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Chapter 3
The Prophet’s Afflictions
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I am the man who has seen affliction under the rod of [God’s] wrath.
𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤂𐤁𐤓 𐤓𐤀𐤄 𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤔𐤁𐤈 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤅
אֲנִ֤י הַגֶּ֙בֶר֙ רָאָ֣ה עֳנִ֔י בְּשֵׁ֖בֶט עֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃ ’ă·nî hag·ge·ḇer rā·’āh ‘o·nî bə·šê·ḇeṭ ‘eḇ·rā·ṯōw — WLC · 1
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- He has driven me away and made me walk in darkness instead of light.
𐤀𐤅𐤕𐤉 𐤍𐤄𐤂 𐤅𐤉𐤋𐤊 𐤇𐤔𐤊 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤅𐤓
אוֹתִ֥י נָהַ֛ג וַיֹּלַ֖ךְ חֹ֥שֶׁךְ וְלֹא־ אֽוֹר׃ ’ō·w·ṯî nā·haḡ way·yō·laḵ ḥō·šeḵ wə·lō- ’ō·wr — WLC · 2
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Indeed, He keeps turning… His hand against me all day long…
𐤀𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤉𐤄𐤐𐤊 𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤁𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌𐤎
אַ֣ךְ יָשֻׁ֛ב יַהֲפֹ֥ךְ יָד֖וֹ בִּ֥י כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ס ’aḵ yā·šuḇ ya·hă·p̄ōḵ yā·ḏōw bî kāl- hay·yō·wm — WLC · 3
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He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.
𐤁𐤋𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉 𐤔𐤁𐤓 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅𐤕𐤉
בִּלָּ֤ה בְשָׂרִי֙ וְעוֹרִ֔י שִׁבַּ֖ר עַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ bil·lāh ḇə·śā·rî wə·‘ō·w·rî šib·bar ‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy — WLC · 4
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He has besieged me and surrounded me with bitterness and hardship.
𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤐 𐤓𐤀𐤔 𐤅𐤕𐤋𐤀𐤄
בָּנָ֥ה עָלַ֛י וַיַּקַּ֖ף רֹ֥אשׁ וּתְלָאָֽה׃ bā·nāh ‘ā·lay way·yaq·qap̄ rōš ū·ṯə·lā·’āh — WLC · 5
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He has made me dwell in darkness like those dead for ages.
𐤄𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤌𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌𐤎
הוֹשִׁיבַ֖נִי בְּמַחֲשַׁכִּ֥ים כְּמֵתֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם׃ס hō·wō·šî·ḇa·nî bə·ma·ḥă·šak·kîm kə·mê·ṯê ‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 6
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He has walled me in… so I cannot escape; He has weighed me down with chains.
𐤂𐤃𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤃𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤑𐤀 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤍𐤇𐤔𐤕𐤉
גָּדַ֧ר בַּעֲדִ֛י וְלֹ֥א אֵצֵ֖א הִכְבִּ֥יד נְחָשְׁתִּֽי׃ gā·ḏar ba·‘ă·ḏî wə·lō ’ê·ṣê hiḵ·bîḏ nə·ḥā·šə·tî — WLC · 7
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Even when I cry out and plead for help, He shuts out my prayer.
𐤂𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤆𐤏𐤒 𐤅𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤏 𐤔𐤕𐤌 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤕𐤉
גַּ֣ם כִּ֤י אֶזְעַק֙ וַאֲשַׁוֵּ֔עַ שָׂתַ֖ם תְּפִלָּתִֽי׃ gam kî ’ez·‘aq wa·’ă·šaw·wê·a‘ śā·ṯam tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî — WLC · 8
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He has barred my ways with cut stones; He has made my paths crooked.
𐤂𐤃𐤓 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 𐤁𐤂𐤆𐤉𐤕 𐤍𐤕𐤉𐤁𐤕𐤉 𐤏𐤅𐤄𐤎
גָּדַ֤ר דְּרָכַי֙ בְּגָזִ֔ית נְתִיבֹתַ֖י עִוָּֽה׃ס gā·ḏar də·rā·ḵay bə·ḡā·zîṯ nə·ṯî·ḇō·ṯay ‘iw·wāh — WLC · 9
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He is a bear lying in wait, a lion hiding in ambush.
𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤉 𐤃𐤁 𐤀𐤓𐤁 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤎𐤕𐤓𐤉𐤌
הוּא֙ לִ֔י דֹּ֣ב אֹרֵ֥ב אַרְיֵה בְּמִסְתָּרִֽים׃ hū lî dōḇ ’ō·rêḇ ʾar·yēh bə·mis·tā·rîm — WLC · 10
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He forced me off my path and tore me to pieces; He left me without help.
𐤎𐤅𐤓𐤓 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤐𐤔𐤇𐤍𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤍𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤌
סוֹרֵ֛ר דְּרָכַ֥י וַֽיְפַשְּׁחֵ֖נִי שָׂמַ֥נִי שֹׁמֵֽם׃ sō·w·rêr də·rā·ḵay way·p̄aš·šə·ḥê·nî śā·ma·nî šō·mêm — WLC · 11
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He bent His bow and set me as the target for His arrow.
𐤃𐤓𐤊 𐤒𐤔𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤌𐤈𐤓𐤀 𐤋𐤇𐤑𐤎
דָּרַ֤ךְ קַשְׁתוֹ֙ וַיַּצִּיבֵ֔נִי כַּמַּטָּרָ֖א לַחֵֽץ׃ס dā·raḵ qaš·ṯō way·yaṣ·ṣî·ḇê·nî kam·maṭ·ṭā·rā la·ḥêṣ — WLC · 12
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He pierced my kidneys with His arrows…
𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤁𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤅
הֵבִיא֙ בְּכִלְיוֹתָ֔י בְּנֵ֖י אַשְׁפָּתֽוֹ׃ hê·ḇî bə·ḵil·yō·w·ṯāy bə·nê ’aš·pā·ṯōw — WLC · 13
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I am a laughingstock to all my people; they mock me in song all day long…
𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤔𐤇𐤒 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌
הָיִ֤יתִי שְּׂחֹק֙ לְכָל־ עַמִּ֔י נְגִינָתָ֖ם כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ hā·yî·ṯî śə·ḥōq lə·ḵāl ‘am·mî nə·ḡî·nā·ṯām kāl- hay·yō·wm — WLC · 14
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He has filled me with bitterness; He has intoxicated me with wormwood.
𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤋𐤏𐤍𐤄𐤎
הִשְׂבִּיעַ֥נִי בַמְּרוֹרִ֖ים הִרְוַ֥נִי לַעֲנָֽה׃ס hiś·bî·‘a·nî ḇam·mə·rō·w·rîm hir·wa·nî la·‘ă·nāh — WLC · 15
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He has ground my teeth with gravel and trampled me in the dust.
𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤎 𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤑 𐤄𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤔𐤍𐤉 𐤁𐤀𐤐𐤓
וַיַּגְרֵ֤ס שִׁנָּ֔י בֶּֽחָצָץ֙ הִכְפִּישַׁ֖נִי בָּאֵֽפֶר׃ way·yaḡ·rês šin·nāy be·ḥā·ṣāṣ hiḵ·pî·ša·nî bā·’ê·p̄er — WLC · 16
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My soul has been deprived of peace; I have forgotten what prosperity is.
𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤕𐤆𐤍𐤇 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤕𐤉 𐤈𐤅𐤁𐤄
נַפְשִׁ֖י וַתִּזְנַ֧ח מִשָּׁל֛וֹם נָשִׁ֥יתִי טוֹבָֽה׃ nap̄·šî wat·tiz·naḥ miš·šā·lō·wm nā·šî·ṯî ṭō·w·ḇāh — WLC · 17
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So I say, “My strength has perished, along with my hope from the LORD.”
𐤅𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤍𐤑𐤇𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤃 𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤇𐤋𐤕𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤎
וָאֹמַר֙ נִצְחִ֔י אָבַ֣ד וְתוֹחַלְתִּ֖י מֵיְהוָֽה׃ס wā·’ō·mar niṣ·ḥî ’ā·ḇaḏ wə·ṯō·w·ḥal·tî Yah·weh — WLC · 18
The Prophet’s Hope
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Remember my affliction and wandering, the wormwood and the gall.
