21in the mainבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218concourseהֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.YotH1993she cries aloudתִּ֫קְרָ֥אtik.Ra'H7121,at the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892gatesבְּפִתְחֵ֖י שְׁעָרִ֥יםbe.fit.Chei she.'a.RimH6607H8179she makesתֹאמֵֽר׃to.MerH559her speechאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561:
22“Howעַד־'ad-H5704longמָתַ֣י׀ma.TaiH4970,O simple onesפְּתָיִם֮pe.ta.YimH6612,will you loveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157your simpleפֶ֥תִיFe.tiH6612ways?How long will scoffersוְלֵצִ֗יםve.le.TzimH3887delightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530in their scornלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944and foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23If you had repentedתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725at my rebukeלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433,then surelyהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009I would have poured outאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042myspirit on youרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307;I would have madeאוֹדִ֖יעָה'o.Di.'ahH3045my wordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697known to youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.
24Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282you refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּva.te.ma.'E.nuH3985my callקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121,and no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369tookמַקְשִֽׁיב׃mak.ShivH7181my outstretchedנָטִ֥יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186handיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027,
25because you neglectedוַתִּפְרְע֥וּva.tif.re.'UH6544allכָל־khol-H3605my counselעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098,and wantedאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14noneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of my correctionוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433,
26in turnגַּם־gam-H1571Iאֲ֭נִי'A.niH589will mockאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832your calamityבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343;I will sneerאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when terrorפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343strikes youבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935,
27when your dreadפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343comesבְּבֹ֤אbe.Vo'H935like a stormH7584,and your destructionוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343יֶאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857like a whirlwindכְּסוּפָ֣הke.su.FahH5492,when distressצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָֽה׃ve.tzu.KahH6695overwhelm youבְּבֹ֥א עֲ֝לֵיכֶ֗םbe.Vo' 'a.lei.KhemH935H5921.
28Thenאָ֣ז'azH227they will call on meיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121,but I will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;they will earnestly seek meיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836,but will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find meיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672.
30They acceptedאָב֥וּ'a.VuH14noneלֹא־lo'-H3808of my counselלַעֲצָתִ֑יla.'a.tza.TiH6098;they despisedנָ֝אֲצ֗וּna.'a.TzuH5006allכָּל־kol-H3605my reproofתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433.
31So they will eatוְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּVe.yo.khe.luH398the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of their own wayדַרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870,and be filledיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646with their own devicesוּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.
32Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the waywardnessמְשׁוּבַ֣תme.shu.VatH4878of the simpleפְּתָיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612will slay themתַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.GemH2026,and the complacencyוְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.VatH7962of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684will destroy themתְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃te.'a.be.DemH6.
33But whoever listensוְשֹׁמֵ֣עַֽve.sho.Me.a'H8085to mewill dwellיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931in safetyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983,secureוְ֝שַׁאֲנַ֗ןve.sha.'a.NanH7599from the fearמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343of evilרָעָֽה׃ פra.'AhH7451.”
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