איוב כ״גJob 23

Verse 1א׳Job 23:1 · איוב כג:אStandard412

וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר

Then Job answered and said:

Verse 2ב׳Job 23:2 · איוב כג:בStandard1,296

גַּם־הַיּוֹם מְרִי שִׂחִי יָדִי כָּבְדָה עַל־אַנְחָתִֽי

Even to-day is my complaint bitter; My hand is become heavy because of my groaning.

Verse 3ג׳Job 23:3 · איוב כג:גStandard2,119

מִֽי־יִתֵּן יָדַעְתִּי וְאֶמְצָאֵהוּ אָבוֹא עַד־תְּכוּנָתֽוֹ

Oh that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come even to His seat!

Verse 4ד׳Job 23:4 · איוב כג:דStandard1,909

אֶעֶרְכָה לְפָנָיו מִשְׁפָּט וּפִי אֲמַלֵּא תוֹכָחֽוֹת

I would order my cause before Him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

Verse 5ה׳Job 23:5 · איוב כג:הStandard800

אֵדְעָה מִלִּים יַעֲנֵנִי וְאָבִינָה מַה־יֹּאמַר לִֽי

I would know the words which He would answer me, And understand what He would say unto me.

Verse 6ו׳Job 23:6 · איוב כג:וStandard1,009

הַבְּרָב־כֹּחַ יָרִיב עִמָּדִי לֹא אַךְ־הוּא יָשִׂם בִּֽי

Would He contend with me in His great power? Nay; but He would give heed unto me.

Verse 7ז׳Job 23:7 · איוב כג:זStandard1,798

שָׁם יָשָׁר נוֹכָח עִמּוֹ וַאֲפַלְּטָה לָנֶצַח מִשֹּׁפְטִֽי

There the upright might reason with Him; So should I be delivered for ever from my Judge.

Verse 8ח׳Job 23:8 · איוב כג:חStandard735

הֵן קֶדֶם אֶהֱלֹךְ וְאֵינֶנּוּ וְאָחוֹר וְֽלֹא־אָבִין לֽוֹ

Behold, I go forward, but He is not there, And backward, but I cannot perceive Him;

Verse 9ט׳Job 23:9 · איוב כג:טStandard1,731

שְׂמֹאול בַּעֲשֹׂתוֹ וְלֹא־אָחַז יַעְטֹף יָמִין וְלֹא אֶרְאֶֽה

On the left hand, when He doth work, but I cannot behold Him, He turneth Himself to the right hand, but I cannot see Him.

Verse 10י׳Job 23:10 · איוב כג:יStandard708

כִּֽי־יָדַע דֶּרֶךְ עִמָּדִי בְּחָנַנִי כַּזָּהָב אֵצֵֽא

For He knoweth the way that I take; When He hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Verse 11י״אJob 23:11 · איוב כג:יאStandard2,000

בַּאֲשֻׁרוֹ אָחֲזָה רַגְלִי דַּרְכּוֹ שָׁמַרְתִּי וְלֹא־אָֽט

My foot hath held fast to His steps, His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

Verse 12י״בJob 23:12 · איוב כג:יבStandard2,855

מִצְוַת שְׂפָתָיו וְלֹא אָמִישׁ מֵחֻקִּי צָפַנְתִּי אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו

I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured up the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

Verse 13י״גJob 23:13 · איוב כג:יגStandard1,707

וְהוּא בְאֶחָד וּמִי יְשִׁיבֶנּוּ וְנַפְשׁוֹ אִוְּתָה וַיָּֽעַשׂ

But He is at one with Himself, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desireth, even that He doeth. .

Verse 14י״דJob 23:14 · איוב כג:ידStandard1,348

כִּי יַשְׁלִים חֻקִּי וְכָהֵנָּה רַבּוֹת עִמּֽוֹ

For He will perform that which is appointed for me; And many such things are with Him.

Verse 15ט״וJob 23:15 · איוב כג:טוStandard1,138

עַל־כֵּן מִפָּנָיו אֶבָּהֵל אֶתְבּוֹנֵן וְאֶפְחַד מִמֶּֽנּוּ

Therefore am I affrighted at His presence; When I consider, I am afraid of Him.

Verse 16ט״זJob 23:16 · איוב כג:טזStandard736

וְאֵל הֵרַךְ לִבִּי וְשַׁדַּי הִבְהִילָֽנִי

Yea, God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath affrighted me;

Verse 17י״זJob 23:17 · איוב כג:יזStandard1,541

כִּֽי־לֹא נִצְמַתִּי מִפְּנֵי־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִפָּנַי כִּסָּה־אֹֽפֶל

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did He cover the thick darkness from my face.