The Tanakh

איוב כ״אJob 21

Chapter 21 of 42 in Job — 34 verses

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Total gematria: 59,169
Letters: 964
Words: 240
Verses: 34
Per word average: 246.54

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Verse 1א׳Standard412

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

Then Job answered and said:

Verse 2ב׳Standard3,115

שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ מִלָּתִי וּתְהִי־זֹאת תַּנְחוּמֹֽתֵיכֶֽם

Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.

Verse 3ג׳Standard1,605

שָׂאוּנִי וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּר וְאַחַר דַּבְּרִי תַלְעִֽיג

Suffer me, that I may speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.

Verse 4ד׳Standard1,701

הֶאָנֹכִי לְאָדָם שִׂיחִי וְאִם־מַדּוּעַ לֹא־תִקְצַר רוּחִֽי

As for me, is my complaint to man? Or why should I not be impatient?

Verse 5ה׳Standard1,095

פְּנוּ־אֵלַי וְהָשַׁמּוּ וְשִׂימוּ יָד עַל־פֶּֽה

Turn unto me, and be astonished, And lay your hand upon your mouth.

Verse 6ו׳Standard2,327

וְאִם־זָכַרְתִּי וְנִבְהָלְתִּי וְאָחַז בְּשָׂרִי פַּלָּצֽוּת

Even when I remember I am affrighted, And horror hath taketh hold on my flesh.

Verse 7ז׳Standard1,652

מַדּוּעַ רְשָׁעִים יִחְיוּ עָתְקוּ גַּם־גָּבְרוּ חָֽיִל

Wherefore do the wicked live, Become old, yea, wax mighty in power?

Verse 8ח׳Standard1,266

זַרְעָם נָכוֹן לִפְנֵיהֶם עִמָּם וְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶם לְעֵינֵיהֶֽם

Their seed is established in their sight with them, And their offspring before their eyes.

Verse 9ט׳Standard1,510

בָּתֵּיהֶם שָׁלוֹם מִפָּחַד וְלֹא שֵׁבֶט אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵיהֶֽם

Their houses are safe, without fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.

Verse 10י׳Standard2,926

שׁוֹרוֹ עִבַּר וְלֹא יַגְעִל תְּפַלֵּט פָּרָתוֹ וְלֹא תְשַׁכֵּֽל

Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; Their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.

Verse 11י״אStandard1,161

יְשַׁלְּחוּ כַצֹּאן עֲוִילֵיהֶם וְיַלְדֵיהֶם יְרַקֵּדֽוּן

They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

Verse 12י״בStandard1,716

יִשְׂאוּ כְּתֹף וְכִנּוֹר וְיִשְׂמְחוּ לְקוֹל עוּגָֽב

They sing to the timbrel and harp, And rejoice at the sound of the pipe.

Verse 13י״גStandard1,214

יבלו בַטּוֹב יְמֵיהֶם וּבְרֶגַע שְׁאוֹל יֵחָֽתּוּ

They spend their days in prosperity, And peacefully they go down to the grave.

Verse 14י״דStandard1,725

וַיֹּאמְרוּ לָאֵל סוּר מִמֶּנּוּ וְדַעַת דְּרָכֶיךָ לֹא חָפָֽצְנוּ

Yet they said unto God: ‘Depart from us; For we desire not the knowledge of Thy ways.

Verse 15ט״וStandard1,029

מַה־שַׁדַּי כִּֽי־נַֽעַבְדֶנּוּ וּמַה־נּוֹעִיל כִּי נִפְגַּע־בּֽוֹ

What is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit should we have, if we pray unto Him?’—

Verse 16ט״זStandard1,792

הֵן לֹא בְיָדָם טוּבָם עֲצַת רְשָׁעִים רָחֲקָה מֶֽנִּי

Lo, their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.

Verse 17י״זStandard1,596

כַּמָּה נֵר־רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְיָבֹא עָלֵימוֹ אֵידָם חֲבָלִים יְחַלֵּק בְּאַפּֽוֹ

How oft is it that the lamp of the wicked is put out? That their calamity cometh upon them? That He distributeth pains in His anger?

