2Whatyeknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,thesamedoIknowH3045alsoגַם־gam-H1571:Iamnotinferioruntoyou. 3SurelyIwouldspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696totheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,AndIdesireאֶחְפָּֽץ׃'ech.PatzH2654toreasonwithGodאֵ֣ל'elH410. 4ButyeareforgersofliesH8267; Yeareallphysiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495ofnovalue. 5Ohthatyewouldaltogetherholdyourpeace!AnditwouldbeH1961yourwisdomלְחָכְמָֽה׃le.cha.khe.MahH2451. 6HearH8085nowmyreasoning,Andhearkentothepleadingsofmylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193. 7WillyespeakH1696unrighteously forGodהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410,Andtalkdeceitfullyforhim? 8Willyeshowpartialitytohim?WillyecontendH7378forGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410? 9Isitgoodהֲ֭טוֹבHa.tovH2896thatheshouldsearchH2713youout?Orasonedeceivethaman,willye deceivehim? 10HewillsurelyreproveH3198you,Ifyedosecretlyshowpartiality. 11Shallnothismajestyשְׂ֭אֵתוֹSe.'e.tovH7613makeyouafraid,Andhisdreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307uponyou? 12Yourmemorablesayingsareproverbsofashesאֵ֑פֶר'E.ferH665, Your defencesaredefencesofclay. 13Holdyourpeace, letmealone,thatImayspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696;Andlet comeonmewhatwill. 14WhereforeshouldItakeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320inmyteethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127,Andputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mylifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315inmyhandH3709? 15Behold,hewillslayme;Ihavenohopeאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176:Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389Iwillmaintainmywaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforehim. 16Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbemysalvationH3444,Thatagodlessחָנֵ֥ףcha.NefH2611manshallnotcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935beforehim. 17HearH8085diligentlymyspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405,Andletmydeclarationbeinyourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241. 18Beholdnow,Ihavesetmycauseinorder;Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatIamrighteousH6663. 19WhoishethatwillcontendH7378withme?ForthenwouldIholdmypeaceandgive uptheghost. 20Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389donottwoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingsuntome;Thenאָ֥ז'azH227willInothideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641myselffromthyfaceH6440: 21Withdraw thyhandכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709farהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368fromme;AndletnotthyterrorH367makemeafraid. 22Thencallוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121thou,andIwillanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;Orletmespeakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696,andanswerH6030thoume. 23HowH4100manyaremineiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771andsinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?Makeהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045metoknowH3045mytransgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588andmysinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403. 24Wherefore hidest thou thyfaceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,Andholdestmeforthineenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341? 25Wilt thou harassadrivenH5086leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929?Andwilt thoupursueתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291thedryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002stubbleH7179? 26Forthou writestbitterמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846thingsagainstme,Andmakestmetoinheritוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423theiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771ofmyyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271: 27Thou puttestmyfeetH7272alsointhestocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465,Andmarkestallmypathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734; Thou settestaboundtothesolesofmyfeetH7272: 28ThoughI amlikearottenthingthatconsumeth,Likeagarmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899thatismoth-eaten. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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