26He caused an eastwindקָ֭דִיםKa.dimH6921toblowיַסַּ֣עya.Sa'H5265in theheavenבַּשָּׁמָ֑יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and by hispowerבְּעֻזּ֣וֹbe.'u.ZoH5797he broughtinוַיְנַהֵ֖גvay.na.HegH5090the southwindתֵימָֽן׃tei.ManH8486.
27Herainedוַיַּמְטֵ֬רvai.yam.TerH4305fleshשְׁאֵ֑רshe.'ErH7607also upon them asdustכֶּעָפָ֣רke.'a.FarH6083, andfeatheredכָּנָֽף׃ka.NafH3671fowlsע֣וֹףofH5775like as thesandוּֽכְח֥וֹלu.khe.CholH2344of theseaיַ֝מִּ֗יםya.MimH3220:
28And he let itfallוַ֭יַּפֵּלVai.ya.pelH5307in themidstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of theircampמַחֲנֵ֑הוּma.cha.Ne.huH4264,aroundסָ֝בִ֗יבsa.VivH5439theirhabitationsלְמִשְׁכְּנֹתָֽיו׃le.mish.ke.no.TavH4908.
29So theyateוַיֹּאכְל֣וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398, and werewellמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966filledוַיִּשְׂבְּע֣וּvai.yis.be.'UH7646: for hegaveיָבִ֥אya.Vi'H935them their owndesireוְ֝תַֽאֲוָתָ֗םve.ta.'a.va.TamH8378;
30They were notestrangedזָר֥וּza.RuH2114from theirlustמִתַּאֲוָתָ֑םmi.ta.'a.va.TamH8378. But while theirmeatאָכְלָ֥ם'a.khe.LamH400was yet in theirmouthsבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310,
31Thewrathוְאַ֤ףve.'AfH639ofGodאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimH430cameעָ֘לָ֤ה'a.LahH5927upon them, andslewוַֽ֭יַּהֲרֹגVai.ya.ha.rogH2026thefattestבְּמִשְׁמַנֵּיהֶ֑םbe.mish.ma.nei.HemH4924of them, and smotedownהִכְרִֽיעַ׃hikh.Ri.a'H3766thechosenוּבַחוּרֵ֖יu.va.chu.ReiH970men ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
32For all this theysinnedחָֽטְאוּ־cha.te.'u-H2398still, andbelievedהֶ֝אֱמִ֗ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539not for his wondrousworksבְּנִפְלְאוֹתָֽיו׃be.nif.le.'o.TavH6381.
33Therefore theirdaysיְמֵיהֶ֑םye.mei.HemH3117did heconsumeוַיְכַל־vay.khal-H3615invanityבַּהֶ֥בֶלba.He.velH1892, and theiryearsוּ֝שְׁנוֹתָ֗םu.she.no.TamH8141introubleבַּבֶּהָלָֽה׃ba.be.ha.LahH928.
34When heslewהֲרָגָ֥םha.ra.GamH2026them, then theysoughtוּדְרָשׁ֑וּהוּu.de.ra.Shu.huH1875him: and theyreturnedוְ֝שָׁ֗בוּve.Sha.vuH7725and enquiredearlyוְשִֽׁחֲרוּ־ve.shi.cha.ru-H7836afterGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410.
35And theyrememberedוַֽ֭יִּזְכְּרוּVai.yiz.ke.ruH2142thatGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430was theirrockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697, and thehighעֶ֝לְיוֹן'El.yonH5945Godוְאֵ֥לve.'ElH410theirredeemerגֹּאֲלָֽם׃go.'a.LamH1350.
36Nevertheless they wouldflatterוַיְפַתּ֥וּהוּvay.fa.Tu.huH6601him with theirmouthבְּפִיהֶ֑םbe.fi.HemH6310, and theyliedיְכַזְּבוּ־ye.kha.ze.vu-H3576to him with theirtonguesוּ֝בִלְשׁוֹנָ֗םu.vil.sho.NamH3956.
37For theirheartוְ֭לִבָּםVe.li.bomH3820was notrightנָכ֣וֹןna.KhonH3559with him, neither were theysteadfastנֶ֝אֶמְנ֗וּne.'em.NuH539in hiscovenantבִּבְרִיתֽוֹ׃biv.ri.ToH1285.
38But he, being full ofcompassionרַח֨וּם׀ra.ChumH7349,forgaveיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722theiriniquityעָוֹן֮'a.VonH5771, anddestroyedיַ֫שְׁחִ֥יתyash.ChitH7843them not: yea, many atimeוְ֭הִרְבָּהVe.hir.bahH7235heturnedלְהָשִׁ֣יבle.ha.ShivH7725hisangerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639awayH7725, and did not stirupיָ֝עִירYa.'irH5782all hiswrathחֲמָתֽוֹ׃cha.ma.ToH2534.
39For herememberedוַ֭יִּזְכֹּרVai.yiz.korH2142that they were butfleshבָשָׂ֣רva.SarH1320; awindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307that passethawayה֝וֹלֵ֗ךְho.LekhH1980, and cometh notagainיָשֽׁוּב׃ya.ShuvH7725.
