1ThenansweredZopharצֹפַ֥רtzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284,andsaidH559, 2Thereforeלָ֭כֵןLa.khenH3651domythoughtsgiveanswertome,Evenbyreasonofmyhastethatisinme. 3IhaveheardH8085thereproofwhichputtethmetoshame;Andthespiritוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307ofmyunderstandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥יmi.bi.na.TiH998answerethme. 4Knowest thounotthisofoldtime,SincemanH120wasplacedH7760uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776, 5Thatthetriumphingofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshort,AndthejoyH8057ofthegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611butforamomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281? 6Thoughhisheightmountuptotheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Andhisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060untothecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645; 7Yetheshallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverlikehisowndungH1561:TheythathaveseenH7200himshallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335ishe? 8Heshallflyיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774awayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074asadreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,andshallnotbefoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672: Yea,heshallbechasedawayH5074asavisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384ofthenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915. 9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869whichsawhimshallseehimnomore;Neithershallhisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725anymorebeholdhim. 10Hischildrenshallseekthefavorיְרַצּ֣וּye.ra.TzuH7521ofthepoorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,Andhishandsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027shallgivebackתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725hiswealthאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202. 12ThoughwickednessH7451besweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985inhismouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310,ThoughhehideH3582itunderhistongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956, 13ThoughhespareH2550it,andwillnotletitgo,Butkeepitstillwithinhismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441; 14Yethisfoodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899inhisbowelsH4578isturnedH2015,Itisthegallofaspswithinhim. 15Hehathswallowedבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104downriches,andheshallvomitוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958themupagain;Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410willcastthemoutofhisbellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990. 16HeshallsuckH3243thepoisonרֹאשׁ־rosh-H7219ofasps:Theviper’sאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956shallslayתַּֽ֝הַרְגֵ֗הוּta.har.Ge.huH2026him. 17Heshallnotlookיֵ֥רֶאYe.re'H7200upontheriversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104,Theflowingstreamsofhoneyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706andbutter. 18ThatwhichhelaboredforshallherestoreH7725,andshallnotswallowיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104itdown; Accordingtothesubstancethathehath gotten,heshallnotrejoice. 19Forhehathoppressedandforsakenthepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800;Hehath violentlytakenawayH1497ahouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,andheshallnotbuildH1129itup. 20Becauseheknewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045noquietnesswithinhim,HeshallnotsaveH4422aughtofthatwhereinhedelighteth. 21Therewasnothingleftthathedevourednot;ThereforeH3651hisprosperityטוּבֽוֹ׃tu.VoH2898shallnotendure. 22Inthefulnessofhissufficiencyheshallbeinstraits:Thehandיַ֖דyadH3027ofeveryonethatisinmiseryshallcomeתְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935uponhim. 23Whenheisabouttofillלְמַלֵּ֬אle.ma.Le'H4390hisbellyבִטְנ֗וֹvit.NoH990,Godwillcastthefiercenessofhiswrathuponhim,Andwillrainוְיַמְטֵ֥רve.yam.TerH4305ituponhimwhileheiseating. 24He shallfleeיִ֭בְרַחYiv.rachH1272fromtheironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270weaponמִנֵּ֣שֶׁקmi.Ne.shekH5402,Andthebowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofbrass shall strikehimthrough. 25HedrawethitforthH3318,anditcomethoutofhisbody; Yea,theglitteringpointcomethoutofhisgall:Terrorsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH367areuponhim. 26Alldarknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822islaidupforhistreasuresH6845:Afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784notblownbymanshalldevourH398him;Itshallconsumeתְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּTe.'a.khe.le.huH398thatwhichisleftinhistentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃be.'o.ho.LoH168. 27Theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallrevealיְגַלּ֣וּye.ga.LuH1540hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֑וֹa.vo.NoH5771,Andtheearthוְ֝אֶ֗רֶץve.'E.retzH776shallriseמִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥הmit.ko.Ma.MahH6965upagainsthim. 28Theincreaseofhishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004shalldepart;Hisgoodsshallflowawayinthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhiswrath. 29Thisistheportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506ofawickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH120fromGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,Andtheheritageappointed untohimbyGodH430. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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