Chapter 17
1 My spirit is broken, my days are ended, the graves are ready for me.
רוּחִ֣/ירוח֣/ירוּחִ/ירוח/יru.Ch/ispirit/ myH7307GH9020HNcbsc+Sp1fs חֻ֭בָּלָהח֭בלהחֻבָּלָהחבלהChu.ba.lahit is brokenH2254BHVPp3fs יָמַ֥/יימ֥/ייָמַ/יימ/יya.Ma/idays/ myH3117GH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs נִזְעָ֗כוּנזע֗כונִזְעָכוּנזעכוniz.'A.khuthey are extinguishedH2193HVNp3cp קְבָרִ֥יםקבר֥יםקְבָרִיםקבריםke.va.Rimgrave<s>H6913HNcmpa 2 Are not mockeries with me? Yea, my eye rests on their insults.
לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn הֲ֭תֻלִיםה֭תליםהֲתֻלִיםהתליםHa.tu.limmockeriesH2049HNcmpa עִמָּדִ֑/יעמד֑/יעִמָּדִ/יעמד/י'i.ma.D/i[are] with/ meH5978H9030HR+Sp1bs וּ֝/בְ/הַמְּרוֹתָ֗/םו֝/ב/המרות֗/םוּ/בְ/הַמְּרוֹתָ/םו/ב/המרות/םu./ve./ha.me.ro.Ta/mand/ on/ rebelling/ theyH9002H9003H4784H9048HC+R+Vhcc+Sp3mp תָּלַ֥ןתל֥ןתָּלַןתלןta.Lanmay it dwellH3885AHVqj3fs 3 Please lay down a pledge for me with Yourself; who is he who will strike hands with me?
נָּ֭אנ֭אנָּאנאna'pleaseH4994HTj עָרְבֵ֣/נִיערב֣/ניעָרְבֵ/נִיערב/ני'a.re.Ve./nistand surety for/ meH6148H9030HVqcc+Sp1bs עִמָּ֑/ךְעמ֑/ךעִמָּ/ךְעמ/ך'i.Ma/khwith/ yourselfH5973AH9032HR+Sp2ms מִֽימימִֽימיmiwho?H4310HPi ה֝֗וּאה֝֗ואהוּאהואHu'thatH1931HPp3ms לְ/יָדִ֥/יל/יד֥/ילְ/יָדִ/יל/יד/יle./ya.D/ito/ hand/ myH9005H3027IH9020HR+Ncbsc+Sp1bs יִתָּקֵֽעַ\׃יתקע\יִתָּקֵֽעַ\׃יתקע\yi.ta.Ke.a'will he strike himselfH8628\H9016HVNi3ms 4 For You have hidden their heart from understanding; therefore You shall not lift them up.
לִ֭בָּ/םל֭ב/םלִבָּ/םלב/םLi.bo/mheart/ theirH3820AH9028HNcmsc+Sp3mp צָפַ֣נְתָּצפ֣נתצָפַנְתָּצפנתtza.Fan.tayou have keptH6845HVqp2ms מִּ/שָּׂ֑כֶלמ/ש֑כלמִּ/שָּׂכֶלמ/שכלmi./Sa.khelfrom/ understandingH9006H7922HR+Ncmsa כֵּ֝֗ןכ֝֗ןכֵּןכןKen-foreH3651CHD לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn תְרֹמֵֽם\׃תרמם\תְרֹמֵֽם\׃תרמם\te.ro.Memyou will exalt [them]H7311A\H9016HVpi2ms 5 He who for a share informs against friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
לְ֭/חֵלֶקל֭/חלקלְ/חֵלֶקל/חלקLe./che.lekfor/ a shareH9005H2506AHR+Ncmsa יַגִּ֣ידיג֣ידיַגִּידיגידya.Gidhe tellsH5046HVhi3ms רֵעִ֑יםרע֑יםרֵעִיםרעיםre.'ImfriendsH7453HNcmpa וְ/עֵינֵ֖יו/עינ֖יוְ/עֵינֵיו/עיניve./'ei.Neiand/ [the] eyes ofH9002H5869AHC+Ncfdc בָנָ֣י/ובנ֣י/ובָנָי/ובני/וva.Na/vchildren/ hisH1121AH9023HNcmpc+Sp3ms תִּכְלֶֽנָה\׃תכלנה\תִּכְלֶֽנָה\׃תכלנה\tikh.Le.nahthey will failH3615J\H9016HVqi3fp 6 He has made me also a byword of the peoples; and I am one in whose face they spit.
וְֽ֭/הִצִּגַ/נִיו֭/הצג/ניוְֽ/הִצִּגַ/נִיו/הצג/ניVe./hi.tzi.ga./niand/ he has set/ meH9001H3322H9030Hc+Vhq3ms+Sp1bs לִ/מְשֹׁ֣לל/מש֣ללִ/מְשֹׁלל/משלli/m.Sholto/ use a proverbH9005H4914HR+Vqcc עַמִּ֑יםעמ֑יםעַמִּיםעמים'a.MimpeoplesH5971AHNcmpa וְ/תֹ֖פֶתו/ת֖פתוְ/תֹפֶתו/תפתve./To.fetand/ a spittingH9002H8611HC+Ncfsa לְ/פָנִ֣יםל/פנ֣יםלְ/פָנִיםל/פניםle./fa.Nimto/ [the] faceH9005H6440GHR+Ncmpa אֶֽהְיֶֽה\׃אהיה\אֶֽהְיֶֽה\׃אהיה\'Eh.YehI amH1961\H9016HVqi1cs 7 My eye also is dim from grief; and all my members are like a shadow.
