Looking for Job

[JLG]

Job 10:19 (I had never come to be)
If only
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

I had never
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

come
הָיִ֣יתִי (hā·yî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

to be,
אֶהְיֶ֑ה (’eh·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

but had been carried
אוּבָֽל׃ (’ū·ḇāl)
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 2986: To conduct, bear along

from the womb
מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן (mib·be·ṭen)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 990: The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything

to the grave.
לַקֶּ֥בֶר (laq·qe·ḇer)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6913: A grave, sepulcher

 

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Job 10:21 (no return)
before
בְּטֶ֣רֶם (bə·ṭe·rem)
Preposition-b | Adverb
Strong's 2962: Non-occurrence, not yet, before

I go—
אֵ֭לֵךְ (’ê·lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk

never
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to return—
אָשׁ֑וּב (’ā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to

a land
אֶ֖רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of darkness
חֹ֣שֶׁךְ (ḥō·šeḵ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

and gloom,
וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ (wə·ṣal·mā·weṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6757: Death-like shadow, deep shadow

 

[JLG]

Job 10:22
to a land
אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 776: Earth, land

of utter darkness,
עֵיפָ֨תָה ׀ (‘ê·p̄ā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5890: Obscurity

of deep shadow
צַ֭לְמָוֶת (ṣal·mā·weṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6757: Death-like shadow, deep shadow

and disorder,
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

where even the light
וַתֹּ֥פַע (wat·tō·p̄a‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 3313: To shine out or forth, to send out beams, cause to shine

is like
כְּמוֹ־ (kə·mōw-)
Preposition
Strong's 3644: Like, as, when

darkness.”
אֹֽפֶל׃ (’ō·p̄el)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 652: Darkness, gloom

 

[JLG]

And now Job 14
- Starting with Job 14:1
Man,
אָ֭דָם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

who is born
יְל֣וּד (yə·lūḏ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage

of woman,
אִשָּׁ֑ה (’iš·šāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female

is short
קְצַ֥ר (qə·ṣar)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7116: Short

of days
יָ֝מִ֗ים (yā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3117: A day

and full
וּֽשְׂבַֽע־ (ū·śə·ḇa‘-)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7646: To be sated, satisfied or surfeited

of trouble.
רֹֽגֶז׃ (rō·ḡez)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7267: Commotion, restlessness, crash, disquiet, anger

 

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Job 14:2 (then withers away)
Like a flower,
כְּצִ֣יץ (kə·ṣîṣ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6731: Glistening, a burnished plate, a flower, a wing

he comes forth,
יָ֭צָא (yā·ṣā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim

then withers away;
וַיִּמָּ֑ל (way·yim·māl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5243: Branch to be cut down off, circumcise

like a fleeting shadow,
כַּ֝צֵּ֗ל (kaṣ·ṣêl)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6738: A shadow

he does not
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

endure.
יַעֲמֽוֹד׃ (ya·‘ă·mō·wḏ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

 

[JLG]

Job 14:5 (man's life has a limited time)
Since
אִ֥ם (’im)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

his days
יָמָ֗יו (yā·māw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3117: A day

[are] determined
חֲרוּצִ֨ים ׀ (ḥă·rū·ṣîm)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural
Strong's 2782: To point sharply, to wound, to be alert, to decide

and the number
מִֽסְפַּר־ (mis·par-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

of his months
חֳדָשָׁ֥יו (ḥo·ḏā·šāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2320: The new moon, a month

[is] with You,
אִתָּ֑ךְ (’it·tāḵ)
Preposition | second person feminine singular
Strong's 854: Nearness, near, with, by, at, among

and since You have set
עָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ (‘ā·śî·ṯā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

limits
חֻקָּ֥יו (ḥuq·qāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

that he cannot
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

exceed,
יַעֲבֽוֹר׃ (ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5674: To pass over, through, or by, pass on

 

[JLG]

Job 14:7 (even a tree has hope)
For
כִּ֤י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

there is
יֵ֥שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

hope
תִּ֫קְוָ֥ה (tiq·wāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy

for a tree:
לָעֵ֗ץ (lā·‘êṣ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood

