1Elihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453alsoproceeded,andsaidH559, 2Suffermealittleזְ֭עֵירZe.'eirH2191,andIwillshow thee;ForIhaveyetH5750somewhattosayonGod’sbehalf. 3Iwillfetchmyknowledgeדֵ֭עִיDe.'iH1843fromafarלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350,Andwillascriberighteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664tomyMaker. 4Fortrulymywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405arenotfalse:OnethatisperfectH8549inknowledgeH1844iswiththee. 5Behold,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410ismightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524,anddespisethnotany:Heismightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524instrengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581ofunderstanding. 6HepreservethnotthelifeH2421ofthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563,Butgivethtotheafflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041theirrightH4941. 7Hewithdrawethnothiseyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869fromtherighteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662:Butwithkingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428uponthethroneלַכִּסֵּ֑אla.ki.Se'H3678Hesetteththemforever,andtheyareexaltedוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361. 8AndiftheybeboundH631infetters,AndbetakenH3920inthecordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of affliction; 9Thenheshoweththemtheirworkפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467,Andtheirtransgressionsוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588,thattheyhavebehavedthemselvesproudly. 10Heopenethalsotheirearאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241toinstruction,AndcommandeththattheyreturnH7725frominiquity. 11Iftheyhearkenandserveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647him,Theyshallspendtheirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperity,Andtheiryearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141inpleasures. 12Butiftheyhearkennot,theyshallperishbythesword,AndtheyshalldieH1478withoutknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 13Buttheythataregodlessוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820layupangerאָ֑ף'AfH639:Theycryיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768notforhelpH7768whenhebindeththem. 14Theydieתָּמֹ֣תta.MotH4191inyouthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290,AndtheirlifeH5315perisheth amongtheunclean. 15He delivereththeafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041bytheiraffliction,Andopeneththeirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241inoppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906. 16Yea,hewouldhaveallured thee outofdistressH6862Intoabroadרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338placeתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,wherethereisnostraitness;Andthatwhichissetonthytableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979wouldbefullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390offatnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880. 18ForletnotwrathH2534stir thee up against chastisements;Neitherletthegreatnessoftheransomכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724turnיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186theeasideH5186. 19Willthycryavail,thatthoubenotindistress,Oralltheforcesofthystrengthכֹֽחַ׃Kho.achH3581? 20Desirenotthenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,WhenpeoplesH5971arecutoffintheirplaceתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478. 21Takeהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104heedH8104,regardnotiniquity:Forthishast thouchosenH977ratherthanaffliction. 22Behold,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410doeth loftilyinhispowerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581:Whoisateacherlikeuntohim? 23Whohath enjoinedhimhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870?OrwhocansayH559, Thou hastwroughtunrighteousnessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766? 24Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142thatthou magnifyhisworkפָעֳל֑וֹfo.'o.LoH6467, WhereofmenH376havesungשֹׁרְר֣וּsho.re.RuH7891. 26Behold,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410isgreat,andweknowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045himnot;Thenumberמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557ofhisyearsשָׁנָ֣יוsha.NavH8141isunsearchable. 27Forhedraweth upthedropsofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,Whichdistilinrainמָטָ֣רma.TarH4306fromhisvapor, 28WhichtheskiespourdownAnddropuponmanH120abundantly. 29Yea,cananyunderstandיָ֭בִיןYa.vinH995thespreadingsofthecloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645,Thethunderingsofhispavilion? 30Behold,hespreadethhislightאוֹר֑וֹ'o.RoH216aroundhim;Andhecovereththebottomoftheseaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220. 31ForbythesehejudgeththepeoplesH5971;Hegivethfoodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400inabundance. 32Hecoverethhishandsכַּפַּ֥יִםka.Pa.yimH3709withthelightning,Andgivethitachargethatitstrikethemark. 33Thenoisethereof tellethconcerninghim,Thecattlealsoאַ֣ף'afH637concerningthestormthatcomethup. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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