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Job chapter 33 in Hebrew and English

33 verses, about 3 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.

וְאוּלָם שְׁמַע־נָא אִיּוֹב מִלָּי וְכָל־דְּבָרַי הַאֲזִֽינָה׃

Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.

הִנֵּה־נָא פָּתַחְתִּי פִי דִּבְּרָה לְשׁוֹנִי בְחִכִּֽי׃

Behold now, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.

יֹשֶׁר־לִבִּי אֲמָרָי וְדַעַת שְׂפָתַי בָּרוּר מִלֵּֽלוּ׃

My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.

רוּחַ־אֵל עָשָׂתְנִי וְנִשְׁמַת שַׁדַּי תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃

The spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty given me life.

אִם־תּוּכַל הֲשִׁיבֵנִי עֶרְכָה לְפָנַי הִתְיַצָּֽבָה׃

If thou canst, answer thou me, Set thy words in order before me, stand forth.

הֵן־אֲנִי כְפִיךָ לָאֵל מֵחֹמֶר קֹרַצְתִּי גַם־אָֽנִי׃

Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.

הִנֵּה אֵמָתִי לֹא תְבַעֲתֶךָּ וְאַכְפִּי עָלֶיךָ לֹא־יִכְבָּֽד׃

Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.

אַךְ אָמַרְתָּ בְאָזְנָי וְקוֹל מִלִּין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃

Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of thy words;

זַךְ אֲנִי בְּלִי פָשַׁע חַף אָנֹכִי וְלֹא עָוֺן לִֽי׃

’I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;

הֵן תְּנוּאוֹת עָלַי יִמְצָא יַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לֽוֹ׃

Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;

יָשֵׂם בַּסַּד רַגְלָי יִשְׁמֹר כָּל־אָרְחֹתָֽי׃

He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.’ .

הֶן־זֹאת לֹא־צָדַקְתָּ אֶעֱנֶךָּ כִּי־יִרְבֶּה אֱלוֹהַ מֵאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃

Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, That God is too great for man;

מַדּוּעַ אֵלָיו רִיבוֹתָ כִּי כָל־דְּבָרָיו לֹא יַעֲנֶֽה׃

Why hast thou striven against Him? Seeing that He will not answer any of his words.

כִּי־בְאַחַת יְדַבֶּר־אֵל וּבִשְׁתַּיִם לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

For God speaketh in one way, Yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.

בַּחֲלוֹם חֶזְיוֹן לַיְלָה בִּנְפֹל תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־אֲנָשִׁים בִּתְנוּמוֹת עֲלֵי מִשְׁכָּֽב׃

In a dream, in a vision of the night, When deep sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings upon the bed;

אָז יִגְלֶה אֹזֶן אֲנָשִׁים וּבְמֹסָרָם יַחְתֹּֽם׃

Then He openeth the ears of men, And by their chastisement sealeth the decree,

לְהָסִיר אָדָם מַעֲשֶׂה וְגֵוָה מִגֶּבֶר יְכַסֶּֽה׃

That men may put away their purpose, And that He may hide pride from man;

יַחְשֹׂךְ נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃

That He may keep back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

וְהוּכַח בְּמַכְאוֹב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבוֹ וְרוֹב עֲצָמָיו אֵתָֽן׃

He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, And all his bones grow stiff;

וְזִהֲמַתּוּ חַיָּתוֹ לָחֶם וְנַפְשׁוֹ מַאֲכַל תַּאֲוָֽה׃

So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, And his soul dainty food.

יִכֶל בְּשָׂרוֹ מֵרֹאִי וְשֻׁפּוּ עַצְמוֹתָיו לֹא רֻאּֽוּ׃

His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; And his bones corrode to unsightliness.

וַתִּקְרַב לַשַּׁחַת נַפְשׁוֹ וְחַיָּתוֹ לַֽמְמִתִֽים׃

Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, And his life to the destroyers.

אִם־יֵשׁ עָלָיו מַלְאָךְ מֵלִיץ אֶחָד מִנִּי־אָלֶף לְהַגִּיד לְאָדָם יָשְׁרֽוֹ׃

If there be for him an angel, An intercessor, one among a thousand, To vouch for a man’s uprightness;

וַיְחֻנֶּנּוּ וַיֹּאמֶר פְּדָעֵהוּ מֵרֶדֶת שָׁחַת מָצָאתִי כֹֽפֶר׃

Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: ‘Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.’

רֻטֲפַשׁ בְּשָׂרוֹ מִנֹּעַר יָשׁוּב לִימֵי עֲלוּמָֽיו׃

His flesh is tenderer than a child’s; He returneth to the days of his youth;

יֶעְתַּר אֶל־אֱלוֹהַּ וַיִּרְצֵהוּ וַיַּרְא פָּנָיו בִּתְרוּעָה וַיָּשֶׁב לֶאֱנוֹשׁ צִדְקָתֽוֹ׃

He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; So that he seeth His face with joy; And He restoreth unto man his righteousness.

יָשֹׁר עַל־אֲנָשִׁים וַיֹּאמֶר חָטָאתִי וְיָשָׁר הֶעֱוֵיתִי וְלֹא־שָׁוָה לִֽי׃

He cometh before men, and saith: ‘I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, And it profited me not.’

פָּדָה נַפְשׁוֹ מֵעֲבֹר בַּשָּׁחַת וְחַיָּתוֹ בָּאוֹר תִּרְאֶֽה׃

So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, And his life beholdeth the light.

הֶן־כָּל־אֵלֶּה יִפְעַל־אֵל פַּעֲמַיִם שָׁלוֹשׁ עִם־גָּֽבֶר׃

Lo, all these things doth God work, Twice, yea thrice, with a man,

לְהָשִׁיב נַפְשׁוֹ מִנִּי־שָׁחַת לֵאוֹר בְּאוֹר הַֽחַיִּים׃

To bring back his soul from the pit, That he may be enlightened with the light of the living.

הַקְשֵׁב אִיּוֹב שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וְאָנֹכִי אֲדַבֵּֽר׃

Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will speak.

אִם־יֵשׁ־מִלִּין הֲשִׁיבֵנִי דַּבֵּר כִּי־חָפַצְתִּי צַדְּקֶֽךָּ׃

If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; Speak, for I desire to justify thee.

אִם־אַיִן אַתָּה שְׁמַע־לִי הַחֲרֵשׁ וַאֲאַלֶּפְךָ חָכְמָֽה׃

If not, hearken thou unto me; Hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.

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 33 of the 42 chapters of Job
  • Job is one of the Writings
  • 33 verses, 246 words, about 3 minutes to read

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Job chapter 33 have?

Job chapter 33 has 33 verses and 246 words.

How does Job chapter 33 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words ואולם שמע־נא איוב מלי.

Where does Job chapter 33 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 33 of the 42 chapters of Job, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Job chapter 33?

About 3 minutes, at a steady pace.