2How long will ye vexתּוֹגְי֣וּןtog.YunH3013my soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315,and breakוּֽתְדַכְּאוּנַ֥נִיu.te.da.ke.'u.Na.niH1792me in pieces with wordsבְמִלִּֽים׃ve.mi.LimH4405?
3These tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235timesפְּ֭עָמִיםPe.'a.mimH6471have ye reproachedתַּכְלִימ֑וּנִיtakh.li.Mu.niH3637me: ye are not ashamedתֵ֝בֹ֗שׁוּte.Vo.shuH954thatye make yourselves strangeתַּהְכְּרוּ־tah.ke.ru-H1970to me.
4And be it indeedאָמְנָ֥ם'a.me.NamH551thatI have erredשָׁגִ֑יתִיsha.Gi.tiH7686,mine errorמְשׁוּגָתִֽי׃me.shu.ga.TiH4879remainethתָּלִ֥יןta.LinH3885with myself.
5If indeedאָ֭מְנָם'A.me.nomH551ye will magnifyתַּגְדִּ֑ילוּtag.Di.luH1431yourselvesagainst me, and pleadוְתוֹכִ֥יחוּve.to.Khi.chuH3198against me my reproachחֶרְפָּתִּֽי׃cher.pa.TiH2781:
6Knowדְּֽעוּ־de.'u-H3045nowאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645that Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hath overthrownעִוְּתָ֑נִי'i.ve.Ta.niH5791me, and hath compassedהִקִּֽיף׃hi.KifH5362me with his netH4686.
7Behold, I cry outאֶצְעַ֣ק'etz.'AkH6817of wrongחָ֭מָסCha.mosH2555,but I am not heardאֵעָנֶ֑ה'e.'a.NehH6030:I cry aloudאֲ֝שַׁוַּ֗ע'a.sha.Va'H7768, but there isno judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.
8He hath fenced upגָ֭דַרGa.darH1443my wayאָרְחִ֣י'a.re.ChiH734that I cannot passאֶעֱב֑וֹר'e.'e.VorH5674,and he hath setיָשִֽׂים׃ya.SimH7760darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822in my pathsנְ֝תִיבוֹתַ֗יne.ti.vo.TaiH5410.
9He hath strippedהִפְשִׁ֑יטhif.ShitH6584me of my gloryכְּ֭בוֹדִיKe.vo.diH3519,and takenוַ֝יָּ֗סַרvai.Ya.sarH5493the crownעֲטֶ֣רֶת'a.Te.retH5850frommy headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218.
10He hath destroyedיִתְּצֵ֣נִיyi.te.Tze.niH5422me on every sideסָ֭בִיבSa.vivH5439,and I am goneH3212:and mine hopeתִּקְוָתִֽי׃tik.va.TiH8615hath he removedוַיַּסַּ֥עvai.ya.Sa'H5265like a treeכָּ֝עֵ֗ץka.'EtzH6086.
11He hath also kindledוַיַּ֣חַרvai.Ya.charH2734his wrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639against me, and he countethוַיַּחְשְׁבֵ֖נִיvai.yach.she.Ve.niH2803me unto him as one ofhis enemiesכְצָרָֽיו׃khe.tza.RavH6862.
12His troopsגְדוּדָ֗יוge.du.DavH1416comeיָ֘בֹ֤אוּya.Vo.'uH935togetherיַ֤חַד׀Ya.chadH3162,and raise upוַיָּסֹ֣לּוּvai.ya.So.luH5549their wayדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870against me, and encampוַיַּחֲנ֖וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583round aboutסָבִ֣יבsa.VivH5439my tabernacleלְאָהֳלִֽי׃le.'o.ho.LiH168.
14My kinsfolkקְרוֹבָ֑יke.ro.VaiH7138have failedחָדְל֥וּcha.de.LuH2308,and my familiar friendsוּֽמְיֻדָּעַ֥יu.me.yu.da.'AiH3045have forgottenשְׁכֵחֽוּנִי׃she.khe.Chu.niH7911me.
15They that dwellגָּ֘רֵ֤יga.ReiH1481in mine houseבֵיתִ֣יvei.TiH1004,and my maidsוְ֭אַמְהֹתַיVe.'am.ho.taiH519,countתַּחְשְׁבֻ֑נִיtach.she.Vu.niH2803me for a strangerלְזָ֣רle.ZarH2114:I am an alienנָ֝כְרִ֗יna.khe.RiH5237in their sightבְעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃ve.'ei.nei.HemH5869.
16I calledקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121my servantלְעַבְדִּ֣יle.'av.DiH5650, and he gave meno answerיַעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6030;I intreatedאֶתְחַנֶּן־'et.cha.nen-H2603him withבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119my mouthפִ֝֗יFiH6310.
