2HowH575longH5704wilt thouspeakH6310theseאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428things? andhowH575longH5704shall thewordsאִמְרֵי־'im.rei-H561of thymouthפִֽיךָ׃Fi.khaH6310be like amightyכַּ֝בִּירKa.birH3524windוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307?
3DothGodהַ֭אֵלHa.'elH410pervertיְעַוֵּ֣תye.'a.VetH5791judgmentH4941? or doth theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706pervertיְעַוֵּֽת־ye.'a.vet-H5791justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941?
4Ifאִם־'im-H518thychildrenבָּנֶ֥יךָba.Nei.khaH1121havesinnedH2398againstH2398him, and he havedeliveredH3027themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of theirtransgressionפִּשְׁעָֽם׃pish.'AmH6588:
5Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wouldestseekתְּשַׁחֵ֣רte.sha.CherH7836diligentlyH7836untoGodאֵ֑ל'ElH410, and make thy supplication to theAlmightyשַׁ֝דַּ֗יSha.DaiH7706;
6Ifאִם־'im-H518thou wertpureזַ֥ךְzakhH2134anduprightוְיָשָׁ֗רve.ya.SharH3477;surelyH3588nowעַ֭תָּה'A.tahH6258he wouldawakeיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782for thee, andmakeH3588the habitation of thyrighteousnessצִדְקֶֽךָ׃tzid.Ke.chaH6664prosperous.
7And though thybeginningרֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣re.shi.te.KhaH7225wassmallמִצְעָ֑רmitz.'ArH4705, yet thylatterH319endH319shouldgreatlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966increaseיִשְׂגֶּ֥הyis.GehH7685.
8Forinquireשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592, Iprayנָ֭אna'H4994thee, of theformerרִישׁ֑וֹןri.ShonH7223age, and apply thyself to that which theirfathersאֲבוֹתָֽם׃'a.vo.TamH1havesearchedלְחֵ֣קֶרle.Che.kerH2714outוְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ןve.kho.NenH3559:
9(Forweאֲ֭נַחְנוּ'A.nach.nuH587are but ofyesterdayתְמ֣וֹלte.MolH8543, andknowנֵדָ֑עne.Da'H3045nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808,becauseH3588ourdaysיָמֵ֣ינוּya.Mei.nuH3117uponעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776are ashadowצֵ֖לtzelH6738:)
10Shallnotהֲלֹא־ha.lo'-H3808theyteachי֭וֹרוּךָYo.ru.khaH3384thee, andtellיֹ֣אמְרוּYo.me.ruH559thee, and utterwordsמִלִּֽים׃mi.LimH4405outיוֹצִ֥אוּyo.Tzi.'uH3318of theirheartוּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗םu.mil.li.BamH3820?
12Whilst it is yet initsH3605greenness, andnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808cutיִקָּטֵ֑ףyi.ka.TefH6998downH6440, it witherethbeforeH6440anyH3605otherעֹדֶ֣נּוּ'o.De.nuH5750herb.
13Soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651are thepathsאָ֭רְחוֹת'A.re.chotH734ofallH3605thatforgetשֹׁ֣כְחֵיSho.khe.cheiH7911Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; and thehopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615of thegodlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611manH3605shallperishתֹּאבֵֽד׃to.VedH6:
14WhoseH834confidenceH4009shall break in sunder, andwhoseH834trustמִבְטַחֽוֹ׃miv.ta.ChoH4009is aspider’sעַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004.
15He shallleanיִשָּׁעֵ֣ןyi.sha.'EnH8172uponעַל־'al-H5921hishouseבֵּ֭יתוֹbei.toH1004, but it shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808standיַעֲמֹ֑דya.'a.ModH5975: he shallholdיַחֲזִ֥יקya.cha.ZikH2388fastH2388thereby, but it shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808endureH5975.
16He is greenbeforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thesunשָׁ֑מֶשׁSha.meshH8121, and hisshootsיֹֽנַקְתּ֥וֹyo.nak.ToH3127goH3318forthH3318over hisgardenגַּ֝נָּת֗וֹga.na.ToH1593.
17Hisrootsשָֽׁרָשָׁ֣יוsha.ra.ShavH8328are wrappedaboutעַל־'al-H5921theheapגַּ֭לgalH1530, he beholdeth theplaceבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofstonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68.
18Ifאִם־'im-H518he bedestroyedיְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּye.val.le.'E.nuH1104from hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, then it shalldenyוְכִ֥חֶשׁve.Khi.cheshH3584him, saying, I havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808seenרְאִיתִֽיךָ׃re.'i.Ti.khaH7200thee.
19Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005, this is thejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of hiswayדַּרְכּ֑וֹdar.KoH1870, and out of theearthוּ֝מֵעָפָ֗רu.me.'a.FarH6083shallothersאַחֵ֥ר'a.CherH312springיִצְמָֽחוּ׃yitz.Ma.chuH6779.
20Beholdהֶן־hen-H2005,Godאֵ֭ל'elH410willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808cast away aperfectH8535manH8535,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808will he uphold the evil-doers.
21He will yetfillיְמַלֵּ֣הye.ma.LehH4390thymouthפִּ֑יךָPi.khaH6310withlaughterשְׂח֣וֹקse.ChokH7814, and thylipsוּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָu.se.fa.Tei.khaH8193withshoutingתְרוּעָֽה׃te.ru.'AhH8643.
22They thathateשֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָso.ne.'Ei.khaH8130thee shall beclothedיִלְבְּשׁוּ־yil.be.shu-H3847withshameבֹ֑שֶׁתVo.shetH1322; and thetentוְאֹ֖הֶלve.'O.helH168of thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563shall benoH369moreH369.
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