1But now they that areyoungerצְעִירִ֥ים לְיָ֫מִ֥יםtze.'i.Rim le.Ya.MimH6810H3117than I hold me inderisionשָֽׂחֲק֣וּsa.cha.KuH7832, whosefathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1I would havedisdainedמָאַ֥סְתִּיma.'As.tiH3988tosetלָ֝שִׁ֗יתla.ShitH7896with thedogsכַּלְבֵ֥יkal.VeiH3611of myflockצֹאנִֽי׃tzo.NiH6629.
2Yea, towhatלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100might thestrengthכֹּ֣חַKo.achH3581of theirhandsיְ֭דֵיהֶםYe.dei.hemH3027profit me, in whom oldageכָּֽלַח׃Ka.lachH3624hadperishedאָ֣בַד'A.vadH6?
5They were drivenforthיְגֹרָ֑שׁוּye.go.Ra.shuH1644fromamongגֵּ֥וgevH1460men, (theycriedיָרִ֥יעוּya.Ri.'uH7321after them as after athiefכַּגַּנָּֽב׃ka.ga.NavH1590;)
6Todwellלִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlish.KonH7931in thecleftsבַּעֲר֣וּץba.'a.RutzH6178of thevalleysנְחָלִ֣יםne.cha.LimH5158, incavesחֹרֵ֖יcho.ReiH2356of theearthעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083, and in therocksוְכֵפִֽים׃ve.khe.FimH3710.
7Among thebushesשִׂיחִ֥יםsi.ChimH7880theybrayedיִנְהָ֑קוּyin.Ha.kuH5101; under thenettlesחָר֣וּלcha.RulH2738they were gatheredtogetherיְסֻפָּֽחוּ׃ye.su.Pa.chuH5596.
8They werechildrenבְּֽנֵי־be.nei-H1121offoolsנָ֭בָלNa.volH5036, yea,childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of basemenשֵׁ֑םShemH8034: they werevilerנִ֝כְּא֗וּni.ke.'UH5217than theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9And now I am theirsongנְגִינָתָ֣םne.gi.na.TamH5058, yea, I am theirbywordלְמִלָּֽה׃le.mi.LahH4405.
10Theyabhorתִּֽ֭עֲבוּנִיTi.'a.vu.niH8581me, they fleefarרָ֣חֲקוּRa.cha.kuH7368from me, andspareחָ֥שְׂכוּCha.se.khuH2820not tospitרֹֽק׃RokH7536in myfaceוּ֝מִפָּנַ֗יu.mi.pa.NaiH6440.
11Because he hathloosedפִ֭תַּחFi.tachH6605mycordיִתְרִ֣יyit.riH3499, andafflictedוַיְעַנֵּ֑נִיvay.'a.Ne.niH6031me, they have also letlooseשִׁלֵּֽחוּ׃shi.Le.chuH7971thebridleוְ֝רֶ֗סֶןve.Re.senH7448beforeמִפָּנַ֥יmi.pa.NaiH6440me.
12Upon myrightיָמִין֮ya.MinH3225handriseיָ֫ק֥וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965theyouthפִּרְחַ֪חpir.ChachH6526; they pushawayשִׁלֵּ֑חוּshi.Le.chuH7971myfeetרַגְלַ֥יrag.LaiH7272, and they raiseupוַיָּסֹ֥לּוּvai.ya.So.luH5549against me thewaysאָרְח֥וֹת'a.re.ChotH734of theirdestructionאֵידָֽם׃'ei.DamH343.
13Theymarנָתְס֗וּna.te.SuH5420mypathנְֽתִיבָ֫תִ֥יne.ti.Va.TiH5410, they setforwardיֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276mycalamityלְהַוָּתִ֥יle.ha.va.TiH1942H1962, they have nohelperעֹזֵ֣ר'o.ZerH5826.
14Theycameיֶאֱתָ֑יוּye.'e.Ta.yuH857upon me as awideרָחָ֣בra.ChavH7342breakingכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556in of waters :inתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thedesolationשֹׁ֝אָ֗הSho.'AhH7722theyrolledהִתְגַּלְגָּֽלוּ׃hit.gal.Ga.luH1556themselves upon me .
15Terrorsבַּלָּ֫ה֥וֹתba.La.HotH1091areturnedהָהְפַּ֥ךְha.he.PakhH2015upon me: theypursueתִּרְדֹּ֣ףtir.DofH7291mysoulנְדִבָתִ֑יne.di.va.TiH5082as thewindכָּ֭רוּחַKa.Ru.achH7307: and mywelfareיְשֻׁעָתִֽי׃ye.shu.'a.TiH3444passethawayעָבְרָ֥ה'a.ve.RahH5674as acloudוּ֝כְעָ֗בu.khe.'AvH5645.
16And now mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315is pouredoutתִּשְׁתַּפֵּ֣ךְtish.ta.PekhH8210upon me; thedaysיְמֵי־ye.mei-H3117ofafflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040have takenholdיֹ֭אחֲז֣וּנִיyo.cha.Zu.niH270upon me.