17My breathר֭וּחִֽיRu.chiH7307is strangeזָ֣רָהZa.rahH2114to my wifeלְאִשְׁתִּ֑יle.'ish.TiH802,though I intreatedH2589for the children’sלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121sakeof mine own bodyבִטְנִֽי׃vit.NiH990.
18Yea, young childrenעֲ֭וִילִים'A.vi.limH5759despisedמָ֣אֲסוּMa.'a.suH3988me; I aroseאָ֝ק֗וּמָה'a.Ku.mahH6965,and they spakeוַיְדַבְּרוּ־vay.da.be.ru-H1696against me.
19All my inwardסוֹדִ֑יso.DiH5475friendsמְתֵ֣יme.TeiH4962abhorredתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me: and they whom I lovedאָ֝הַ֗בְתִּי'a.Hav.tiH157are turnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015against me.
20My boneעַצְמִ֑י'atz.MiH6106cleavethדָּבְקָ֣הda.ve.KahH1692to my skinבְּעוֹרִ֣יbe.'o.RiH5785and to my fleshוּ֭בִבְשָׂרִיU.viv.sa.riH1320,and I am escapedוָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗הva.'et.ma.le.TahH4422with the skinבְּע֣וֹרbe.'orH5785of my teethשִׁנָּֽי׃shi.NaiH8127.
21Have pityחָנֻּ֬נִיcha.Nu.niH2603upon me, have pityחָנֻּ֣נִיcha.Nu.niH2603upon me, O ye my friendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453;for the handיַד־yad-H3027of Godאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hath touchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060me.
22Why do ye persecuteתִּרְדְּפֻ֣נִיtir.de.Fu.niH7291me as Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,and are not satisfiedתִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃tis.Ba.'uH7646with my fleshוּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗יu.mi.be.sa.RiH1320?
23Oh thatיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414my wordsמִלָּ֑יmi.LaiH4405were nowאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645writtenוְיִכָּתְב֣וּןve.yi.ka.te.VunH3789!oh thatיִתֵּ֖ןyi.TenH5414they were printedוְיֻחָֽקוּ׃ve.yu.Cha.kuH2710in a bookבַּסֵּ֣פֶרba.Se.ferH5612!
24That they were gravenיֵחָצְבֽוּן׃ye.cha.tze.VunH2672with an ironבַּרְזֶ֥לbar.ZelH1270penבְּעֵט־be.'et-H5842and leadוְעֹפָ֑רֶתve.'o.Fa.retH5777in the rockבַּצּ֥וּרba.TzurH6697for everלָ֝עַ֗דla.'AdH5703!
25For I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045thatmy redeemerגֹּ֣אֲלִיGo.'a.liH1350livethחָ֑יChaiH2416, and thathe shall standיָקֽוּם׃ya.KumH6965at the latterוְ֝אַחֲר֗וֹןve.'a.cha.RonH314dayupon the earthעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083:
26And thoughafterוְאַחַ֣רve.'a.CharH310my skinע֭וֹרִֽיo.riH5785wormsdestroyנִקְּפוּ־ni.ke.fu-H5362this body,yet in my fleshוּ֝מִבְּשָׂרִ֗יu.mi.be.sa.RiH1320shall I seeאֶֽחֱזֶ֥ה'e.che.ZehH2372Godאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433:
27Whom I shall seeאֶֽחֱזֶה־'e.che.zeh-H2372for myself, and mine eyesוְעֵינַ֣יve.'ei.NaiH5869shall beholdרָא֣וּra.'UH7200,and not anotherזָ֑רZarH2114; thoughmy reinsכִלְיֹתַ֣יkhil.yo.TaiH3629be consumedכָּל֖וּka.LuH3615withinבְּחֵקִֽי׃be.che.KiH2436me.
28But ye should sayתֹ֭אמְרוּTo.me.ruH559,Why persecuteנִּרְדָּף־nir.dof-H7291we him, seeing the rootוְשֹׁ֥רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of the matterדָּ֝בָ֗רda.VarH1697is foundנִמְצָא־nim.tza'-H4672in me?
29Be ye afraidגּ֤וּרוּGu.ruH1481of the swordחֶ֗רֶבChe.revH2719:for wrathחֵ֭מָהChe.mahH2534bringeththe punishmentsעֲוֹנ֣וֹתa.vo.NotH5771ofמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,that ye may knowתֵּדְע֣וּןte.de.'UnH3045there isa judgmentשַׁדּֽוּן׃ סsha.dinH1779.
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