Verse 18י״חStandard1,655

יִהְיוּ כְּתֶבֶן לִפְנֵי־רוּחַ וּכְמֹץ גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה

That they are as stubble before the wind, And as chaff that the storm stealeth away?

Verse 19י״טStandard950

אֱלוֹהַּ יִצְפֹּן־לְבָנָיו אוֹנוֹ יְשַׁלֵּם אֵלָיו וְיֵדָֽע

’God layeth up his iniquity for his children! ’— Let Him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it.

Verse 20כ׳Standard1,916

יִרְאוּ עינו כִּידוֹ וּמֵחֲמַת שַׁדַּי יִשְׁתֶּֽה

Let his own eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.

Verse 21כ״אStandard1,812

כִּי מַה־חֶפְצוֹ בְּבֵיתוֹ אַחֲרָיו וּמִסְפַּר חֳדָשָׁיו חֻצָּֽצוּ

For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? Seeing the number of his months is determined.

Verse 22כ״בStandard1,337

הַלְאֵל יְלַמֶּד־דָּעַת וְהוּא רָמִים יִשְׁפּֽוֹט

Shall any teach God knowledge? Seeing it is He that judgeth those that are high.

Verse 23כ״גStandard1,955

זֶה יָמוּת בְּעֶצֶם תֻּמּוֹ כֻּלּוֹ שַׁלְאֲנַן וְשָׁלֵֽיו

One dieth in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and quiet;

Verse 24כ״דStandard1,363

עֲטִינָיו מָלְאוּ חָלָב וּמֹחַ עַצְמוֹתָיו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה

His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

Verse 25כ״הStandard1,263

וְזֶה יָמוּת בְּנֶפֶשׁ מָרָה וְלֹֽא־אָכַל בַּטּוֹבָֽה

And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And hath never tasted of good.

Verse 26כ״וStandard1,701

יַחַד עַל־עָפָר יִשְׁכָּבוּ וְרִמָּה תְּכַסֶּה עֲלֵיהֶֽם

They lie down alike in the dust, And the worm covereth them.

Verse 27כ״זStandard2,498

הֵן יָדַעְתִּי מַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיכֶם וּמְזִמּוֹת עָלַי תַּחְמֹֽסוּ

Behold, I know your thoughts, And the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.

Verse 28כ״חStandard2,665

כִּי תֹֽאמְרוּ אַיֵּה בֵית־נָדִיב וְאַיֵּה אֹהֶל מִשְׁכְּנוֹת רְשָׁעִֽים

For ye say: ‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent wherein the wicked dwelt?’

Verse 29כ״טStandard2,873

הֲלֹא שְׁאֶלְתֶּם עוֹבְרֵי דָרֶךְ וְאֹתֹתָם לֹא תְנַכֵּֽרוּ

Have ye not asked them that go by the way; And will ye misdeem their tokens,

Verse 30ל׳Standard1,557

כִּי לְיוֹם אֵיד יֵחָשֶׂךְ רָע לְיוֹם עֲבָרוֹת יוּבָֽלוּ

That the evil man is reserved to the day of calamity, That they are led forth to the day of wrath?

Verse 31ל״אStandard1,412

מִֽי־יַגִּיד עַל־פָּנָיו דַּרְכּוֹ וְהֽוּא־עָשָׂה מִי יְשַׁלֶּם־לֽוֹ

But who shall declare his way to his face? And who shall repay him what he hath done?

Verse 32ל״בStandard1,647

וְהוּא לִקְבָרוֹת יוּבָל וְֽעַל־גָּדִישׁ יִשְׁקֽוֹד

For he is borne to the grave, And watch is kept over his tomb.

Verse 33ל״גStandard2,210

מָֽתְקוּ־לוֹ רִגְבֵי נָחַל וְאַחֲרָיו כָּל־אָדָם יִמְשׁוֹךְ וּלְפָנָיו אֵין מִסְפָּֽר

The clods of the valley are sweet unto him, And all men draw after him, As there were innumerable before him.

Verse 34ל״דStandard2,513

וְאֵיךְ תְּנַחֲמוּנִי הָבֶל וּתְשֽׁוּבֹתֵיכֶם נִשְׁאַר־מָֽעַל

How then comfort ye me in vain? And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?

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