If
אִֽם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

it is cut down,
יִ֭כָּרֵת (yik·kā·rêṯ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

it will sprout
יַחֲלִ֑יף (ya·ḥă·lîp̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2498: To slide by, to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce, change

again,
וְע֣וֹד (wə·‘ō·wḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 5750: Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more

and its tender shoots
וְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹ (wə·yō·naq·tōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3127: A young shoot, twig

will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

fail.
תֶחְדָּֽל׃ (ṯeḥ·dāl)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2308: To be flabby, desist, be lacking, idle

 

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Job 14:10 (but a man dies and is laid low; he breathes his last, and where is he?)
But a man
וְגֶ֣בֶר (wə·ḡe·ḇer)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply

dies
יָ֭מוּת (yā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

and is laid low;
וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ (way·ye·ḥĕ·lāš)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2522: To prostrate, to overthrow, decay

he
אָדָ֣ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

breathes his last,
וַיִּגְוַ֖ע (way·yiḡ·wa‘)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1478: To breathe out, expire

and where [is] he?
וְאַיּֽוֹ׃ (wə·’ay·yōw)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative | third person masculine singular
Strong's 346: Where?

 

[JLG]

Job 14:12 (so man lies down and does not rise... he will not be awakened or roused from his sleep)
so man
וְאִ֥ישׁ (wə·’îš)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

lies down
שָׁכַ֗ב (šā·ḵaḇ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7901: To lie down

and does not
וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

rise.
יָ֫ק֥וּם (yā·qūm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

Until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the heavens
שָׁ֭מַיִם (ma·yim)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky

are no more,
בִּלְתִּ֣י (bil·tî)
Preposition
Strong's 1115: A failure of, not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until

he will not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be awakened
יָקִ֑יצוּ (yā·qî·ṣū)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 6974: Arise, be awake, watch

[or]
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

roused
יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ (yê·‘ō·rū)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5782: To rouse oneself, awake

from his sleep.
מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃ (miš·šə·nā·ṯām)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 8142: Sleep

 

[JLG]

Job 14:13 is also interesting: (you would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until your anger passes, you would appoint a time for me and then remember me)
- THUS MAN CAN DIE BUT YAH.WEH CAN REMEMBER HIM)
If only
מִ֤י (mî)
Interjection
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

You would hide
תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי (taṣ·pi·nê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 6845: To hide, to hoard, reserve, to deny, to protect, to lurk

me in Sheol
בִּשְׁא֬וֹל (biš·’ō·wl)
Preposition-b | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

and conceal me
תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי (tas·tî·rê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5641: To hide, conceal

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

Your anger
אַפֶּ֑ךָ (’ap·pe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 639: The nose, nostril, the face, a person, ire

passes.
שׁ֣וּב (šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

If only You would appoint
תָּ֤שִׁ֥ית (tā·šîṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7896: To put, set

a time for me
חֹ֣ק (ḥōq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2706: Something prescribed or owed, a statute

and then remember me.
וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ (wə·ṯiz·kə·rê·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

 

[JLG]

Then Job 14:14 is connected to Job 14:13 (as we can see before, when man dies, he does not come back but YAH.WEH CAN REMEMBER HIM)
When
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

a man
גֶּ֗בֶר (ge·ḇer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply

dies,
יָמ֥וּת (yā·mūṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

will he live [again]?
הֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥ה (hă·yiḥ·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2421: To live, to revive

All
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the days
יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day

of my hard service
צְבָאִ֣י (ṣə·ḇā·’î)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign

I will wait,
אֲיַחֵ֑ל (’ă·ya·ḥêl)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3176: To wait, to be patient, hope

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

my relief
חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃ (ḥă·lî·p̄ā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2487: Alternation

comes.
בּ֝֗וֹא (bō·w)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

 

[JLG]

Then Job chapter 17 is also quite clear!
- Starting with verse 13
If
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

I look
אֲ֭קַוֶּה (’ă·qaw·weh)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6960: To bind together, collect, to expect

for Sheol
שְׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

as my home,
בֵּיתִ֑י (bê·ṯî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1004: A house

if I spread out
רִפַּ֥דְתִּי (rip·paḏ·tî)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7502: To spread, to refresh

my bed
יְצוּעָֽי׃ (yə·ṣū·‘āy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3326: Spread, a bed, an extension, wing, lean-to

in darkness,
בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ (ba·ḥō·šeḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2822: The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness

