2He comethforthיָ֭צָאYa.tza'H3318like aflowerכְּצִ֣יץke.TzitzH6731, and is cutdownוַיִּמָּ֑לvai.yi.MalH5243: hefleethוַיִּבְרַ֥חvai.yiv.RachH1272also as ashadowכַּ֝צֵּ֗לka.TzelH6738, andcontinuethיַעֲמֽוֹד׃ya.'a.ModH5975not.
3And dost thouopenפָּקַ֣חְתָּpa.Kach.taH6491thyeyesעֵינֶ֑ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869upon suchoneזֶ֭הzehH2088, andbringתָבִ֖יאta.Vi'H935me intojudgmentבְמִשְׁפָּ֣טve.mish.PatH4941with thee?
4Who canbringיִתֵּ֣ןyi.TenH5414acleanטָ֭הוֹרTa.horH2889thing out of anuncleanמִטָּמֵ֗אmi.ta.Me'H2931? notoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259.
5Seeingאִ֥ם'imH518hisdaysיָמָ֗יוya.MavH3117aredeterminedחֲרוּצִ֨ים׀cha.ru.TzimH2782, thenumberמִֽסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of hismonthsחֳדָשָׁ֥יוcho.da.ShavH2320is with thee, thou hastappointedעָ֝שִׂ֗יתָ'a.Si.taH6213hisboundsחֻקָּ֥יוchu.kovH2706that he cannotpassיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674;
6Turnשְׁעֵ֣הshe.'EhH8159from him, that he mayrestוְיֶחְדָּ֑לve.yech.DalH2308, till he shallaccomplishיִ֝רְצֶ֗הyir.TzehH7521, as anhirelingכְּשָׂכִ֥ירke.sa.KhirH7916, hisdayיוֹמֽוֹ׃yo.MoH3117.
7For thereisיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426hopeתִּ֫קְוָ֥הtik.VahH8615of atreeלָעֵ֗ץla.'EtzH6086, if it is cutdownיִ֭כָּרֵתYi.ka.retH3772, that it will sproutagainיַחֲלִ֑יףya.cha.LifH2498, and that its tenderbranchוְ֝יֹֽנַקְתּ֗וֹve.yo.nak.ToH3127will notceaseתֶחְדָּֽל׃tech.DalH2308.
8Though itsrootשָׁרְשׁ֑וֹsha.re.ShoH8328shall becomeoldיַזְקִ֣יןyaz.KinH2204in theearthבָּאָ֣רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and itsstockגִּזְעֽוֹ׃giz.'OH1503dieיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191in thegroundוּ֝בֶעָפָ֗רu.ve.'a.FarH6083;
9Yet through thescentמֵרֵ֣יחַme.Rei.achH7381ofwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325it willbudיַפְרִ֑חַyaf.Ri.achH6524, and bringforthוְעָשָׂ֖הve.'a.SahH6213boughsקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105like aplantנָֽטַע׃Na.ta'H5194.
10Butmanוְגֶ֣בֶרve.Ge.verH1397diethיָ֭מוּתYa.mutH4191, and wastethawayוַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁvai.ye.che.LashH2522: yea,manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120giveth up theghostוַיִּגְוַ֖עvai.yig.Va'H1478, and where is he?
11As thewatersמַ֭יִםMa.yimH4325failאָֽזְלוּ־'a.ze.lu-H235from theseaיָ֑םYamH3220, and thefloodוְ֝נָהָ֗רve.na.HarH5104decayethיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and driethupוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001:
12Somanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376liethdownשָׁכַ֗בsha.KhavH7901, andrisethיָ֫ק֥וּםya.KumH6965not: till theheavensשָׁ֭מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064shall be nomoreבִּלְתִּ֣יbil.TiH1115, they shall notawakeיָקִ֑יצוּya.Ki.tzuH6974, nor be raisedoutיֵ֝עֹ֗רוּye.'O.ruH5782of theirsleepמִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃mi.she.na.TamH8142.
