17Listen carefullyH8085to my wordsמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405;let my declarationוְ֝אַֽחֲוָתִ֗יve.'a.cha.va.TiH262ring in your earsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241.
18Seeהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009nowנָ֭אna'H4994,I have preparedעָרַ֣כְתִּי'a.Rakh.tiH6186my caseH4639;I knowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will be vindicatedאֶצְדָּֽק׃'etz.DakH6663.
19Can anyoneמִי־ ה֭וּאmi- hu'H4310H1931indictיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978?Ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588soעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258,I will be silentאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790and dieוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478.
20Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389grantתַּ֣עַשׂTa.'asH6213these twoשְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל־She.ta.yim 'al-H8147H408things to meעִמָּדִ֑י'i.ma.DiH5978,so thatאָ֥ז'azH227I need notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641from Youמִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440:
21Withdrawהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368Your handכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709from meמֵעָלַ֣יme.'a.LaiH5921,and do notאַֽל־'al-H408let Your terrorוְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ve.'E.ma.te.khaH367frighten meתְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃te.va.'a.Ta.niH1204.
22Then call meוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595will answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030,orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176let me speakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696,and You can replyוַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃va.ha.shi.Ve.niH7725.
23How manyכַּמָּ֣הka.MahH4100are myiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771and sinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?Reveal to meהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045my transgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588and sinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403.
24Whyלָֽמָּה־la.mah-H4100do You hideתַסְתִּ֑ירtas.TirH5641Your faceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440and consider meוְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיve.tach.she.Ve.niH2803as Yourenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341?
25Would You frightenתַּעֲר֑וֹץta.'a.RotzH6206וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853a windblownנִדָּ֣ףni.DafH5086leafהֶעָלֶ֣הhe.'a.LehH5929?Would You chase afterתִּרְדֹּֽף׃tir.DofH7291dryיָבֵ֣שׁya.VeshH3002chaffקַ֖שׁkashH7179?
26Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You recordתִכְתֹּ֣בtikh.ToH3789bitter accusationsמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846against meעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921and bequeath to meוְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִיve.to.ri.She.niH3423the iniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771of my youthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271.
27You putוְתָ֘שֵׂ֤םve.Ta.SemH7760my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272in the stocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465and stand watchוְתִשְׁמ֥וֹרve.tish.MorH8104over allכָּל־kol-H3605my pathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734;You set a limitתִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃tit.cha.KehH2707forעַל־'al-H5921the solesשָׁרְשֵׁ֥יsha.re.SheiH8328of my feetרַ֝גְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272.
28So manוְ֭הוּאVe.hu'H1931wastes awayיִבְלֶ֑הyiv.LehH1086like something rottenכְּרָקָ֣בke.ra.KavH7538,like a moth-eatenאֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ׃'a.Kha.lov 'AshH398H6211garmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899.
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