וַ/תֵּ֣כַהּו/ת֣כהוַ/תֵּכַהּו/תכהva./Te.khahand/ it has grown dimH9001H3543AHc+Vqw3fs מִ/כַּ֣עַשׂמ/כ֣עשמִ/כַּעַשׂמ/כעשmi./Ka.'asfrom/ griefH9006H3708BHR+Ncmsa עֵינִ֑/יעינ֑/יעֵינִ/יעינ/י'ei.N/ieye/ myH5869AH9020HNcfsc+Sp1bs וִֽ/יצֻרַ֖/יו/יצר֖/יוִֽ/יצֻרַ/יו/יצר/יvi./tzu.Ra/iand/ members/ myH9002H3338H9020HC+Ncmpc+Sp1bs כַּ/צֵּ֣לכ/צ֣לכַּ/צֵּלכ/צלka./Tzel[are] like <the>/ shadowH9004H6738HRd+Ncmsa 8 Upright ones shall be amazed at this, and the innocent shall stir himself up against the ungodly.
יָשֹׁ֣מּוּיש֣מויָשֹׁמּוּישמוya.Sho.muthey are appalledH8074HHVqi3mp יְשָׁרִ֣יםישר֣יםיְשָׁרִיםישריםye.sha.Rimupright [people]H3477GHAampa זֹ֑אתז֑אתזֹאתזאתZotthisH2063HTm וְ֝/נָקִ֗יו֝/נק֗יוְ/נָקִיו/נקיve./na.Kiand/ [the] innocentH9002H5355AHC+Aamsa חָנֵ֥ףחנ֥ףחָנֵףחנףcha.Nef[the] godlessH2611HAamsa יִתְעֹרָֽר\׃יתערר\יִתְעֹרָֽר\׃יתערר\yit.'o.Rarhe will rouse himselfH5782\H9016HVti3ms 9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he who has clean hands adds strength.
וְ/יֹאחֵ֣זו/יאח֣זוְ/יֹאחֵזו/יאחזve./yo.Chezand/ he may holdH9002H0270HC+Vqu3ms צַדִּ֣יקצד֣יקצַדִּיקצדיקtza.Dik[the] righteousH6662HAamsa דַּרְכּ֑/וֹדרכ֑/ודַּרְכּ/וֹדרכ/וdar.K/oway/ hisH1870GH9023HNcbsc+Sp3ms וּֽ/טֳהָר\־ו/טהר\וּֽ/טֳהָר\־ו/טהר\u./to.hor-and/ [the] clean ofH9002H2889\H9014HC+Aamsc יָ֝דַ֗יִםי֝ד֗יםיָדַיִםידיםya.Da.yimhandsH3027GHNcbda יֹסִ֥יףיס֥יףיֹסִיףיסיףyo.Sifhe will increaseH3254HHVhi3ms אֹֽמֶץ\׃אמץ\אֹֽמֶץ\׃אמץ\'O.metzstrengthH0555\H9016HNcmsa 10 And now all of them, go back, and please come again; and I shall not find among you a wise man.
וְֽ/אוּלָ֗םו/אול֗םוְֽ/אוּלָםו/אולםve./'u.Lamand/ butH9002H0199HC+D כֻּלָּ֣/םכל֣/םכֻּלָּ/םכל/םku.La/mall of/ themH3605H9028HNcmsc+Sp3mp תָּ֭שֻׁבוּת֭שבותָּשֻׁבוּתשבוTa.shu.vuyou will returnH7725GHVqi2mp וּ/בֹ֣אוּו/ב֣אווּ/בֹאוּו/באוu./Vo.'uand/ comeH9002H0935GHC+Vqv2mp נָ֑אנ֑אנָאנאNa'pleaseH4994HTj אֶמְצָ֖אאמצ֖אאֶמְצָאאמצא'em.Tza'I will findH4672HVqi1cs בָ/כֶ֣םב/כ֣םבָ/כֶםב/כםva./Khemamong/ youH9003H9036HR+Sp2mp חָכָֽם\׃חכם\חָכָֽם\׃חכם\cha.Khama wise [person]H2450\H9016HAamsa 11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, the desires of my heart.
