--- title: Job 27 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Job chapter 27 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: And Job again took up his parable, and said: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/27/) [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 27 # Job 27 23 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [27:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.1/) — וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃ — And Job again took up his parable, and said: - [27:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.2/) — חַי־אֵל הֵסִיר מִשְׁפָּטִי וְשַׁדַּי הֵמַר נַפְשִֽׁי׃ — As God liveth, who hath taken away my right; and the Almighty, who hath dealt bitterly with me; - [27:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.3/) — כִּֽי־כָל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃ — All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils, - [27:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.4/) — אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה׃ — Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit; - [27:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.5/) — חָלִילָה לִּי אִם־אַצְדִּיק אֶתְכֶם עַד־אֶגְוָע לֹא־אָסִיר תֻּמָּתִי מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ — Far be it from me that I should justify you; till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me. - [27:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.6/) — בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹֽא־יֶחֱרַף לְבָבִי מִיָּמָֽי׃ — My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go; my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live. - [27:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.7/) — יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃ — Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous. - [27:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.8/) — כִּי מַה־תִּקְוַת חָנֵף כִּי יִבְצָע כִּי יֵשֶׁל אֱלוֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ — For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, when God taketh away his soul? - [27:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.9/) — הַֽצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע ׀ אֵל כִּֽי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃ — Will God hear his cry, when trouble cometh upon him? - [27:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.10/) — אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃ — Will he have his delight in the Almighty, and call upon God at all times? - [27:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.11/) — אוֹרֶה אֶתְכֶם בְּיַד־אֵל אֲשֶׁר עִם־שַׁדַּי לֹא אֲכַחֵֽד׃ — I will teach you concerning the hand of God; that which is with the Almighty will I not conceal. - [27:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.12/) — הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃ — Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; why then are ye become altogether vain? - [27:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.13/) — זֶה ׀ חֵֽלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע ׀ עִם־אֵל וְֽנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַּׁדַּי יִקָּֽחוּ׃ — This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty. - [27:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.14/) — אִם־יִרְבּוּ בָנָיו לְמוֹ־חָרֶב וְצֶאֱצָאָיו לֹא יִשְׂבְּעוּ־לָֽחֶם׃ — If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword; and his offspring shall not have bread enough. - [27:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.15/) — שְׂרִידָיו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃ — Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, and his widows shall make no lamentation. - [27:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.16/) — אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃ — Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; - [27:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.17/) — יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃ — He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver. - [27:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.18/) — בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃ — He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh. - [27:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.19/) — עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ — He lieth down rich, but there shall be not to gather; he openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not. - [27:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.20/) — תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃ — Terrors overtake him like waters; a tempest stealeth him away in the night. - [27:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.21/) — יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִֽישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ — The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; and it sweepeth him out of his place. - [27:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.22/) — וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃ — Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power. - [27:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.27.23/) — יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃ — Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place. - ← previous: [Job 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/26/) - next →: [Job 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/28/) - ↑ back to [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/)