𐤆𐤊𐤓 𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤉 𐤅𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤃𐤉 𐤋𐤏𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤓𐤀𐤔
זְכָר־ עָנְיִ֥י וּמְרוּדִ֖י לַעֲנָ֥ה וָרֹֽאשׁ׃ zə·ḵār- ‘ā·nə·yî ū·mə·rū·ḏî la·‘ă·nāh wā·rōš — WLC · 19
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Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me.
𐤆𐤊𐤅𐤓 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤕𐤆𐤊𐤅𐤓 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤇 𐤏𐤋𐤉
זָכ֣וֹר נַפְשִֽׁי׃ תִּזְכּ֔וֹר וְתָשִׁיחַ עָלַ֖י zā·ḵō·wr nap̄·šî tiz·kō·wr wə·ṯå̄·šī·aḥ ‘ā·lay — WLC · 20
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Yet I call this to mind, and therefore… I have hope:
𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤀𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤋𐤎
אָשִׁ֥יב זֹ֛את אֶל־ לִבִּ֖י עַל־ כֵּ֥ן אוֹחִֽיל׃ס ’ā·šîḇ zōṯ ’el- lib·bî ‘al- kên ’ō·w·ḥîl — WLC · 21
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Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
𐤊𐤉 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤀 𐤊𐤋𐤅
כִּ֣י חַֽסְדֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ לֹא־ תָ֔מְנוּ כִּ֥י רַחֲמָֽיו׃ לֹא־ כָל֖וּ kî ḥas·ḏê Yah·weh lō- ṯā·mə·nū kî ra·ḥă·māw lō- ḵā·lū — WLC · 22
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They are new every morning…; great is Your faithfulness!
𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤓𐤁𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤊
חֲדָשִׁים֙ לַבְּקָרִ֔ים רַבָּ֖ה אֱמוּנָתֶֽךָ׃ ḥă·ḏā·šîm lab·bə·qā·rîm rab·bāh ’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯe·ḵā — WLC · 23
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“The LORD is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore… I will hope in Him.”
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤍 𐤀𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤋𐤅𐤎
יְהוָה֙ חֶלְקִ֤י אָמְרָ֣ה נַפְשִׁ֔י עַל־ כֵּ֖ן אוֹחִ֥יל לֽוֹ׃ס Yah·weh ḥel·qî ’ā·mə·rāh nap̄·šî ‘al- kên ’ō·w·ḥîl lōw — WLC · 24
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The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤅 𐤋𐤍𐤐𐤔 𐤕𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤅
יְהוָה֙ ט֤וֹב לְקוָֹ֔ו לְנֶ֖פֶשׁ תִּדְרְשֶֽׁנּוּ׃ Yah·weh ṭō·wḇ lə·qōw lə·ne·p̄eš tiḏ·rə·šen·nū — WLC · 25
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It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤋 𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤌𐤌 𐤋𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
ט֤וֹב וְיָחִיל֙ וְדוּמָ֔ם לִתְשׁוּעַ֖ת יְהוָֽה׃ ṭō·wḇ wə·yā·ḥîl wə·ḏū·mām liṯ·šū·‘aṯ Yah·weh — WLC · 26
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It is good for a man… to bear the yoke while he is still young.
𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤋𐤂𐤁𐤓 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤀 𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉𐤅𐤎
ט֣וֹב לַגֶּ֔בֶר כִּֽי־ יִשָּׂ֥א עֹ֖ל בִּנְעוּרָֽיו׃ס ṭō·wḇ lag·ge·ḇer kî- yiś·śā ‘ōl bin·‘ū·rāw — WLC · 27
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Let him sit alone in silence, for [the LORD] has laid it upon him.
𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤁𐤃𐤃 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤍𐤈𐤋 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅
יֵשֵׁ֤ב בָּדָד֙ וְיִדֹּ֔ם כִּ֥י נָטַ֖ל עָלָֽיו׃ yê·šêḇ bā·ḏāḏ wə·yid·dōm kî nā·ṭal ‘ā·lāw — WLC · 28
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Let him bury his face in the dust— perhaps there is still hope.
𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤐𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤏𐤐𐤓 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 𐤉𐤔 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄
יִתֵּ֤ן פִּ֔יהוּ בֶּֽעָפָר֙ אוּלַ֖י יֵ֥שׁ תִּקְוָֽה׃ yit·tên pî·hū be·‘ā·p̄ār ’ū·lay yêš tiq·wāh — WLC · 29
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Let him offer his cheek to the one who would strike him; let him be filled with reproach.
