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1 Then Job answered,

2 โ€œEven today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

3 Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

4 I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

5 I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

6 Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.

7 There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.

8 โ€œIf I go east, he is not there; if west, I canโ€™t find him;

9 He works to the north, but I canโ€™t see him. He turns south, but I canโ€™t catch a glimpse of him.

10 But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I shall come out like gold.

11 My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned aside.

12 I havenโ€™t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

13 But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.

14 For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.

15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.

16 For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.

17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

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Hebrew interlinear — Job 23:1–17 (116 words)
1
  1. ื•ึทื™ึผึทึฅืขึทืŸwayyaสฟan`anah: (properly) to eye; (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attentionH6030
  2. ืึดื™ึผึ—ื•ึนื‘สพiyyรดbIyowb: hated (i.e. persecuted); Ijob, the patriarch famous for his patienceH347
  3. ื•ึทื™ึผึนืืžึทึฝืจืƒwayyลสพmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
2
  1. ื’ึผึทืgamgam: (properly) assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, thoughH1571
  2. ื”ึทึญื™ึผื•ึนืhayyรดmyowm: a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or...H3117
  3. ืžึฐืจึดึฃื™mฤ•rรฎmriy: bitterness; (figuratively) rebellionH4805
  4. ืฉื‚ึดื—ึดึ‘ื™ล›iแธฅรฎsiyach: a contemplation; (by implication) an utteranceH7879
  5. ื™ึธึื“ึดึ—ื™yฤdรฎyad: a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from H3709, the closed one)H3027
  6. ื›ึผึธื‘ึฐื“ึธึฅื”kobdรขkabad: to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorableH3513
  7. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  8. ืึทื ึฐื—ึธืชึดึฝื™ืƒสพanแธฅฤtรฎanachah: sighingH585
3
  1. ืžึดึฝื™mรฎmiy: who?; (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which?H4310
  2. ื™ึดืชึผึตึฃืŸyittฤ“nnathan: to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)H5414
  3. ื™ึธึญื“ึทืขึฐืชึผึดื™yฤdaสฟtรฎyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  4. ื•ึฐืึถืžึฐืฆึธืึตึ‘ื”ื•ึผwฤ•สพemแนฃฤสพฤ“hรปmatsa': (properly) to come forth to, i.e. appear or existH4672
  5. ืึธึื‘ึ—ื•ึนืสพฤbรดสพbow': to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)H935
  6. ืขึทื“สฟad`ad: (properly) a (peremptory) terminusH5704
  7. ืชึผึฐื›ื•ึผื ึธืชึฝื•ึนืƒtฤ•kรปnฤtรดtkuwnah: something arranged or fixed, i.e. a placeH8499
4
  1. ืึถืขึถืจึฐื›ึธึฃื”สพeสฟerkรข`arak: to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)H6186
  2. ืœึฐืคึธื ึธึฃื™ื•lฤ•pฤnฤywpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  3. ืžึดืฉืึฐืคึผึธึ‘ื˜miลกpฤแนญmishpat: (properly) a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree...H4941
  4. ื•ึผึืคึดึ—ื™รปpรฎpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
  5. ืึฒืžึทืœึผึตึฅืสพฤƒmallฤ“สพmale': to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)H4390
  6. ืชื•ึนื›ึธื—ึฝื•ึนืชืƒtรดkฤแธฅรดttowkechah: chastisement; figuratively (by words) correction, refutation, proof (even in defence)H8433
5
  1. ืึตึญื“ึฐืขึธื”สพฤ“dฤ•สฟรขyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  2. ืžึดืœึผึดึฃื™ืmillรฎmmillah: a word; collectively, a discourseH4405
  3. ื™ึทืขึฒื ึตึ‘ื ึดื™yaสฟฤƒnฤ“nรฎ`anah: (properly) to eye; (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attentionH6030
  4. ื•ึฐึืึธื‘ึดึ—ื™ื ึธื”wฤ•สพฤbรฎnรขbiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
  5. ืžึทื”mamah: (properly, interrogative) what? (including how? why? when?)H4100
  6. ื™ึผึนึฅืืžึทืจyลสพmaramar: to say (used with great latitude)H559
