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Proverbs 1:24-28

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.vahH7584 H7722,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:

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