18Wherefore then hast thou brought me forthהֹצֵאתָ֑נִיho.tze.Ta.niH3318out of the wombמֵ֭רֶחֶםMe.re.chemH7358?Oh that I had given up the ghostאֶ֝גְוַ֗ע'eg.Va'H1478,and no eyeוְעַ֣יִןve.'A.yinH5869had seenתִרְאֵֽנִי׃tir.'E.niH7200me!
19I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carriedאוּבָֽל׃'u.ValH2986from the wombמִ֝בֶּ֗טֶןmi.Be.tenH990to the graveלַקֶּ֥בֶרla.Ke.verH6913.
20Arenot my daysיָמַ֣יya.MaiH3117fewמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592?ceaseוַחֲדָ֑לve.che.DalH2308then, andlet me aloneוְשִׁ֥יתya.shitH7896,that I may take comfortוְאַבְלִ֥יגָהve.'av.Li.gahH1082a littleמְּעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592,
21Before I goH3212whenceI shall not returnאָשׁ֑וּב'a.ShuvH7725, evento the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and the shadow of deathוְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃ve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757;
22A landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of darknessעֵיפָ֨תָה׀'ei.Fa.tahH5890,as darknessאֹ֗פֶל'O.felH652itself; andof the shadow of deathצַ֭לְמָוֶתTzal.ma.vetH6757,without any orderסְדָרִ֗יםse.da.RimH5468, and wherethe lightוַתֹּ֥פַעva.To.fa'H3313isas darknessאֹֽפֶל׃ פ'O.felH652.
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