7Butוְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.LamH199askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592now the beastsבְהֵמ֣וֹתve.he.MotH929,and they shall teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee; and the fowlsוְע֥וֹףve.'ofH5775of the airהַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and they shall tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046thee:
8Or speakשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7878to the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and it shall teachוְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaH3384thee: and the fishesדְּגֵ֣יde.GeiH1709of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220shall declareוִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.RuH5608unto thee.
9Who knowethיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045not in all these that the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְ֝הוָהYah.wehH3068hath wroughtעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213this?
10In whose handבְּ֭יָדוֹbe.ya.doH3027isthe soulנֶ֣פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of every living thingחָ֑יChaiH2416,and the breathוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of all mankindבְּשַׂר־ אִֽישׁ׃be.sar- 'IshH1320H376.
11Doth not the earאֹ֭זֶן'O.zenH241tryתִּבְחָ֑ןtiv.ChanH974wordsמִלִּ֣יןmi.LinH4405?and the mouthוְ֝חֵ֗ךְve.ChekhH2441tasteיִטְעַם־yit.'am-H2938his meatאֹ֣כֶל'O.khelH400?
12With the ancientבִּֽישִׁישִׁ֥יםbi.shi.ShimH3453iswisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;and in lengthוְאֹ֖רֶךְve.'O.rekhH753of daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394.
13With him iswisdomחָכְמָ֣הchokh.mahH2451and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֑הu.ge.vu.RahH1369,he hath counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and understandingוּתְבוּנָֽה׃u.te.vu.NahH8394.
14Behold, he breaketh downיַ֭הֲרוֹסYa.ha.rosH2040,and it cannot be built againיִבָּנֶ֑הyi.ba.NehH1129:he shutteth upיִסְגֹּ֥רyis.GorH5462a manאִ֝֗ישׁ'IshH376,and there can be no openingיִפָּתֵֽחַ׃yi.pa.Te.achH6605.
15Behold, he withholdethיַעְצֹ֣רya'.TzorH6113the watersבַּמַּ֣יִםba.Ma.yimH4325,and they dry upוְיִבָ֑שׁוּve.yi.Va.shuH3001:also he sendeth them outוִֽ֝ישַׁלְּחֵ֗םvi.sha.le.ChemH7971,and they overturnוְיַ֖הַפְכוּve.Ya.haf.khuH2015the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.
16With him isstrengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797and wisdomוְתֽוּשִׁיָּ֑הve.tu.shi.YahH8454:the deceivedשֹׁגֵ֥גsho.GegH7683and the deceiverוּמַשְׁגֶּֽה׃u.mash.GehH7686are his.
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