The Tanakh

איוב י״בJob 12

Chapter 12 of 42 in Job — 25 verses

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Total gematria: 41,201
Letters: 704
Words: 183
Verses: 25
Per word average: 225.14

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Verse 1א׳Standard412

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

Then Job answered and said:

Verse 2ב׳Standard1,807

אָמְנָם כִּי אַתֶּם־עָם וְעִמָּכֶם תָּמוּת חָכְמָֽה

No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.

Verse 3ג׳Standard1,235

גַּם־לִי לֵבָב כְּֽמוֹכֶם לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּם וְאֶת־מִי־אֵין כְּמוֹ־אֵֽלֶּה

But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you; Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?

Verse 4ד׳Standard2,368

שְׂחֹק לְרֵעֵהוּ אֶֽהְיֶה קֹרֵא לֶאֱלוֹהַּ וַֽיַּעֲנֵהוּ שְׂחוֹק צַדִּיק תָּמִֽים

I am as one that is a laughing-stock to his neighbour, A man that called upon God, And He answered him; The just, the innocent man is a laughing-stock,

Verse 5ה׳Standard2,265

לַפִּיד בּוּז לְעַשְׁתּוּת שַׁאֲנָן נָכוֹן לְמוֹעֲדֵי רָֽגֶל

A contemptible brand in the thought of him that is at ease, A thing ready for them whose foot slippeth.

Verse 6ו׳Standard2,205

יִשְׁלָיוּ אֹֽהָלִים לְשֹׁדְדִים וּֽבַטֻּחוֹת לְמַרְגִּיזֵי אֵל לַאֲשֶׁר הֵבִיא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּיָדֽוֹ

The tents of robbers prosper, And they that provoke God are secure, In whatsoever God bringeth into their hand.

Verse 7ז׳Standard2,174

וְֽאוּלָם שְׁאַל־נָא בְהֵמוֹת וְתֹרֶךָּ וְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וְיַגֶּד־לָֽךְ

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee;

Verse 8ח׳Standard1,756

אוֹ שִׂיחַ לָאָרֶץ וְתֹרֶךָּ וִֽיסַפְּרוּ לְךָ דְּגֵי הַיָּֽם

Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee; And the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee;

Verse 9ט׳Standard1,506

מִי לֹא־יָדַע בְּכָל־אֵלֶּה כִּי יַד־יְהוָה עָשְׂתָה זֹּֽאת

Who knoweth not among all these, That the hand of the LORD hath wrought this?

Verse 10י׳Standard2,104

אֲשֶׁר בְּיָדוֹ נֶפֶשׁ כָּל־חָי וְרוּחַ כָּל־בְּשַׂר־אִֽישׁ

In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, And the breath of all mankind.—

Verse 11י״אStandard934

הֲלֹא־אֹזֶן מִלִּין תִּבְחָן וְחֵךְ אֹכֶל יִטְעַם־לֽוֹ

Doth not the ear try words, Even as the palate tasteth its food?

Verse 12י״בStandard1,535

בִּֽישִׁישִׁים חָכְמָה וְאֹרֶךְ יָמִים תְּבוּנָֽה

Is wisdom with aged men, And understanding in length of days?—

Verse 13י״גStandard1,081

עִמּוֹ חָכְמָה וּגְבוּרָה לוֹ עֵצָה וּתְבוּנָֽה

With Him is wisdom and might; He hath counsel and understanding.

Verse 14י״דStandard1,659

הֵן יַהֲרוֹס וְלֹא יִבָּנֶה יִסְגֹּר עַל־אִישׁ וְלֹא יִפָּתֵֽחַ

Behold, He breaketh down, and it cannot be built again; He shutteth up a man, and there can be no opening.

Verse 15ט״וStandard1,653

הֵן יַעְצֹר בַּמַּיִם וְיִבָשׁוּ וִֽישַׁלְּחֵם וְיַהַפְכוּ אָֽרֶץ

Behold, He withholdeth the waters, and they dry up; Also He sendeth them out, and they overturn the earth.

Verse 16ט״זStandard1,616

עִמּוֹ עֹז וְתֽוּשִׁיָּה לוֹ שֹׁגֵג וּמַשְׁגֶּֽה

With Him is strength and sound wisdom; The deceived and the deceiver are His.

Verse 17י״זStandard1,224

מוֹלִיךְ יוֹעֲצִים שׁוֹלָל וְֽשֹׁפְטִים יְהוֹלֵֽל

He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh He fools.

Verse 18י״חStandard1,972

מוּסַר מְלָכִים פִּתֵּחַ וַיֶּאְסֹר אֵזוֹר בְּמָתְנֵיהֶֽם

He looseth the bond of kings, And bindeth their loins with a girdle.

Verse 19י״טStandard1,284

מוֹלִיךְ כֹּהֲנִים שׁוֹלָל וְאֵֽתָנִים יְסַלֵּֽף

He leadeth priests away stripped, And overthroweth the mighty.

Verse 20כ׳Standard1,366

מֵסִיר שָׂפָה לְנֶאֱמָנִים וְטַעַם זְקֵנִים יִקָּֽח

He removeth the speech of men of trust, And taketh away the sense of the elders.

Verse 21כ״אStandard1,234

שׁוֹפֵךְ בּוּז עַל־נְדִיבִים וּמְזִיחַ אֲפִיקִים רִפָּֽה

He poureth contempt upon princes, And looseth the belt of the strong.

Verse 22כ״בStandard2,032

מְגַלֶּה עֲמֻקוֹת מִנִּי־חֹשֶׁךְ וַיֹּצֵא לָאוֹר צַלְמָֽוֶת

He uncovereth deep things out of darkness, And bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

Verse 23כ״גStandard1,026

מַשְׂגִּיא לַגּוֹיִם וַֽיְאַבְּדֵם שֹׁטֵחַ לַגּוֹיִם וַיַּנְחֵֽם

He increaseth the nations, and destroyeth them; He enlargeth the nations, and leadeth them away.

Verse 24כ״דStandard2,453

מֵסִיר לֵב רָאשֵׁי עַם־הָאָרֶץ וַיַּתְעֵם בְּתֹהוּ לֹא־דָֽרֶךְ

He taketh away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the land, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

Verse 25כ״הStandard2,300

יְמַֽשְׁשׁוּ־חֹשֶׁךְ וְלֹא־אוֹר וַיַּתְעֵם כַּשִּׁכּֽוֹר

They grope in the dark without light, And He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English: The Holy Scriptures (JPS 1917), public domain.