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1. The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity;
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1. The righteous H6662 perisheth H6 , and no H369 man H376 layeth H7760 it to H5921 heart H3820 : and merciful H2617 men H376 are taken away H622 , none H369 considering H995 that H3588 the righteous H6662 is taken away H622 from H4480 H6440 the evil H7451 to come .
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2. he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.
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2. He shall enter H935 into peace H7965 : they shall rest H5117 in H5921 their beds H4904 , each one walking H1980 in his uprightness H5228 .
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3. But you, draw near, sons of the sorceress, offspring of the adulterer and the loose woman.
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3. But draw near H7126 hither H2008 , ye H859 sons H1121 of the sorceress H6049 , the seed H2233 of the adulterer H5003 and the whore H2181 .
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4. Whom are you mocking? Against whom do you open your mouth wide and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, the offspring of deceit,
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4. Against H5921 whom H4310 do ye sport yourselves H6026 ? against H5921 whom H4310 make ye a wide H7337 mouth H6310 , and draw out H748 the tongue H3956 ? are ye H859 not H3808 children H3206 of transgression H6588 , a seed H2233 of falsehood H8267 ,
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5. you who burn with lust among the oaks, under every green tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?
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5. Inflaming yourselves H2552 with idols H410 under H8478 every H3605 green H7488 tree H6086 , slaying H7819 the children H3206 in the valleys H5158 under H8478 the clefts H5585 of the rocks H5553 ?
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6. Among the smooth stones of the valley is your portion; they, they, are your lot; to them you have poured out a drink offering, you have brought a grain offering. Shall I relent for these things?
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6. Among the smooth H2511 stones of the stream H5158 is thy portion H2506 ; they H1992 , they H1992 are thy lot H1486 : even H1571 to them hast thou poured H8210 a drink offering H5262 , thou hast offered H5927 a meat offering H4503 . Should I receive comfort H5162 in H5921 these H428 ?
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7. On a high and lofty mountain you have set your bed, and there you went up to offer sacrifice.
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7. Upon H5921 a lofty H1364 and high H5375 mountain H2022 hast thou set H7760 thy bed H4904 : even H1571 thither H8033 wentest thou up H5927 to offer H2076 sacrifice H2077 .
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8. Behind the door and the doorpost you have set up your memorial; for, deserting me, you have uncovered your bed, you have gone up to it, you have made it wide; and you have made a covenant for yourself with them, you have loved their bed, you have looked on nakedness.
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8. Behind H310 the doors H1817 also and the posts H4201 hast thou set up H7760 thy remembrance H2146 : for H3588 thou hast discovered H1540 thyself to another than H4480 H854 me , and art gone up H5927 ; thou hast enlarged H7337 thy bed H4904 , and made H3772 thee a covenant with H4480 them ; thou lovedst H157 their bed H4904 where H3027 thou sawest H2372 it .
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9. You journeyed to the king with oil and multiplied your perfumes; you sent your envoys far off, and sent down even to Sheol.
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9. And thou wentest H7788 to the king H4428 with ointment H8081 , and didst increase H7235 thy perfumes H7547 , and didst send H7971 thy messengers H6735 far off H5704 H4480 H7350 , and didst debase H8213 thyself even unto H5704 hell H7585 .
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10. You were wearied with the length of your way, but you did not say, "It is hopeless"; you found new life for your strength, and so you were not faint.
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10. Thou art wearied H3021 in the greatness H7230 of thy way H1870 ; yet saidst H559 thou not H3808 , There is no hope H2976 : thou hast found H4672 the life H2416 of thine hand H3027 ; therefore H5921 H3651 thou wast not H3808 grieved H2470 .
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11. Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not lay it to heart? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and you do not fear me?
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11. And of whom H4310 hast thou been afraid H1672 or feared H3372 , that H3588 thou hast lied H3576 , and hast not H3808 remembered H2142 me, nor H3808 laid H7760 it to H5921 thy heart H3820 ? have not H3808 I H589 held my peace H2814 even of old H4480 H5769 , and thou fearest H3372 me not H3808 ?
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12. I will declare your righteousness and your deeds, but they will not profit you.
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12. I H589 will declare H5046 thy righteousness H6666 , and thy works H4639 ; for they shall not H3808 profit H3276 thee.
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13. When you cry out, let your collection of idols deliver you! The wind will carry them off, a breath will take them away. But he who takes refuge in me shall possess the land and shall inherit my holy mountain.
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13. When thou criest H2199 , let thy companies H6899 deliver H5337 thee ; but the wind H7307 shall carry them all away H5375 H853 H3605 ; vanity H1892 shall take H3947 them : but he that putteth his trust H2620 in me shall possess H5157 the land H776 , and shall inherit H3423 my holy H6944 mountain H2022 ;
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14. And it shall be said, "Build up, build up, prepare the way, remove every obstruction from my people's way."
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14. And shall say H559 , Cast ye up H5549 , cast ye up H5549 , prepare H6437 the way H1870 , take up H7311 the stumblingblock H4383 out of the way H4480 H1870 of my people H5971 .
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15. For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
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15. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the high H7311 and lofty One H5375 that inhabiteth H7931 eternity H5703 , whose name H8034 is Holy H6918 ; I dwell H7931 in the high H4791 and holy H6918 place , with H854 him also that is of a contrite H1793 and humble H8217 spirit H7307 , to revive H2421 the spirit H7307 of the humble H8217 , and to revive H2421 the heart H3820 of the contrite ones H1792 .
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16. For I will not contend forever, nor will I always be angry; for the spirit would grow faint before me, and the breath of life that I made.
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16. For H3588 I will not H3808 contend H7378 forever H5769 , neither H3808 will I be always wroth H7107 H5331 : for H3588 the spirit H7307 should fail H5848 before H4480 H6440 me , and the souls H5397 which I H589 have made H6213 .
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17. Because of the iniquity of his unjust gain I was angry, I struck him; I hid my face and was angry, but he went on backsliding in the way of his own heart.
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17. For the iniquity H5771 of his covetousness H1215 was I wroth H7107 , and smote H5221 him : I hid H5641 me , and was wroth H7107 , and he went H1980 on frowardly H7726 in the way H1870 of his heart H3820 .
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18. I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and restore comfort to him and his mourners,
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18. I have seen H7200 his ways H1870 , and will heal H7495 him : I will lead H5148 him also , and restore H7999 comforts H5150 unto him and to his mourners H57 .
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19. creating the fruit of the lips. Peace, peace, to the far and to the near," says the LORD, "and I will heal him.
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19. I create H1254 the fruit H5108 of the lips H8193 ; Peace H7965 , peace H7965 to him that is far off H7350 , and to him that is near H7138 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 ; and I will heal H7495 him.
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20. But the wicked are like the tossing sea; for it cannot be quiet, and its waters toss up mire and dirt.
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20. But the wicked H7563 are like the troubled H1644 sea H3220 , when H3588 it cannot H3201 H3808 rest H8252 , whose waters H4325 cast up H1644 mire H7516 and dirt H2916 .
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21. There is no peace," says my God, "for the wicked."
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21. There is no H369 peace H7965 , saith H559 my God H430 , to the wicked H7563 .
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