1Butnowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258theythatareyoungerצְעִירִ֥יםtze.'i.RimH6810thanIhavemeinderision,whosefathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1IwouldhavedisdainedtosetH7896withthedogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611ofmyflockצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629. 2Yea, whereto [should]thestrengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581oftheirhandsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027[profit]me, [men]inwhom vigour hathperishedאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6? 3Withered up throughwantandhunger, they flee into wasteplaceslong sincedesolateanddesert: 4Theygatherthesalt-wortamongthebushesH7880,andtherootsוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328ofthebroomרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574fortheirfoodלַחְמָֽם׃lach.MamH3899. 5TheyaredrivenH1644forthfromamong[men] —theycryH7321afterthemasafterathiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590— 6Todwellלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931ingloomy gorges,incavesoftheearthH6083andtherocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710: 7Theybrayיִנְהָ֑קוּyin.Ha.kuH5101amongthebushesשִׂיחִ֥יםsi.ChimH7880;underthebramblestheyaregatheredtogether: 8Sonsבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121offoolsנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036,andsonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofnameless sires,theyaredrivenoutofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 10Theyabhorתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me,theystandalooffromme, yea,theysparenottospitinmyfaceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440. 11Forhehath loosedmycordandafflictedme;sotheycastoffthebridlebeforeme. 13TheymarmypathH5410,theyset forwardmycalamity,withoutanytohelpH5826them; 14Theycomeיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yuH857inasthroughawideרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7342breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556:amidtheconfusiontheyrollהִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃hit.gal.Ga.luH1556themselves onward. 15Terrorsבַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתba.La.HotH1091areturnedהָהְפַּ֥ךְha.he.PakhH2015againstme;theypursueH7291mine honourasthewindכָּ֭רוּחַKa.Ru.achH7307;andmywelfareispassedH5674awaylikeacloudוּ֝כְעָ֗בu.khe.'AvH5645. 16Andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258mysoulH5315ispouredתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְtish.ta.PekhH8210outinme;daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofafflictionhavetakenH270holdH270uponme. 17Thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915pierceththroughmybonesH6106[anddetacheththem]fromme,andmygnawingpainstakenorestיִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃yish.ka.VunH7901: 18By theirgreatH7227forcetheyhave becomemyraiment;theybind me about asthecollarofmycoat. 19Hehathcastmeintothemire,andI have becomelikedustכֶּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665. 20Icryאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע'a.sha.Va'H7768unto thee,andthou answerestmenot;IstandH5975up,andthou lookestatme. 21Thou artchangedתֵּהָפֵ֣ךְte.ha.FekhH2015toacruelלְאַכְזָ֣רle.'akh.ZarH393onetome;withthestrengthofthyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027thou pursuestme. 22Thou liftestmeuptothewindר֭וּחַRu.achH7307; thou causestmetobeborneH5375awayH5375,anddissolvestmysubstance. 23ForIknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045thatthou wiltbringתְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725metodeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194,andintothehouseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004ofassemblageforallliving. 24Indeed,noprayer [availeth]whenhestretchethout[his]handיָ֑דYadH3027:thoughtheycrywhenhedestroyeth. 25DidnotIweepבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058forhimwhosedaysי֑וֹםYomH3117werehardלִקְשֵׁה־lik.sheh-H7186?wasnotmysoulH5315grievedfortheneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34? 26ForIexpectedgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,andtherecameH935evilרָ֑עRa'H7451;andIwaitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176forlightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216,buttherecameH935darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652. 27MybowelsH4578well up,andrestnot;daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofafflictionhaveconfrontedקִדְּמֻ֥נִיki.de.Mu.niH6923me. 28IgoH1980aboutblackened,butnotbythesunחַמָּ֑הcha.MahH2535;IstandH6965up,Icryאֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768inthecongregation. 29IamH1961becomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961abrotherאָ֭ח'achH251tojackalsלְתַנִּ֑יםle.ta.NimH8577,andacompanionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453ofostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284. 30Myskinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785isbecomeblack[andfalleth]offme,andmybonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106areparchedwithheat. 31Myharpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658alsois[turned]tomourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60,andmypipeintothevoiceH6963ofweepers. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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