  7. ืœึดึฝื™ืƒlรฎ
6
  1. ื”ึทื‘ึผึฐืจึธื‘habbฤ•rฤbrob: abundance (in any respect)H7230
  2. ื›ึผึนึญื—ึทkลaแธฅkoach: vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce)H3581
  3. ื™ึธืจึดึฃื™ื‘yฤrรฎbriyb: (properly) to toss, i.e. grapple; (mostly figuratively) to wrangle, i.e. hold a controversyH7378
  4. ืขึดืžึผึธื“ึดึ‘ื™สฟimmฤdรฎ`immad: along withH5978
  5. ืœึนึฅืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  6. ืึทืšึฐสพakak: a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyH389
  7. ื”ึึ—ื•ึผืhรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  8. ื™ึธืฉื‚ึดึฅืyฤล›imsuwm: to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)H7760
7
  1. ืฉืึธึ—ืลกฤmsham: there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thenceH8033
  2. ื™ึธึญืฉืึธืจyฤลกoryashar: straightH3477
  3. ื ื•ึนื›ึธึฃื—nรดkฤแธฅyakach: to be right (i.e. correct); reciprocal, to argueH3198
  4. ืขึดืžึผึ‘ื•ึนสฟimmรด`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
  5. ื•ึทืึฒืคึทืœึผึฐื˜ึธึฅื”waสพฤƒpallฤ•แนญรขpalat: to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliverH6403
  6. ืœึธึื ึถึ—ืฆึทื—lฤneแนฃaแธฅnetsach: (properly) a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towardsH5331
  7. ืžึดืฉืึผึนืคึฐื˜ึดึฝื™ืƒmiลกลกลpฤ•แนญรฎshaphat: to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against)H8199
8
  1. ื”ึตึคืŸhฤ“nhen: lo!; (as expressing surprise) ifH2005
  2. ืงึถึฃื“ึถืqedemqedem: the front, of place (absolutely, the fore part, relatively the East) or time (antiquity)H6924
  3. ืึถื”ึฑืœึนึฃืšึฐสพehฤ•lลkhalak: a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)H1980
  4. ื•ึฐืึตื™ื ึถึ‘ื ึผื•ึผwฤ•สพรชnennรปayin: a non-entity; (generally) used as a negative particleH369
  5. ื•ึฐึืึธื—ึ—ื•ึนืจwฤ•สพฤแธฅรดrachowr: the hinder part; (hence, adverbly) behind, backwardH268
  6. ื•ึฐึฝืœึนืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. ืึธื‘ึดึฅื™ืŸสพฤbรฎnbiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
9
  1. ืฉื‚ึฐืžึนึฃืื•ืœล›ฤ•mลwlsmo'wl: (properly) dark (as enveloped), i.e. the northH8040
  2. ื‘ึผึทืขึฒืฉื‚ึนืชึฃื•ึนbaสฟฤƒล›ลtรด`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
  3. ื•ึฐืœึนืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. ืึธึ‘ื—ึทื–สพฤแธฅazchazah: to gaze at; mentally, to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure)H2372
  5. ื™ึทืขึฐื˜ึนึฅืฃyaสฟแนญลp`ataph: to shroud, i.e. clothe (whether transitive or reflex.)H5848
  6. ื™ึธึืžึดึ—ื™ืŸyฤmรฎnyamiyn: the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous)H3225
  7. ื•ึฐืœึนึฃืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  8. ืึถืจึฐืึถึฝื”ืƒสพerสพera'ah: to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and...H7200
10
  1. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื™ึธึญื“ึทืขyฤdaสฟyada`: to know; (properly) to ascertain by seeingH3045
  3. ื“ึผึถึฃืจึถืšึฐderekderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  4. ืขึดืžึผึธื“ึดึ‘ื™สฟimmฤdรฎ`immad: along withH5978
  5. ื‘ึผึฐึื—ึธื ึทึ—ื ึดื™bฤ•แธฅฤnanรฎbachan: to test (especially metals); (generally and figuratively) to investigateH974
  6. ื›ึผึทื–ึผึธื”ึธึฅื‘kazzฤhฤbzahab: gold; (figuratively) golden, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow) such as oil or a clear, sunny skyH2091
  7. ืึตืฆึตึฝืืƒสพฤ“แนฃฤ“สพyatsa': to go out; (causatively) to bring outH3318
11
  1. ื‘ึผึทึญืึฒืฉืึปืจื•ึนbaสพฤƒลกurรดashur: a stepH838
  2. ืึธื—ึฒื–ึธึฃื”สพฤแธฅฤƒzรขachaz: to seize (often with the accessory idea of holding in possession)H270
  3. ืจึทื’ึฐืœึดึ‘ื™raglรฎregel: a foot (as used in walking); (by implication) a stepH7272
  4. ื“ึผึทืจึฐื›ึผึ–ื•ึนdarkรดderek: a road (as trodden); (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverbH1870
  5. ืฉืึธืžึทึฃืจึฐืชึผึดื™ลกฤmartรฎshamar: (properly) to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guardH8104
  6. ื•ึฐืœึนืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  7. ืึธึฝื˜ืƒสพฤแนญnatah: to stretch or spread out; (by implication) to bend away (including moral deflection)H5186
12
