1Butnowוְעַתָּ֤ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258they that areyoungerצְעִירִ֥יםtze.'i.RimH6810thanמִמֶּ֗נִּיmi.Me.niH4480I havemeעָלַי֮'a.LaiH5921in derision,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1I disdained tosetלָ֝שִׁ֗יתla.ShitH7896with thedogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611of myflockצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629.
2Yea, thestrengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of theirhandsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027, whereto should it profitmeעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921? men in whom ripe age isperishedאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6.
3They aregauntגַּ֫לְמ֥וּדgal.MudH1565withwantבְּחֶ֥סֶרbe.Che.serH2639andfamineוּבְכָפָ֗ןu.ve.kha.FanH3720; theygnawהַֽעֹרְקִ֥יםha.'o.re.KimH6207thedryצִיָּ֑הtzi.YahH6723ground; in the gloom of wasteness anddesolationוּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃u.me.sho.'AhH4875.
4Theypluckהַקֹּטְפִ֣יםha.ko.te.FimH6998salt-wort by thebushesשִׂ֑יחַSi.achH7880; and therootsוְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁve.Sho.reshH8328of thebroomרְתָמִ֣יםre.ta.MimH7574are their meat.
5They aredrivenיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּye.go.Ra.shuH1644forth from the midst of men; theycryיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321afterH4480them asafterH4480athiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590.
6In the clefts of thevalleysנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158must theydwellלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931, inholesחֹרֵ֖יcho.ReiH2356of theearthעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083and of therocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710.
8They arechildrenH1121offoolsנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036, yea,childrenH1121of basemenH1121; they werescourgedנִ֝כְּא֗וּni.ke.'UH5217outמִן־min-H4480of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9Andnowוְ֭עַתָּהVe.'a.tahH6258I ambecomeH1961theirsongנְגִינָתָ֣םne.gi.na.TamH5058, yea, I am abywordלְמִלָּֽה׃le.mi.LahH4405unto them.
10Theyabhorתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581meH6440, theystandH7368aloofH7368frommeH6440, andspareחָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuH2820notלֹא־lo'-H3808to spit in myfaceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
11For he hath loosed his cord, and afflictedmeH7971, and they havecastH7971offH7971thebridleוְ֝רֶ֗סֶןve.Re.senH7448beforeמִפָּנַ֥יmi.pa.NaiH6440meH7971.
12Uponעַל־'al-H5921myrightיָמִין֮ya.MinH3225handH3225riseH6965the rabble; theythrustH7971aside myfeetרַגְלַ֥יrag.LaiH7272, and theycastH7971upH6965againstעָ֝לַ֗י'a.LaiH5921meH7971theirwaysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofdestructionאֵידָֽם׃'ei.DamH343.
13They mar mypathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410, they set forward mycalamityלְהַוָּתִ֥יle.ha.va.TiH1942,evenH3808men that havenoH3808helperעֹזֵ֣ר'o.ZerH5826.
14As through awideרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7342breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556theycomeיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yuH857: in the midst of the ruin theyrollהִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃hit.gal.Ga.luH1556themselves uponmeתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478.
15Terrorsבַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתba.La.HotH1091areturnedהָהְפַּ֥ךְha.he.PakhH2015uponH5921meH5921, theychaseתִּרְדֹּ֣ףtir.DofH7291mine honour as thewindכָּ֭רוּחַKa.Ru.achH7307; and my welfare ispassedעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674awayH2015as acloudוּ֝כְעָ֗בu.khe.'AvH5645.
17In thenightלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915season mybonesH6106are pierced inmeH5921, and thepainsH6106thatgnawוְ֝עֹרְקַ֗יve.'o.re.KaiH6207meH5921takeH7901noלֹ֣אlo'H3808restיִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃yish.ka.VunH7901.
18By thegreatבְּרָב־be.rov-H7227force of my disease is mygarmentלְבוּשִׁ֑יle.vu.ShiH3830disfigured: it bindeth me about as thecollarכְּפִ֖יke.FiH6310of mycoatכֻתָּנְתִּ֣יkhu.ta.ne.TiH3801.
19He hathcastהֹרָ֥נִיho.Ra.niH3384meintoH6083the mire, and I am become likedustכֶּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.
20Icryאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע'a.sha.Va'H7768unto thee, and thou dostnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerתַעֲנֵ֑נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030meH413: IstandH5975upH5975, and thou lookest atmeH413.
21Thou artturnedתֵּהָפֵ֣ךְte.ha.FekhH2015to becruelלְאַכְזָ֣רle.'akh.ZarH393tomeH7852: with the might of thyhandיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027thou persecutestmeH7852.
22Thou liftestmeH413upתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיti.sa.'E.niH5375to thewindר֭וּחַRu.achH7307, thou causestmeH413torideתַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִיtar.ki.Ve.niH7392uponH413it; and thou dissolvestmeH413in the storm.
23For Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045that thou wiltbringתְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725meH7725todeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194, and to thehouseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.
24Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389againstH3027a ruinous heap he willnotלֹא־lo'-H3808putH7971forthH7971hishandיָ֑דYadH3027;thoughאִם־'im-H518it be in his destruction, one may utter acryשֽׁוּעַ׃Shu.a'H7769becauseH3027of these things.
25DidH3808notH3808Iweepבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058for him that was in trouble? wasnotH3808mysoulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315grievedעָֽגְמָ֥ה'a.ge.MahH5701for theneedyלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34?
26When I looked forgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, thenevilרָ֑עRa'H7451cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935; and when Iwaitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176forlightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216, therecameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652.
27Mybowelsמֵעַ֖יme.'AiH4578boilרֻתְּח֥וּru.te.ChuH7570, and restnotH3808;daysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117of affliction arecomeקִדְּמֻ֥נִיki.de.Mu.niH6923uponmeH3808.
29I am abrotherאָ֭ח'achH251tojackalsלְתַנִּ֑יםle.ta.NimH8577, and acompanionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453toostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.
30Myskinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785isblackשָׁחַ֣רsha.CharH7835, and falleth frommeמֵעָלָ֑יme.'a.LaiH5921, and mybonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106areburnedחָ֝֗רָהCha.rahH2787with heat.
31Therefore is myharpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658turnedH1961tomourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60, and mypipeוְ֝עֻגָבִ֗יve.'u.ga.ViH5748intoH1961thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of them thatweepבֹּכִֽים׃bo.KhimH1058.
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