2 They remove the landmarks ; they violently take away H1497 the flocks עֵ֥דֶר 'E.der H5739 and pasture them ; 3 They drive away יִנְהָ֑גוּ yin.Ha.gu H5090 the ass of the fatherless יְתוֹמִ֣ים ye.to.Mim H3490 , they take יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּ yach.be.Lu H2254 the widow's ox שׁ֣וֹר Shor H7794 for a pledge; 4 They turn H5186 the needy אֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים 'ev.yo.Nim H34 out of the way H1870 : the afflicted of the land H776 all hide חֻ֝בְּא֗וּ chu.be.'U H2244 themselves . 5 Lo , [ as ] wild פְּרָאִ֨ים׀ pe.ra.'Im H6501 asses in the desert עֲרָבָ֥ה 'a.ra.Vah H6160 , they go יָצְא֣וּ ya.tze.'U H3318 forth H3318 to their work בְּ֭פָעֳלָם Be.fo.'o.lom H6467 , seeking מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י me.sha.cha.Rei H7836 early for the prey H2964 : the wilderness בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר ba.mid.Bar H4057 [yieldeth] them food לֶ֝֗חֶם Le.chem H3899 for [ their ] children . 6 They reap H7114 in the field בַּ֭שָּׂדֶה Ba.sa.deh H7704 the fodder בְּלִיל֣וֹ be.li.Lo H1098 thereof, and they gather the vintage of the wicked רָשָׁ֣ע ra.Sha' H7563 ; 7 They pass the night naked עָר֣וֹם a.Rom H6174 without clothing לְב֑וּשׁ le.Vush H3830 , and have no covering כְּ֝ס֗וּת ke.Sut H3682 in the cold ; 8 They are wet with the showers of the mountains הָרִ֣ים ha.Rim H2022 , and for want of a shelter מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה mach.Seh H4268 embrace חִבְּקוּ־ chi.be.ku- H2263 the rock צֽוּר׃ Tzur H6697 ... 9 They pluck the fatherless יָת֑וֹם ya.Tom H3490 from the breast מִשֹּׁ֣ד mi.Shod H7699 , and take יַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃ yach.Bo.lu H2254 a pledge of the poor עָנִ֥י 'a.Ni H6041 : 11 They press out oil within their walls H7791 , they tread דָּ֝רְכ֗וּ da.re.Khu H1869 their winepresses H3342 , and suffer thirst . 12 Men מְתִ֨ים׀ me.Tim H4962 groan יִנְאָ֗קוּ yin.'A.ku H5008 from out of the city מֵ֘עִ֤יר me.'Ir H5892 , and the soul H5315 of the wounded חֲלָלִ֥ים cha.la.Lim H2491 crieth out ; and God וֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּ ve.'e.Lo.ah H433 imputeth not the impiety. 13 There are those that rebel בְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־ be.mo.re.Dei- H4775 against the light א֥וֹר 'or H216 ; they know not the ways דְרָכָ֑יו de.ra.Khav H1870 thereof, nor abide in the paths בִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃ bin.ti.vo.Tav H5410 thereof. 14 The murderer רוֹצֵ֗חַ ro.Tze.ach H7523 riseth with the light לָא֡וֹר la.'or H216 , killeth the afflicted H6041 and needy וְאֶבְי֑וֹן ve.'ev.Yon H34 , and in the night וּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָה u.va.Lay.lah H3915 is as a thief כַגַּנָּֽב׃ kha.ga.Nav H1590 . 15 And the eye וְעֵ֤ין ve.'Ein H5869 of the adulterer נֹאֵ֨ף׀ no.'Ef H5003 waiteth for the twilight נֶ֣שֶׁף Ne.shef H5399 , saying לֵ֭אמֹר Le.mor H559 , No eye עָ֑יִן 'A.yin H5869 shall see me ; and he putteth a covering on [ his ] face פָּנִ֣ים pa.Nim H6440 . 16 In the dark they dig H2864 through houses H1004 ; by day יוֹמָ֥ם yo.Mam H3119 they shut themselves in ; they know יָ֥דְעוּ Ya.de.'u H3045 not the light אֽוֹר׃ 'or H216 : 17 For the morning בֹּ֣קֶר Bo.ker H1242 is to them all [ as ] the shadow of death ; for they are familiar with the terrors בַּלְה֥וֹת bal.Hot H1091 of the shadow of death . 19 Drought and heat חֹ֗ם Chom H2527 consume snow שֶׁ֗לֶג She.leg H7950 waters מֵֽימֵי־ mei.mei- H4325 ; so doth Sheol שְׁא֣וֹל she.'ol H7585 those that have sinned H2398 . 20 The womb רֶ֨חֶם׀ Re.chem H7358 forgetteth him ; the worm feedeth sweetly on him : he shall be no more remembered יִזָּכֵ֑ר yi.za.Kher H2142 ; and unrighteousness H5766 is broken H7665 as a tree כָּעֵ֣ץ ka.'Etz H6086 , — 21 He that despoileth the barren עֲ֭קָרָה 'A.ka.rah H6135 that beareth not , and doeth not good יְיֵטִֽיב׃ ye.ye.Tiv H3190 to the widow וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה ve.'al.ma.Nah H490 : 22 He draweth also the mighty אַבִּירִ֣ים 'a.bi.Rim H47 with his power בְּכֹח֑וֹ be.kho.Cho H3581 ; he riseth up , and no [ man ] is sure of life בַּֽחַיִּֽין׃ Ba.chai.Yin H2416 . 23 [ God ] setteth him in safety , and he resteth thereon ; but his eyes וְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּ ve.'ei.Nei.hu H5869 are upon their ways דַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃ dar.khei.Hem H1870 . 24 They are exalted for a little מְּעַ֨ט׀ me.'At H4592 , and are no more ; they are laid low ; like all [ other ] are they gathered , and are cut off as the tops H7218 of the ears H7641 of corn. 25 If it be not so now , who will make וְיָשֵׂ֥ם ve.ya.Sem H7760 me a liar יַכְזִיבֵ֑נִי yakh.zi.Ve.ni H3576 , and make H7760 my speech מִלָּתִֽי׃ ס mi.la.Ti H4405 nothing worth? ← Job 23 Job 25 → Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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