𐤉𐤕𐤍 𐤋𐤇𐤉 𐤋𐤌𐤊𐤄𐤅 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤄𐤎
יִתֵּ֧ן לֶ֖חִי לְמַכֵּ֛הוּ יִשְׂבַּ֥ע בְּחֶרְפָּֽה׃ס yit·tên le·ḥî lə·mak·kê·hū yiś·ba‘ bə·ḥer·pāh — WLC · 30
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For the Lord will not cast us off forever.
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤆𐤍𐤇 𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌
כִּ֣י אֲדֹנָֽי׃ לֹ֥א יִזְנַ֛ח לְעוֹלָ֖ם kî ’ă·ḏō·nāy lō yiz·naḥ lə·‘ō·w·lām — WLC · 31
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Even if He causes grief, He will show compassion according to His abundant loving devotion.
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤌 𐤄𐤅𐤂𐤄 𐤅𐤓𐤇𐤌 𐤊𐤓𐤁 𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤅
כִּ֣י אִם־ הוֹגָ֔ה וְרִחַ֖ם כְּרֹ֥ב חַסְדּוֹ׃ kî ’im- hō·w·ḡāh wə·ri·ḥam kə·rōḇ ḥas·dō — WLC · 32
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For He does not willingly afflict or grieve the sons of men.
𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤌𐤋𐤁𐤅 𐤏𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤎
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א מִלִּבּ֔וֹ עִנָּה֙ וַיַּגֶּ֖ה בְנֵי־ אִֽישׁ׃ס kî lō mil·lib·bōw ‘in·nāh way·yag·geh bə·nê- ʾīš — WLC · 33
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To crush underfoot… all the prisoners of the land,
𐤋𐤃𐤊𐤀 𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤉 𐤀𐤓𐤑
לְדַכֵּא֙ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָ֔יו כֹּ֖ל אֲסִ֥ירֵי אָֽרֶץ׃ lə·ḏak·kê ta·ḥaṯ raḡ·lāw kōl ’ă·sî·rê ’ā·reṣ — WLC · 34
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to deny a man justice before… the Most High,
𐤋𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤕 𐤂𐤁𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤍𐤂𐤃 𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍
לְהַטּוֹת֙ גָּ֔בֶר מִשְׁפַּט־ נֶ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֥י עֶלְיֽוֹן׃ lə·haṭ·ṭō·wṯ gā·ḇer miš·paṭ- ne·ḡeḏ pə·nê ‘el·yō·wn — WLC · 35
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to subvert a man in his lawsuit— of these the Lord does not approve.
𐤋𐤏𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤓𐤀𐤄𐤎
לְעַוֵּ֤ת אָדָם֙ בְּרִיב֔וֹ אֲדֹנָ֖י לֹ֥א רָאָֽה׃ס lə·‘aw·wêṯ ’ā·ḏām bə·rî·ḇōw ’ă·ḏō·nāy lō rā·’āh — WLC · 36
God’s Justice
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Who… has spoken and it came to pass, unless the Lord has ordained it?
𐤌𐤉 𐤆𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤅𐤕𐤄𐤉 𐤋𐤀 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤑𐤅𐤄
מִ֣י זֶ֤ה אָמַר֙ וַתֶּ֔הִי לֹ֥א אֲדֹנָ֖י צִוָּֽה׃ mî zeh ’ā·mar wat·te·hî lō ’ă·ḏō·nāy ṣiw·wāh — WLC · 37
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Do not both adversity and good come from the mouth of the Most High?
𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤓𐤏𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤄𐤈𐤅𐤁 𐤕𐤑𐤀 𐤌𐤐𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍
לֹ֣א הָרָע֖וֹת וְהַטּֽוֹב׃ תֵצֵ֔א מִפִּ֤י עֶלְיוֹן֙ lō hā·rā·‘ō·wṯ wə·haṭ·ṭō·wḇ ṯê·ṣê mip·pî ‘el·yō·wn — WLC · 38
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Why should any mortal man complain, in view of [his] sins?
