1AndZopharצֹפַ֥רtzo.FarH6691theNaamathiteהַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֗יha.na.'a.ma.TiH5284answeredandsaidH559, 2Thereforeלָ֭כֵןLa.khenH3651domythoughtsgivemeananswer,andforthisismyhaste withinme. 3IhearH8085areproofputtingmetoshame;and[my]spiritוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307answerethmebymineunderstandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥יmi.bi.na.TiH998. 4Knowest thou [not]this,thatofold,sincemanH120wasplacedH7760uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776, 5Theexultationofthewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshort,andthejoyH8057oftheungodlymanbutforamomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281? 6Thoughhisheightmountuptotheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060untothecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645, 7LikehisowndungH1561dothheperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6forever;theywhichhaveseenH7200himshallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335ishe? 8Hefliethawayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074asadreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472,andisnotfoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672;andischasedawayH5074asavisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384ofthenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915. 9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869whichsawhimshall[seehim]notagainע֝֗וֹדodH5750;andhisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725beholdeth himnomore. 10Hischildrenshallseekthefavourofthepoorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800,andhishandsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027restoreH7725hiswealthאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202. 11HisbonesH6106werefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390ofhisyouthfulstrength;butitshalllieתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901downwithhiminthedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083. 12ThoughwickednessH7451besweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985inhismouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310[and]hehideH3582itunderhistongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956, 13[Though]hespareH2550it,andforsakeH5800itnot,butkeepitwithinhismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441, 14Hisfoodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899isturnedH2015inhisbowelsH4578;itisthegallofaspswithinhim. 15Hehathswallowedבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104downriches,butheshallvomitוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958themupagain:Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410shallcastthemoutofhisbellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990. 17HeshallnotseeH7200streams,riversנַהֲרֵ֥יna.ha.ReiH5104, brooksofhoneyדְּבַ֣שׁde.VashH1706andbutter. 18ThatwhichhelabouredforshallherestoreH7725,andnotswallowיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104down;itsrestitutionshallbeaccordingtothevalue,andheshallnotrejoice [therein]. 19Forhehathoppressed, hath forsakenthepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800;hehath violentlytakenawayH1497ahouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004thathedidnotbuildH1129. 20Becauseheknewיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045norestinhiscraving,heshallsaveH4422noughtofwhathemostdesiredH2530. 21Nothingescapedhisgreediness;thereforeH3651hisprosperityטוּבֽוֹ׃tu.VoH2898shallnotendure. 22Inthefulnessofhissufficiencyheshallbeinstraits;everyhandיַ֖דyadH3027ofthewretchedshallcomeתְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935uponhim. 23Itshallbeיְהִ֤י׀ye.HiH1961that,tofillלְמַלֵּ֬אle.ma.Le'H4390hisbellyבִטְנ֗וֹvit.NoH990,hewillcasthisfierceangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639uponhim,andwillrainוְיַמְטֵ֥רve.yam.TerH4305ituponhimintohisflesh. 24Ifhe havefledיִ֭בְרַחYiv.rachH1272fromtheironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270weaponמִנֵּ֣שֶׁקmi.Ne.shekH5402,thebowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofbrass shall strikehimthrough. 25HedrawethitforthH3318;itcomethoutofhisbody,andtheglitteringpointoutofhisgall:terrorsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH367areuponhim. 26Alldarknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822islaidupforhistreasuresH6845:afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784notblownshalldevourH398him;itshallfeeduponwhatisleftinhistentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃be.'o.ho.LoH168. 27Theheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallrevealיְגַלּ֣וּye.ga.LuH1540hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֑וֹa.vo.NoH5771,andtheearthוְ֝אֶ֗רֶץve.'E.retzH776shallriseמִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥הmit.ko.Ma.MahH6965upagainsthim. 28Theincreaseofhishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004shalldepart, flowingawayinthedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117ofhisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639. 29Thisistheportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506ofthewickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manH120fromGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,andtheheritageappointedtohimbyGodH430. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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