3Is it anypleasureהַחֵ֣פֶץha.Che.fetzH2656tothe Almightyלְ֭שַׁדַּיLe.sha.daiH7706ifכִּ֣יkiH3588you areH6663righteousתִצְדָּ֑קtitz.DakH6663,Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518gainבֶּ֝֗צַעBe.tza'H1215ifכִּֽי־ki-H3588you makeתַתֵּ֥םta.TemH8552your waysדְּרָכֶֽיךָ׃de.ra.Khei.khaH1870blamelessH8552?
4Is it becauseH4480of yourreverenceהֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָha.mi.yir.'A.te.khaH3374that He punishesיֹכִיחֶ֑ךָyo.khi.Che.khaH3198you, That Heentersיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935into judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941againstעִ֝מְּךָ֗'i.me.khaH5973you?
5Isyour wickednessH7463not abundantרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227,And is there noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369endקֵ֝֗ץKetzH7093to your guiltyH5771deedsH5771?
6For you haveseizedH2254pledgesתַחְבֹּ֣לtach.BolH2254from your brothersאַחֶ֣יךָ'a.Chei.khaH251withoutH2600causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600, Andstrippedוּבִגְדֵ֖י תַּפְשִֽׁיט׃u.vig.Dei taf.ShitH6584H899people nakedעֲרוּמִּ֣ים'a.ru.MimH6174.
7You havegivenH8248the wearyעָיֵ֣ף'a.YefH5889noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325toH8248drinkתַּשְׁקֶ֑הtash.KehH8248, And you havewithheldתִּֽמְנַֽע־tim.na'-H4513breadלָֽחֶם׃La.chemH3899from the hungryוּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗בu.me.ra.'EvH7457.
8But the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776belongs to thepowerfulזְ֭רוֹעַZe.ro.a'H2220manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376, Andthe one who is honorableוּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗יםu.ne.Su' fa.NimH5375H6440dwellsיֵ֣שֶׁבYe.shevH3427on it.
9You have sentH7971widowsאַ֭לְמָנוֹת'Al.ma.notH490awayשִׁלַּ֣חְתָּshi.Lach.taH7971emptyרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387, And thestrengthוּזְרֹע֖וֹתu.ze.ro.'otH2220oforphansיְתֹמִ֣יםye.to.MimH3490has been crushedיְדֻכָּֽא׃ye.du.Ka'H1792.
11Orאוֹ־'ov-H176darknessחֹ֥שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, so thatyou cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200, And afloodוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229of waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325coversתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680you.
12“Is Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433not inthe heightגֹּ֣בַהּGoahH1363of heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064?Lookוּרְאֵ֤הu.re.'EhH7200also at thehighestרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218starsכּוֹכָבִ֣יםko.kha.VimH3556,howכִּי־ki-H3588highרָֽמּוּ׃Ra.muH7311they areH7311!
13But you sayוְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּVe.'a.mar.taH559, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100does Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410knowיָּ֣דַֽעYa.da'H3045?Can He judgeיִשְׁפּֽוֹט׃yish.PotH8199throughהַבְעַ֖דhav.'AdH1157the thickעֲרָפֶ֣ל'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205?
14Cloudsעָבִ֣ים'a.VimH5645are a hidingסֵֽתֶר־se.ter-H5643placeH5643for Him, so that He cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808seeיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200;And He walksיִתְהַלָּֽךְ׃yit.ha.LakhH1980on thevaultוְח֥וּגve.ChugH2329of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064.’
15Will you keepתִּשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104to the ancientעוֹלָ֣םo.LamH5769pathהַאֹ֣רַחha.'O.rachH734Whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834wickedאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205peopleמְתֵי־me.tei-H4962have walkedדָּרְכ֣וּda.re.KhuH1869,
16Whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834were snatchedH7059awayH7059before their timeעֵ֑ת'EtH6256, Whosefoundationsיְסוֹדָֽם׃ye.so.DamH3247werewashedH3332awayH3332bya riverנָ֝הָ֗רna.HarH5104?
18Yet Hefilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֣םva.tei.HemH1004with goodט֑וֹבTovH2896things; Butthe adviceוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098of the wickedרְ֝שָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'ImH7563isH7368farרָ֣חֲקָהRa.cha.kahH7368from me.
19Therighteousצַדִּיקִ֣יםtza.di.KimH6662seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and areH8055gladH8055,And the innocentוְ֝נָקִ֗יve.na.KiH5355mockיִלְעַג־yil.'ag-H3932them, saying,
21“BeH5532reconciledH5532with Him, and be at peaceוּשְׁלםu.she.lmH7999;Thereby goodH2899will comeתְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥te.vo.'at.KhaH935to you.
22Pleaseנָ֣אna'H4994receiveקַח־kach-H3947instructionתּוֹרָ֑הto.RahH8451from His mouthמִפִּ֣יוmi.PivH6310,And putוְשִׂ֥יםve.SimH7760His wordsאֲ֝מָרָ֗יו'a.ma.RavH561in your heartבִּלְבָבֶֽךָ׃bil.va.Ve.khaH3824.
23Ifאִם־'im-H518youreturnתָּשׁ֣וּבta.ShuvH7725tothe Almightyשַׁ֭דַּיSha.daiH7706, you will berestoredתִּבָּנֶ֑הti.ba.NehH1129; If youremoveתַּרְחִ֥יקtar.ChikH7368injusticeH5767farH7368from your tentמֵאָהֳלֶֽךָ׃me.'o.ho.Le.khaH168,
24Andputוְשִׁית־ve.shit-H7896yourgoldבָּ֑צֶרBa.tzerH1220in the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083, And the gold ofOphirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211among the stonesוּבְצ֖וּרu.ve.TzurH6697of the brooksנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158,
25Thenthe Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706will be yourgoldבְּצָרֶ֑יךָbe.tza.Rei.khaH1220And abundantתּוֹעָפ֣וֹתto.'a.FotH8443silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701to you.
27You willprayתַּעְתִּ֣ירta'.TirH6279to Him, andHe will hearוְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּve.yish.ma.'E.kaH8085you;And you will payתְשַׁלֵּֽם׃te.sha.LemH7999your vowsוּנְדָרֶ֥יךָu.ne.da.Rei.khaH5088.
28You will also decideוְֽתִגְזַר־ve.tig.zar-H1504somethingH561,and it will be establishedוְיָ֣קָםve.Ya.komH6965for you; Andlightאֽוֹר׃'orH216will shineנָ֣גַֽהּNa.gahH5050on your waysדְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870.
29Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have broughtH8213youlowהִ֭שְׁפִּילוּHish.pi.luH8213,you will speakוַתֹּ֣אמֶרva.To.merH559withconfidenceגֵּוָ֑הge.VahH1466,And He will saveיוֹשִֽׁעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467thehumbleH7807H5869personH7807H5869.
30He will rescueיְֽמַלֵּ֥טye.ma.LetH4422one who is not innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355, And he will berescuedוְ֝נִמְלַ֗טve.nim.LatH4422due to the cleannessבְּבֹ֣רbe.VorH1252of your handsכַּפֶּֽיךָ׃ פka.Pei.khaH3709.”
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