Job 3 Parallel Bible

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	STUDY Hebrew & Greek Study Bible	ESV English Standard Version	NIV New International Version
1	אַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיּוֹב֙ אֶת־ פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־ יוֹמֽוֹ׃ פ	After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.	After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2	וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃	And Job said:	He said:
3	יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר׃	“Let the day perish on which I was born, and the night that said, ‘A man is conceived.’	“May the day of my birth perish, and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’
4	הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל־ יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמָּ֑עַל וְאַל־ תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה׃	Let that day be darkness! May God above not seek it, nor light shine upon it.	That day—may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine on it.
5	יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכָּן־ עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם׃	Let gloom and deep darkness claim it. Let clouds dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.	May gloom and utter darkness claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm it.
6	הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֪ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל־ יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל־ יָבֹֽא׃	That night—let thick darkness seize it! Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; let it not come into the number of the months.	That night—may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.
7	הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל־ תָּבֹ֖א רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃	Behold, let that night be barren; let no joyful cry enter it.	May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
8	יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹרְרֵי־ י֑וֹם הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן׃	Let those curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up Leviathan.	May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
9	יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֪י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו־ לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל־ יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ שָֽׁחַר׃	Let the stars of its dawn be dark; let it hope for light, but have none, nor see the eyelids of the morning,	May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
10	כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃	because it did not shut the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hide trouble from my eyes.	for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
11	לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע׃	“Why did I not die at birth, come out from the womb and expire?	“Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
12	מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה־ שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק׃	Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?	Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
13	כִּֽי־ עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז ׀ יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי׃	For then I would have lain down and been quiet; I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,	For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14	עִם־ מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָב֣וֹת לָֽמוֹ׃	with kings and counselors of the earth who rebuilt ruins for themselves,	with kings and rulers of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
15	א֣וֹ עִם־ שָׂ֭רִים זָהָ֣ב לָהֶ֑ם הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם כָּֽסֶף׃	or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.	with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16	א֤וֹ כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא־ רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר׃	Or why was I not as a hidden stillborn child, as infants who never see the light?	Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
17	שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ׃	There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.	There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
18	יַ֭חַד אֲסִירִ֣ים שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ ק֣וֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ׃	There the prisoners are at ease together; they hear not the voice of the taskmaster.	Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver’s shout.
19	קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדוֹל שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חָפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו׃	The small and the great are there, and the slave is free from his master.	The small and the great are there, and the slaves are freed from their owners.
20	לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ׃	“Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul,	“Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
21	הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים׃	who long for death, but it comes not, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,	to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
22	הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי־ גִ֑יל יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ כִּ֣י יִמְצְאוּ־ קָֽבֶר׃	who rejoice exceedingly and are glad when they find the grave?	who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
23	לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר־ דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ׃	Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?	Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24	כִּֽי־ לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי׃	For my sighing comes instead of my bread, and my groanings are poured out like water.	For sighing has become my daily food; my groans pour out like water.
25	כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד פָּ֭חַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי יָ֣בֹא לִֽי׃	For the thing that I fear comes upon me, and what I dread befalls me.	What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
26	לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀ וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא־ נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז׃ פ	I am not at ease, nor am I quiet; I have no rest, but trouble comes.”	I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil.”
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