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Job chapter 18 in Hebrew and English

21 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.

וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:

עַד־אָנָה תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּֽר׃

How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.

מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה נִטְמִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃

Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And reputed dull in your sight?

טֹרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ בְּאַפּוֹ הֲלְמַּעַנְךָ תֵּעָזַב אָרֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צוּר מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place? .

גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹא־יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּֽׁוֹ׃

Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.

אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָֽךְ׃

The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp over him shall be put out.

יֵצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתֽוֹ׃

The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.

כִּי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

יֹאחֵז בְּעָּקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּֽים׃

A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.

טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִֽיב׃

A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

סָבִיב בִּעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָֽיו׃

Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, And shall entrap him at his feet.

יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעֽוֹ׃

His trouble shall be ravenous, And calamity shall be ready for his fall.

יֹאכַל בַּדֵּי עוֹרוֹ יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָֽוֶת׃

It shall devour the members of his body, Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.

יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהֽוֹת׃

That wherein he trusteth shall be plucked out of his tent; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.

תִּשְׁכּוֹן בְּאָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי־לוֹ יְזֹרֶה עַל־נָוֵהוּ גָפְרִֽית׃

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

מִתַּחַת שָׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירֽוֹ׃

His roots shall dry up beneath, And above shall his branch wither.

זִכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חֽוּץ׃

His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name abroad.

יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּֽהוּ׃

He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.

לֹא נִין לוֹ וְלֹא־נֶכֶד בְּעַמּוֹ וְאֵין שָׂרִיד בִּמְגוּרָֽיו׃

He shall have neither son nor son’s son among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.

עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָֽׂעַר׃

They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before are affrighted.

אַךְ־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עַוָּל וְזֶה מְקוֹם לֹא־יָדַֽע־אֵֽל׃

Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.

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 18 of the 42 chapters of Job
  • Job is one of the Writings
  • 21 verses, 143 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 18 have?

Job chapter 18 has 21 verses and 143 words.

How does Job chapter 18 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words ויען בלדד השחי ויאמר.

Where does Job chapter 18 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 18 of the 42 chapters of Job, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Job chapter 18?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.