7“Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֗אNa'H4994,whoמִ֤יmiH4310everperishedאָבָ֑ד'a.VadH6being innocentנָקִ֣יna.KiH5355?Or whereוְ֝אֵיפֹ֗הve.'ei.FohH375were the uprightיְשָׁרִ֥יםye.sha.RimH3477destroyedנִכְחָֽדוּ׃ni.Kha.duH3582?
8According to whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834I have seenרָ֭אִיתִיRa.'i.tiH7200, those whoplowחֹ֣רְשֵׁיCho.re.sheiH2790wrongdoingאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205And those who sowוְזֹרְעֵ֖יve.zo.re.'EiH2232troubleעָמָ֣ל'a.MalH5999harvestיִקְצְרֻֽהוּ׃yik.tze.Ru.huH7114it.
9Bythe breathמִנִּשְׁמַ֣תmi.nish.MatH5397of Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433they perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6, And by theblastוּמֵר֖וּחַu.me.Ru.achH7307of His angerאַפּ֣וֹ'a.PoH639they comeיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615toH3615anH3615endH3615.
10Theroaringשַׁאֲגַ֣תsha.'a.GatH7581of the lionH743and the voiceוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963of the fiercelionשָׁ֑חַלSha.chalH7826,And the teethוְשִׁנֵּ֖יve.shi.NeiH8127of the youngכְפִירִ֣יםkhe.fi.RimH3715lionsH3715are brokenH5421outH5421.
11Thelionלַ֭יִשׁLa.yishH3918perishesאֹבֵ֣ד'o.VedH6for lackמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097of preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964, And thecubsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of the lionessלָ֝בִ֗יאla.Vi'H3833are scatteredיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504.
12“Now a wordדָּבָ֣רda.VarH1697was broughtH1589to me secretlyH1589,And my earאָ֝זְנִ֗י'a.ze.NiH241receivedוַתִּקַּ֥חva.ti.KachH3947awhisperשֵׁ֣מֶץShe.metzH8102of it.
13Amid disquietingH8174thoughtsH8174from visionsמֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹתme.chez.yo.NotH2384of the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915,When deepתַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639fallsבִּנְפֹ֥לbin.FolH5307on peopleH376,
14Dreadפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343cameH7122uponH7122me, and tremblingוּרְעָדָ֑הu.re.'a.DahH7461, And madeallוְרֹ֖בve.RoH7230my bonesעַצְמוֹתַ֣יatz.mo.TaiH6106shakeהִפְחִֽיד׃hif.ChidH6342.
15Then aspiritוְ֭רוּחַVe.Ru.achH7307passedיַחֲלֹ֑ףya.cha.LofH2498by my faceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440;The hairשַֽׂעֲרַ֥תsa.'a.RatH8185of my fleshבְּשָׂרִֽי׃be.sa.RiH1320stoodH5568upH5568.
16Somethingwas standingH5975stillיַעֲמֹ֤ד׀ya.'a.ModH5975,but I could not recognizeאַכִּ֬יר'a.KirH5234its appearanceמַרְאֵ֗הוּmar.'E.huH4758;A formתְּ֭מוּנָהTe.mu.nahH8544wasbeforeלְנֶ֣גֶדle.Ne.gedH5048my eyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869; There wassilenceדְּמָמָ֖הde.ma.MahH1827,then I heardאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085a voiceוָק֣וֹלva.KolH6963:
17‘Canmankindהַֽ֭אֱנוֹשׁHa.'e.no.oshH582beH6663righteousיִצְדָּ֑קyitz.DakH6663beforeH4480Godמֵאֱל֣וֹהַme.'e.Lo.haH433?Can a manגָּֽבֶר׃Ga.verH1397beH2891pureיִטְהַר־yit.har-H2891beforeH4480hisMakerמֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּme.'o.Se.huH6213?
18He putsH539noלֹ֣אlo'H3808trustיַאֲמִ֑יןya.'a.MinH539evenהֵ֣ןhenH2005in His servantsבַּ֭עֲבָדָיוBa.'a.va.davH5650;And He accusesיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760His angelsוּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יוu.ve.mal.'a.KhavH4397of errorתָּהֳלָֽה׃to.ho.LahH8417.
19HowH637muchH637moreH637those who liveH7931inH7931housesבָֽתֵּי־va.tei-H1004of clayחֹ֗מֶרCho.merH2563,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834foundationיְסוֹדָ֑םye.so.DamH3247is in the dustבֶּעָפָ֥רbe.'a.FarH6083,Who are crushedיְ֝דַכְּא֗וּםye.da.ke.'UmH1792beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the mothעָֽשׁ׃'AshH6211!
20BetweenH4480morningמִבֹּ֣קֶרmi.Bo.kerH1242and eveningלָעֶ֣רֶבla.'E.revH6153they are brokenH3807inH3807piecesH3807;Unregardedמִבְּלִ֥י מֵ֝שִׂ֗יםmi.be.Li me.SimH1097H7760, theyperishיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃yo.Ve.duH6foreverלָנֶ֥צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331.
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