  1. ืžึดืฆึฐื•ึทึฃืชmiแนฃwatmitsvah: a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the Law)H4687
  2. ืฉื‚ึฐึญืคึธืชึธื™ื•ล›ฤ•pฤtฤywsaphah: the lip (as a natural boundary); (by implication) languageH8193
  3. ื•ึฐืœึนึฃืwฤ•lลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  4. ืึธืžึดึ‘ื™ืฉืสพฤmรฎลกmuwsh: to withdraw (both literally and figuratively, whether intransitive or transitive)H4185
  5. ืžึตึื—ึปืงึผึดึ—ื™mฤ“แธฅuqqรฎchoq: an enactment; (hence) an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)H2706
  6. ืฆึธืคึทึฅื ึฐืชึผึดื™แนฃฤpantรฎtsaphan: to hide (by covering over); (by implication) to hoard or reserveH6845
  7. ืึดืžึฐืจึตื™สพimrรชemer: something saidH561
  8. ืคึดึฝื™ื•ืƒpรฎwpeh: the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech)H6310
13
  1. ื•ึฐื”ึฃื•ึผืwฤ•hรปสพhuw': (the third person pronoun singular) he, she, or it (only expressed when emphatic or without a verb)H1931
  2. ื‘ึฐึญืึถื—ึธื“bฤ•สพeแธฅodechad: (properly) united, i.e. one; (as an ordinal) firstH259
  3. ื•ึผืžึดึฃื™รปmรฎmiy: who?; (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which?H4310
  4. ื™ึฐืฉืึดื™ื‘ึถึ‘ื ึผื•ึผyฤ•ลกรฎbennรปshuwb: to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the...H7725
  5. ื•ึฐื ึทืคึฐืฉืึ–ื•ึนwฤ•napลกรดnephesh: (properly) a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitalityH5315
  6. ืึดื•ึผึฐืชึธึฃื”สพiwwฤ•tรขavah: to wish forH183
  7. ื•ึทื™ึผึธึฝืขึทืฉื‚ืƒwayyฤสฟaล›`asah: to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)H6213
14
  1. ื›ึผึดึญื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ื™ึทืฉืึฐืœึดึฃื™ืyaลกlรฎmshalam: to be safe (in mind, body or estate); (figuratively) to be completedH7999
  3. ื—ึปืงึผึดึ‘ื™แธฅuqqรฎchoq: an enactment; (hence) an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)H2706
  4. ื•ึฐื›ึธื”ึตึ–ื ึผึธื”wฤ•kฤhฤ“nnรขhennah: themselves (often used emphatic for the copula, also in indirect relation)H2007
  5. ืจึทื‘ึผึฃื•ึนืชrabbรดtrab: abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)H7227
  6. ืขึดืžึผึฝื•ึนืƒสฟimmรด`im: adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applicationsH5973
15
  1. ืขึทืœสฟal`al: above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of...H5921
  2. ื›ึผึตึญืŸkฤ“nken: (properly) set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) justH3651
  3. ืžึดืคึผึธื ึธึฃื™ื•mippฤnฤywpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  4. ืึถื‘ึผึธื”ึตึ‘ืœสพebbฤhฤ“lbahal: to tremble inwardly (or palpitate); (figuratively) to be (suddenly) alarmed or agitatedH926
  5. ืึถึืชึฐื‘ึผื•ึนื ึตึ—ืŸสพetbรดnฤ“nbiyn: to separate mentally (or distinguish); (generally) understandH995
  6. ื•ึฐืึถืคึฐื—ึทึฅื“wฤ•สพepแธฅadpachad: to be startled (by a sudden alarm); (hence) to fear in generalH6342
  7. ืžึดืžึผึถึฝื ึผื•ึผืƒmimmennรปmin: (properly) a part of; (hence, prepositionally) from or out of (in many senses)H4480
16
  1. ื•ึฐึญืึตืœwฤ•สพฤ“lel: strength; (as adjective) mightyH410
  2. ื”ึตืจึทึฃืšึฐhฤ“rakrakak: to soften (intransitively or transitively), used figurativelyH7401
  3. ืœึดื‘ึผึดึ‘ื™libbรฎleb: the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellectH3820
  4. ื•ึฐึืฉืึทื“ึผึทึ—ื™wฤ•ลกaddayShadday: the AlmightyH7706
  5. ื”ึดื‘ึฐื”ึดื™ืœึธึฝื ึดื™ืƒhibhรฎlฤnรฎbahal: to tremble inwardly (or palpitate); (figuratively) to be (suddenly) alarmed or agitatedH926
17
  1. ื›ึผึดึฝื™kรฎkiy: (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below)H3588
  2. ืœึนึฃืlลสพlo': (the simple or absolute negation) not; (by implication) noH3808
  3. ื ึดึญืฆึฐืžึทืชึผึดื™niแนฃmattรฎtsamath: to extirpate (literally or figuratively)H6789
  4. ืžึดืคึผึฐื ึตื™mippฤ•nรชpaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  5. ื—ึนึ‘ืฉืึถืšึฐแธฅลลกekchoshek: the dark; hence (literally) darknessH2822
  6. ื•ึผึืžึดืคึผึธื ึทึ—ื™รปmippฤnaypaniym: the face (as the part that turns); (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc.H6440
  7. ื›ึผึดืกึผึธื”kissรขkacah: (properly) to plump, i.e. fill up hollowsH3680
  8. ืึนึฝืคึถืœืƒสพลpelophel: duskH652

