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Job chapter 35 in Hebrew and English

16 verses, about 1 minute 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 אֱלִיהוּ וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

Moreover Elihu answered and said:

הֲזֹאת חָשַׁבְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּט אָמַרְתָּ צִדְקִי מֵאֵֽל׃

Thinkest thou this to be thy right, Or sayest thou: ‘I am righteousness before God’,

כִּי־תֹאמַר מַה־יִּסְכָּן־לָךְ מָה־אֹעִיל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי׃

That thou inquirest: ‘What advantage will it be unto Thee?’ And: ‘What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?’

אֲנִי אֲשִׁיבְךָ מִלִּין וְאֶת־רֵעֶיךָ עִמָּֽךְ׃

I will give thee answer, And thy companions with thee.

הַבֵּט שָׁמַיִם וּרְאֵה וְשׁוּר שְׁחָקִים גָּבְהוּ מִמֶּֽךָּ׃

Look unto the heavens, and see; And behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

אִם־חָטָאתָ מַה־תִּפְעָל־בּוֹ וְרַבּוּ פְשָׁעֶיךָ מַה־תַּעֲשֶׂה־לּֽוֹ׃

If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

אִם־צָדַקְתָּ מַה־תִּתֶּן־לוֹ אוֹ מַה־מִיָּדְךָ יִקָּֽח׃

If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

לְאִישׁ־כָּמוֹךָ רִשְׁעֶךָ וּלְבֶן־אָדָם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ׃

Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; And thy righteousness a son of man.

מֵרֹב עֲשׁוּקִים יַזְעִיקוּ יְשַׁוְּעוּ מִזְּרוֹעַ רַבִּֽים׃

By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

וְלֹא־אָמַר אַיֵּה אֱלוֹהַּ עֹשָׂי נֹתֵן זְמִרוֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃

But none saith: ‘Where is God my Maker, Who giveth songs in the night;

מַלְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמוֹת אָרֶץ וּמֵעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃

Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, And maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?’

שָׁם יִצְעֲקוּ וְלֹא יַעֲנֶה מִפְּנֵי גְּאוֹן רָעִֽים׃

There they cry, but none giveth answer, Because of the pride of evil men.

אַךְ־שָׁוְא לֹא־יִשְׁמַע אֵל וְשַׁדַּי לֹא יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

Surely God will not hear vanity, Neither will the Almighty regard it.

אַף כִּי־תֹאמַר לֹא תְשׁוּרֶנּוּ דִּין לְפָנָיו וּתְחוֹלֵל לֽוֹ׃

Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him - The cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

וְעַתָּה כִּי־אַיִן פָּקַד אַפּוֹ וְלֹא־יָדַע בַּפַּשׁ מְאֹֽד׃

And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

וְאִיּוֹב הֶבֶל יִפְצֶה־פִּיהוּ בִּבְלִי־דַעַת מִלִּין יַכְבִּֽר׃

But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.

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 35 of the 42 chapters of Job
  • Job is one of the Writings
  • 16 verses, 116 words, about 1 minute to read

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Job chapter 35 have?

Job chapter 35 has 16 verses and 116 words.

How does Job chapter 35 begin?

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

Where does Job chapter 35 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 35 of the 42 chapters of Job, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Job chapter 35?

About 1 minute, at a steady pace.