18And they lay waitיֶאֱרֹ֑בוּye.'e.RouH693for their ownbloodלְדָמָ֣םle.da.MamH1818;they lurk privilyיִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּyitz.pe.NuH6845for their ownlivesלְנַפְשֹׁתָֽם׃le.naf.sho.TamH5315.
19So arethe waysאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734of every one that is greedyבֹּ֣צֵֽעַBo.tze.a'H1214of gainבָּ֑צַעBa.tza'H1215; whichtaketh awayיִקָּֽח׃ פyi.KachH3947the lifeנֶ֖פֶשׁNe.feshH5315of the ownersבְּעָלָ֣יוbe.'a.LavH1167thereof.
20WisdomH2454criethתָּרֹ֑נָּהta.Ro.nahH7442withoutבַּח֣וּץba.ChutzH2351;she utterethתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414her voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963in the streetsבָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339:
21She criethתִּ֫קְרָ֥אtik.Ra'H7121in the chief placeבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of concourseהֹמִיּ֗וֹתho.mi.YotH1993,in the openingsבְּפִתְחֵ֖יbe.fit.CheiH6607of the gatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179:in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892she utterethתֹאמֵֽר׃to.MerH559her wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561, saying,
22How long, ye simple onesפְּתָיִם֮pe.ta.YimH6612,will ye loveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157simplicityפֶ֥תִיFe.tiH6612?and the scornersוְלֵצִ֗יםve.le.TzimH3887delightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530in their scorningלָ֭צוֹןLa.tzonH3944,and foolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23Turnתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725you at my reproofלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433:behold, I will pour outאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042my spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307unto you, I will make knownאוֹדִ֖יעָה'o.Di.'ahH3045my wordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697unto you.
24Because I have calledקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121,and ye refusedוַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּva.te.ma.'E.nuH3985;I have stretched outנָטִ֥יתִיna.Ti.tiH5186my handיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027,and no man regardedמַקְשִֽׁיב׃mak.ShivH7181;
25But ye have set at noughtוַתִּפְרְע֥וּva.tif.re.'UH6544all my counselעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098,and wouldאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14none of my reproofוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433:
26I also will laughאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832at your calamityבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343;I will mockאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when your fearפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343comethבְּבֹ֣אbe.Vo'H935;
27When your fearפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343comethבְּבֹ֤אbe.Vo'H935as desolationכְשׁוֹאָ֨הkhe.sha.'a.vahH7584H7722,and your destructionוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343comethיֶאֱתֶ֑הye.'e.TehH857as a whirlwindכְּסוּפָ֣הke.su.FahH5492;when distressצָרָ֥הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָֽה׃ve.tzu.KahH6695comethבְּבֹ֥אbe.Vo'H935upon you.
28Then shall they callיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121upon me, but I will not answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;they shall seek me earlyיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836,but they shall not findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672me:
29For that they hatedשָׂ֣נְאוּSa.ne.'uH8130knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847,and did not chooseבָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ruH977the fearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְ֝הֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:
30They wouldאָב֥וּ'a.VuH14none of my counselלַעֲצָתִ֑יla.'a.tza.TiH6098:they despisedנָ֝אֲצ֗וּna.'a.TzuH5006all my reproofתּוֹכַחְתִּֽי׃to.khach.TiH8433.
31Therefore shall they eatוְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּVe.yo.khe.luH398of the fruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of their own wayדַרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870,and be filledיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646with their own devicesוּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.
32For the turning awayמְשׁוּבַ֣תme.shu.VatH4878of the simpleפְּתָיִ֣םpe.ta.YimH6612shall slayתַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.GemH2026them, and the prosperityוְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.VatH7962of foolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684shall destroyתְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃te.'a.be.DemH6them.
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