Lexicon :: Strong's H369 - 'în

“Let the stars of its early dawn be dark;

Let the morning wait in vain for the light,

Let it not see the eyelids of morning (the day’s dawning),

Who wait for death, but it does not come,

And dig (search) for death more [diligently] than for hidden treasures,

“His children are far from safety [and included in their father’s ruin],

They are oppressed and crushed in the [court of justice in the city’s] gate,

And there is no [fn]one to rescue them.

Who does great and unsearchable things,

Marvelous things without number.

“Is it that I have no help within myself,

And that success and wisdom have been driven from me?

“The eye of him who sees me [now] will see me no more;

Your eyes will be upon me, but I will not be.

“Why then do You not pardon my transgression

And take away my sin and guilt?

For now I will lie down in the dust;

And You will seek me [diligently], but I will not be.”

“Those who hate you will be clothed with shame,

And the tents of the wicked will be no longer.”

Who does great things, [beyond understanding,] unfathomable,

Yes, marvelous and wondrous things without number.

‘Although You know that I am not guilty or wicked,

Yet there is no one who can rescue me from Your hand.

“Should your boasts and babble silence men?

And shall you scoff and no one put you to shame?

“You would lie down with no one to frighten you,

And many would entreat and seek your favor.

“But I have intelligence and understanding as well as you;

I am not inferior to you.

Who does not know such things as these [of God’s wisdom and might]?

“He has no offspring or prosperity among his people,

Nor any survivor where he sojourned.

“Behold, I cry out, ‘Violence!’ but I am not heard;

I shout for help, but there is no justice.

“There is nothing left of what he devoured;

Therefore his prosperity does not endure.

“The [dirt] clods of the valley are sweet to him [and gently cover him],

Moreover, all men will follow after him [to a grave],

While countless ones go before him.

“Is not your wickedness great,

And your sins without end?

“Behold, I go forward (to the east), but He is not there;

I go backward (to the west), but I cannot perceive Him;

“They spend the night naked, without clothing,

And have no covering against the cold.

“They are exalted for a little while, and then they are gone;

Moreover, they are brought low and like everything [they are] gathered up and taken out of the way;

Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.

“Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) is naked before God,

And Abaddon (the place of destruction) has no covering [from His eyes].

“He lies down rich, but never will again;

He opens his eyes, and it is gone.

“The deep says, ‘It is not in me’;

And the sea says, ‘It is not with me.’

If I have seen anyone perish for lack of clothing,

Or any poor person without covering,

“I even paid close attention to [what] you [said],

Indeed, not one of you convinced Job [nor could you refute him],

Not one of you supplied [satisfactory] answers to his words.

“If not [and you have nothing to say], listen to me;

Keep silent, and I will teach you wisdom.”

“There is no darkness nor deep shadow

Where the evildoers may hide themselves.

“And now, because He has not [quickly] punished in His anger,

Nor has He acknowledged transgression and arrogance well [and seems unaware of the wrong of which a person is guilty],

“Upon earth there is nothing like him—no equal exists,

A creature made without fear.