13Othatיִתֵּ֨ן׀yi.TenH5414thou wouldesthideתַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִיtatz.pi.Ne.niH6845me in thegraveבִּשְׁא֬וֹלbish.'olH7585, that thou wouldest concealmeתַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִיTas.ti.re.niH5641, until thywrathאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639ispastשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725, that thou wouldestappointתָּ֤שִׁ֥יתta.ShitH7896me a settimeחֹ֣קchokH2706, andrememberוְתִזְכְּרֵֽנִי׃ve.tiz.ke.Re.niH2142me!
14If amanגֶּ֗בֶרGe.verH1397diethיָמ֥וּתya.MutH4191, shall heliveהֲיִ֫חְיֶ֥הha.Yich.YehH2421again ? all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my appointedtimeצְבָאִ֣יtze.va.'IH6635will Iwaitאֲיַחֵ֑ל'a.ya.ChelH3176, till mychangeחֲלִיפָתִֽי׃cha.li.fa.TiH2487shallcomeבּ֝֗וֹאBo'H935.
15Thou shaltcallתִּ֭קְרָאTik.ra'H7121, and I willanswerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ךָּ'e.'e.Ne.kaH6030thee: thou wilt have adesireתִכְסֹֽף׃tikh.SofH3700to theworkלְֽמַעֲשֵׂ֖הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of thyhandsיָדֶ֣יךָya.Dei.khaH3027.
16For now thounumberestתִּסְפּ֑וֹרtis.PorH5608mystepsצְעָדַ֣יtze.'a.DaiH6806: dost thou notwatchתִ֝שְׁמ֗וֹרtish.MorH8104over mysinחַטָּאתִֽי׃cha.ta.TiH2403?
17Mytransgressionפִּשְׁעִ֑יpish.'IH6588is sealedupחָתֻ֣םcha.TumH2856in abagבִּצְר֣וֹרbitz.RorH6872, and thou sewestupוַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗לva.tit.PolH2950myiniquityעֲוֹנִֽי׃'a.vo.NiH5771.
18Andsurelyוְ֭אוּלָםVe.'u.lomH199themountainהַר־har-H2022fallingנוֹפֵ֣לno.FelH5307cometh tonoughtיִבּ֑וֹלyi.BolH5034, and therockוְ֝צ֗וּרve.TzurH6697isremovedיֶעְתַּ֥קye'.TakH6275out of itsplaceמִמְּקֹמֽוֹ׃mi.me.ko.MoH4725.
19Thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325wearשָׁ֥חֲקוּSha.cha.kuH7833thestonesאֲבָנִ֤ים׀'a.va.NimH68: thou washestawayתִּשְׁטֹֽף־tish.tof-H7857the things whichgrowסְפִיחֶ֥יהָse.fi.Chei.haH5599out of thedustעֲפַר־'a.far-H6083of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and thoudestroyestהֶאֱבַֽדְתָּ׃he.'e.Vad.taH6thehopeוְתִקְוַ֖תve.tik.VatH8615ofmanאֱנ֣וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582.
20Thouprevailestתִּתְקְפֵ֣הוּtit.ke.Fe.huH8630foreverלָ֭נֶצַחLa.ne.tzachH5331against him, and hepassethוַֽיַּהֲלֹ֑ךְvai.ya.ha.LokhH1980: thouchangestמְשַׁנֶּ֥הme.sha.NehH8138hiscountenanceפָ֝נָ֗יוfa.NavH6440, and sendest himawayוַֽתְּשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Va.te.sha.le.Che.huH7971.
21Hissonsבָ֭נָיוVa.navH1121come tohonourיִכְבְּד֣וּyikh.be.DuH3513, and heknowethיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it not; and they are broughtlowוְ֝יִצְעֲר֗וּve.yitz.'a.RuH6819, but heperceivethיָבִ֥יןya.VinH995it not of them.
22But hisfleshבְּ֭שָׂרוֹbe.sa.roH1320upon him shall havepainיִכְאָ֑בyikh.'AvH3510, and hissoulוְ֝נַפְשׁ֗וֹve.naf.ShoH5315within him shallmournתֶּאֱבָֽל׃ פte.'e.ValH56.
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