1ThenansweredZopharצֹפַ֥רtzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַֽנַּעֲמָתִ֗יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284,andsaidH559, 2Shouldnotthemultitudeהֲרֹ֣בha.RoH7230ofwordsדְּ֭בָרִיםDe.va.rimH1697beansweredיֵעָנֶ֑הye.'a.NehH6030?Andshouldamanאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376fulloftalkbejustifiedH6663? 3Shouldthy boastings makemenholdtheirpeace?Andwhen thou mockest,shallnomanmake theeashamedH3637? 5ButohthatGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433wouldspeakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696,Andopenוְיִפְתַּ֖חve.yif.TachH6605hislipsשְׂפָתָ֣יוse.fa.TavH8193againstthee, 6Andthathewouldshowtheethesecretsתַּֽעֲלֻמ֣וֹתta.'a.lu.MotH8587ofwisdomחָכְמָה֮chokh.mahH2451!Forheismanifoldinunderstanding.Knowוְדַ֡עve.Da'H3045thereforethatGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433exactethoftheelessthanthineiniquityמֵעֲוֹנֶֽךָ׃me.'a.vo.Ne.khaH5771deserveth. 7Canst thoubysearchingהַחֵ֣קֶרha.Che.kerH2714findתִּמְצָ֑אtim.Tza'H4672outGodאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433? Canst thoufindתִּמְצָֽא׃tim.Tza'H4672outtheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706unto perfection? 8Itishighasheavenשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064;whatcanst thoudo?DeeperthanSheolמִ֝שְּׁא֗וֹלmi.she.'olH7585;whatcanst thouknowתֵּדָֽע׃te.Da'H3045? 9Themeasurethereofislongerthantheearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,Andbroaderוּ֝רְחָבָ֗הu.re.cha.VahH7342thantheseaיָֽם׃YamH3220. 10Ifhepassthrough,andshutוְיַסְגִּ֑ירve.yas.GirH5462up,Andcallunto judgment,thenwhocanhinderhim? 11Forheknowethfalsemen:Heseethiniquityalso,eventhoughheconsiderH7200itnot. 13Ifthousetthyheartלִבֶּ֑ךָli.Be.khaH3820aright,AndstretchoutthyhandsH3709towardhim; 14Ifiniquitybeinthyhandבְּ֭יָדְךָBe.ya.de.khaH3027,putהַרְחִיקֵ֑הוּhar.chi.Ke.huH7368itfarH7368awayH7368,AndletnotunrighteousnessH5766dwellתַּשְׁכֵּ֖ןtash.KenH7931inthytentsבְּאֹהָלֶ֣יךָbe.'o.ha.Lei.khaH168. 15Surelythenאָ֤ז׀'azH227shalt thouliftתִּשָּׂ֣אti.Sa'H5375upthyfaceפָנֶ֣יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440withoutspot;Yea, thou shaltbeוְהָיִ֥יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961stedfast,andshaltnotfearתִירָֽא׃ti.Ra'H3372: 16Forthou shaltforgetתִּשְׁכָּ֑חtish.KachH7911thymisery; Thou shaltrememberתִזְכֹּֽר׃tiz.KorH2142itaswatersכְּמַ֖יִםke.Ma.yimH4325thatarepassedH5674awayעָבְר֣וּ'a.ve.RuH5674, 17AndthylifeshallbeH1961clearer thanthenoonday; ThoughtherebeH1961darkness,itshallbeH1961asthemorningכַּבֹּ֥קֶרka.Bo.kerH1242. 18Andthou shaltbesecureוּֽ֭בָטַחְתָּU.va.tach.taH982,becausethereishopeתִּקְוָ֑הtik.VahH8615;Yea, thou shaltsearchabout thee,andshalttakethyrestH7901insafety. 19Also thou shaltlieוְֽ֭רָבַצְתָּVe.ra.vatz.taH7257down,andnoneshallmaketheeafraid; Yea,manyרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227shallmakesuit unto thee. 20Buttheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofthewickedרְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563shallfailתִּ֫כְלֶ֥ינָהtikh.Lei.nahH3615,Andtheyshallhavenowaytoflee;Andtheirhopeוְ֝תִקְוָתָ֗םve.tik.va.TamH8615shallbethegivingupoftheghost. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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