1AndElihuאֱלִיה֗וּא'e.li.Hu'H453proceededandsaidH559, 2Suffermealittleזְ֭עֵירZe.'eirH2191,andIwillshew theethatIhaveyetH5750wordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405forGodלֶאֱל֣וֹהַּle.'e.Lo.ahH433. 3Iwillfetchmyknowledgeדֵ֭עִיDe.'iH1843fromafarלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350,andwillascriberighteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664tomyCreator. 4Fortrulymywordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405shallbenofalsehoodשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267:oneperfectH8549inknowledgeH1844iswiththee. 5Lo,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410ismightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524,butdespisethnot[any];mightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524instrengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581ofunderstanding: 6Hesavethnotthewickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563aliveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421;buthedoethjusticeוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941totheafflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041. 7Hewithdrawethnothiseyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869fromtherighteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662,butwithkingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428onthethroneלַכִּסֵּ֑אla.ki.Se'H3678dothheevensetthemforever;andtheyareexaltedוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361. 8Andif,boundH631infetters,theybe heldincordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256of affliction, 9Thenhesheweththemtheirworkפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467,andtheirtransgressionsוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588,becausetheyhaveincreased. 10Andheopeneththeirearאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241todisciplineH4148,andcommandeththattheyreturnH7725frominiquity. 11Iftheyhearkenandserveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647[him],theyshallaccomplishtheirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117inprosperity,andtheiryearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141inpleasures. 12Butiftheyhearkennot,theyshallpassיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5674bythesword,andexpireוְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'UH1478withoutknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847. 13Butthegodlessוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611inheartלֵ֭בlevH3820heapupangerאָ֑ף'AfH639;theycryיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768notwhenhebindeththem: 14TheirsoulH5315diethinyouthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290,andtheirlifeH5315isamongtheunclean. 15But he delivereththeafflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041inhisaffliction,andopeneththeirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241in[their]oppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906. 16EvenH637sowouldhehaveallured thee outofthejawsofdistressH6862intoabroadרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338placeתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478,wherethereisnostraitness;andthesupplyofthytableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979[wouldbe]fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390offatnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880. 17Butthou artfullמָלֵ֑אתָma.Le.taH4390ofthejudgmentsH4941ofthewickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563:judgmentH4941andjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941takeיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551holdH8551[onthee]. 18BecausethereiswrathH2534, [beware]lestפֶּן־pen-H6435ittake theeawaythroughchastisement:thenagreatH7227ransomכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724couldnotavail thee. 19Willheesteem thy riches?Notgold,noralltheresourcesofstrengthכֹֽחַ׃Kho.achH3581! 20Desirenotthenightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,whenpeoplesH5971arecutofffromtheirplaceתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478. 21Takeהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104heedH8104,turnתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437nottoiniquity;forthishast thouchosenH977ratherthanaffliction. 22Lo,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410isexaltedיַשְׂגִּ֣יבyas.GivH7682inhispowerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581:whoteachethashe? 23WhohathappointedH6485himhiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870?orwhohathsaidH559, Thou hastwroughtunrighteousnessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766? 24Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142thatthou magnifyhisworkפָעֳל֑וֹfo.'o.LoH6467,whichmenH376celebrate. 26Lo,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410isgreat,andwecomprehend[him]not,neithercanthenumberמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557ofhisyearsשָׁנָ֣יוsha.NavH8141besearchedH2714out. 27Forhedraweth upthedropsofwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325:theydistilinrainמָטָ֣רma.TarH4306fromthevapourwhichheformeth, 28Whichtheskiespourdown[and] dropuponmanH120abundantly. 29Butcananyunderstandיָ֭בִיןYa.vinH995thespreadingsofthecloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645, [or]thecrashingofhispavilion? 30Lo,hespreadethhislightאוֹר֑וֹ'o.RoH216aroundhim,andcovereththebottomoftheseaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220. 31ForwiththemhejudgeththepeoplesH5971;hegivethfoodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400inabundance. 32[His]handsכַּפַּ֥יִםka.Pa.yimH3709hecoverethwithlightning,andcommandethitwhereitistostrike. 33Histhundering declarethconcerninghim;thecattleevenH637,concerningitscomingH5927. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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