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Job chapter 14 in Hebrew and English

22 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The whole chapter is here, a verse to a line.

אָדָם יְלוּד אִשָּׁה קְצַר יָמִים וּֽשְׂבַֽע־רֹֽגֶז׃

Man that is born of a woman Is of few days, and full of trouble.

כְּצִיץ יָצָא וַיִּמָּל וַיִּבְרַח כַּצֵּל וְלֹא יַעֲמֽוֹד׃

He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; He fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

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?

מִי־יִתֵּן טָהוֹר מִטָּמֵא לֹא אֶחָֽד׃

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.

אִם חֲרוּצִים יָמָיו מִסְפַּר־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;

שְׁעֵה מֵעָלָיו וְיֶחְדָּל עַד־יִרְצֶה כְּשָׂכִיר יוֹמֽוֹ׃

Look away from him, that he may rest, Till he shall accomplish, as a hireling, his day.

כִּי יֵשׁ לָעֵץ תִּקְוָה אִם־יִכָּרֵת וְעוֹד יַחֲלִיף וְיֹנַקְתּוֹ 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.

אִם־יַזְקִין בָּאָרֶץ שָׁרְשׁוֹ וּבֶעָפָר יָמוּת גִּזְעֽוֹ׃

Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, And the stock thereof die in the ground;

מֵרֵיַּח מַיִם יַפְרִחַ וְעָשָׂה קָצִיר כְּמוֹ־נָֽטַע׃

Yet through the scent of water it will bud, And put forth boughs like a plant.

וְגֶבֶר יָמוּת וַיֶּחֱלָשׁ וַיִּגְוַע אָדָם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃

But man dieth, and lieth low; Yea, man perisheth, and where is he?

אָזְלוּ־מַיִם מִנִּי־יָם וְנָהָר יֶחֱרַב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃

As the waters fail from the sea, And the river is drained dry;

וְאִישׁ שָׁכַב וְלֹא־יָקוּם עַד־בִּלְתִּי שָׁמַיִם לֹא יָקִיצוּ וְלֹא־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.

מִי יִתֵּן בִּשְׁאוֹל תַּצְפִּנֵנִי תַּסְתִּירֵנִי עַד־שׁוּב אַפֶּךָ תָּשִׁית לִי 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! -

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 -

תִּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶעֱנֶךָּ לְמַעֲשֵׂה יָדֶיךָ תִכְסֹֽף׃

Thou wouldest call, and I would answer Thee; Thou wouldest have a desire to the work of Thy hands.

כִּי־עַתָּה צְעָדַי תִּסְפּוֹר לֹא־תִשְׁמוֹר עַל־חַטָּאתִֽי׃

But now Thou numberest my steps, Thou dost not even wait for my sin;

חָתֻם בִּצְרוֹר פִּשְׁעִי וַתִּטְפֹּל עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And Thou heapest up mine iniquity.

וְאוּלָם הַר־נוֹפֵל יִבּוֹל וְצוּר יֶעְתַּק מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

And surely the mountain falling crumbleth away, And the rock is removed out of its place;

אֲבָנִים שָׁחֲקוּ מַיִם תִּשְׁטֹף־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.

תִּתְקְפֵהוּ לָנֶצַח וַיַּהֲלֹךְ מְשַׁנֶּה פָנָיו וַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃

Thou prevailest for ever against him, and he passeth; Thou changest his countenance, and sendest him away.

יִכְבְּדוּ בָנָיו וְלֹא יֵדָע וְיִצְעֲרוּ וְלֹא־יָבִין לָֽמוֹ׃

His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; And they are brought low, but he regardeth them not.

אַךְ־בְּשָׂרוֹ עָלָיו יִכְאָב וְנַפְשׁוֹ עָלָיו תֶּאֱבָֽל׃

But his flesh grieveth for him, And his soul mourneth over him.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, free to view and copy, compared letter by letter with a second edition, Miqra according to the Masorah, under the CC BY-SA licence. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this chapter stands in the Tanakh.

  • Chapter 14 of the 42 chapters of Job
  • Job is one of the Writings
  • 22 verses, 177 words, about 2 minutes to read

Job has 42 chapters, and each one has its own page.

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Job chapter 14 have?

Job chapter 14 has 22 verses and 177 words.

How does Job chapter 14 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words אדם ילוד אשה קצר.

Where does Job chapter 14 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 14 of the 42 chapters of Job, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Job chapter 14?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.