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JOB 26:1–27:23 ©

Iyyov’s response to Bildad

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26:1 Iyyov’s response to Bildad

26Then Iyyov responded to Bildad:

2How have you helped those without power?

How have you saved those who are weak?

3How well you have advised those without wisdom,

and displayed many good things.

4Who did you tell all that to,

and whose spirit spoke through you?

5The dead will be made to tremble

from beneath the water and their inhabitants. ???

6The grave is wide open before him,

and ABADDON has no covering.

7He stretches out the north over empty space.

He hangs the earth upon nothing at all.

8He attaches the water into his clouds,

but the cloud isn’t torn apart by it.

9He covers the surface of the THRONE/MOON.

He spreads his cloud above it.

10He’s drawn a circle to mark the limit of the waters,

and to mark the boundary between light and darkness.

11The pillars of heaven shake,

and they’re astounded when he scolds them.

12He stirs up the sea with his power,

and using his know-how he smashed RAHAB.

13By his breath he makes the skies clear.

His hand pierced the fleeing snake.

14Listen, those are the ends of his ways,

and how we hear just a whisper of a word.

And who can interpret the thunder of his power?

27Then Iyyov continued speaking:

2Although God lives, who’s taken justice away from me,

and the provider who’s made my soul bitter,

3I still have my breath in me,

and God’s breath remains in my nostrils.

4If my lips speak wickedness,

if my tongue speaks deceitfully,

5I’ll never say that you all are correct—

I won’t set aside my integrity before I die.

6I’m holding tight to my innocence and won’t let it go.

There hasn’t been a single day when my conscience has reproached me.


7May my enemies get the same reward as wicked people,

and may my opponents receive the same as unjust people.

8What hope do godless people have

when he cuts them off,

when God takes away their lives?

9Will God hear their cries

when troubles hit them?

10If they delight themselves in the provider,

will they call on God at all times?


11I’ll teach you all about God’s power.

I won’t hide anything about the provider.

12Yes, all of you have seen this for yourselves,

so why do you vainly speak such nonsense?

13This is the wicked people’s portion from God,

and the inheritance that ruthless people will receive from the provider:

14If they have many children, they’ll die in battle,

and their offspring won’t have enough food to eat.

15Those who remain will be buried by the plague,

and their widows won’t be there to weep for them.

16If they heap up silver like the dust,

and pile up clothes like clay mounds,

17although the wicked piled it up, the godly people will wear them,

and innocent people will divide up the silver.

18The wicked build easily-broken houses like the moths do,

and like temporary shelters that a guard quickly makes.

19They’re wealthy when they lie down, but that’s that—

when they open their eyes, it’s gone.

20Terrors overtake them like a flood.

A gale carries them away in the night.

21The east wind carries them away then they’re gone,

and it sweeps them out from their places.

22It hurls itself against them without mercy.

They hurriedly flee from its power.

23That wind claps its hands at them,

and hisses at them from its place.