𐤌𐤄 𐤇𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤌 𐤉𐤕𐤀𐤅𐤍𐤍 𐤏𐤋 𐤂𐤁𐤓 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅𐤎
מַה־ חָ֔י אָדָ֣ם יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ עַל־ גֶּ֖בֶר חֶטְאוֹ׃ס mah- ḥāy ’ā·ḏām yiṯ·’ō·w·nên ‘al- ge·ḇer ḥɛṭ·ʾō — WLC · 39
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Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
𐤍𐤇𐤐𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤇𐤒𐤓𐤄 𐤃𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤄 𐤏𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
נַחְפְּשָׂ֤ה וְֽנַחְקֹ֔רָה דְרָכֵ֙ינוּ֙ וְנָשׁ֖וּבָה עַד־ יְהוָֽה׃ naḥ·pə·śāh wə·naḥ·qō·rāh ḏə·rā·ḵê·nū wə·nā·šū·ḇāh ‘aḏ- Yah·weh — WLC · 40
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Let us lift up our hearts and hands to God in heaven:
𐤍𐤔𐤀 𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌
נִשָּׂ֤א לְבָבֵ֙נוּ֙ אֶל־ כַּפָּ֔יִם אֶל־ אֵ֖ל בַּשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ niś·śā lə·ḇā·ḇê·nū ’el- kap·pā·yim ’el- ’êl baš·šā·mā·yim — WLC · 41
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“We have sinned and rebelled; You have not forgiven.”
𐤍𐤇𐤍𐤅 𐤐𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤎𐤋𐤇𐤕𐤎
נַ֤חְנוּ פָשַׁ֙עְנוּ֙ וּמָרִ֔ינוּ אַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א סָלָֽחְתָּ׃ס naḥ·nū p̄ā·ša‘·nū ū·mā·rî·nū ’at·tāh lō sā·lā·ḥə·tā — WLC · 42
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You have covered Yourself in anger and pursued us; You have killed without pity.
𐤎𐤊𐤕𐤄 𐤁𐤀𐤐 𐤅𐤕𐤓𐤃𐤐𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤓𐤂𐤕 𐤋𐤀 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤕
סַכֹּ֤תָה בָאַף֙ וַֽתִּרְדְּפֵ֔נוּ הָרַ֖גְתָּ לֹ֥א חָמָֽלְתָּ׃ sak·kō·ṯāh ḇā·’ap̄ wat·tir·də·p̄ê·nū hā·raḡ·tā lō ḥā·mā·lə·tā — WLC · 43
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You have covered Yourself with a cloud that no prayer can pass through.
𐤎𐤊𐤅𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤏𐤍𐤍 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤄 𐤌𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓
סַכּ֤וֹתָה לָ֔ךְ בֶֽעָנָן֙ תְּפִלָּֽה׃ מֵעֲב֖וֹר sak·kō·w·ṯāh lāḵ ḇe·‘ā·nān tə·p̄il·lāh mê·‘ă·ḇō·wr — WLC · 44
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You have made us scum and refuse among the nations.
𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤎𐤇𐤉 𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤎 𐤁𐤒𐤓𐤁 𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤎
תְּשִׂימֵ֖נוּ סְחִ֧י וּמָא֛וֹס בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָעַמִּֽים׃ס tə·śî·mê·nū sə·ḥî ū·mā·’ō·ws bə·qe·reḇ hā·‘am·mîm — WLC · 45
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All our enemies open their mouths against us.
𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤐𐤑𐤅 𐤐𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅
כָּל־ אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ פָּצ֥וּ פִּיהֶ֖ם עָלֵ֛ינוּ kāl- ’ō·yə·ḇê·nū pā·ṣū pî·hem ‘ā·lê·nū — WLC · 46
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Panic and pitfall have come upon us— devastation and destruction.
𐤐𐤇𐤃 𐤅𐤐𐤇𐤕 𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤋𐤍𐤅 𐤄𐤔𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤓
פַּ֧חַד וָפַ֛חַת הָ֥יָה לָ֖נוּ הַשֵּׁ֥את וְהַשָּֽׁבֶר׃ pa·ḥaḏ wā·p̄a·ḥaṯ hā·yāh lā·nū haš·šêṯ wə·haš·šā·ḇer — WLC · 47
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Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.
𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤉 𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤕𐤓𐤃 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤔𐤁𐤓 𐤁𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤎
פַּלְגֵי־ מַ֙יִם֙ תֵּרַ֣ד עֵינִ֔י עַל־ שֶׁ֖בֶר בַּת־ עַמִּֽי׃ס pal·ḡê- ma·yim tê·raḏ ‘ê·nî ‘al- še·ḇer baṯ- ‘am·mî — WLC · 48
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My eyes overflow unceasingly…, without relief,
𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤍𐤂𐤓𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤕𐤃𐤌𐤄 𐤌𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤄𐤐𐤂𐤅𐤕
עֵינִ֧י נִגְּרָ֛ה וְלֹ֥א תִדְמֶ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין הֲפֻגֽוֹת׃ ‘ê·nî nig·gə·rāh wə·lō ṯiḏ·meh mê·’ên hă·p̄u·ḡō·wṯ — WLC · 49
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until the LORD looks down from heaven and sees.
𐤏𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤔𐤒𐤉𐤐 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤀
עַד־ יְהוָ֖ה יַשְׁקִ֣יף מִשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ וְיֵ֔רֶא ‘aḏ- Yah·weh yaš·qîp̄ miš·šā·mā·yim wə·yê·re — WLC · 50
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My eyes bring grief to my soul because of all the daughters of my city.
𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤌𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤎
עֵינִי֙ עֽוֹלְלָ֣ה לְנַפְשִׁ֔י מִכֹּ֖ל בְּנ֥וֹת עִירִֽי׃ס ‘ê·nî ‘ō·wl·lāh lə·nap̄·šî mik·kōl bə·nō·wṯ ‘î·rî — WLC · 51
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Without cause my enemies hunted me… like a bird.
𐤇𐤍𐤌 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤑𐤅𐤃 𐤑𐤃𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓
חִנָּֽם׃ אֹיְבַ֥י צ֥וֹד צָד֛וּנִי כַּצִּפּ֖וֹר ḥin·nām ’ō·yə·ḇay ṣō·wḏ ṣā·ḏū·nî kaṣ·ṣip·pō·wr — WLC · 52
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They dropped me alive into a pit and cast stones upon me.
𐤑𐤌𐤕𐤅 𐤇𐤉𐤉 𐤁𐤁𐤅𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤁𐤍 𐤁𐤉
צָֽמְת֤וּ חַיָּ֔י בַבּוֹר֙ וַיַּדּוּ־ אֶ֖בֶן בִּֽי׃ ṣā·mə·ṯū ḥay·yāy ḇab·bō·wr way·yad·dū- ’e·ḇen bî — WLC · 53
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The waters flowed over my head, and I thought I was going to die.
𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤑𐤐𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 𐤍𐤂𐤆𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤎
מַ֥יִם צָֽפוּ־ עַל־ רֹאשִׁ֖י אָמַ֥רְתִּי נִגְזָֽרְתִּי׃ס ma·yim ṣā·p̄ū- ‘al- rō·šî ’ā·mar·tî niḡ·zā·rə·tî — WLC · 54
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I called on Your name, O LORD, out of the depths of the Pit.
𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤓
קָרָ֤אתִי שִׁמְךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה תַּחְתִּיּֽוֹת׃ מִבּ֖וֹר qā·rā·ṯî šim·ḵā Yah·weh taḥ·tî·yō·wṯ mib·bō·wr — WLC · 55
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You heard my plea: “Do not ignore… my cry for relief.”
𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 𐤒𐤅𐤋𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤌 𐤀𐤆𐤍𐤊 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕𐤉 𐤋𐤓𐤅𐤇𐤕𐤉
שָׁמָ֑עְתָּ קוֹלִ֖י אַל־ תַּעְלֵ֧ם אָזְנְךָ֛ לְשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃ לְרַוְחָתִ֖י šā·mā·‘ə·tā qō·w·lî ’al- ta‘·lêm ’ā·zə·nə·ḵā lə·šaw·‘ā·ṯî lə·raw·ḥā·ṯî — WLC · 56
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You drew near when I called on You; You said, “Do not be afraid.”
𐤒𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤀𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤊 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤎
קָרַ֙בְתָּ֙ בְּי֣וֹם אֶקְרָאֶ֔ךָּ אָמַ֖רְתָּ אַל־ תִּירָֽא׃ס qā·raḇ·tā bə·yō·wm ’eq·rā·’e·kā ’ā·mar·tā ’al- tî·rā — WLC · 57
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You defend my cause, O Lord; You redeem my life.
