Job 18

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18:1
וַיַּעַן בִּלְדַּד הַשֻּׁחִי וַיֹּאמַר׃
Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said:
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18:2
עַד־אָנָה תְּשִׂימוּן קִנְצֵי לְמִלִּין תָּבִינוּ וְאַחַר נְדַבֵּר׃
How long will ye lay snares for words? Consider, and afterwards we will speak.
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18:3
מַדּוּעַ נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כַבְּהֵמָה נִטְמִינוּ בְּעֵינֵיכֶם׃
Wherefore are we counted as beasts, And reputed dull in your sight?
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18:4
טֹרֵף נַפְשׁוֹ בְּאַפּוֹ הַלְמַעַנְךָ תֵּעָזַב אָרֶץ וְיֶעְתַּק־צוּר מִמְּקֹמוֹ׃
Thou that tearest thyself in thine anger, Shall the earth be forsaken for thee? Or shall the rock be removed out of its place? .
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18:5
גַּם אוֹר רְשָׁעִים יִדְעָךְ וְלֹא־יִגַּהּ שְׁבִיב אִשּׁוֹ׃
Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, And the spark of his fire shall not shine.
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18:6
אוֹר חָשַׁךְ בְּאָהֳלוֹ וְנֵרוֹ עָלָיו יִדְעָךְ׃
The light shall be dark in his tent, And his lamp over him shall be put out.
18:7
יֵצְרוּ צַעֲדֵי אוֹנוֹ וְתַשְׁלִיכֵהוּ עֲצָתוֹ׃
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, And his own counsel shall cast him down.
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18:8
כִּי־שֻׁלַּח בְּרֶשֶׁת בְּרַגְלָיו וְעַל־שְׂבָכָה יִתְהַלָּךְ׃
For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.
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18:9
יֹאחֵז בְּעָקֵב פָּח יַחֲזֵק עָלָיו צַמִּים׃
A gin shall take him by the heel, And a snare shall lay hold on him.
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18:10
טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִיב׃
A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.
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18:11
סָבִיב בִּעֲתֻהוּ בַלָּהוֹת וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ לְרַגְלָיו׃
Terrors shall overwhelm him on every side, And shall entrap him at his feet.
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18:12
יְהִי־רָעֵב אֹנוֹ וְאֵיד נָכוֹן לְצַלְעוֹ׃
His trouble shall be ravenous, And calamity shall be ready for his fall.
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18:13
יֹאכַל בַּדֵּי עוֹרוֹ יֹאכַל בַּדָּיו בְּכוֹר מָוֶת׃
It shall devour the members of his body, Yea, the first-born of death shall devour his members.
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18:14
יִנָּתֵק מֵאָהֳלוֹ מִבְטַחוֹ וְתַצְעִדֵהוּ לְמֶלֶךְ בַּלָּהוֹת׃
That wherein he trusteth shall be plucked out of his tent; And he shall be brought to the king of terrors.
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18:15
תִּשְׁכּוֹן בְּאָהֳלוֹ מִבְּלִי־לוֹ יְזֹרֶה עַל־נָוֵהוּ גָפְרִית׃
There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
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18:16
מִתַּחַת שָׁרָשָׁיו יִבָשׁוּ וּמִמַּעַל יִמַּל קְצִירוֹ׃
His roots shall dry up beneath, And above shall his branch wither.
18:17
זִכְרוֹ־אָבַד מִנִּי־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־שֵׁם לוֹ עַל־פְּנֵי־חוּץ׃
His remembrance shall perish from the earth, And he shall have no name abroad.
18:18
יֶהְדְּפֻהוּ מֵאוֹר אֶל־חֹשֶׁךְ וּמִתֵּבֵל יְנִדֻּהוּ׃
He shall be driven from light into darkness, And chased out of the world.
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18:19
לֹא נִין לוֹ וְלֹא־נֶכֶד בְּעַמּוֹ וְאֵין שָׂרִיד בִּמְגוּרָיו׃
He shall have neither son nor son’s son among his people, Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
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18:20
עַל־יוֹמוֹ נָשַׁמּוּ אַחֲרֹנִים וְקַדְמֹנִים אָחֲזוּ שָׂעַר׃
They that come after shall be astonished at his day, As they that went before are affrighted.
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18:21
אַךְ־אֵלֶּה מִשְׁכְּנוֹת עַוָּל וְזֶה מְקוֹם לֹא־יָדַע־אֵל׃
Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, And this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
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Cruelty aimed indirectly

Bildad's second speech describes the fate of the wicked in vivid, almost gleeful detail, traps, snares, and terror on every side. He never directly names Job, but the implication is impossible to miss. Cruelty delivered indirectly, through generalize...

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