2“Waitכַּתַּר־ka.tar-H3803for me a littleזְ֭עֵירZe.'eirH2191,and I will showוַאֲחַוֶּ֑ךָּva.'a.cha.Ve.kaH2331you That thereis yetH5750moreH5750to be saidמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405in God’sלֶאֱל֣וֹהַּle.'e.Lo.ahH433behalf.
3I will fetchאֶשָּׂ֣א'e.Sa'H5375my knowledgeדֵ֭עִיDe.'iH1843from afarלְמֵרָח֑וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350,And I will ascribeאֶֽתֵּֽן־'e.ten-H5414righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664to my Makerוּ֝לְפֹעֲלִ֗יu.le.fo.'a.LiH6466.
4For trulyאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551my wordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405are not falseשֶׁ֣קֶרShe.kerH8267;One whoH8549isperfectH8549in knowledgeדֵּע֣וֹתde.'otH1844is with you.
5Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410is mightyכַּ֭בִּירKa.birH3524but does notdespiseיִמְאָ֑סyim.'AsH3988any; He ismightyכַּ֝בִּ֗ירka.BirH3524in strengthכֹּ֣חַֽKo.achH3581of understandingלֵֽב׃LevH3820.
6He does notkeepH2421the wickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563aliveיְחַיֶּ֥הye.chai.YehH2421,But givesיִתֵּֽן׃yi.TenH5414justiceוּמִשְׁפַּ֖טu.mish.PatH4941tothe afflictedעֲנִיִּ֣ים'a.ni.YimH6041.
7He does notwithdrawיִגְרַ֥עyig.Ra'H1639His eyesעֵ֫ינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869from the righteousמִצַּדִּ֗יקmi.tza.DikH6662; Butwith kingsמְלָכִ֥יםme.la.KhimH4428on the throneלַכִּסֵּ֑אla.ki.Se'H3678He has seatedוַיֹּשִׁיבֵ֥םvai.yo.shi.VemH3427them foreverלָ֝נֶ֗צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331,and they are exaltedוַיִּגְבָּֽהוּ׃vai.yig.Ba.huH1361.
8And ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they are boundאֲסוּרִ֥ים'a.su.RimH631in fettersH2203,And are caughtיִ֝לָּכְד֗וּןyi.la.khe.DunH3920in the cordsבְּחַבְלֵי־be.chav.lei-H2256ofafflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040,
9Then He declaresוַיַּגֵּ֣דvai.ya.GedH5046to them their workפָּעֳלָ֑םpo.'o.LamH6467And their transgressionsוּ֝פִשְׁעֵיהֶ֗םu.fish.'ei.HemH6588, that they havemagnifiedיִתְגַּבָּֽרוּ׃yit.ga.Ba.ruH1396themselves.
10He opensוַיִּ֣גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540their earאָ֭זְנָם'A.ze.nomH241to instructionלַמּוּסָ֑רla.mu.SarH4148, Andcommandsוַ֝יֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559that they returnיְשֻׁב֥וּןye.shu.VunH7725from evilמֵאָֽוֶן׃me.'A.venH205.
11Ifאִֽם־'im-H518they hearיִשְׁמְע֗וּyish.me.'UH8085and serveוְֽיַ֫עֲבֹ֥דוּve.Ya.'a.Vo.duH5647Him, They willendיְכַלּ֣וּye.kha.LuH3615their daysיְמֵיהֶ֣םye.mei.HemH3117in prosperityבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896And their yearsוּ֝שְׁנֵיהֶ֗םu.she.nei.HemH8141inpleasuresבַּנְּעִימִֽים׃ba.ne.'i.MimH5273.
12But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518they do not hearיִ֭שְׁמְעוּYish.me.'uH8085, they shallperishיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674by the swordH2719And they willdieוְ֝יִגְוְע֗וּve.yig.ve.'UH1478withoutכִּבְלִי־kiv.li-H1097knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847.
13But the godlessוְֽחַנְפֵי־ve.chan.fei-H2611in heartלֵ֭בlevH3820layיָשִׂ֣ימוּya.Si.muH7760up angerאָ֑ף'AfH639;They do not cryיְ֝שַׁוְּע֗וּye.sha.ve.'UH7768for helpH7768whenכִּ֣יkiH3588He bindsאֲסָרָֽם׃'a.sa.RamH631them.
14They dieתָּמֹ֣תta.MotH4191in youthבַּנֹּ֣עַרba.No.'arH5290,And their lifeH2421perishes among thecultH6945prostitutesH6945.
15He deliversיְחַלֵּ֣ץye.cha.LetzH2502the afflictedעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041in theirafflictionבְעָנְי֑וֹve.'a.ne.YoH6040, Andopensוְיִ֖גֶלve.Yi.gelH1540their earאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241in time ofoppressionבַּלַּ֣חַץba.La.chatzH3906.