𐤓𐤁𐤕 𐤍𐤐𐤔𐤉 𐤓𐤉𐤁𐤉 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉 𐤂𐤀𐤋𐤕 𐤇𐤉𐤉
רַ֧בְתָּ נַפְשִׁ֖י רִיבֵ֥י אֲדֹנָ֛י גָּאַ֥לְתָּ חַיָּֽי׃ raḇ·tā nap̄·šî rî·ḇê ’ă·ḏō·nāy gā·’al·tā ḥay·yāy — WLC · 58
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You have seen, O LORD, the wrong done to me; vindicate my cause!
𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤏𐤅𐤕𐤕𐤉 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤄 𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉
רָאִ֤יתָה יְהוָה֙ עַוָּ֣תָתִ֔י שָׁפְטָ֖ה מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃ rā·’î·ṯāh Yah·weh ‘aw·wā·ṯā·ṯî šā·p̄ə·ṭāh miš·pā·ṭî — WLC · 59
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You have seen all their malice, all their plots against me.
𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤕𐤄 𐤊𐤋 𐤍𐤒𐤌𐤕𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤎
רָאִ֙יתָה֙ כָּל־ נִקְמָתָ֔ם כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם לִֽי׃ס rā·’î·ṯāh kāl- niq·mā·ṯām kāl- maḥ·šə·ḇō·ṯām lî — WLC · 60
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O LORD, You have heard their insults, all their plots against me—
𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤌𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉
יְהוָ֔ה שָׁמַ֤עְתָּ חֶרְפָּתָם֙ כָּל־ מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֖ם עָלָֽי׃ Yah·weh šā·ma‘·tā ḥer·pā·ṯām kāl- maḥ·šə·ḇō·ṯām ‘ā·lāy — WLC · 61
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the slander and murmuring of my assailants against me all day long.
𐤔𐤐𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤌 𐤒𐤌𐤉 𐤏𐤋𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌
שִׂפְתֵ֤י וְהֶגְיוֹנָ֔ם קָמַי֙ עָלַ֖י כָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃ śip̄·ṯê wə·heḡ·yō·w·nām qā·may ‘ā·lay kāl- hay·yō·wm — WLC · 62
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When they sit and when they rise, see how vvv they mock me in song.
𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤕𐤌 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤄 𐤀𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤌𐤎
שִׁבְתָּ֤ם וְקִֽימָתָם֙ הַבִּ֔יטָה אֲנִ֖י מַנְגִּינָתָֽם׃ס šiḇ·tām wə·qî·mā·ṯām hab·bî·ṭāh ’ă·nî man·gî·nā·ṯām — WLC · 63
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You will pay them back what they deserve, O LORD, according to the work of their hands.
𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤁 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤂𐤌𐤅𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤄𐤌
תָּשִׁ֨יב לָהֶ֥ם גְּמ֛וּל יְהוָ֖ה כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ tā·šîḇ lā·hem gə·mūl Yah·weh kə·ma·‘ă·śêh yə·ḏê·hem — WLC · 64
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Put a veil of anguish over their hearts; may Your curse be upon them!
𐤕𐤕𐤍 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤌𐤂𐤍𐤕 𐤋𐤁 𐤕𐤀𐤋𐤕𐤊 𐤋𐤄𐤌
תִּתֵּ֤ן לָהֶם֙ מְגִנַּת־ לֵ֔ב תַּאֲלָֽתְךָ֖ לָהֶֽם׃ tit·tên lā·hem mə·ḡin·naṯ- lêḇ ta·’ă·lā·ṯə·ḵā lā·hem — WLC · 65
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You will pursue them in anger and exterminate them from under [Your] heavens, O LORD.
𐤕𐤓𐤃𐤐 𐤁𐤀𐤐 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤌 𐤌𐤕𐤇𐤕 𐤔𐤌𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤐
תִּרְדֹּ֤ף בְּאַף֙ וְתַשְׁמִידֵ֔ם מִתַּ֖חַת שְׁמֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃פ tir·dōp̄ bə·’ap̄ wə·ṯaš·mî·ḏêm mit·ta·ḥaṯ šə·mê Yah·weh — WLC · 66