26and_answered ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) and_said.
2How you_have_helped has_no power you_have_saved [the]_arm not strength.
3How you_have_counseled has_no wisdom and_good to_increase_in_number you_have_made_known.
4With whom have_you_told words and_spirit of_whom has_it_gone_out from_you.
5The_dead they_are_made_to_tremble from_under [the]_waters and_inhabitants_their.
6[is]_naked Shəʼōl before_him and_no a_covering has_THE_abaddon.
7[he_is]_stretching_out [the]_north over emptiness [he_is]_hanging [the]_earth on not whatever.
8[he_is]_binding_up waters in/on/at/with_clouds_his and_not it_is_split_open [the]_cloud under_them.
9[he_is]_covering [the]_surface of_[the]_throne he_spreads on/upon/above_him/it cloud_his.
10A_limit he_has_drawn_a_circle on [the]_surface of_[the]_waters to [the]_end of_light with darkness.
11[the]_pillars of_heaven they_shake and_astounded at_rebuke_his.
12In/on/at/with_power_his he_stirred_up the_sea and_in/on/at/with_understanding_his[fn] he_smashed Rāḩāⱱ.
13In/on/at/with_breath_his [the]_heavens [are]_clearness it_pierced his/its_hand [the]_snake fleeing.
14There these [are]_the_ends ways_his[fn] and_how a_whisper of_a_word we_hear in/on/over_him/it and_thunder power_his[fn][fn] who will_he_understand.
27and_continued ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job) to_take_up discourse_his and_said.
2[by]_the_life of_god [who]_he_has_taken_away justice_my and_almighty [who]_he_has_made_bitter soul_my.
3If/because all still breath_my in/on/at/with_me and_spirit of_god in/on/at/with_nostrils_my.
4If they_will_speak lips_my injustice and_tongue_my if it_will_utter deceit.
5Far_be_it to/for_me if I_will_declare_right DOM_you_all until I_will_expire not I_will_put_aside integrity_my from_me.
6In/on/at/with_righteousness_my I_have_kept_hold and_not let_go_it not it_reproaches heart_my any_of_days_my.
7May_he_be like_wicked enemy_my and_opponent_my like_unjust.
8If/because what [is_the]_hope of_a_godless_[person] if/because he_will_cut_off if/because he_will_take_away god life_his.
9The_cry_his will_he_hear god if/because it_will_come on/upon/above_him/it distress.
10Or on [the]_almighty will_he_take_delight will_he_call_on god in_all time.
11I_will_instruct DOM_you_all in/on/at/with_power of_god [that]_which [is]_with [the]_almighty not I_will_hide.
12There you_all all_you_all you_all_have_seen and_for_what this vanity do_you_all_become_vain.
13This [is_the]_portion of_a_person wicked with god and_inheritance of_ruthless_[people] from_almighty they_will_receive.
14If they_will_increase children_his for [the]_sword and_offspring_his not they_will_be_satisfied bread.
15Survive_him[fn] in/on/at/with_plague they_will_be_buried and_widows_their not they_will_weep.
16If he_will_heap_up like_the_dust silver and_like_the_clay he_will_prepare clothing.
17He_will_prepare_[it] and_righteous he_will_wear_[it] and_silver [the]_innocent he_will_divide_up.
18He_has_built like_the_moth’s house_his and_like_hut [which]_he_has_made a_watchman.
19Rich he_will_lie_down and_not he_will_be_removed eyes_his he_opens and_is_gone_it.
20Overtake_him like_the_flood sudden_terror(s) night carries_off_him a_storm-wind.
21Lifts_up_him an_east_wind and_gone and_sweeps_out_him from_place_his.
22And_hurls on/upon/above_him/it and_not he_will_show_pity from_power_its headlong_(flee) he_will_flee.
23Someone_will_clap at_him hands_its and_hisses on/upon/above_him/it from_place_its.

26:12 Variant note: ו/ב/תובנת/ו: (x-qere) ’וּ֝/בִ/תְבוּנָת֗/וֹ’: lemma_c/b/8394 n_0.0 morph_HC/R/Ncfsc/Sp3ms id_18EUu וּ֝/בִ/תְבוּנָת֗/וֹ

26:14 Variant note: דרכ/ו: (x-qere) ’דְּרָכָ֗י/ו’: lemma_1870 n_1.1 morph_HNcbpc/Sp3ms id_18jpx דְּרָכָ֗י/ו

26:14 Variant note: גבורת/ו: (x-qere) ’גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗י/ו’: lemma_1369 n_0.0 morph_HNcfpc/Sp3ms id_18hwb גְּ֝בוּרוֹתָ֗י/ו

26:14 Note: We read one or more consonants in L differently from BHS.

27:15 Variant note: שריד/ו: (x-qere) ’שְׂ֭רִידָי/ו’: lemma_8300 n_1.0 morph_HNcmpc/Sp3ms id_18FeL שְׂ֭רִידָי/ו

JOB 26:1–27:23 ©

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