2Ohל֗וּLuH3863that my vexation were butweighedH8254, and my calamitylaidיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375in thebalancesבְּֽמֹאזְנַ֥יִםbe.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162!
3Fornowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258it would beheavierיִכְבָּ֑דyikh.BadH3513thanעַל־'al-H5921thesandמֵח֣וֹלme.CholH2344of theseasיַמִּ֣יםya.MimH3220: therefore have mywordsדְּבָרַ֥יde.va.RaiH1697been rash.
4For thearrowsחִצֵּ֪יchi.TzeiH2671of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֡יsha.DaiH7706are withinmeH5978, thepoisonחֲ֭מָתָםCha.ma.tomH2534whereof myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307drinkethupיַֽעַרְכֽוּנִי׃Ya.'ar.Khu.niH6186: theterrorsבִּעוּתֵ֖יbi.'u.TeiH1161ofGodאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433dosetאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834themselves in array againstmeH5978.
5Doth thewildפֶּ֥רֶאPe.re'H6501assbrayהֲיִֽנְהַק־ha.yin.hak-H5101when he hathgrassדֶ֑שֶׁאDe.she'H1877? or loweth theoxשּׁ֝֗וֹרShorH7794over hisfodderבְּלִילֽוֹ׃be.li.LoH1098?
6Canאִם־'im-H518that which hathnoH1097savour beeatenהֲיֵאָכֵ֣לha.ye.'a.KhelH398withoutH1097saltמֶ֑לַחMe.lachH4417? or is thereanyיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426tasteטַ֝֗עַםTa.'amH2940in thewhiteH2495of aneggH2495?
7MysoulH5315refuseth totouchלִנְגּ֣וֹעַlin.Go.a'H5060them; they are asloathsomeכִּדְוֵ֥יkid.VeiH1741meat tomeH5315.
8Ohמִֽי־mi-H4310that I might have myrequestH7596; and thatGodאֱלֽוֹהַּ׃'e.Lo.ahH433wouldgrantיִ֭תֵּןYi.tenH5414meיִתֵּ֥ןyi.TenH5414thethingH7596that I long for.
9Even that it wouldpleaseוְיֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH2974Godאֱ֭לוֹהַּ'E.lo.ahH433tocrushוִֽידַכְּאֵ֑נִיvi.da.ke.'E.niH1792meH1214; that he would let loose hishandיָ֝ד֗וֹya.DoH3027, andcutוִֽיבַצְּעֵֽנִי׃Vi.va.tze.'E.niH1214meH1214offH1214!
10Then should I yet havecomfortנֶ֘חָ֤מָתִ֗יne.Cha.ma.TiH5165;yeaכִּי־ki-H3588, I would exult inpainבְ֭חִילָהVe.chi.lahH2427that sparethnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808: for I havenotלֹ֥אlo'H3808deniedכִ֝חַ֗דְתִּיkhi.Chad.tiH3582thewordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561of theHolyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918One.
11Whatמַה־mah-H4100is mystrengthכֹּחִ֥יko.ChiH3581, that I shouldwaitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176? andwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100is mineendקִּ֝צִּ֗יki.TziH7093, at I should be patient?
12Is mystrengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581thestrengthכֹּחִ֑יko.ChiH3581ofstonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68? or is myfleshבְּשָׂרִ֥יbe.sa.RiH1320of brass?
13Is itnotH369that I havenoH369helpעֶזְרָתִ֣י'ez.ra.TiH5833inmeH4480, and that effectual working isdrivenנִדְּחָ֥הni.de.ChahH5080quite frommeH4480?
14To him that is ready to faintkindnessחָ֑סֶדCha.sedH2617should be shewed from hisfriendמֵרֵעֵ֣הוּme.re.'E.huH7453;evenH7453to him that forsaketh thefearוְיִרְאַ֖תve.yir.'AtH3374of theAlmightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706.
15Mybrethrenאַ֭חַי'A.chaiH251havedealtH898deceitfullyH898as abrookH5158, as the channel ofbrooksכַּאֲפִ֖יקka.'a.FikH650thatpassיַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674awayH5674;
16Which areblackהַקֹּדְרִ֥יםha.ko.de.RimH6937byreasonעָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921of theiceקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140, and wherein thesnowשָֽׁלֶג׃Sha.legH7950hideth itself:
17What time they waxwarmH2527, theyvanishH1846: when it ishotH2527, they areconsumedנִצְמָ֑תוּnitz.Ma.tuH6789outH1846of theirplaceמִמְּקוֹמָֽם׃mi.me.ko.MamH4725.
18Thecaravansאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734that travel by thewayדַּרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870of them turn aside; theygoיַעֲל֖וּya.'a.LuH5927upH5927intoH5927thewasteבַתֹּ֣הוּva.To.huH8414, andperishוְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃ve.yo.Ve.duH6.
19Thecaravansאָרְח֣וֹת'a.re.ChotH734ofTemaתֵּמָ֑אte.Ma'H8485lookedהִ֭בִּיטוּHi.bi.tuH5027, the companies ofShebaשְׁ֝בָ֗אShe.Va'H7614waited for them.
20They wereashamedבֹּ֥שׁוּBo.shuH954becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they had hoped; theycameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935thither, and wereconfoundedוַיֶּחְפָּֽרוּ׃vai.yech.Pa.ruH2659.
21Fornowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258ye arenothingH3808; yeseeתִּֽרְא֥וּtir.'UH7200aterrorחֲ֝תַ֗תcha.TatH2866, and areafraidוַתִּירָֽאוּ׃va.ti.Ra.'uH3372.
22Did Isayאָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiH559,Giveהָ֣בוּHa.vuH3051untomeH1157? or,offerשִׁחֲד֥וּshi.cha.DuH7809a present formeH1157of your substance?
23Or,Deliverוּמַלְּט֥וּנִיu.ma.le.Tu.niH4422meH6299from the adversary’shandמִיַּד־mi.yad-H3027? or,RedeemH6299meH6299from thehandוּמִיַּ֖דu.mi.YadH3027of the oppressors?
24Teachה֭וֹרוּנִיHo.ru.niH3384meH995, and I will hold my peace: and causemeH995tounderstandH995wherein I haveerredשָּׁ֝גִ֗יתִיSha.Gi.tiH7686.
25Howמַה־mah-H4100forcible arewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561ofuprightnessיֹ֑שֶׁרYo.sherH3476! butwhatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100doth your arguingreproveH3198?
26Do ye imagine toreproveהַלְהוֹכַ֣חhal.ho.KhachH3198wordsאִמְרֵ֥י'im.ReiH561? seeing that the speeches of one that is desperate are aswindוּ֝לְר֗וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307.
27Yea, ye wouldcastתַּפִּ֑ילוּta.Pi.luH5307lotsuponH5921thefatherlessיָת֥וֹםya.TomH3490, and make merchandise of yourfriendרֵֽיעֲכֶֽם׃Rei.'a.KhemH7453.
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