40Howכַּ֭מָּהKa.mahH4100oft did theyprovokeיַמְר֣וּהוּyam.Ru.huH4784him in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֑רva.mid.BarH4057, andgrieveיַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּya.'a.tzi.Vu.huH6087him in thedesertבִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃Bi.shi.MonH3452!
41Yea, they turnedbackוַיָּשׁ֣וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725andtemptedוַיְנַסּ֣וּvay.na.SuH5254Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410, andlimitedהִתְווּ׃hit.vuH8428the HolyOneוּקְד֖וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
42Theyrememberedזָכְר֥וּza.khe.RuH2142not hishandיָד֑וֹya.DoH3027, nor thedayי֝֗וֹםYomH3117when hedeliveredפָּדָ֥םpa.DamH6299them from theenemyצָֽר׃TzarH6862.
43How he hadwroughtשָׂ֣םsamH7760hissignsאֹֽתוֹתָ֑יו'o.to.TavH226inEgyptבְּ֭מִצְרַיִםBe.mitz.ra.yimH4714, and hiswondersוּ֝מוֹפְתָ֗יוu.mof.TavH4159in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵה־bis.deh-H7704ofZoanצֹֽעַן׃Tzo.'anH6814:
44And hadturnedוַיַּהֲפֹ֣ךְvai.ya.ha.FokhH2015theirriversיְאֹרֵיהֶ֑םye.'o.rei.HemH2975intobloodלְ֭דָםLe.domH1818; and theirstreamsוְ֝נֹזְלֵיהֶ֗םve.no.ze.lei.HemH5140, that they could notdrinkיִשְׁתָּיֽוּן׃yish.ta.YunH8354.
46Hegaveוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414also theirincreaseיְבוּלָ֑םye.vu.LamH2981to thecaterpillerלֶחָסִ֣ילle.cha.SilH2625, and theirlabourוִֽ֝יגִיעָ֗םvi.gi.'AmH3018to thelocustלָאַרְבֶּֽה׃la.'ar.BehH697.
47Hedestroyedיַהֲרֹ֣גya.ha.RogH2026theirvinesגַּפְנָ֑םgaf.NamH1612withhailבַּבָּרָ֣דba.ba.RadH1259, and their sycamoretreesוְ֝שִׁקְמוֹתָ֗םve.shik.mo.TamH8256withfrostבַּֽחֲנָמַֽל׃Ba.cha.na.MalH2602.
48He gaveupוַיַּסְגֵּ֣רvai.yas.GerH5462theircattleבְּעִירָ֑םbe.'i.RamH1165also to thehailלַבָּרָ֣דla.ba.RadH1259, and theirflocksוּ֝מִקְנֵיהֶ֗םu.mik.nei.HemH4735to hotthunderboltsלָרְשָׁפִֽים׃la.re.sha.FimH7565.
49Hecastיְשַׁלַּח־ye.sha.lach-H7971upon them thefiercenessחֲר֬וֹןcha.RonH2740of hisangerאַפּ֗וֹ'a.PoH639,wrathעֶבְרָ֣ה'ev.RahH5678, andindignationוָזַ֣עַםva.Za.'amH2195, andtroubleוְצָרָ֑הve.tza.RahH6869, bysendingמִ֝שְׁלַ֗חַתmish.La.chatH4917evilרָעִֽים׃ra.'ImH7451angelsמַלְאֲכֵ֥יmal.'a.KheiH4397among them .
52But made his ownpeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971to goforthוַיַּסַּ֣עvai.ya.Sa'H5265likesheepכַּצֹּ֣אןka.TzonH6629, andguidedוַֽיְנַהֲגֵ֥םvay.na.ha.GemH5090them in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057like aflockכַּ֝עֵ֗דֶרka.'E.derH5739.
53And heledוַיַּנְחֵ֣םvai.yan.ChemH5148them onsafelyלָ֭בֶטַחLa.ve.tachH983, so that theyfearedפָחָ֑דוּfa.Cha.duH6342not: but theseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220overwhelmedכִּסָּ֥הki.SahH3680theirenemiesא֝וֹיְבֵיהֶ֗ם'oy.vei.HemH341.
54And hebroughtוַ֭יְבִיאֵםVay.vi.'emH935them to theborderגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of hissanctuaryקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944, even to thismountainהַר־har-H2022, which his righthandיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225hadpurchasedקָנְתָ֥הka.ne.TahH7069.
55He castoutוַיְגָ֤רֶשׁvay.Ga.reshH1644theheathenגּוֹיִ֗םgo.YimH1471alsobeforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֨ם׀mi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, anddividedוַֽ֭יַּפִּילֵםVai.ya.pi.lemH5307them aninheritanceנַחֲלָ֑הna.cha.LahH5159bylineבְּחֶ֣בֶלbe.Che.velH2256, and made thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֥יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478todwellוַיַּשְׁכֵּ֥ןvai.yash.KenH7931in theirtentsבְּ֝אָהֳלֵיהֶ֗םbe.'o.ho.lei.HemH168.
