2Therefore do mythoughtsשְׂעִפַּ֣יse.'i.PaiH5587cause me toanswerיְשִׁיב֑וּנִיye.shi.Vu.niH7725, and for this I makehasteח֣וּשִׁיChu.shiH2363.
3I haveheardאֶשְׁמָ֑ע'esh.Ma'H8085therebukeמוּסַ֣רmu.SarH4148that reproachesmeכְּלִמָּתִ֣יke.li.ma.TiH3639, and thespiritוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307of myunderstandingמִֽבִּינָתִ֥יmi.bi.na.TiH998causeth me toanswerיַעֲנֵֽנִי׃ya.'a.Ne.niH6030.
4Knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou not this ofoldעַ֑ד'AdH5703, sincemanאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120wasplacedשִׂ֖יםsimH7760uponearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776,
5That thetriumphingרִנְנַ֣תri.NatH7445of thewickedרְ֭שָׁעִיםRe.sha.'imH7563isshortמִקָּר֑וֹבmi.ka.RovH7138, and thejoyוְשִׂמְחַ֖תve.sim.ChatH8057of thehypocriteחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611but for amomentרָֽגַע׃Ra.ga'H7281?
6Though hisexcellencyשִׂיא֑וֹsi.'OH7863shall mountupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927to theheavensלַשָּׁמַ֣יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and hisheadוְ֝רֹאשׁ֗וֹve.ro.ShoH7218reachיַגִּֽיעַ׃ya.Gi.a'H5060to thecloudsלָעָ֥בla.'AvH5645;
7Yet he shallperishיֹאבֵ֑דyo.VedH6foreverלָנֶ֣צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331like his owndungכְּֽ֭גֶלֲלוֹke.ge.la.loH1561: they who haveseenרֹ֝אָ֗יוro.'AvH7200him shallsayיֹאמְר֥וּyo.me.RuH559,Whereאַיּֽוֹ׃'ai.YoH335is he?
8He shall flyawayיָ֭עוּףYa.'ufH5774as adreamכַּחֲל֣וֹםka.cha.LomH2472, and shall not befoundיִמְצָא֑וּהוּyim.tza.'U.huH4672: yea, he shall be chasedawayוְ֝יֻדַּ֗דve.yu.DadH5074as avisionכְּחֶזְי֥וֹןke.chez.YonH2384of thenightלָֽיְלָה׃La.ye.lahH3915.
9Theeyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869also whichsawשְׁ֭זָפַתּוּShe.za.fa.tuH7805him shall see him nomoreתוֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254; neither shall hisplaceמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725any morebeholdתְּשׁוּרֶ֥נּוּte.shu.Re.nuH7789him.
10Hischildrenבָּ֭נָיוBa.navH1121shall seek topleaseיְרַצּ֣וּye.ra.TzuH7521thepoorדַלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800, and hishandsוְ֝יָדָ֗יוve.ya.DavH3027shallrestoreתָּשֵׁ֥בְנָהta.She.ve.nahH7725theirgoodsאוֹנֽוֹ׃'o.NoH202.
11Hisbonesעַ֭צְמוֹתָיוAtz.mo.tavH6106arefullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of the sin of hisyouthעֲלוּמָ֑יוa.lu.movH5934, which shall liedownתִּשְׁכָּֽב׃tish.KavH7901with him in thedustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
12Thoughwickednessרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451may besweetתַּמְתִּ֣יקtam.TikH4985in hismouthבְּפִ֣יוbe.FivH6310, though he mayhideיַ֝כְחִידֶ֗נָּהyakh.chi.De.nahH3582it under histongueלְשׁוֹנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956;
13Though he mayspareיַחְמֹ֣לyach.MolH2550it, andforsakeיַֽעַזְבֶ֑נָּהya.'az.Ve.nahH5800it not; but keep itstillוְ֝יִמְנָעֶ֗נָּהve.yim.na.'E.nahH4513withinבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432hismouthחִכּֽוֹ׃chi.KoH2441:
14Yet hisfoodלַ֭חְמוֹlach.moH3899in hisbodyבְּמֵעָ֣יוbe.me.'AvH4578isturnedנֶהְפָּ֑ךְneh.PakhH2015, it is thegallמְרוֹרַ֖תme.ro.RatH4846ofaspsפְּתָנִ֣יםpe.ta.NimH6620withinבְּקִרְבּֽוֹ׃be.kir.BoH7130him.
15He hath swalloweddownבָּ֭לַעBa.la'H1104richesחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428, and he shall vomit them upagainוַיְקִאֶ֑נּוּvay.ki.'E.nuH6958:Godאֵֽל׃'ElH410shall cast themoutיוֹרִשֶׁ֥נּוּyo.ri.She.nuH3423of hisbellyמִ֝בִּטְנ֗וֹmi.bit.NoH990.