17Mybonesעֲ֭צָמַי'A.tza.maiH6106arepiercedנִקַּ֣רni.KarH5365in me in the nightseasonלַ֗יְלָהLay.lahH3915: and mysinewsוְ֝עֹרְקַ֗יve.'o.re.KaiH6207take norestיִשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃yish.ka.VunH7901.
18By thegreatH7230forceכֹּ֭חַKo.achH3581of my disease is mygarmentלְבוּשִׁ֑יle.vu.ShiH3830changedיִתְחַפֵּ֣שׂyit.cha.PesH2664: it bindeth meaboutיַֽאַזְרֵֽנִי׃Ya.'az.Re.niH247as thecollarכְּפִ֖יke.FiH6310of mycoatכֻתָּנְתִּ֣יkhu.ta.ne.TiH3801.
19He hathcastהֹרָ֥נִיho.Ra.niH3384me into themireלַחֹ֑מֶרla.Cho.merH2563, and I have becomelikeוָ֝אֶתְמַשֵּׁ֗לva.'et.ma.ShelH4911dustכֶּעָפָ֥רke.'a.FarH6083andashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃va.'E.ferH665.
20Icryאֲשַׁוַּ֣ע'a.sha.Va'H7768to thee, and thou dost nothearתַעֲנֵ֑נִיta.'a.Ne.niH6030me: I standupעָ֝מַ֗דְתִּי'a.Mad.tiH5975, and thouregardestוַתִּתְבֹּ֥נֶןva.tit.Bo.nenH995me not .
21Thou hastbecomeתֵּהָפֵ֣ךְte.ha.FekhH2015cruelלְאַכְזָ֣רle.'akh.ZarH393to me: with thystrongבְּעֹ֖צֶםbe.'O.tzemH6108handיָדְךָ֣ya.de.KhaH3027thouopposestתִשְׂטְמֵֽנִי׃tis.te.Me.niH7852thyself against me.
22Thou liftest meupתִּשָּׂאֵ֣נִיti.sa.'E.niH5375to thewindר֭וּחַRu.achH7307; thou causest me torideתַּרְכִּיבֵ֑נִיtar.ki.Ve.niH7392upon it, anddissolvestוּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִיu.te.mo.ge.Ge.niH4127mysubstanceתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃te.shu.vehH8454H7738.
23For Iknowיָ֭דַעְתִּיYa.da'.tiH3045that thou wiltbringתְּשִׁיבֵ֑נִיte.shi.Ve.niH7725me todeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194, and to thehouseוּבֵ֖יתu.VeitH1004appointedמוֹעֵ֣דmo.'EdH4150for alllivingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.
24Yet he will not stretchoutיִשְׁלַח־yish.lach-H7971hishandיָ֑דYadH3027to thegraveH1164, though theycryשֽׁוּעַ׃Shu.a'H7769in hisdestructionבְּ֝פִיד֗וֹbe.fi.DoH6365.
25Did not Iweepבָ֭כִיתִיVa.khi.tiH1058for him that was introubleלִקְשֵׁה־ י֑וֹםlik.sheh- YomH7186H3117? was not mysoulנַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.ShiH5315grievedעָֽגְמָ֥ה'a.ge.MahH5701for thepoorלָאֶבְיֽוֹן׃la.'ev.YonH34?
26When Ilookedקִ֭וִּיתִיKi.vi.tiH6960forgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, thenevilרָ֑עRa'H7451cameוַיָּ֣בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935: and when Iwaitedוַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥הva.'a.ya.cha.LahH3176forlightלְ֝א֗וֹרle.'orH216, therecameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935darknessאֹֽפֶל׃'O.felH652.
28Iwentהִ֭לַּכְתִּיHi.lakh.tiH1980mourningקֹדֵ֣רko.DerH6937without thesunחַמָּ֑הcha.MahH2535: I stoodupקַ֖מְתִּיKam.tiH6965, and Icriedאֲשַׁוֵּֽעַ׃'a.sha.Ve.a'H7768in thecongregationבַקָּהָ֣לva.ka.HalH6951.
29I am abrotherאָ֭ח'achH251todragonsלְתַנִּ֑יםle.ta.NimH8577, and acompanionוְ֝רֵ֗עַve.Re.a'H7453toowlsלִבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃liv.Not ya.'a.NahH1323H3284.
30Myskinע֭וֹרִיo.riH5785isblackשָׁחַ֣רsha.CharH7835upon me, and mybonesוְעַצְמִי־ve.'atz.mi-H6106areburnedחָ֝֗רָהCha.rahH2787withheatחֹֽרֶב׃Cho.revH2721.
31Myharpכִּנֹּרִ֑יki.no.RiH3658also is turned tomourningלְ֭אֵבֶלLe.'e.velH60, and myorganוְ֝עֻגָבִ֗יve.'u.ga.ViH5748into thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of them thatweepבֹּכִֽים׃bo.KhimH1058.
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