1Why, seeingtimesעִתִּ֑ים'i.TimH6256are nothidנִצְפְּנ֣וּnitz.pe.NuH6845from theAlmightyמִ֭שַּׁדַּיMi.sha.daiH7706, do they thatknowוְ֝יֹדְעָ֗יוve.yo.de.'ovH3045him notseeחָ֥זוּCha.zuH2372hisdaysיָמָֽיו׃ya.MavH3117?
2Someremoveיַשִּׂ֑יגוּya.Si.guH5381thelandmarksגְּבֻל֥וֹתge.vu.LotH1367; they violently takeawayגָּ֝זְל֗וּga.ze.LuH1497flocksעֵ֥דֶר'E.derH5739, and theirfeedוַיִּרְעֽוּ׃vai.yir.'UH7462.
4Theyturnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186theneedyאֶבְיוֹנִ֣ים'ev.yo.NimH34out of thewayמִדָּ֑רֶךְmi.Da.rekhH1870: thepoorעֲנִיֵּי־'a.ni.yei-H6041H6035of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776hideחֻ֝בְּא֗וּchu.be.'UH2244themselvestogetherיַ֥חַדYa.chadH3162.
5Behold, as wilddonkeysפְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'ImH6501in thedesertבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.BarH4057, they goforthיָצְא֣וּya.tze.'UH3318to theirworkבְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lomH6467; risingearlyמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.ReiH7836for apreyלַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.refH2964: thewildernessעֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.VahH6160yieldethfoodלֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chemH3899for them and for theirchildrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.RimH5288.
6Theyreapיִקְצ֑וֹרוּyak.tzi.ruH7114every one hisgrainבְּלִיל֣וֹbe.li.LoH1098in thefieldבַּ֭שָּׂדֶהBa.sa.dehH7704: and theygatherיְלַקֵּֽשׁוּ׃ye.la.Ke.shuH3953thevintageוְכֶ֖רֶםve.Khe.remH3754of thewickedרָשָׁ֣עra.Sha'H7563.
7They cause thenakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174tolodgeיָ֭לִינוּYa.li.nuH3885withoutclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, that they have nocoveringכְּ֝ס֗וּתke.SutH3682in thecoldבַּקָּרָֽה׃ba.ka.RahH7135.
8They arewetיִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vuH7372with theshowersמִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.remH2230of themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022, andembraceחִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-H2263therockצֽוּר׃TzurH6697for want of ashelterמַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.SehH4268.
9Theypluckיִ֭גְזְלוּYig.ze.luH1497thefatherlessיָת֑וֹםya.TomH3490from thebreastמִשֹּׁ֣דmi.ShodH7699, and take apledgeיַחְבֹּֽלוּ׃yach.Bo.luH2254of thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041.
10They cause him togoהִ֭לְּכוּHi.le.khuH1980nakedעָר֣וֹםa.RomH6174withoutclothingלְב֑וּשׁle.VushH3830, and they takeawayנָ֣שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375thesheafעֹֽמֶר׃'O.merH6016from thehungryוּ֝רְעֵבִ֗יםu.re.'e.VimH7457;
11Who makeoilיַצְהִ֑ירוּyatz.Hi.ruH6671withinבֵּין־bein-H996theirwallsשׁוּרֹתָ֥םshu.ro.TamH7791, andtreadדָּ֝רְכ֗וּda.re.KhuH1869theirwinepressesיְקָבִ֥יםye.ka.VimH3342, and sufferthirstוַיִּצְמָֽאוּ׃vai.yitz.Ma.'uH6770.
12Menמְתִ֨ים׀me.TimH4962groanיִנְאָ֗קוּyin.'A.kuH5008from out of thecityמֵ֘עִ֤ירme.'IrH5892, and thesoulוְנֶֽפֶשׁ־ve.ne.fesh-H5315of thewoundedחֲלָלִ֥יםcha.la.LimH2491criethoutתְּשַׁוֵּ֑עַte.sha.Ve.a'H7768: yetGodוֶ֝אֱל֗וֹהַּve.'e.Lo.ahH433layethיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760notfollyתִּפְלָֽה׃tif.LahH8604to them .
13They are of those thatrebelבְּֽמֹרְדֵ֫י־be.mo.re.Dei-H4775against thelightא֥וֹר'orH216; theyknowהִכִּ֥ירוּhi.Ki.ruH5234not itswaysדְרָכָ֑יוde.ra.KhavH1870, norabideיָ֝שְׁב֗וּya.she.VuH3427in itspathsבִּנְתִיבֹתָֽיו׃bin.ti.vo.TavH5410.
