--- title: Job 16 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Job chapter 16 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: Then Job answered and said: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/16/) [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 16 # Job 16 22 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [16:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.1/) — וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ — Then Job answered and said: - [16:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.2/) — שָׁמַעְתִּי כְאֵלֶּה רַבּוֹת מְנַחֲמֵי עָמָל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ — I have heard many such things; sorry comforters are ye all. - [16:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.3/) — הֲקֵץ לְדִבְרֵי־רוּחַ אוֹ מַה־יַּמְרִֽיצְךָ כִּי תַעֲנֶֽה׃ — Shall windy words have an end? Or what provoketh thee that thou answerest? - [16:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.4/) — גַּם ׀ אָנֹכִי כָּכֶם אֲדַבֵּרָה לוּ־יֵשׁ נַפְשְׁכֶם תַּחַת נַפְשִׁי אַחְבִּירָה עֲלֵיכֶם בְּמִלִּים וְאָנִיעָה עֲלֵיכֶם בְּמוֹ רֹאשִֽׁי׃ — I also could speak as ye do; if your soul were in my soul's stead, I could join words together against you, and shake my head at you. - [16:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.5/) — אֲאַמִּצְכֶם בְּמוֹ־פִי וְנִיד שְׂפָתַי יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃ — I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips would assuage your grief. - [16:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.6/) — אִֽם־אֲדַבְּרָה לֹא־יֵחָשֵׂךְ כְּאֵבִי וְאַחְדְּלָה מַה־מִנִּי יַהֲלֹֽךְ׃ — Though I speak, my pain is not assuaged; and though I forbear, what am I eased? - [16:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.7/) — אַךְ־עַתָּה הֶלְאָנִי הֲשִׁמּוֹתָ כָּל־עֲדָתִֽי׃ — But now He hath made me weary; Thou hast made desolate all my company. - [16:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.8/) — וַֽתִּקְמְטֵנִי לְעֵד הָיָה וַיָּקָם בִּי כַחֲשִׁי בְּפָנַי יַעֲנֶֽה׃ — And Thou hast shrivelled me up, which is a witness against me; and my leanness riseth up against me, it testifieth to my face. - [16:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.9/) — אַפּוֹ טָרַף ׀ וַֽיִּשְׂטְמֵנִי חָרַק עָלַי בְּשִׁנָּיו צָרִי ׀ יִלְטוֹשׁ עֵינָיו לִֽי׃ — He hath torn me in His wrath, and hated me; He hath gnashed upon me with His teeth; mine adversary sharpeneth his eyes upon me. - [16:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.10/) — פָּעֲרוּ עָלַי ׀ בְּפִיהֶם בְּחֶרְפָּה הִכּוּ לְחָיָי יַחַד עָלַי יִתְמַלָּאֽוּן׃ — They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me. - [16:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.11/) — יַסְגִּירֵנִי אֵל אֶל עֲוִיל וְעַל־יְדֵי רְשָׁעִים יִרְטֵֽנִי׃ — God delivereth me to the ungodly, and casteth me into the hands of the wicked. - [16:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.12/) — שָׁלֵו הָיִיתִי ׀ וַֽיְפַרְפְּרֵנִי וְאָחַז בְּעָרְפִּי וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵנִי וַיְקִימֵנִי לוֹ לְמַטָּרָֽה׃ — I was at ease, and He broke me asunder; yea, He hath taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces; He hath also set me up for His mark. - [16:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.13/) — יָסֹבּוּ עָלַי ׀ רַבָּיו יְפַלַּח כִּלְיוֹתַי וְלֹא יַחְמוֹל יִשְׁפֹּךְ לָאָרֶץ מְרֵרָֽתִי׃ — His archers compass me round about, He cleaveth my reins asunder, and doth not spare; He poureth out my gall upon the ground. - [16:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.14/) — יִפְרְצֵנִי פֶרֶץ עַל־פְּנֵי־פָרֶץ יָרֻץ עָלַי כְּגִבּֽוֹר׃ — He breaketh me with breach upon breach; He runneth upon me like a giant. - [16:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.15/) — שַׂק תָּפַרְתִּי עֲלֵי גִלְדִּי וְעֹלַלְתִּי בֶעָפָר קַרְנִֽי׃ — I have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and have laid my horn in the dust. - [16:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.16/) — פָּנַי חֳמַרְמְרוּ מִנִּי־בֶכִי וְעַל עַפְעַפַּי צַלְמָֽוֶת׃ — My face is reddened with weeping, and on my eyelids is the shadow of death; - [16:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.17/) — עַל לֹא־חָמָס בְּכַפָּי וּֽתְפִלָּתִי זַכָּֽה׃ — Although there is no violence in my hands, and my prayer is pure. - [16:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.18/) — אֶרֶץ אַל־תְּכַסִּי דָמִי וְֽאַל־יְהִי מָקוֹם לְזַעֲקָתִֽי׃ — O earth, cover not thou my blood, and let my cry have no resting-place. - [16:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.19/) — גַּם־עַתָּה הִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַיִם עֵדִי וְשָׂהֲדִי בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ — Even now, behold, my Witness is in heaven, and He that testifieth of me is on high. - [16:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.20/) — מְלִיצַי רֵעָי אֶל־אֱלוֹהַ דָּלְפָה עֵינִֽי׃ — Mine inward thoughts are my intercessors, mine eye poureth out tears unto God; - [16:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.21/) — וְיוֹכַח לְגֶבֶר עִם־אֱלוֹהַּ וּֽבֶן־אָדָם לְרֵעֵֽהוּ׃ — That He would set aright a man contending with God, as a son of man setteth aright his neighbour! - [16:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.16.22/) — כִּֽי־שְׁנוֹת מִסְפָּר יֶאֱתָיוּ וְאֹרַח לֹא־אָשׁוּב אֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃ — For the years that are few are coming on, and I shall go the way whence I shall not return. - ← previous: [Job 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/15/) - next →: [Job 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/17/) - ↑ back to [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/)