1ThenansweredEliphazאֱלִיפַ֥ז'e.li.FazH464theTemaniteהַֽתֵּימָנִ֗יha.tei.ma.NiH8489,andsaidH559, 2Ifoneassaytocommunewiththee, wilt thoubegrieved?Butwhocanwithholdhimselffromspeaking? 3Behold, thou hastinstructedיִסַּ֣רְתָּyi.Sar.taH3256manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227,Andthou haststrengthenedתְּחַזֵּֽק׃te.cha.ZekH2388theweakhandsוְיָדַ֖יִםve.ya.Da.yimH3027. 4Thywordsמִלֶּ֑יךָmi.Lei.khaH4405haveupholdenhimthatwas falling,Andthou hastmadeH553firmH553thefeebleknees. 5Butnowעַתָּ֨ה׀'a.TahH6258itiscomeH935unto thee,andthou faintest;Ittoucheth thee,andthou art troubled. 6IsnotthyfearH3373ofGodthyconfidence,Andtheintegrityוְתֹ֣םve.TomH8537ofthywaysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870thyhopeתִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗tik.va.te.chaH8615? 7Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142,Ipraythee,whoeverperishedאָבָ֑ד'a.VadH6,beinginnocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355?Orwhereוְ֝אֵיפֹ֗הve.'ei.FohH375weretheuprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477cutoff? 9Bythebreathוּמֵר֖וּחַu.me.Ru.achH7307ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433theyperishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6,Andbytheblastofhisangerאַפּ֣וֹ'a.PoH639aretheyconsumed. 10Theroaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581ofthelionאַ֭רְיֵה'Ar.yehH738,andthevoiceH6963ofthefiercelionH738,Andtheteethוְשִׁנֵּ֖יve.shi.NeiH8127oftheyoungכְפִירִ֣יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH738,arebroken. 11Theoldlionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918perishethforlackofpreyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964,AndthewhelpsofthelionessH3833arescatteredיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504abroad. 12NowathingH1697wassecretlybroughttome,Andmineearאָ֝זְנִ֗י'a.ze.NiH241receivedH3947awhisperשֵׁ֣מֶץShe.metzH8102thereof. 13Inthoughtsfromthevisionsמֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹתme.chez.yo.NotH2384ofthenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,Whendeepתַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639fallethonmenH376, 14Fearפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343cameupon me,andtrembling, Which madeallmybonesH6106toshake. 16ItstoodH5975stillיַעֲמֹ֤ד׀ya.'a.ModH5975,butIcouldnotdiscerntheappearanceמַרְאֵ֗הוּmar.'E.huH4758thereof;Aformתְּ֭מוּנָהTe.mu.nahH8544wasbeforemineeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869:Therewassilence,andIheardH8085avoiceוָק֣וֹלva.KolH6963,saying, 17Shallmortalmanגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397bemorejustthanGodמֵאֱל֣וֹהַme.'e.Lo.haH433?ShallamanH1397bemorepureיִטְהַר־yit.har-H2891thanhisMaker? 18Behold,heputtethnotrustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539inhisservantsבַּ֭עֲבָדָיוBa.'a.va.davH5650;AndhisangelsH4397hechargeth withfolly: 19Howmuchmorethemthatdwellשֹׁכְנֵ֬יsho.khe.NeiH7931inhousesH1004ofclay,Whosefoundationיְסוֹדָ֑םye.so.DamH3247isinthedustבֶּעָפָ֥רbe.'a.FarH6083,Whoarecrushedיְ֝דַכְּא֗וּםye.da.ke.'UmH1792beforethemothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211! 20Betwixtmorningמִבֹּ֣קֶרmi.Bo.kerH1242andeveningלָעֶ֣רֶבla.'E.revH6153theyaredestroyedH6:Theyperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6foreverwithoutany regardingit. 21Isnottheirtent-cordpluckedup withinthem?Theydieיָ֝מ֗וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,andthatwithoutwisdomבְחָכְמָֽה׃ve.cha.khe.MahH2451. American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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