3Shall vainwordsלְדִבְרֵי־le.div.rei-H1697have anendהֲקֵ֥ץha.KetzH7093? orwhatמַה־mah-H4100provoketh thee that thou answerest?
4I alsocouldH1571speakאֲדַ֫בֵּ֥רָה'a.Da.Be.rahH1696as ye do;ifל֤וּ־Lu-H3863yoursoulנַפְשְׁכֶ֡םnaf.she.KhemH5315were in mysoul’sנַפְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315steadH8478, IcouldH1571joinאַחְבִּ֣ירָה'ach.Bi.rahH2266wordsבְּמִלִּ֑יםbe.mi.LimH4405togetherH5921againstH5921youH5921, andshakeוְאָנִ֥יעָהve.'a.Ni.'ahH5128mineH8478headרֹאשִֽׁי׃ro.ShiH7218atyouH5921.
5But I wouldstrengthenאֲאַמִּצְכֶ֥ם'a.'a.mitz.KhemH553youH6310with mymouthפִ֑יFiH6310, and thesolaceוְנִ֖ידve.NidH5205of mylipsשְׂפָתַ֣יse.fa.TaiH8193should assuage your grief.
6ThoughH518Ispeakאֲ֭דַבְּרָה'A.da.be.rahH1696, my grief isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808assuaged: andthoughH518I forbear,whatמַה־mah-H4100am I eased?
8And thou hastlaidH6440fast hold onmeH6440, which is awitnessלְעֵ֣דle.'EdH5707againstH6440meH6440: and myleannessכַ֝חֲשִׁ֗יkha.cha.ShiH3585risethupוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965againstH6440meH6440, it testifieth to myfaceבְּפָנַ֥יbe.fa.NaiH6440.
9He hathtornטָרַ֨ף׀ta.RafH2963meH5921in hiswrathאַפּ֤וֹ'a.PoH639, and persecutedmeH5921; he hathgnashedחָרַ֣קcha.RakH2786uponH5921meH5921with histeethבְּשִׁנָּ֑יוbe.shi.NavH8127: mine adversary sharpeneth hiseyesעֵינָ֣יו'ei.NavH5869uponH5921meH5921.
10They havegapedפָּעֲר֬וּpa.'a.RuH6473uponH5921meH5921with theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֗םbe.fi.HemH6310; they havesmittenהִכּ֣וּhi.KuH5221meH5921uponH5921thecheekלְחָיָ֑יle.cha.YaiH3895reproachfully: they gatherthemselvesH5921togetherיַ֝֗חַדYa.chadH3162againstH5921meH5921.
11Godאֵ֭ל'elH410deliverethmeH413to theungodlyH7563, and castethmeH413intoH413thehandsיְדֵ֖יye.DeiH3027of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563.
12I was ateaseשָׁ֘לֵ֤וsha.LevH7961, and he brakemeH270asunder; yea, he hathtakenH270meH270by theneckבְּ֭עָרְפִּיBe.'a.re.piH6203, and dashedmeH270to pieces: he hath alsosetוַיְקִימֵ֥נִיvay.ki.Me.niH6965meH270upH6965for his mark.
13His archers compassmeH5921roundיָ֘סֹ֤בּוּya.So.buH5437aboutH5921, he cleaveth my reins asunder, and dothnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808spareיַחְמ֑וֹלyach.MolH2550; he pourethoutיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210mygallמְרֵרָֽתִי׃me.re.Ra.tiH4845uponH5921thegroundלָ֝אָ֗רֶץla.'A.retzH776.
14He breakethmeH6440withbreachפֶ֭רֶץFe.retzH6556uponעַל־'al-H5921breachפָ֑רֶץFa.retzH6556; he runnethuponעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921meH6440like a giant.
15I havesewedתָּ֭פַרְתִּיTa.far.tiH8609sackclothשַׂ֣קsakH8242uponעֲלֵ֣י'a.LeiH5921myskinגִלְדִּ֑יgil.DiH1539, and have laid myhornקַרְנִֽי׃kar.NiH7161in thedustבֶעָפָ֣רve.'a.FarH6083.
16Myfaceפָּנַ֣יpa.NaiH6440is foul withweepingבֶ֑כִיVe.khiH1065, and on myeyelidsעַפְעַפַּ֣י'af.'a.PaiH6079is theshadowH6757ofdeathH6757;
17AlthoughH3808there isnoH3808violenceחָמָ֣סcha.MasH2555in minehandsבְּכַפָּ֑יbe.kha.PaiH3709, and myprayerוּֽתְפִלָּתִ֥יu.te.fi.la.TiH8605ispureזַכָּֽה׃za.KahH2134.
19Evenגַּם־gam-H1571nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258,beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, mywitnessעֵדִ֑י'e.DiH5707is inheavenבַשָּׁמַ֣יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and he that coucheth for me is onhighבַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃ba.me.ro.MimH4791.
20Myfriendsרֵעָ֑יre.'AiH7453scornmeH413: but mineeyeעֵינִֽי׃'ei.NiH5869pourethoutH413tears untoGodאֱ֝ל֗וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433;
21That he would maintain the right of amanH120withGodאֱל֑וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433, and of asonוּֽבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofmanH120with his neighbour!
22For when afewמִסְפָּ֣רmis.ParH4557yearsשְׁנ֣וֹתshe.NotH8141arecomeH1980, I shallgoאֶהֱלֹֽךְ׃'e.he.LokhH1980thewayוְאֹ֖רַחve.'O.rachH734whence I shallnotלֹא־lo'-H3808returnאָשׁ֣וּב'a.ShuvH7725.
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