H9001–/וַ–v

And now I have become their song, and I am a word of shame to them.

וָאֱהִ֖י (וָ) va. “and”

For he has made loose the cord of my bow, and put me to shame; he has sent down my flag to the earth before me.

וַיְעַנֵּ֑נִי (וַ) va “and”

The lines of his men of war put themselves in order, and make high their ways of destruction against me:

וַיָּסֹ֥לּוּ (וַ) va “and”

Truly God has made me low, even to the earth, and I have become like dust.

וָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗ל (וָ֝) va. “and”

You give no answer to my cry, and take no note of my prayer.

וַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶן (וַ) va. “and”

For I was looking for good, and evil came; I was waiting for light, and it became dark.

וַיָּ֣בֹא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥בֹא (וַ) va “and”

And my music has been turned to sorrow, and the sound of my pipe into the noise of weeping.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”

If I have gone in false ways, or my foot has been quick in working deceit;

וַתַּ֖חַשׁ (וַ) va. “and”

Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies?

וַ֝יְכֻנֶ֗נּוּ (וַ֝) va “and”

A secret feeling of worship came into my heart, and my hand gave kisses from my mouth;

וַיִּ֣פְתְּ (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשַּׁ֖ק (וַ) va. “and”

If I was glad at the trouble of my hater, and gave cries of joy when evil overtook him;

וְ֝הִתְעֹרַ֗רְתִּי (וְ֝) ve. “and”

For fear of the great body of people, or for fear that families might make sport of me, so that I kept quiet, and did not go out of my door;

וָ֝אֶדֹּ֗ם (וָ֝) va. “and”

So these three men gave no more answers to Job, because he seemed to himself to be right.

וַֽיִּשְׁבְּת֡וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was angry, burning with wrath against Job, because he seemed to himself more right than God;

וַיִּ֤חַר (וַ) va “and”

And he was angry with his three friends, because they had been unable to give him an answer, and had not made Job's sin clear.

וַ֝יַּרְשִׁ֗יעוּ (וַ֝) va “and”

And when Elihu saw that there was no answer in the mouth of the three men, he was very angry.

וַיַּ֤רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּ֥חַר (וַ) va “and”

And Elihu, the son of Barachel the Buzite, made answer and said, I am young, and you are very old, so I was in fear, and kept myself from putting my knowledge before you.

וַיַּ֤עַן׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֫אמַ֥ר (וַ) va “and”וָֽאִירָ֓א׀ (וָֽ) va. “and”

And am I to go on waiting while they have nothing to say? while they keep quiet and give no more answers?

וְ֭הוֹחַלְתִּי (וְ֭) Ve. “and”

Pain is sent on him as a punishment, while he is on his bed; there is no end to the trouble in his bones;

וְהוּכַ֣ח (וְ) ve. “and”

He has no desire for food, and his soul is turned away from delicate meat;

וְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

His flesh is so wasted away, that it may not be seen, and his bones. ...

וְשֻׁפּ֥וּ (וְ) u. “and”

And his soul comes near to the underworld, and his life to the angels of death.

וַתִּקְרַ֣ב (וַ) va. “and”

And if he has mercy on him, and says, Let him not go down to the underworld, I have given the price for his life:

וַיְחֻנֶּ֗נּוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

He makes his prayer to God, and he has mercy on him; he sees God's face with cries of joy; he gives news of his righteousness to men;

וַיִּרְצֵ֗הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

He makes a song, saying, I did wrong, turning from the straight way, but he did not give me the reward of my sin.

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”