Verse 12
Job 27:12
New King James Version
12
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen
it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
Original Language Text
hebrew
הֵן אַתֶּ֣ם כֻּלְּ/כֶ֣ם חֲזִיתֶ֑ם וְ/לָ/מָּה זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ
English Translation
Behold, you all have seen, and why do you act in vain?
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 27 Context
1
Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
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As God (Elohim) liveth,
who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty,
who hath vexed my soul;
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All the while my breath
is in me, and the spirit of God (Elohim)
is in my nostrils;
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My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
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God (Elohim) forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me.
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My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach
me so long as I li...
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Let mine enemy be as the wicked, and he that riseth up against me as the unrighteous.
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8
For what
is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God (Elohim) taketh away his soul...
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9
Will God (Elohim) hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?
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10
Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God (Elohim)?
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I will teach you by the hand of God (Elohim):
that which
is
with the Almighty will I not conceal.
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12
Behold, all ye yourselves have seen
it; why then are ye thus altogether vain?
13
This
is the portion of a wicked man with God (Elohim), and the heritage of oppressors,
which they sh...
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14
If his children be multiplied,
it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with br...
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Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep.
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16
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
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He may prepare
it, but the just shall put
it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
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18
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth
that the keeper maketh.
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The rich man shall lie down, but he shall not be gathered: he openeth his eyes, and he
is not.
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Terrors take hold on him as waters, a tempest stealeth him away in the night.
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The east wind carrieth him away, and he departeth: and as a storm hurleth him out of his place.
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For
God (Elohim) shall cast upon him, and not spare: he would fain flee out of his hand.
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Men shall clap their hands at him, and shall hiss him out of his place.
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