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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