

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Literal Version

16:1 Iyyov’s second response to Elifaz

16Then Iyyov answered Elifaz:

2I’ve heard many things like that before.

You come to comfort, but bring trouble instead.

3You need to limit your words full of wind.

What makes you keep responding?

4I could also speak like you all if you were in my place.

I could string words together against you all and shake my head at you.

5Alternatively, I could use my mouth to encourage you all.

My lips could be used instead to bring relief.


6Even when I speak, it doesn’t take away my pain.

But if I hold back, how will it go away?


7However, he’s now worn me out.

My entire household has been devastated.

8You’ve made me lose so much weight that everyone can’t help notice it.

My being so thin is used against me so people think from my face that I must be guilty.

9His anger has ripped my body open

and in his hate he’s gnashed at me with his teeth.

Even my enemy locks his eyes on me.

10People stare at me with their mouths wide open.

They slap my cheek in contempt as they join together against me.

11God has handed me over to a YOUNG BOY

and he throws me into the hands of wicked people.

12I was just living my life and he shattered me.

He grabbed me by the neck and dashed me to pieces.

He set me up as a his target.

13Soldiers with bows and arrows surround me.

He pierces my kidneys but doesn’t care.

He splits my gallbladder and pours my bile out on the ground.

14He keeps breaking through my protective walls.

He charges against me like a warrior.

15I’ve dressed in sackcloth to show I’m mourning.

I’ve tossed my horn into the dust to show I’m defeated.

16My face is red from so much crying.

My eyelids are surrounded by dark shadows.

17I haven’t committed any violence.

My prayer is pure.


18Earth, don’t just cover over my blood.

Don’t just become a hiding place for my cries.

19Even now, my witness is there in the heavens,[ref]

and my advocate is up on high.

20My friends scorn me.

The tears of my eyes are directed to God.

21May someone plead with God for a man,

and a son of humanity plead for his friend.

22When a certain number of years have passed,

I’ll go on a path that I won’t return from.


16and_answered ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) and_said.
2I_have_heard like_these many [are]_comforters of_trouble all_you_all.
3Limit to_words of_wind or what provokes_you (cmp) you_will_answer.
4Also I like_you_all I_will_speak if (there) self_of_you_all [were]_in_place_of self_of_me I_will_make_join against_you_all in/on/at/with_words and_shake at_you_all with my_head.
5Encourage_you_all with mouth_my and_solace lips_my it_will_restrain.
6If I_will_speak not it_will_be_restrained pain_my and_hold_back what from_me will_it_go.
7Nevertheless now worn_out_me you_have_devastated all company_my.
8And_shriveled_up_me as_witness it_has_become and_he/it_rose_up in/on/at/with_me leanness_my in/on/at/with_face_my it_testifies.
9Anger_his it_has_torn_[me] and_hated_me he_has_gnashed at_me in/on/at/with_teeth_his adversary_my he_sharpens eyes_his to_me.
10People_have_opened_wide at_me in/on/at/with_mouths_their in/on/at/with_contempt they_have_struck cheek_my together against_me massed.
11Hands_over_me god to a_young_boy and_into [the]_hands of_wicked_[people] throws_me.
12At_ease I_was and_shattered_me and_seized in/on/at/with_neck_me and_dashed_topieces_me and_set_up_me to_him/it as_target.
13They_surround around_me archers_his he_pierces kidneys_my and_not he_has_compassion he_pours_out on_the_ground gall_my.
14Breached_me a_breach on [the]_face of_a_breach he_runs at_me like_warrior.
15Sackcloth I_have_sewed over skin_my and_buried in/on/at/with my.
16Face_my they_are_reddened[fn] from weeping and_on eyelids_my deep_darkness.
17On not violence in/on/at/with_hands_my and_prayer_my [is]_pure.
18Oh_earth do_not cover blood_my and_no let_it_belong a_place for_cry_my.
19Also now there in_the_heavens witness_my and_advocate_my in/on/at/with_high.
20Scorn_me friends_my to god it_has_wept eye_my.
21And_maintain_right for_man with god and_son of_humankind for_friend_his.
22If/because years of_number they_will_come and_way [which]_not I_will_return I_will_go.

16:16 Variant note: חמרמרה: (x-qere) ’חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּ’: lemma_2560 c n_1.0 morph_HVjp3cp id_18byd חֳ֭מַרְמְרוּ

JOB 16 ©

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