1Knowestהֲיָדַ֗עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thou the timeעֵ֭ת'etH6256when the wild goatsיַעֲלֵי־ya.'a.lei-H3277of the rockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553bring forthלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205? orcanst thou markתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104when the hindsאַיָּל֣וֹת'ai.ya.LotH355do calveחֹלֵ֖לcho.LelH2342?
2Canst thou numberתִּסְפֹּ֣רtis.PorH5608the monthsיְרָחִ֣יםye.ra.ChimH3391thatthey fulfilתְּמַלֶּ֑אנָהte.ma.Le.nahH4390?or knowestוְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּve.ya.Da'.taH3045thou the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256when they bring forthלִדְתָּֽנָה׃lid.Ta.nahH3205?
3They bowתִּ֭כְרַעְנָהTikh.ra'.nahH3766themselves, they bring forthתְּפַלַּ֑חְנָהte.fa.Lach.nahH6398their young onesיַלְדֵיהֶ֣ןyal.dei.HenH3206,they cast outתְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃te.sha.Lach.nahH7971their sorrowsחֶבְלֵיהֶ֥םchev.lei.HemH2256.
4Their young onesבְ֭נֵיהֶםVe.nei.hemH1121are in good likingיַחְלְמ֣וּyach.le.MuH2492,they grow upיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235in the open fieldבַבָּ֑רva.BarH1250;they go forthיָ֝צְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,and returnשָׁ֥בוּSha.vuH7725not unto them.
5Who hath sent outשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971the wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501freeחָפְשִׁ֑יcha.fe.ShiH2670?or who hath loosedפִתֵּֽחַ׃fi.Te.achH6605the bandsוּמֹסְר֥וֹתu.mo.se.RotH4147of the wild donkeyעָ֝ר֗וֹדa.RodH6171?
6Whose houseבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004I have madeשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the wildernessעֲרָבָ֣ה'a.ra.VahH6160,and the barrenמְלֵֽחָה׃me.Le.chahH4420land his dwellingsוּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יוu.mish.ke.no.TavH4908.
7He scornethיִ֭שְׂחַקYis.chakH7832the multitudeלַהֲמ֣וֹןla.ha.MonH1995of the cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151,neither regardethיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085he the cryingתְּשֻׁא֥וֹתte.shu.'otH8663of the driverנ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂno.GesH5065.
8The rangeH3491of the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022ishis pastureמִרְעֵ֑הוּmir.'E.huH4829,and he searchethיִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃yid.Ro.oshH1875afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310every green thingיָר֣וֹקya.RokH3387.
9Will the unicornרֵּ֣יםreimH7214be willingהֲיֹ֣אבֶהha.YoehH14to serveעָבְדֶ֑ךָ'a.ve.De.khaH5647thee, or abideיָ֝לִ֗יןya.LinH3885by thy cribאֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃'a.vu.Se.khaH18?
10Canst thou bindהֲֽתִקְשָׁר־hatik.shor-H7194the unicornרֵ֭יםreimH7214with his bandעֲבֹת֑וֹa.vo.ToH5688in the furrowבְּתֶ֣לֶםbe.Te.lemH8525?or will he harrowיְשַׂדֵּ֖דye.sa.DedH7702the valleysעֲמָקִ֣ים'a.ma.KimH6010afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee?
11Wilt thou trustהֲֽתִבְטַח־ha.tiv.tach-H982him, because his strengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581isgreatרַ֣בravH7227?or wilt thou leaveוְתַעֲזֹ֖בve.ta.'a.ZoH5800thy labourיְגִיעֶֽךָ׃ye.gi.'E.khaH3018to him?
12Wilt thou believeהֲתַאֲמִ֣יןha.ta.'a.MinH539him, that he will bring homeיָשִׁ֣יבya.shuvH7725thy seedזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233,and gatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622it intothy barnוְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ve.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637?
13Gavest thouthe goodlyרְנָנִ֥יםre.na.NimH7443wingsכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671unto the peacocksנֶעֱלָ֑סָהne.'e.La.sahH5965?or wingsאֶ֝בְרָ֗ה'ev.RahH84and feathersחֲסִידָ֥הcha.si.DahH2624unto the ostrichוְנֹצָֽה׃ve.no.TzahH5133?
14Which leavethתַעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800her eggsבֵּצֶ֑יהָbe.Tzei.haH1000in the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and warmethתְּחַמֵּֽם׃te.cha.MemH2552them in dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083,
15And forgettethוַ֭תִּשְׁכַּחVa.tish.kachH7911that the footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272may crushתְּזוּרֶ֑הָte.zu.Re.haH2115them, or that the wildהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704beastוְחַיַּ֖תve.chai.YatH2416may breakתְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃te.du.She.haH1758them.
