Job 14:16
Hebrew Text— Job 14:16But now you count my steps. Don’t you watch over my sin?
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Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere, keeping watch on the evil and the good.
that you inquire after my iniquity, and search after my sin?
Hide me from the conspiracy of the wicked, from the noisy crowd of the ones doing evil;
“I, Yahweh, search the mind. I try the heart, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.”
who, having received such a command, threw them into the inner prison, and secured their feet in the stocks.
There is no creature that is hidden from his sight, but all things are naked and laid open before the eyes of him to whom we must give an account.
For Yahweh’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have done foolishly in this; for from now on you will have wars.”
Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?
For the work of a man he will render to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
For, behold, they lie in wait for my soul. The mighty gather themselves together against me, not for my disobedience, nor for my sin, Yahweh.
For my enemies talk about me. Those who watch for my soul conspire together,
You search out my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways.
This also comes out from Yahweh of Armies, who is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in wisdom.
For my eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from my face. Their iniquity isn’t concealed from my eyes.
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to everyone according to his deeds.
who “will pay back to everyone according to their works:”
keeping loving kindness for thousands, forgiving iniquity and disobedience and sin; and who will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children, and on the children’s children, on the third and on the fourth generation.”
Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now will I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I will not be.”
Why do you hide your face, and consider me your enemy?
I was at ease, and he broke me apart. Yes, he has taken me by the neck, and dashed me to pieces. He has also set me up for his target.
“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.
he who fashions all of their hearts; and he considers all of their works.
won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.
those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.
For the ways of man are before Yahweh’s eyes. He examines all his paths.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but Yahweh weighs the motives.
I will punish you according to the fruit of your doings, says Yahweh; and I will kindle a fire in her forest, and it will devour all that is around her.’ ”
but have lifted up yourself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before you, and you and your lords, your wives, and your concubines, have drunk wine from them. You have praised the gods of silver and gold, of bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which don’t see, or hear, or know; and you have not glorified the God in whose hand your breath is, and whose are all your ways.
They don’t consider in their hearts that I remember all their wickedness. Now their own deeds have engulfed them. They are before my face.
For each man will bear his own burden.
I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.
She called the name of Yahweh who spoke to her, “You are a God who sees,” for she said, “Have I even stayed alive after seeing him?”
He has also kindled his wrath against me. He counts me among his adversaries.
Yahweh’s eyes are toward the righteous. His ears listen to their cry.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God. Your judgments are like a great deep. Yahweh, you preserve man and animal.
Also to you, Lord, belongs loving kindness, for you reward every man according to his work.
I have obeyed your precepts and your testimonies, for all my ways are before you.
If you, Yah, kept a record of sins, Lord, who could stand?
Search me, God, and know my heart. Try me, and know my thoughts.
He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.
For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Can anyone hide himself in secret places so that I can’t see him?” says Yahweh. “Don’t I fill heaven and earth?” says Yahweh.
because they have done foolish things in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors’ wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I didn’t command them. I am he who knows, and am witness,” says Yahweh.
great in counsel, and mighty in work; whose eyes are open to all the ways of the children of men, to give everyone according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings;
He has bent his bow, and set me as a mark for the arrow.
and will come out; those who have done good, to the resurrection of life; and those who have done evil, to the resurrection of judgment.
If I have sinned, what do I do to you, you watcher of men? Why have you set me as a mark for you, so that I am a burden to myself?
I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.
if I sin, then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity.
You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
I would declare to him the number of my steps. as a prince would I go near to him.
Behold, he finds occasions against me. He counts me for his enemy.
He puts my feet in the stocks. He marks all my paths.’
They conspire and lurk, watching my steps. They are eager to take my life.