 

[JLG]

Job 17:14
and say
קָ֭רָאתִי (qā·rā·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read

to corruption,
לַשַּׁ֣חַת (laš·ša·ḥaṯ)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7845: A pit, destruction

‘You [are]
אָ֑תָּה (’āt·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

my father,’
אָ֣בִי (’ā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1: Father

and to the worm,
לָֽרִמָּֽה׃ (lā·rim·māh)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7415: A maggot

‘My mother,’
אִמִּ֥י (’im·mî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 517: A mother, )

or ‘My sister,’
וַ֝אֲחֹתִ֗י (wa·’ă·ḥō·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 269: Sister -- a sister

 

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Job 17:15
where
וְ֭אַיֵּה (wə·’ay·yêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's 346: Where?

then
אֵפ֣וֹ (’ê·p̄ōw)
Conjunction
Strong's 645: Here, now, then

is my hope?
תִקְוָתִ֑י (ṯiq·wā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy

Who
מִ֣י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can see
יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃ (yə·šū·ren·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7789: To spy out, survey, lurk for, care for

any hope for me?
וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י (wə·ṯiq·wā·ṯî)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 8615: A cord, expectancy

 

[JLG]

Job 17:16
Will it go down
תֵּרַ֑דְנָה (tê·raḏ·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

to the gates
בַּדֵּ֣י (bad·dê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 905: Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of

of Sheol?
שְׁאֹ֣ל (šə·’ōl)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death)

Will we go down
נָֽחַת׃ (nā·ḥaṯ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 5183: A descent, imposition, unfavorable, favorable, restfulness

together
יַ֖חַד (ya·ḥaḏ)
Adverb
Strong's 3162: A unit, unitedly

into
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the dust?”
עָפָ֣ר (‘ā·p̄ār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6083: Dust, clay, earth, mud

 

[JLG]

122) Looking for Job


Job 13

Listen, please, to my arguments,

And pay attention to the pleadings of my

lips.


- Despite what they say, Job keeps asking them to listen to him!


- What’s the interest?


- They don’t want to listen!


- But no, Job keeps on asking!


- It shows again his strong will!


- He needs a lot before stopping!


- But we remember that he will finally stop speaking with them!


- Because he wants to speak with God!


- He thinks he is the only one who can understand him!


- That’s something!

 

[JLG]

123) Looking for Job


Job 13

Will you speak unjustly on God’s behalf,

And will you speak deceitfully for him?

Will you take his side,

Will you try to plead the case of the true

God?

Would it turn out well if he examined you?

Will you fool him as you would a mortal

man?


- Job tells them to tell the truth not lies!


- God knows what they are doing!


- He warns them and he is right because God condemned them!


- But they don’t care!


- They keep acting the same way!


- They definitely speak for the devil!


- Think about the religious leaders!

 

[JLG]

124) Looking for Job


Job 13

He will surely rebuke you

If you secretly try to show favoritism.

Will not his very dignity terrify you

And the dread of him falling upon you?


- It is premonitory!


- Job knows God well!


- It tells about his special relationship with him!


- But they don’t care!


- Pride!


- Self-satisfaction!


- They are not afraid!


- They can be lucky that God put their destiny in Job’s hands!


- He could have struck them more severely!


- The religious leaders act the same way!

 

[JLG]

125) Looking for Job


Job 13

Your wise sayings are proverbs of ashes;

Your defenses are as fragile as defenses of

clay.

Keep silent before me, so that I may speak.


- Job is clear: they are wrong!


- And God will say he is right and they are wrong!


- They will be condemned and he will be rewarded for his continuous faithfulness!


- They should keep silent!


- But the devil is pushing them continuously!


- And think about the fourth individual who is going to speak later!


- When we listen to God’s words, he doesn’t exist!


- He ignores him!


- Isn’t it worse than being condemned?

 

[JLG]

126) Looking for Job


Job 13

Then let whatever may come upon me come!

Why do I put myself in danger

And take my life in my hands?

Though he may slay me, I would still wait;

I would argue my case before his face.


- Job wants to control his life and destiny!


- I mean he knows who he is, he knows his faithfulness!


- he knows he hasn’t done anything wrong!


- He knows that God can kill him!


- He wants to defend himself in front of God!


- It is the only thing that counts for him!