16She is hardenedהִקְשִׁ֣יחַhik.Shi.achH7188against her young onesבָּנֶ֣יהָba.Nei.haH1121, as though they werenotלְּלֹא־le.lo'-H3808hers: her labourיְגִיעָ֣הּye.gi.'AhH3018is in vainלְרִ֖יקle.RikH7385without fearפָֽחַד׃Fa.chadH6343;
17Because Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hath deprivedהִשָּׁ֣הּhi.ShahH5382her of wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,neither hath he impartedחָ֥לַקCha.lakH2505to her understandingבַּבִּינָֽה׃ba.bi.NahH998.
18What timeכָּ֭עֵתKa.'etH6256she lifteth upתַּמְרִ֑יאtam.Ri'H4754herself on highבַּמָּר֣וֹםba.ma.RomH4791,she scornethתִּֽשְׂחַ֥קtis.ChakH7832the horseלַ֝סּ֗וּסla.SusH5483and his riderוּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃u.le.Ro.khe.VoH7392.
20Canst thou make him afraidהְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּHe.tar.'i.she.nuH7493as a grasshopperכָּאַרְבֶּ֑הka.'ar.BehH697?the gloryה֖וֹדHodH1935of his nostrilsנַחְר֣וֹnach.RoH5170isterribleאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367.
22He mockethיִשְׂחַ֣קyis.ChakH7832at fearלְ֭פַחַדLe.fa.chadH6343,and is not affrightedיֵחָ֑תye.ChatH2865;neither turneth he backיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725fromמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23The quiverאַשְׁפָּ֑ה'ash.PahH827rattlethתִּרְנֶ֣הtir.NehH7439against him, the glitteringלַ֖הַבLa.havH3851spearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595and the shieldוְכִידֽוֹן׃ve.khi.DonH3591.
24He swallowethיְגַמֶּא־ye.ga.me'-H1572the groundאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776with fiercenessבְּרַ֣עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494and rageוְ֭רֹגֶזVe.ro.gezH7267:neither believethיַ֝אֲמִ֗יןya.'a.MinH539he that it isthe soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.
25He saithיֹ֘אמַ֤רyo.MarH559amongבְּדֵ֤יbe.DeiH1767the trumpetsשֹׁפָ֨ר׀sho.FarH7782,Ahaהֶאָ֗חhe.'AchH1889,ahaH1889;and he smellethיָרִ֣יחַya.Ri.achH7306the battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421afar offוּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹקU.me.ra.chokH7350,the thunderרַ֥עַםRa.'amH7482of the captainsשָׂ֝רִיםSa.rimH8269,and the shoutingוּתְרוּעָֽה׃u.te.ru.'AhH8643.
26Doth the hawkנֵ֑ץNetzH5322flyיַֽאֲבֶר־ya.'a.ver-H82by thy wisdomהֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָhami.bi.Na.te.khaH998, andstretchיִפְרֹ֖שׂyif.RosH6566her wingsכְּנָפָ֣יוke.na.fovH3671toward the southלְתֵימָֽן׃le.tei.ManH8486?
27Doth the eagleנָ֑שֶׁרNa.sherH5404mount upיַגְבִּ֣יהַּyag.Bi.ahH1361at thy commandפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310,and makeH7311her nestקִנּֽוֹ׃ki.NoH7064on highיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311?
28She dwellethיִ֭שְׁכֹּןYish.konH7931and abidethוְיִתְלֹנָ֑ןve.yit.lo.NanH3885on the rockסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553,upon the cragשֶׁן־shen-H8127of the rockסֶ֝֗לַעSe.la'H5553,and the strong placeוּמְצוּדָֽה׃u.me.tzu.DahH4686.
29From thence she seekethחָֽפַר־cha.far-H2658the preyאֹ֑כֶל'O.khelH400, andher eyesעֵינָ֥יו'ei.NavH5869beholdיַבִּֽיטוּ׃ya.Bi.tuH5027afar offלְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹקle.me.ra.ChokH7350.
30Her young onesוְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יוve.'ef.ro.chovH667also suck upיְעַלְעוּ־ye.'al.'u-H5966bloodדָ֑םDamH1818:and where the slainחֲ֝לָלִ֗יםcha.la.LimH2491are, there issheהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931.
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