1Woeאַ֣לְלַי'A.laiH480isme!forIamH1961aswhentheyhavegatheredthesummer-fruits,asthegrape-gleaningsofthevintage.Thereisnoclusterאֶשְׁכּ֣וֹל'esh.KolH811toeatלֶאֱכ֔וֹלle.'e.KholH398;thereisnoearlyfruit[which]mysoulH5315desiredH183. 2Thegodly[manH376] hathperishedאָבַ֤ד'a.VadH6outofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthereisnoneuprightוְיָשָׁ֥רve.ya.SharH3477amongmenH376:theyalllieיֶאֱרֹ֔בוּye.'e.RouH693inwaitH693forbloodלְדָמִ֣יםle.da.MimH1818,theyhuntיָצ֥וּדוּya.Tzu.duH6679everymanH376hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251withanet. 3Bothhandsכַּפַּ֙יִם֙ka.Pa.yimH3709areforevilהָרַ֤עha.Ra'H7451,todoitwellלְהֵיטִ֔יבle.hei.TivH3190.TheprinceH8269asketh,andthejudgeוְהַשֹּׁפֵ֖טve.ha.sho.FetH8199[isthere]forareward;andthegreatוְהַגָּד֗וֹלve.ha.ga.DolH1419[man] utterethhissoul'sgreed:and[together]theycombineit. 4Thebestטוֹבָ֣םto.VamH2896ofthemisasabriar;themostuprightיָשָׁ֖רya.SharH3477, [worse]thanathorn-fence.Thedayי֤וֹםYomH3117ofthywatchmenמְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙me.tza.Pei.khaH6822, thy visitationiscomeבָ֔אָהVa.'ahH935;nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258shallbeתִהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961theirperplexity. 5Believeתַּאֲמִ֣ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539yenotinacompanionH7453,putnotconfidenceinafamiliarfriendH7453:keepH8104thedoorsH6607ofthymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310fromherthatliethinthybosomחֵיקֶ֔ךָchei.Ke.chaH2436. 6Forthesonבֵן֙venH1121dishonoureththefatherאָ֔ב'AvH1,thedaughterבַּ֚תbatH1323risethupagainsthermotherבְאִמָּ֔הּve.'i.MahH517,thedaughter-in-lawagainsthermother-in-law:aman'senemiesאֹיְבֵ֥י'o.ye.VeiH341arethemenH376ofhisownhouseholdבֵיתֽוֹ׃vei.ToH1004. 7Butasforme,Iwilllook untoJehovah;Iwillwaitאוֹחִ֖ילָה'o.Chi.lahH3176fortheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430ofmysalvationיִשְׁעִ֑יyish.'IH3468:myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430willhearיִשְׁמָעֵ֖נִיyish.ma.'E.niH8085me. 8Rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055notagainstme,Omineenemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341:thoughIfallH5307,Ishallariseקָ֑מְתִּיKa.me.tiH6965;whenIsitאֵשֵׁ֣ב'e.ShevH3427indarknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Jehovahshallbealightא֥וֹר'orH216untome. 9Iwillbearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375theindignationofJehovah—forIhavesinnedH2398againsthim—untilhepleadmycauseH7379,andexecutejudgmentH4941forme:hewillbringיוֹצִיאֵ֣נִיyo.tzi.'E.niH3318meforthH3318tothelightלָא֔וֹרla.'orH216;Ishallbeholdhisrighteousnessבְּצִדְקָתֽוֹ׃be.tzid.ka.ToH6666. 10Andmineenemyאֹיַ֙בְתִּי֙'o.Yav.tiH341shallseeH7200[it],andshameבוּשָׁ֔הvu.ShahH955shallcoverוּתְכַסֶּ֣הָu.te.kha.Se.haH3680herwhichsaidהָאֹמְרָ֣הha.'o.me.RahH559untome,WhereH346isJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהָ֑יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430? Mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869shallbeholdher;nowעַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH6258shallshebeH1961troddendown,asthemireofthestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351. 11Inthedayי֖וֹםYomH3117whenthywallsגְּדֵרָ֑יִךְge.de.Ra.yikhH1447shallbebuiltלִבְנ֣וֹתliv.NotH1129,onthatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117shalltheestablishedlimitH2706recede. 12Inthatdayי֥וֹםYomH3117theyshallcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935totheefromAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804andthecitiesוְעָרֵ֣יve.'a.ReiH5892ofEgyptמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693,andfromEgyptמָצוֹר֙ma.tzOrH4693totheriverנָהָ֔רna.HarH5104,andfromseaוְיָ֥םve.YamH3220toseaמִיָּ֖םmi.YamH3220,andfrommountainוְהַ֥רve.HarH2022tomountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022. 13ButthelandH776shallbeH1961desolatebecauseofthemthatdwellH3427therein,forthefruitמִפְּרִ֖יmi.pe.RiH6529oftheirdoings. 14FeedH7462thypeopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971withthyrodבְשִׁבְטֶ֗ךָve.shiv.Te.khaH7626,theflockצֹ֚אןtzonH6629ofthineinheritanceנַֽחֲלָתֶ֔ךָna.cha.la.Te.khaH5159,dwellingשֹׁכְנִ֣יsho.khe.NiH7931aloneלְבָדָ֔דle.va.DadH910intheforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293,inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofCarmelH3760: letthemfeedH7462inBashanבָשָׁ֛ןva.ShanH1316andGileadוְגִלְעָ֖דve.gil.'AdH1568,asinthedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofold. 15—Asinthedaysכִּימֵ֥יki.MeiH3117ofthycomingH3318forthH3318outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,willIshewthemmarvellousthingsH6381. 16—Thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471shallseeיִרְא֤וּyir.'UH7200,andbeashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954foralltheirmight:theyshalllay[their]handיָד֙yadH3027upon[their]mouthפֶּ֔הPehH6310,theirearsאָזְנֵיהֶ֖ם'a.ze.nei.HemH241shallbedeaf. 17Theyshalllickיְלַחֲכ֤וּye.la.cha.KhuH3897dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083liketheserpent;likecrawlingthingsoftheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,theyshallcometremblingH7264forthfromtheirclose places.TheyshallturnwithfearH3372toJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,andshallbeafraidוְיִֽרְא֖וּve.yir.'UH3372becauseofthee. 18WhoisaGodאֵ֣ל'elH410likeunto thee,thatforgivethiniquityעָוֹן֙'a.VonH5771,andpassethbythetransgressionפֶּ֔שַׁעPe.sha'H6588oftheremnantלִשְׁאֵרִ֖יתlish.'e.RitH7611ofhisheritage?Heretainethnothisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639foreverלָעַד֙la.'AdH5703,becausehedelightethinloving-kindness. 19Hewillyetagainhavecompassionיְרַֽחֲמֵ֔נוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355onus,hewilltreadunderfootouriniquitiesעֲוֹֽנֹתֵ֑ינוּ'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771:andthou wiltcastוְתַשְׁלִ֛יךְve.tash.LikhH7993alltheirsinsחַטֹּאותָֽם׃cha.to.TamH2403intothedepthsבִּמְצֻל֥וֹתbim.tzu.LotH4688oftheseaיָ֖םyamH3220. 20Thou wilt performtruthH571toJacobלְיַֽעֲקֹ֔בle.ya.'a.KoH3290, loving-kindnesstoAbrahamלְאַבְרָהָ֑םle.'av.ra.HamH85,whichthou hastswornH7650untoourfathersלַאֲבֹתֵ֖ינוּla.'a.vo.Tei.nuH1,fromthedaysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117ofold. 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