57But turnedbackוַיִּסֹּ֣גוּvai.yi.So.guH5472, and dealtunfaithfullyוַֽ֭יִּבְגְּדוּVai.yiv.ge.duH898like theirfathersכַּאֲבוֹתָ֑םka.'a.vo.TamH1: they were turnedasideנֶ֝הְפְּכ֗וּneh.pe.KhuH2015like adeceitfulרְמִיָּֽה׃re.mi.YahH7423bowכְּקֶ֣שֶׁתke.Ke.shetH7198.
58For they provoked him toangerוַיַּכְעִיס֥וּהוּvai.yakh.'i.Su.huH3707with their highplacesבְּבָמוֹתָ֑םbe.va.mo.TamH1116, and moved him tojealousyיַקְנִיאֽוּהוּ׃yak.ni.'U.huH7065with their gravenimagesוּ֝בִפְסִילֵיהֶ֗םu.vif.si.lei.HemH6456.
59WhenGodאֱ֭לֹהִים'E.lo.HimH430heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085this, he was filled withwrathוַֽיִּתְעַבָּ֑רvai.yit.'a.BarH5674, andgreatlyמְ֝אֹ֗דme.'OdH3966abhorredוַיִּמְאַ֥סvai.yim.'AsH3988Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:
60So that heforsookוַ֭יִּטֹּשׁVai.yi.toshH5203thetabernacleמִשְׁכַּ֣ןmish.KanH4908ofShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887, thetentאֹ֝֗הֶל'O.helH168which heplacedשִׁכֵּ֥ןshi.KenH7931amongmenבָּאָדָֽם׃ba.'a.DamH120;
61Anddeliveredוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414hisstrengthעֻזּ֑וֹu.ZoH5797intocaptivityלַשְּׁבִ֣יla.she.ViH7628, and hisgloryוְֽתִפְאַרְתּ֥וֹve.tif.'ar.ToH8597into theenemy’sצָֽר׃TzarH6862handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027.
62HegaveH5462overH5462hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971also to theswordלַחֶ֣רֶבla.Che.revH2719; and was filled withwrathהִתְעַבָּֽר׃hit.'a.BarH5674with hisinheritanceוּ֝בְנַחֲלָת֗וֹu.ve.na.cha.la.ToH5159.
63Thefireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784consumedאָֽכְלָה־'a.khe.lah-H398their youngmenבַּחוּרָ֥יוba.chu.RavH970; and theirmaidensוּ֝בְתוּלֹתָ֗יוu.ve.tu.lo.TavH1330were not given tomarriageהוּלָּֽלוּ׃hu.La.luH1984.
64Theirpriestsכֹּ֭הֲנָיוKo.ha.navH3548fellנָפָ֑לוּna.Fa.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719; and theirwidowsוְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יוve.'al.me.no.TavH490made nolamentationתִבְכֶּֽינָה׃tiv.Kei.nahH1058.
65Then theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136awokeוַיִּקַ֖ץvai.yi.KatzH3364as if fromsleepכְּיָשֵׁ֥ן׀ke.ya.ShenH3463, and like a mightymanכְּ֝גִבּ֗וֹרke.gi.BorH1368thatshoutethמִתְרוֹנֵ֥ןmit.ro.NenH7442by reason ofwineמִיָּֽיִן׃mi.Ya.yinH3196.
66And hesmoteוַיַּךְ־vai.yakh-H5221hisenemiesצָרָ֥יוtza.RavH6862in the hinderpartאָח֑וֹר'a.ChorH268: heputנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414them to aperpetualע֝וֹלָ֗םo.LamH5769reproachחֶרְפַּ֥תcher.PatH2781.
69And hebuiltוַיִּ֣בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֑וֹmik.da.ShoH4720likehighרָ֭מִיםRa.mimH7311palaces, like theearthכְּ֝אֶ֗רֶץke.'E.retzH776which he hathestablishedיְסָדָ֥הּye.sa.DahH3245foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.
70Hechoseוַ֭יִּבְחַרVai.yiv.charH977Davidבְּדָוִ֣דbe.da.VidH1732also hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650, andtookוַ֝יִּקָּחֵ֗הוּvai.yi.ka.Che.huH3947him from the sheepfoldsמִֽמִּכְלְאֹ֥ת צֹֽאן׃mi.mikh.le.'Ot TzonH4356H6629:
71Fromfollowingמֵאַחַ֥רme.'a.CharH310the ewes great withyoungעָל֗וֹתa.LotH5763hebroughtהֱ֫בִיא֥וֹhe.vi.'OH935him tofeedלִ֭רְעוֹתLir.'otH7462Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֣בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290hispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, andIsraelוּ֝בְיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478hisinheritanceנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃na.cha.la.ToH5159.
72So hefedוַ֭יִּרְעֵםVai.yir.'emH7462them according to theintegrityכְּתֹ֣םke.TomH8537of hisheartלְבָב֑וֹle.va.VoH3824; andguidedיַנְחֵֽם׃yan.ChemH5148them by theskilfulnessוּבִתְבוּנ֖וֹתu.vit.vu.NotH8394of hishandsכַּפָּ֣יוka.PavH3709.
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