14Themurdererרוֹצֵ֗חַro.Tze.achH7523risingיָ֘ק֤וּםya.KumH6965with thelightלָא֡וֹרla.'orH216killethיִֽקְטָל־yik.tol-H6991thepoorעָנִ֥י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֑וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, and in thenightוּ֝בַלַּ֗יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915is as athiefכַגַּנָּֽב׃kha.ga.NavH1590.
15Theeyeוְעֵ֤יןve.'EinH5869also of theadultererנֹאֵ֨ף׀no.'EfH5003waitethשָׁ֤מְרָֽהSha.me.rahH8104for thetwilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399,sayingלֵ֭אמֹרLe.morH559, Noeyeעָ֑יִן'A.yinH5869shallseeתְשׁוּרֵ֣נִיte.shu.Re.niH7789me: anddisguisethוְסֵ֖תֶר יָשִֽׂים׃ve.Se.ter ya.SimH5643H7760hisfaceפָּנִ֣יםpa.NimH6440.
16In thedarkבַּחֹ֗שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822they digthroughחָתַ֥רcha.TarH2864housesבָּ֫תִּ֥יםba.TimH1004, which they hadmarkedחִתְּמוּ־chi.te.mu-H2856for themselves in thedaytimeיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119: theyknowיָ֥דְעוּYa.de.'uH3045not thelightאֽוֹר׃'orH216.
17For themorningבֹּ֣קֶרBo.kerH1242is to them evenasיַחְדָּ֨ו׀yach.DavH3162the shadow ofdeathצַלְמָ֑וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757: if oneknowethיַ֝כִּ֗ירya.KirH5234them, they are in theterrorsבַּלְה֥וֹתbal.HotH1091of the shadow ofdeathצַלְמָֽוֶת׃tzal.Ma.vetH6757.
19Droughtצִיָּ֤הtzi.YahH6723andheatחֹ֗םChomH2527consumeיִגְזְל֥וּyig.ze.LuH1497thesnowשֶׁ֗לֶגShe.legH7950watersמֵֽימֵי־mei.mei-H4325: so doth thegraveשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585those who havesinnedחָטָֽאוּ׃cha.Ta.'uH2398.
20Thewombרֶ֨חֶם׀Re.chemH7358shallforgetיִשְׁכָּ֘חֵ֤הוּyish.Ka.Che.huH7911him; thewormרִמָּ֗הri.MahH7415shall feedsweetlyH4988on him; he shall be no morerememberedיִזָּכֵ֑רyi.za.KherH2142; andwickednessעַוְלָֽה׃'av.LahH5766shall bebrokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֖רva.ti.sha.VerH7665as atreeכָּעֵ֣ץka.'EtzH6086.
21Hewrongethרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462thebarrenעֲ֭קָרָה'A.ka.rahH6135thatbearethתֵלֵ֑דte.LedH3205not: and doeth notgoodיְיֵטִֽיב׃ye.ye.TivH3190to thewidowוְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הve.'al.ma.NahH490.
22Hedrawethוּמָשַׁ֣ךְu.ma.ShakhH4900also themightyאַבִּירִ֣ים'a.bi.RimH47with hispowerבְּכֹח֑וֹbe.kho.ChoH3581: he risethupיָ֝ק֗וּםya.KumH6965, and no man issureיַאֲמִ֥יןya.'a.MinH539oflifeבַּֽחַיִּֽין׃Ba.chai.YinH2416.
23Though it isgivenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414him to be insafetyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983, on which herestethוְיִשָּׁעֵ֑ןve.yi.sha.'EnH8172; yet hiseyesוְ֝עֵינֵ֗יהוּve.'ei.Nei.huH5869are upon theirwaysדַּרְכֵיהֶֽם׃dar.khei.HemH1870.
24They areexaltedר֤וֹמּוּRo.muH7426for a littlewhileמְּעַ֨ט׀me.'AtH4592, but are gone and broughtlowוְֽהֻמְּכ֗וּve.hu.me.KhuH4355; they are takenoutיִקָּפְצ֑וּןyi.ka.fe.TzunH7092of thewayH1870as all others, and cutoffיִמָּֽלוּ׃yi.Ma.luH5243as thetopsוּכְרֹ֖אשׁu.khe.RoshH7218of the heads ofgrainשִׁבֹּ֣לֶתshi.Bo.letH7641.
25And if it is not sonowאֵ֭פוֹ'e.foH645, who willmakeוְיָשֵׂ֥םve.ya.SemH7760me aliarיַכְזִיבֵ֑נִיyakh.zi.Ve.niH3576, andmakeH7760myspeechמִלָּתִֽי׃ סmi.la.TiH4405of noworthלְ֝אַ֗לle.'AlH408?
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