16Then indeedוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH637, Heenticedהֲסִיתְךָ֨׀ha.si.te.KhaH5496you from the mouthמִפִּי־mi.pi-H6310of distressצָ֗רTzarH6862,Insteadתַּחְתֶּ֑יהָtach.Tei.haH8478of it, a broadרַ֭חַבRa.chavH7338placeH7338with noלֹא־lo'-H3808constraintמוּצָ֣קmu.TzakH4164;And that whichH5183was setH5183on your tableשֻׁ֝לְחָנְךָ֗Shul.cha.ne.KhaH7979was fullמָ֣לֵאMa.le'H4390offatnessדָֽשֶׁן׃Da.shenH1880.
17“But you were fullמָלֵ֑אתָma.Le.taH4390ofjudgmentוְדִין־ve.din-H1779on the wickedרָשָׁ֥עra.Sha'H7563;Judgmentדִּ֖יןdinH1779and justiceוּמִשְׁפָּ֣טu.mish.PatH4941takeיִתְמֹֽכוּ׃yit.Mo.khuH8551holdH8551of you.
18Beware thatwrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534does not enticeיְסִֽיתְךָ֣ye.si.te.KhaH5496you to scoffingבְסָ֑פֶקve.Sa.fekH5607;And do not let the greatnessH7230of theransomכֹּ֝֗פֶרKo.ferH3724turnיַטֶּֽךָּ׃ya.Te.kaH5186you asideH5186.
19Will yourrichesH7770keepהֲיַעֲרֹ֣ךְha.ya.'a.RokhH6186you from distressבְצָ֑רve.TzarH6862,Or allוְ֝כֹ֗לve.KholH3605the forcesמַאֲמַצֵּי־ma.'a.ma.tzei-H3981of yourstrengthכֹֽחַ׃Kho.achH3581?
20Do not longתִּשְׁאַ֥ףtish.'AfH7602forthe nightהַלָּ֑יְלָהha.La.ye.lahH3915,When peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971vanishלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927in their placeתַּחְתָּֽם׃tach.TamH8478.
21Be carefulהִ֭שָּׁמֶרHi.sha.merH8104, donot turnתֵּ֣פֶןTe.fenH6437to evilאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205,For you have preferredבָּחַ֥רְתָּba.Char.taH977thisזֶ֝֗הZehH2088toafflictionמֵעֹֽנִי׃me.'O.niH6040.
22Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410is exaltedיַשְׂגִּ֣יבyas.GivH7682in His powerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581;Whoמִ֖יmiH4310is ateacherמוֹרֶֽה׃mo.RehH4175likeכָמֹ֣הוּkha.Mo.huH3644Him?
23Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has appointedפָקַ֣דfa.KadH6485Him His wayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870,And whoוּמִֽי־u.mi-H4310has saidאָ֝מַ֗ר'a.MarH559, ‘You have doneפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466wrongH5767’?
24“Rememberזְ֭כֹרZe.khorH2142that you shouldexaltתַשְׂגִּ֣יאtas.Gi'H7679His workפָעֳל֑וֹfo.'o.LoH6467,Of whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834menH376havesungשֹׁרְר֣וּsho.re.RuH7891.
26Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֣ל'elH410isexaltedשַׂ֭גִּיאSa.gi'H7689, andwe do not knowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045Him; Thenumberמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557of His yearsשָׁנָ֣יוsha.NavH8141is unsearchableחֵֽקֶר׃Che.kerH3808H2714.
27ForHe drawsיְגָרַ֣עye.ga.Ra'H1639up the dropsנִטְפֵי־nit.fei-H5198of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,They distillיָזֹ֖קּוּya.Zo.kuH2212rainמָטָ֣רma.TarH4306from themistלְאֵדֽוֹ׃le.'e.DoH108,
29Can anyone understandיָ֭בִיןYa.vinH995thespreadingמִפְרְשֵׂי־mif.re.sei-H4666of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645, Thethunderingתְּ֝שֻׁא֗וֹתte.shu.'otH8663of Hispavilionסֻכָּתֽוֹ׃su.ka.ToH5521?
30Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,He spreadsפָּרַ֣שׂpa.RasH6566Hislightningאוֹר֑וֹ'o.RoH216aboutעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921Him,And He coversכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680the depthsוְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖יve.sha.re.SheiH8328of the seaהַיָּ֣םhai.YamH3220.
31For by these Hejudgesיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971; Hegivesיִֽתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414foodאֹ֥כֶל'O.khelH400in abundanceH3527.
32He coversכִּסָּה־ki.sah-H3680Hishandsכַּפַּ֥יִםka.Pa.yimH3709with thelightningא֑וֹר'orH216, Andcommandsוַיְצַ֖וvay.TzavH6680it to strikeH6293the markH6293.
33Itsnoiseרֵע֑וֹre.'OH7452declaresיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046His presenceעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921;The cattleמִ֝קְנֶ֗הmik.NehH4735alsoאַ֣ף'afH637,concerningעַל־'al-H5921what is comingעוֹלֶֽה׃o.LehH5927up.
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