1ThenansweredEliphazאֱלִיפַ֥ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַֽתֵּמָנִ֗יha.te.ma.NiH8489,andsaidH559, 2Canamanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397beprofitable untoGodהַלְאֵ֥לhal.'ElH410?Surelyhethatiswiseמַשְׂכִּֽיל׃mas.KilH7919isprofitable unto himself. 3Isitanypleasureהַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656totheAlmightyלְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.daiH7706,thatthou artrighteousתִצְדָּ֑קtitz.DakH6663?OrisitgainH1215tohim,thatthou makest thywaysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870perfect? 4Isitforthyfearהֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָha.mi.yir.'A.te.khaH3374ofhimthathereproveth thee,Thatheenterethwiththeeintojudgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941? 5IsnotthywickednessH7451greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227?Neitheristhereanyendקֵ֝֗ץKetzH7093tothineiniquitiesלַעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃la.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771. 6Forthou hasttakenpledgesofthybrotherאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251fornought,AndstrippedH6584thenakedעֲרוּמִּ֣ים'a.ru.MimH6174oftheirclothingH899. 7Thou hastnotgivenH8248waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325tothewearyעָיֵ֣ף'a.YefH5889todrinkתַּשְׁקֶ֑הtash.KehH8248,Andthou hast withholdenbreadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899fromthehungryH7456. 8ButasforthemightymanH376,hehadtheearthH776;AndthehonorablemanH376,hedweltיֵ֣שֶׁבYe.shevH3427init. 9Thou hastsentH7971widowsאַ֭לְמָנוֹת'Al.ma.notH490awayשִׁלַּ֣חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971emptyרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387,Andthearmsוּזְרֹע֖וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220ofthefatherlessיְתֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490havebeen broken. 11Ordarknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,sothatthou canstnotseeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200,Andabundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229ofwatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325coverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680thee. 12IsnotGodאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433intheheightגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363ofheavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064?AndbeholdtheheightH1363ofthestarsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556,howhighרָֽמּוּ׃Ra.muH7311theyare! 13Andthou sayest,WhatdothGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָּ֣דַֽעYa.da'H3045?Canhejudgeיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199throughthethickעֲרָפֶ֣ל'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205? 14Thickcloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645areacoveringtohim,sothatheseethnot;Andhewalkethonthevaultofheavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064. 15Wilt thoukeepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104theoldwayH734Whichwickedmenhavetroddenדָּרְכ֣וּda.re.KhuH1869? 16Whoweresnatchedawaybeforetheirtimeעֵ֑ת'EtH6256,Whosefoundationיְסוֹדָֽם׃ye.so.DamH3247waspouredיוּצַ֥קyu.TzakH3332outasastream, 17Whosaidהָאֹמְרִ֣יםha.'o.me.RimH559untoGodלָ֭אֵלLa.'elH410,Departס֣וּרsurH5493fromus;And,WhatcantheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706doforus? 18Yethefilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390theirhousesH1004withgoodט֑וֹבTovH2896things:Butthecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098ofthewickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isfarרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368fromme. 19Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200it,andaregladH8055;Andtheinnocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355laughthemtoscorn, 20Saying,Surelytheythatdidriseupagainst usarecutoff,Andtheremnantofthemthefireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784hathconsumedH398. 21Acquaintnowthyselfwithhim,andbeatpeace: Therebygoodטוֹבָֽה׃to.VahH2896shallcomeתְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥te.vo.'at.KhaH935unto thee. 22ReceiveH3947,Ipraythee,thelawH8451fromhismouthמִפִּ֣יוmi.PivH6310,Andlayuphiswordsאֲ֝מָרָ֗יו'a.ma.RavH561inthyheartבִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃bil.va.Ve.khaH3824. 23Ifthoureturnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725totheAlmightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706, thou shaltbebuiltH1129up,IfthouputawayH7725unrighteousnessH5766farfromthytentsמֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃me.'o.ho.Le.khaH168. 24Andlaythou thy treasureinthedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083,AndthegoldofOphirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211amongthestonesofthebrooks; 25AndtheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706willbeוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961thy treasure,Andprecioussilverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701unto thee. 26Forthenאָ֭ז'azH227shalt thoudelightתִּתְעַנָּ֑גtit.'a.NagH6026thyselfintheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,Andshaltliftוְתִשָּׂ֖אve.ti.Sa'H5375upthyfaceפָּנֶֽיךָ׃pa.Nei.khaH6440untoGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433. 27Thou shaltmakeH8085thyprayeruntohim,andhewillhearוְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּve.yish.ma.'E.kaH8085thee;Andthou shaltpayתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999thyvowsוּנְדָרֶ֥יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088. 28Thou shalt alsodecreeathing,anditshallbeestablishedH6965unto thee;Andlightאֽוֹר׃'orH216shallshineנָ֣גַֽהּNa.gahH5050uponthywaysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870. 29Whentheycasttheedown, thou shaltsayH559, Thereislifting up;Andthehumble personhewillsaveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467. 30Hewilldeliverיְֽמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422evenhimthatisnotinnocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355: Yea, he shall bedeliveredוְ֝נִמְלַ֗טve.nim.LatH4422throughthecleannessבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1252ofthyhandsכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ פka.Pei.khaH3709. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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