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Strong's words in Job 23 (6)
Strong's H6440 — ืœึฐืคึธื ึธึฃื™ื• (lฤ•pฤnฤyw)
paniym (paw-neem') (plural (but always as singular) of an unused noun (paneh {paw-neh'}) n-m. 1. the face (as the part that turns) 2. (with prepositional prefix, as a preposition) before, etc. {used in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively} [from H6437] KJV: + accept, a-(be- )fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you. Root(s): H6437. Appears 4 times in Job 23.
Strong's H3045 — ื™ึธึญื“ึทืขึฐืชึผึดื™ (yฤdaสฟtรฎ)
yada` (yaw-dah') v. 1. to know 2. (properly) to ascertain by seeing 3. used in a great variety of senses 4. figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition 5. and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.) (as follow) [a primitive root] KJV: acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.. Appears 3 times in Job 23.
Strong's H995 — ื•ึฐึืึธื‘ึดึ—ื™ื ึธื” (wฤ•สพฤbรฎnรข)
biyn (bene) v. 1. to separate mentally (or distinguish) 2. (generally) understand [a primitive root] KJV: attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).. Appears 3 times in Job 23.
Strong's H1870 — ื“ึผึถึฃืจึถืšึฐ (derek)
derek (deh'-rek) n-m. 1. a road (as trodden) 2. (figuratively) a course of life or mode of action, often adverb [from H1869] KJV: along, away, because of, + by, conversation, custom, (east-)ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-)way(-side), whither(-soever). Root(s): H1869. Appears 2 times in Job 23.
Strong's H2706 — ืžึตึื—ึปืงึผึดึ—ื™ (mฤ“แธฅuqqรฎ)
choq (khoke) n-m. 1. an enactment 2. (hence) an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage) [from H2710] KJV: appointed, bound, commandment, convenient, custom, decree(-d), due, law, measure, X necessary, ordinance(- nary), portion, set time, statute, task. Root(s): H2710. Appears 2 times in Job 23.
Strong's H4310 — ืžึดึฝื™ (mรฎ)
miy (me) p/i. 1. who? 2. (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things) which? 3. (indefinitely) whoever {often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix} [an interrogative pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things] KJV: any (man), X he, X him, + O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), + would to God. Root(s): H4100. Appears 2 times in Job 23.

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