20WisdomH2454criethaloudתָּרֹ֑נָּהta.Ro.nahH7442in thestreetבַּח֣וּץba.ChutzH2351; she utterethherתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414voiceקוֹלָֽהּ׃ko.LahH6963in the broad places;
21SheH7121crieth in thechiefבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218place of concourse; at the entering in of thegatesשְׁעָרִ֥יםshe.'a.RimH8179, in thecityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,sheH7121utterethherH7121wordsאֲמָרֶ֥יהָ'a.ma.Rei.haH561:
22Howמָתַ֣י׀ma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704, ye simpleonesH3684, will yeloveתְּֽאֵהֲב֫וּte.'e.ha.VuH157simplicity? and scornersdelightחָמְד֣וּcha.me.DuH2530them in scorning, andfoolsוּ֝כְסִילִ֗יםu.khe.si.LimH3684hateיִשְׂנְאוּ־yis.ne.'u-H8130knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
23Turnתָּשׁ֗וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725youH7725at myreproofלְֽת֫וֹכַחְתִּ֥יle.To.khach.TiH8433:beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, I willpourאַבִּ֣יעָה'a.Bi.'ahH5042outH3045myspiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307untoyouH7725, I willmakeH3045knownH3045mywordsדְבָרַ֣יde.va.RaiH1697untoyouH7725.
24Becauseיַ֣עַןYa.'anH3282I havecalledקָ֭רָאתִיKa.ra.tiH7121, and yerefusedוַתְּמָאֵ֑נוּva.te.ma.'E.nuH3985; I havestretchedH5186outH5186myhandיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027, andnoH369manH369regarded;
25But ye have set at noughtallכָל־khol-H3605mycounselעֲצָתִ֑י'a.tza.TiH6098, and wouldnoneלֹ֣אlo'H3808of myreproofוְ֝תוֹכַחְתִּ֗יve.to.khach.TiH8433:
26I also willlaughאֶשְׂחָ֑ק'es.ChakH7832in the day of yourcalamityבְּאֵידְכֶ֣םbe.'ei.de.KhemH343; I willmockאֶ֝לְעַ֗ג'el.'AgH3932when yourfearפַחְדְּכֶֽם׃fach.de.KhemH6343cometh;
27When yourfearפַּחְדְּכֶ֗םpach.de.KhemH6343cometh as astormH7584, and yourcalamityוְֽ֭אֵידְכֶםVe.'ei.de.khemH343cometh on as a whirlwind; whendistressH6869andanguishH6869comeH935uponH5921youH5921.
28Then shall theycallיִ֭קְרָאֻנְנִיYik.ra.'u.niH7121uponH7121meH7121, but I willnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; they shallseekיְ֝שַׁחֲרֻ֗נְנִיye.sha.cha.Ru.niH7836meH7121diligentlyH7836, but they shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808findיִמְצָאֻֽנְנִי׃yim.tza.'U.niH4672meH7121:
29For that theyhatedשָׂ֣נְאוּSa.ne.'uH8130knowledgeדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847, anddidH3808notH3808chooseבָחָֽרוּ׃va.Cha.ruH977thefearוְיִרְאַ֥תve.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְ֝הֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068:
31Therefore shall theyeatוְֽ֭יֹאכְלוּVe.yo.khe.luH398of thefruitמִפְּרִ֣יmi.pe.RiH6529of their ownwayדַרְכָּ֑םdar.KamH1870, and befilledיִשְׂבָּֽעוּ׃yis.Ba.'uH7646with their owndevicesוּֽמִמֹּעֲצֹ֖תֵיהֶ֣םu.mi.mo.'a.Tzo.tei.HemH4156.
32For the backsliding of the simple shallslayתַּֽהַרְגֵ֑םta.har.GemH2026them, and theprosperityוְשַׁלְוַ֖תve.shal.VatH7962offoolsכְּסִילִ֣יםke.si.LimH3684shalldestroyתְּאַבְּדֵֽם׃te.'a.be.DemH6them.
33But whoso hearkeneth unto me shalldwellיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931securelyבֶּ֑טַחBe.tachH983, and shall be quiet withoutfearמִפַּ֥חַדmi.Pa.chadH6343ofevilרָעָֽה׃ פra.'AhH7451.
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