--- title: Job 14 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Job chapter 14 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/14/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/) / chapter 14 # Job 14 22 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [14:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.1/) — אָדָם יְלוּד אִשָּׁה קְצַר יָמִים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־רֹֽגֶז׃ — Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. - [14:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.2/) — כְּצִיץ יָצָא וַיִּמָּל וַיִּבְרַח כַּצֵּל וְלֹא יַעֲמֽוֹד׃ — He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not. - [14:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.3/) — אַף־עַל־זֶה פָּקַחְתָּ עֵינֶךָ וְאֹתִי תָבִיא בְמִשְׁפָּט עִמָּֽךְ׃ — And dost Thou open Thine eyes upon such a one, and bringest me into judgment with Thee? - [14:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.4/) — מִֽי־יִתֵּן טָהוֹר מִטָּמֵא לֹא אֶחָֽד׃ — Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one. - [14:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.5/) — אִם חֲרוּצִים ׀ יָמָיו מִֽסְפַּר־חֳדָשָׁיו אִתָּךְ חֻקָּיו עָשִׂיתָ וְלֹא יַעֲבֽוֹר׃ — Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months is with Thee, and Thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass; - [14:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.6/) — שְׁעֵה מֵעָלָיו וְיֶחְדָּל עַד־יִרְצֶה כְּשָׂכִיר יוֹמֽוֹ׃ — Look away from him, that he may rest, till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day. - [14:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.7/) — כִּי יֵשׁ לָעֵץ תִּקְוָה אִֽם־יִכָּרֵת וְעוֹד יַחֲלִיף וְיֹֽנַקְתּוֹ לֹא תֶחְדָּֽל׃ — For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease. - [14:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.8/) — אִם־יַזְקִין בָּאָרֶץ שָׁרְשׁוֹ וּבֶעָפָר יָמוּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃ — Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and the stock thereof die in the ground; - [14:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.9/) — מֵרֵיחַ מַיִם יַפְרִחַ וְעָשָׂה קָצִיר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃ — Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant. - [14:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.10/) — וְגֶבֶר יָמוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָשׁ וַיִּגְוַע אָדָם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃ — But man dieth, and lieth low; yea, man perisheth, and where is he? - [14:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.11/) — אָֽזְלוּ־מַיִם מִנִּי־יָם וְנָהָר יֶחֱרַב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ — As the waters fail from the sea, and the river is drained dry; - [14:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.12/) — וְאִישׁ שָׁכַב וְֽלֹא־יָקוּם עַד־בִּלְתִּי שָׁמַיִם לֹא יָקִיצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵעֹרוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃ — So man lieth down and riseth not; till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be roused out of their sleep. - [14:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.13/) — מִי יִתֵּן ׀ בִּשְׁאוֹל תַּצְפִּנֵנִי תַּסְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁוּב אַפֶּךָ תָּשִׁיתלִי חֹק וְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ — Oh that Thou wouldest hide me in the nether-world, that Thou wouldest keep me secret, until Thy wrath be past, that Thou wouldest appoint me a set time, and remember me! — - [14:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.14/) — אִם־יָמוּת גֶּבֶר הֲיִחְיֶה כָּל־יְמֵי צְבָאִי אֲיַחֵל עַד־בּוֹא חֲלִיפָתִֽי׃ — If a man die, may he live again? All the days of my service would I wait, till my relief should come — - [14:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.15/) — תִּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶֽעֱנֶךָּ לְֽמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ תִכְסֹֽף׃ — Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands. - [14:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.16/) — כִּֽי־עַתָּה צְעָדַי תִּסְפּוֹר לֹֽא־תִשְׁמוֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃ — But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin; - [14:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.17/) — חָתֻם בִּצְרוֹר פִּשְׁעִי וַתִּטְפֹּל עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃ — My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and Thou heapest up mine iniquity. - [14:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.18/) — וְאוּלָם הַר־נוֹפֵל יִבּוֹל וְצוּר יֶעְתַּק מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ — And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, and the rock is removed out of its place; - [14:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.19/) — אֲבָנִים ׀ שָׁחֲקוּ מַיִם תִּשְׁטֹֽף־סְפִיחֶיהָ עֲפַר־אָרֶץ וְתִקְוַת אֱנוֹשׁ הֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃ — The waters wear the stones; the overflowings thereof wash away the dust of the earth; so Thou destroyest the hope of man. - [14:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.20/) — תִּתְקְפֵהוּ לָנֶצַח וַֽיַּהֲלֹךְ מְשַׁנֶּה פָנָיו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ — Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away. - [14:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.21/) — יִכְבְּדוּ בָנָיו וְלֹא יֵדָע וְיִצְעֲרוּ וְֽלֹא־יָבִין לָֽמוֹ׃ — His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he regardeth them not. - [14:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.14.22/) — אַךְ־בְּשָׂרוֹ עָלָיו יִכְאָב וְנַפְשׁוֹ עָלָיו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃פ — But his flesh grieveth for him, and his soul mourneth over him. - ← previous: [Job 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/13/) - next →: [Job 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/15/) - ↑ back to [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/)