10Such as sitיֹ֭שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹ֣שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and in the shadow of deathוְצַלְמָ֑וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757, beingboundאֲסִירֵ֖י'a.si.ReiH615in afflictionעֳנִ֣י'o.NiH6040and ironוּבַרְזֶֽל׃u.var.ZelH1270;
11Because they rebelledהִמְר֥וּhim.RuH4784against the wordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410,and contemnedנָאָֽצוּ׃na.'A.tzuH5006the counselוַעֲצַ֖תva.'a.TzatH6098of the most Highעֶלְי֣וֹןel.YonH5945:
12Therefore he brought downוַיַּכְנַ֣עvai.yakh.Na'H3665their heartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820with labourבֶּעָמָ֣לbe.'a.MalH5999;they fell downכָּ֝שְׁל֗וּka.she.LuH3782, and there wasnone to helpעֹזֵֽר׃'o.ZerH5826.
13Then they criedוַיִּזְעֲק֣וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199unto Yhwhיְ֭הוָהYah.wehH3068in their troubleבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862, andhe savedיוֹשִׁיעֵֽם׃yo.shi.'EmH3467them out of their distressesמִ֝מְּצֻֽקוֹתֵיהֶ֗םmi.me.tzu.ko.tei.HemH4691.
14He brought them outיֽ֭וֹצִיאֵםYo.tzi.'emH3318of darknessמֵחֹ֣שֶׁךְme.Cho.shekhH2822and the shadow of deathוְצַלְמָ֑וֶתve.tzal.Ma.vetH6757,and brakeH5423their bandsוּמוֹסְר֖וֹתֵיהֶ֣םu.mos.Ro.tei.HemH4147in sunderH5423.
15Oh that menwould praiseיוֹד֣וּyo.DuH3034Yhwhלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068forhis goodnessחַסְדּ֑וֹchas.DoH2617, and forhis wonderful worksוְ֝נִפְלְאוֹתָ֗יוve.nif.le.'o.TavH6381to the childrenלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120!
16For he hath brokenשִׁ֭בַּרShi.barH7665the gatesדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of brassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and cutH1438the barsוּבְרִיחֵ֖יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280of ironבַרְזֶ֣לvar.ZelH1270in sunderH1438.
17Foolsאֱ֭וִלִים'E.vi.limH191becauseמִדֶּ֣רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of their transgressionפִּשְׁעָ֑םpish.'AmH6588,and because of their iniquitiesוּֽ֝מֵעֲוֹֽנֹתֵיהֶ֗םu.me.'a.vo.no.tei.HemH5771,are afflictedיִתְעַנּֽוּ׃yit.'a.NuH6031.
18Their soulנַפְשָׁ֑םnaf.ShamH5315abhorrethתְּתַעֵ֣בte.ta.'EvH8581all manner of meatאֹ֭כֶל'O.khelH400;and they draw nearוַ֝יַּגִּ֗יעוּvai.ya.Gi.'uH5060unto the gatesשַׁ֥עֲרֵיSha.'a.reiH8179of deathמָֽוֶת׃Ma.vetH4194.
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