יָמַ֣/יימ֣/ייָמַ/יימ/יya.Ma/idays/ myH3117GH9020HNcmpc+Sp1bs עָ֭בְרוּע֭ברועָבְרוּעברו'A.ve.ruthey have passedH5674AHVqp3cp זִמֹּתַ֣/יזמת֣/יזִמֹּתַ/יזמת/יzi.mo.Ta/iplans/ myH2154H9020HNcfpc+Sp1bs נִתְּק֑וּנתק֑ונִתְּקוּנתקוni.te.Kuthey have been torn apartH5423HVNp3cp מ֖וֹרָשֵׁ֣ימ֖ורש֣ימוֹרָשֵׁימורשיmo.ra.Shei[the] wishes ofH4180HNcmpc לְבָבִֽ/י\׃לבב/י\לְבָבִֽ/י\׃לבב/י\le.va.V/iheart/ myH3824H9020\H9016HNcmsc+Sp1bs 12 They set night for day; the light is near in the face of darkness.
לַ֭יְלָהל֭ילהלַיְלָהלילהLay.lahnightH3915HNcmsa לְ/י֣וֹםל/י֣וםלְ/יוֹםל/יוםle./Yominto/ dayH9005H3117GHR+Ncmsa יָשִׂ֑ימוּיש֑ימויָשִׂימוּישימוya.Si.muthey makeH7760AHVqi3mp א֝֗וֹרא֝֗וראוֹראור'orlightH0216HNcfsa קָר֥וֹבקר֥ובקָרוֹבקרובka.Rov[is] nearH7138HAamsa חֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃חשך\חֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃חשך\Cho.shekhdarknessH2822\H9016HNcmsa 13 If I wait for the grave as my home, I have made my bed in the darkness;
אֲ֭קַוֶּהא֭קוהאֲקַוֶּהאקוה'A.ka.vehI will hope forH6960AHVpi1cs שְׁא֣וֹלשא֣ולשְׁאוֹלשאולshe.'olSheolH7585HNcbsa בֵּיתִ֑/יבית֑/יבֵּיתִ/יבית/יbei.T/ihome/ myH1004BH9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs בַּ֝/חֹ֗שֶׁךְב֝/ח֗שךבַּ/חֹשֶׁךְב/חשךba./Cho.shekhin the/ darknessH9003H2822HRd+Ncmsa רִפַּ֥דְתִּירפ֥דתירִפַּדְתִּירפדתיri.Pad.tiI have spread outH7502HVpp1cs יְצוּעָֽ/י\׃יצוע/י\יְצוּעָֽ/י\׃יצוע/י\ye.tzu.'A/ibeds/ myH3326AH9020\H9016HNcmpc+Sp1bs 14 I have said to corruption, You are my father; to the worm, My mother and my sister!
לַ/שַּׁ֣חַתל/ש֣חתלַ/שַּׁחַתל/שחתla./Sha.chatto the/ pitH9005H7845HHRd+Ncfsa קָ֭רָאתִיק֭ראתיקָרָאתִיקראתיKa.ra.tiI have called outH7121IHVqp1cs אָ֣בִ/יא֣ב/יאָבִ/יאב/י'A.v/i[are] father/ myH0001GH9020HNcmsc+Sp1bs אָ֑תָּהא֑תהאָתָּהאתה'A.tahyouH0859AHPp2ms אִמִּ֥/יאמ֥/יאִמִּ/יאמ/י'i.M/iO mother/ myH0517H9020HNcfsc+Sp1bs וַ֝/אֲחֹתִ֗/יו֝/אחת֗/יוַ/אֲחֹתִ/יו/אחת/יva./'a.cho.T/iand/ sister/ myH9002H0269H9020HC+Ncfsc+Sp1bs לָֽ/רִמָּֽה\׃ל/רמה\לָֽ/רִמָּֽה\׃ל/רמה\La./ri.Mahto the/ maggotH9005H7415\H9016HRd+Ncfsa 15 And where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?
וְ֭/אַיֵּהו֭/איהוְ/אַיֵּהו/איהVe./'ai.yehand/ where?H9002H0346HC+Ti אֵפ֣וֹאפ֣ואֵפוֹאפו'e.FothenH0645HTj תִקְוָתִ֑/יתקות֑/יתִקְוָתִ/יתקות/יtik.va.T/i[is] hope/ myH8615BH9020HNcfsc+Sp1bs וְ֝/תִקְוָתִ֗/יו֝/תקות֗/יוְ/תִקְוָתִ/יו/תקות/יve./tik.va.T/iand/ hope/ myH9002H8615BH9020HC+Ncfsc+Sp1bs מִ֣ימ֣ימִימיmiwho?H4310HPi יְשׁוּרֶֽ/נָּה\׃ישור/נה\יְשׁוּרֶֽ/נָּה\׃ישור/נה\ye.shu.Re./nahwill he observe/ itH7789H9034\H9016HVqi3ms+Sp3fs 16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our descent together is in the dust.
בַּדֵּ֣יבד֣יבַּדֵּיבדיba.Dei[the] poles ofH0905GHNcmpc שְׁאֹ֣לשא֣לשְׁאֹלשאלshe.'OlSheolH7585HNcbsa תֵּרַ֑דְנָהתר֑דנהתֵּרַדְנָהתרדנהte.Rad.nahwill they go down?H3381HVqi3fp יַ֖חַדי֖חדיַחַדיחדYa.chadtogetherH3162AHNcmsa עָפָ֣רעפ֣רעָפָרעפר'a.Far[the] dustH6083HNcmsa