18That which helabouredיָ֭גָעYa.go'H3022for shall herestoreמֵשִׁ֣יבme.ShivH7725, and shall not swallow itdownיִבְלָ֑עyiv.La'H1104: according to hissubstanceכְּחֵ֥ילke.CheilH2428shall therestitutionתְּ֝מוּרָת֗וֹte.mu.ra.ToH8545be, and he shall notrejoiceיַעֲלֹֽס׃ya.'a.LosH5965in it .
19Because he hathoppressedרִ֭צַּץRi.tzatzH7533and hathforsakenעָזַ֣ב'a.ZavH5800thepoorדַּלִּ֑יםda.LimH1800; because he hath violently takenawayגָּ֝זַ֗לga.ZalH1497anhouseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004which he did notbuildיִבֶנֵֽהוּ׃yi.ve.Ne.huH1129;
20Surely he shall notfeelיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045quietnessשָׁלֵ֣וsha.LevH7961in hisbellyבְּבִטְנ֑וֹbe.vit.NoH990, he shall notsaveיְמַלֵּֽט׃ye.ma.LetH4422of that which hedesiredבַּ֝חֲמוּד֗וֹba.cha.mu.DoH2530.
21There shall none of hisfoodH400beleftשָׂרִ֥ידsa.RidH8300; therefore shall no manlookיָחִ֥ילya.ChilH2342for hisgoodsטוּבֽוֹ׃tu.VoH2898.
22In thefulnessבִּמְלֹ֣אותbim.LotH4390of hissufficiencyשִׂ֭פְקוֹSif.kovH5607he shall be instraitsיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3334: everyhandיַ֖דyadH3027of thewickedעָמֵ֣ל'a.MelH6001shallcomeתְּבוֹאֶֽנּוּ׃te.vo.'E.nuH935upon him.
23When he is about tofillלְמַלֵּ֬אle.ma.Le'H4390hisbellyבִטְנ֗וֹvit.NoH990, God shallcastיְֽשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971thefuryחֲר֣וֹןcha.RonH2740of hiswrathאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639upon him, and shallrainוְיַמְטֵ֥רve.yam.TerH4305it upon him while he iseatingבִּלְחוּמֽוֹ׃bil.chu.MoH3894.
24He shallfleeיִ֭בְרַחYiv.rachH1272from theironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270weaponמִנֵּ֣שֶׁקmi.Ne.shekH5402, and thebowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198ofsteelנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154shall strike himthroughתַּ֝חְלְפֵ֗הוּtach.le.Fe.huH2498.
25It isdrawnשָׁלַף֮sha.LafH8025, and comethoutוַיֵּצֵ֪אvai.ye.Tze'H3318of thebodyמִגֵּ֫וָ֥הmi.Ge.VahH1465; yea, the glitteringswordוּ֭בָרָקU.va.rokH1300comethoutיַהֲלֹ֗ךְya.ha.LokhH1980of hisgallמִֽמְּרֹרָת֥וֹmi.me.ro.ra.ToH4846:terrorsאֵמִֽים׃'e.MimH367are upon him.
26Alldarknessחֹשֶׁךְ֮cho.sheKhH2822shall behidטָמ֪וּןta.MunH2934in his secretplacesלִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יוlitz.Pu.NavH6845: afireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784notblownנֻפָּ֑חnu.PachH5301shallconsumeתְּ֭אָכְלֵהוּTe.'a.khe.le.huH398him; it shall goillH3415with him that isleftשָׂרִ֣ידsa.RidH8300in histentבְּאָהֳלֽוֹ׃be.'o.ho.LoH168.
27Theheavenשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallrevealיְגַלּ֣וּye.ga.LuH1540hisiniquityעֲוֹנ֑וֹa.vo.NoH5771; and theearthוְ֝אֶ֗רֶץve.'E.retzH776shall riseupמִתְקוֹמָ֘מָ֥הmit.ko.Ma.MahH6965against him.
28Theincreaseיְב֣וּלye.VulH2981of hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004shalldepartיִ֭גֶלYi.gelH1540, and his goods shall flowawayנִ֝גָּר֗וֹתni.ga.RotH5064in thedayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.
29This is theportionחֵֽלֶק־che.lek-H2506of awickedרָ֭שָׁעRa.sho'H7563manאָדָ֣ם'a.DamH120fromGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֑יםme.'E.lo.HimH430, and theheritageוְנַחֲלַ֖תve.na.cha.LatH5159appointedאִמְר֣וֹ'im.RoH561to him byGodמֵאֵֽל׃ פme.'ElH410.
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