2Whatyeknowיָדַ֣עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045,IknowH3045alsoגַם־gam-H1571:Iamnotinferiortoyou. 3ButIwillspeakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696totheAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706,andwillfindpleasureH2654inreasoningwithGodאֵ֣ל'elH410; 4ForyeindeedareforgersofliesH8267, yeareallphysiciansרֹפְאֵ֖יro.fe.'EiH7495ofnovalue. 6HearH8085nowmydefence,andhearkentothepleadingsofmylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193. 7Willyespeakתְּדַבְּר֣וּte.da.be.RuH1696unrighteously forGodהַ֭לְאֵלHal.'elH410?andforhimspeakתְּֽדַבְּר֥וּte.da.be.RuH1696deceitרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423? 8Willye accepthisperson?willyecontendH7378forGodלָאֵ֥לla.'ElH410? 9WillitbewellifheshouldsearchH2713youout?orasonemockethataman,willye mockathim? 10HewillcertainlyreproveH3198you,ifyedosecretly accept persons. 11Shallnothisexcellencyterrifyתְּבַעֵ֣תte.va.'EtH1204you?andhisdreadוּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹu.fach.DoH6343fallיִפֹּ֥לyi.PolH5307uponyou? 12Yourmemorablesayingsareproverbsofashesאֵ֑פֶר'E.ferH665, your bulwarksarebulwarksofmire. 13Holdyourpeacefromme,andIwillspeakוַאֲדַבְּרָה־va.'a.da.be.rah-H1696,andlet comeonmewhat[will]! 14WhereforeshouldItakeאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375myfleshבְשָׂרִ֣יve.sa.RiH1320inmyteethבְשִׁנָּ֑יve.shi.NaiH8127,andputאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760mylifeוְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗יve.naf.ShiH5315inmyhandH3709? 15Behold,ifheslayme,yetwouldItrustinhim;butIwilldefendmineownwaysדְּ֝רָכַ֗יde.ra.KhaiH1870beforehim. 16Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571shallbemysalvationH3444,thataprofanemanshallnotcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935beforehisfaceH6440. 17HearH8085attentivelymyspeechמִלָּתִ֑יmi.la.TiH4405andmydeclarationwithyourearsבְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.KhemH241. 18Beholdnow,Ihaveorderedthecause;Iknowיָ֝דַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatIshallbejustifiedH6663. 19Whoishethatcontendethwithme?ForifIweresilentאַחֲרִ֣ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258,Ishouldexpireוְאֶגְוָֽע׃ve.'eg.Va'H1478. 20Onlyאַךְ־'a.khoSh-H389donottwoשְׁ֭תַּיִםShe.ta.yimH8147thingsuntome;thenאָ֥ז'azH227willInothideאֶסָּתֵֽר׃'e.sa.TerH5641myselffromthee. 21Withdraw thyhandכַּ֭פְּךָKa.pe.khaH3709farהַרְחַ֑קhar.ChakH7368fromme;andletnotthyterrorH367makemeafraid: 22Thencallוּ֭קְרָאU.ke.ra'H7121,andIwillanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;orIwillspeakאֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר'a.da.BerH1696,andanswerH6030thoume. 23HowH4100manyaremineiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771andsinsוְחַטָּא֑וֹתve.cha.ta.'otH2403?Makeהֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ho.di.'E.niH3045metoknowH3045mytransgressionפִּֽשְׁעִ֥יpish.'IH6588andmysinוְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗יve.cha.ta.TiH2403. 24Wherefore dost thouhideתַסְתִּ֑ירtas.TirH5641thyfaceפָנֶ֥יךָfa.Nei.khaH6440,andcountestmeforthineenemyלְאוֹיֵ֣בle.'o.YevH341? 26Forthou writestbitterמְרֹר֑וֹתme.ro.RotH4846thingsagainstme,andmakestmetopossessH3423theiniquitiesעֲוֹנ֥וֹתa.vo.NotH5771ofmyyouthנְעוּרָֽי׃ne.'u.RaiH5271; 27Andthou puttestmyfeetH7272inthestocksבַּסַּ֨ד׀ba.SadH5465,andmarkestallmypathsאָרְחוֹתָ֑י'a.re.cho.TaiH734; thou settestaboundaboutthesolesofmyfeetH7272; — 28Onewho,asarottenthingconsumeth,asagarmentכְּ֝בֶ֗גֶדke.Ve.gedH899thatthemothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211eateth. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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