1Butnowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258theythatareyoungerצְעִירִ֥יםtze.'i.RimH6810thanIhavemeinderision,Whosefathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1IdisdainedtosetH7896withthedogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611ofmyflockצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629. 2Yea,thestrengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581oftheirhandsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027, wheretoshoulditprofitme? Meninwhom ripe ageisperishedאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6. 3They aregauntwithwantandfamine; Theygnawthedryצִיָּ֑הtzi.YahH6723ground,inthegloom of wastenessanddesolationוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃u.me.sho.'AhH4875. 4Theypluckהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםha.ko.te.FimH6998salt-wortbythebushesH7880;Andtherootsוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328ofthebroomרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574aretheirfoodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899. 5TheyaredrivenH1644forthfromthemidstofmen;TheycryH7321afterthemasafterathiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590; 6So that theydwellלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931infrightfulvalleys,InholesH2356oftheearthH6083andoftherocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710. 7Amongthebushesשִׂיחִ֥יםsi.ChimH7880theybrayיִנְהָ֑קוּyin.Ha.kuH5101;Underthenettlesחָר֣וּלcha.RulH2738theyaregatheredtogether. 8Theyarechildrenoffoolsנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036, yea,childrenofbasemen;Theywerescourgedoutofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 10Theyabhorתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me,theystandalooffromme,Andsparenottospitinmyfaceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440. 11Forhehath loosedhiscord,andafflictedme;Andtheyhavecastoffthebridlebeforeme. 12Uponmyrightיָמִין֮ya.MinH3225handH3225riseH6965therabble;TheythrustasidemyfeetH7272,AndtheycastupagainstmetheirwaysH734ofdestruction. 13TheymarmypathH5410,Theyset forwardmycalamity,Evenmenthathavenohelperעֹזֵ֣ר'o.ZerH5826. 14Asthroughawideרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7342breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556theycomeיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yuH857:Inthemidstoftheruintheyrollהִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃hit.gal.Ga.luH1556themselves uponme. 15Terrorsבַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתba.La.HotH1091areturnedהָהְפַּ֥ךְha.he.PakhH2015uponme;Theychaseminehonorasthewindכָּ֭רוּחַKa.Ru.achH7307;AndmywelfareispassedH5674awayasacloudוּ֝כְעָ֗בu.khe.'AvH5645. 16Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258mysoulH5315ispouredתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְtish.ta.PekhH8210outwithinme;Daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofafflictionhavetakenH270holdH270uponme. 17Inthenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915seasonmybonesH6106arepiercedinme,Andthepainsthatgnawmetakenorestיִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃yish.ka.VunH7901. 18By God’sgreatH7227forceismygarmentdisfigured;Itbindeth me about asthecollarofmycoat. 19Hehathcastmeintothemire,AndI am becomelikedustכֶּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665. 20Icryאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע'a.sha.Va'H7768unto thee,andthou dostnotanswerתַעֲנֵ֑נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030me:IstandH5975up,andthou gazestatme. 21Thou artturnedH2015tobecruelלְאַכְזָ֣רle.'akh.ZarH393tome;Withthemightofthyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027thou persecutestme. 22Thou liftestmeuptothewindר֭וּחַRu.achH7307, thou causestmetorideתַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִיtar.ki.Ve.niH7392uponit;Andthou dissolvestmeinthestorm. 23ForIknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045thatthou wiltbringתְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725metodeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,Andtothehouseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150forallliving. 24Howbeit dothnotonestretchH7971outthehandיָ֑דYadH3027inhisfall?Orinhiscalamitythereforecryforhelp? 25DidnotIweepבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058forhimthatwasintrouble?WasnotmysoulH5315grievedfortheneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34? 26WhenIlookedforgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,thenevilרָ֑עRa'H7451cameH935;AndwhenIwaitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176forlightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216, therecameH935darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652. 27Myheartistroubled,andrestethnot;Daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofafflictionarecomeH6923uponme. 29IamH1961abrotherאָ֭ח'achH251tojackalsלְתַנִּ֑יםle.ta.NimH8577,Andacompanionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453toostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284. 30Myskinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785isblack,andfallethfromme,Andmybonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106areburnedחָ֝֗רָהCha.rahH2787withheat. 31ThereforeisH1961myharpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658turnedtomourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60,AndmypipeintothevoiceH6963ofthemthatweepH1058. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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