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Job chapter 27 in Hebrew and English

23 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.

וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

And Job again took up his parable, and said:

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;

כִּי־כָל־עוֹד נִשְׁמָתִי בִי וְרוּחַ אֱלוֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃

All the while my breath is in me And the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

אִם־תְּדַבֵּרְנָה שְׂפָתַי עַוְלָה וּלְשׁוֹנִי אִם־יֶהְגֶּה רְמִיָּֽה׃

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit;

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.

בְּצִדְקָתִי הֶחֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹא אַרְפֶּהָ לֹא־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.

יְהִי כְרָשָׁע אֹיְבִי וּמִתְקוֹמְמִי כְעַוָּֽל׃

Let mine enemy be as the wicked, And let him that riseth up against me be as the unrighteous.

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?

הַצַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַע אֵל כִּי־תָבוֹא עָלָיו צָרָֽה׃

Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?

אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּי יִתְעַנָּג יִקְרָא אֱלוֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃

Will he have his delight in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

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.

הֵן־אַתֶּם כֻּלְּכֶם חֲזִיתֶם וְלָמָּה־זֶּה הֶבֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ׃

Behold, all ye yourselves have seen it; Why then are ye become altogether vain?

זֶה חֵלֶק־אָדָם רָשָׁע עִם־אֵל וְנַחֲלַת עָרִיצִים מִשַׁדַּי יִקָּֽחוּ׃

This is the portion of a wicked man with God, And the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

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.

שְׂרִידָיו בַּמָּוֶת יִקָּבֵרוּ וְאַלְמְנֹתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּֽינָה׃

Those that remain of him shall be buried by pestilence, And his widows shall make no lamentation.

אִם־יִצְבֹּר כֶּעָפָר כָּסֶף וְכַחֹמֶר יָכִין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ׃

Though he heap up silver as the dust, And prepare raiment as the clay;

יָכִין וְצַדִּיק יִלְבָּשׁ וְכֶסֶף נָקִי יַחֲלֹֽק׃

He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, And the innocent shall divide the silver.

בָּנָה כָעָשׁ בֵּיתוֹ וּכְסֻכָּה עָשָׂה נֹצֵֽר׃

He buildeth his house as a moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

עָשִׁיר יִשְׁכַּב וְלֹא יֵאָסֵף עֵינָיו פָּקַח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃

He lieth down rich, but there shall be nought to gather; He openeth his eyes, and his wealth is not.

תַּשִּׂיגֵהוּ כַמַּיִם בַּלָּהוֹת לַיְלָה גְּנָבַתּוּ סוּפָֽה׃

Terrors overtake him like waters; A tempest stealeth him away in the night.

יִשָּׂאֵהוּ קָדִים וְיֵלַךְ וִישָׂעֲרֵהוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth; And it sweepeth him out of his place.

וְיַשְׁלֵךְ עָלָיו וְלֹא יַחְמֹל מִיָּדוֹ בָּרוֹחַ יִבְרָֽח׃

Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; He would fain flee from its power.

יִשְׂפֹּק עָלֵימוֹ כַפֵּימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹק עָלָיו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃

Men shall clap their hands at him, And shall hiss him out of his place.

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 27 of the 42 chapters of Job
  • Job is one of the Writings
  • 23 verses, 169 words, about 2 minutes to read

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Job chapter 27 have?

Job chapter 27 has 23 verses and 169 words.

How does Job chapter 27 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words ויסף איוב שאת משלו.

Where does Job chapter 27 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 27 of the 42 chapters of Job, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Job chapter 27?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.