Iyyov (Job) 11:1–20 — Tsofar’s first response to Iyov

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Job 11:1–20

11:1 Tsofar’s first response to Iyov

11 Then Tsofar (from Na’amah) answered:

Tsofar

2 Shouldn’t these many words be answered?

Or is a man to be acquitted just by what comes from his lips.

3 Will your boasting make people silent?

Or will you mock and no one puts you to shame?

4 You’ve said, ‘My teaching is pure,

and I’m clean in your sight.’

5 But who will allow God to speak

and to open his lips against you

6 and to tell you the secrets of wisdom?

True wisdom has DOUBLE

God will forget some of your offenses for you.

7 Will you find the deep things of God?

Will you discover the limits of the provider?

8 What can you do to the height of the sky?

What do you know that’s deeper than the grave?

9 It measures longer than the land,

and wider than the ocean.

10 If he comes past and imprisons you and convenes a hearing,

who can prevent him?

11 He recognises people who are deceitful.

He sees wickedness but doesn’t reveal that he’s paying attention.

12 Even a hollow person will gain understanding.

A wild donkey’s colt will give birth to a man.

13 If you’ve directed your heart

and stretched your arms out to him,

14 and put wickedness far away from yourself

and didn’t let injustice live in your home,

15 then you can raise your head without shame

and be firmly establishing without fear.

16 You will forget trouble—

remembering it only like water that’s flowed past.

17 Your life will rise brighter than the midday sun.

Darkness will become like morning.

18 You’ll be confident that there’s hope.

You’ll look around then safely lie down.

19 You’ll lie down without being terrified.

Many people will be after your favour.

20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail

and the way of escape will be invisible to them.

Their hope will be limited to their last gasp of life.

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11 And_ Zophar the_Naamathite _he _answered and_he _said.

2 A_multitude _of words/messages not will _it _be _answered and_if a _man lips will _he _be _acquitted.

3 Boasts _of_your _empty men will _they _silence[fn] and_have _you _mocked and_there_is_not one _who_puts _to _shame.

4 And_she/it _said is_pure teaching _of_my and_clean I _am in_eyes _of_your.

5 And_but who will _he _give god to _speak and_he _will _open lips _of_his with_you.

6 And_may _he _tell to/for_yourself(m) the_secrets _of wisdom if/because double belongs_to_sound _wisdom and_know if/because _that he _will _cause _to _forget to/for_yourself(m) god some_of_your _iniquity.

7 The_searching _of god will _you _find or to the _end _of the_almighty will _you _find.

8 The_heights _of the_heavens what will _you _do deep more_than _Shəʼōl what will _you _know.

9 Is_long more_than_the_earth measure _of_its and_broad more _than the_sea.

10 If he _will _pass _by and_he _will _shut _up and_he _will _summon _an _assembly and_who will_he _turn _him _back.

11 If/because he he _knows men _of falsehood and_he/it _saw wickedness and_not he _shows _himself _attentive.

12 And_a _person hollow he _will _get _understanding and_a _male _donkey _of a _wild _donkey a _human _being it _will _be _born.

13 If you[fn] you _have _directed heart _of_your and_you _will _spread _out to_him/it palms _of_your.

14 If wickedness is_in_hand _of_your put_it _far _away and_do _not cause _to _dwell in_tents _of_your injustice.

15 If/because then you _will _lift _up face _of_your from_blemish and_you _will _be firmly _established and_not you _will _fear.

16 If/because you trouble you _will _forget like_waters which_they _have _passed _away you _will _remember_it.

17 And_more_than _noon(s) lifespan it _will _rise it_will _be _dark like_morning it _will _become.

18 And_you _will _be _secure if/because there_is hope and_you _will _be _well _protected to_security you _will _lie _down.

19 And_you _will _lie _down and_there_will_not_be one _who_terrifies and_ many_people _they _will _entreat face _of_your.

20 And_the_eyes _of wicked_people they _will _fail and_a _place _of _escape it _will _be _lost from_them and_hope _of_their will _be_a _gasp _of life.

11:3 OSHB 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.

11:13 OSHB 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.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section JOB 11:1

Tsofar’s first response to Iyov

Job 11:1–20