Ayub 10:18

An Appeal for Relief

10:18 “Why then did you bring me out from the womb?

I should have died ¹ 

and no eye would have seen me!

Ayub 27:5

27:5 I will never ²  declare that you three ³  are in the right;

until I die, I will not set aside my integrity!

Ayub 34:25

34:25 Therefore, he knows their deeds,

he overthrows them ⁴  in the night ⁵ 

and they are crushed.

[10:18]  ¹ tn The two imperfect verbs in this section are used to stress regrets for something which did not happen (see GKC 317 §107.n).

[27:5]  ² tn The text uses חָלִילָה לִּי (khalilah li) meaning “far be it from me,” or more strongly, something akin to “sacrilege.”

[27:5]  ³ tn In the Hebrew text “you” is plural – a reference to Eliphaz, Zophar, and Bildad. To make this clear, “three” is supplied in the translation.

[34:25]  ⁴ tn The direct object “them” is implied and has been supplied in the translation for clarity.

[34:25]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew term “night” is an accusative of time.