Zophar sheweth the state and portion of the wicked.
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Then answered°°
Xôfar
צוֹפַר°
the
Na`ámäŧî
נַעֲמָתִי,°
and said,°° |
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20:1 ¶
Then answered Tzofar the Naamathi, and said, |
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20:2
Therefore°
do my thoughts°
cause me to answer,°°
and for°
[this] I make haste.°° |
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20:2
Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for [this] I make haste. |
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20:3
I have heard°°
the check°
of my reproach,°
and the spirit°
of my understanding°°
causeth me to answer.°° |
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20:3
I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer. |
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20:4
Knowest°°
thou [not] this°
of°
old,°
since°
man°
was placed°°
upon°
earth,° |
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20:4
Knowest thou [not] this of old, since man was placed upon earth, |
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20:5
That°
the triumphing°
of the wicked°
[is] short,°°
and the joy°
of the hypocrite°
[but] for°
a moment?° |
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20:5
That the triumphing of the wicked [is] short, and the joy of the hypocrite [but] for a moment? |
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20:6
Though°
his excellency°
mount up°°
to the heavens,°
and his head°
reach°°
unto the clouds;° |
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20:6
Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds; |
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20:7
[Yet] he shall perish°°
for ever°
like his own dung:°
they which have seen°°
him shall say,°°
Where°
[is] he? |
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20:7
[Yet] he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where [is] he? |
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20:8
He shall fly away°°
as a dream,°
and shall not°
be found:°°
yea, he shall be chased away°°
as a vision°
of the night.° |
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20:8
He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night. |
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20:9
The eye°
also [which] saw°°
him shall [see him] no°
more;°°
neither°
shall his place°
any more°
behold°°
him. |
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20:9
The eye also [which] saw him shall [see him] no more; neither shall his place any more behold him. |
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20:10
His children°
shall seek to please°°
the poor,°
and his hands°
shall restore°°
their goods.° |
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20:10
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods. |
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20:11
His bones°
are full°°
[of the sin] of his youth,°
which shall lie down°°
with°
him in°
the dust.° |
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20:11
His bones are full [of the sin] of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust. |
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20:12
Though°
wickedness°
be sweet°°
in his mouth,°
[though] he hide°°
it under°
his tongue;° |
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20:12
Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, [though] he hide it under his tongue; |
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20:13
[Though] he spare°°°
it, and forsake°°
it not;°
but keep it still°°
within°
his mouth:° |
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20:13
[Though] he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth: |
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20:14
[Yet] his meat°
in his bowels°
is turned,°°
[it is] the gall°
of asps°
within°
him. |
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20:14
[Yet] his meat in his bowels is turned, [it is] the gall of asps within him. |
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20:15
He hath swallowed down°°
riches,°
and he shall vomit them up again:°°
´Ël
אֵל°
shall cast them out°°
of°
his belly.° |
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20:15
He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: El shall cast them out of his belly. |
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20:16
He shall suck°°
the poison°
of asps:°
the viper's°
tongue°
shall slay°°
him. |
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20:16
He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. |
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20:17
He shall not°
see°°
the rivers,°
the floods,°
the brooks°
of honey°
and butter.° |
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20:17
He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter. |
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That which he laboured°
for°
shall he restore,°°
and shall not°
swallow [it] down:°°
according to [his] substance°
[shall] the restitution°
[be], and he shall not°
rejoice°°
[therein]. |
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That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow [it] down: according to [his] substance [shall] the restitution [be], and he shall not rejoice [therein]. |
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20:19
Because°
he hath oppressed°°
[and] hath forsaken°°
the poor;°
[because] he hath violently taken away°°
an house°
which he builded°°
not;° |
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Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken the poor; [because] he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; |
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Surely°
he shall not°
feel°°
quietness°
in his belly,°
he shall not°
save°°
of that which he desired.°° |
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20:20
Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. |
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There shall none°
of his meat°
be left;°
therefore°°
shall no°
man look°°
for his goods.° |
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20:21
There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. |
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20:22
In the fulness°°°°
of his sufficiency°
he shall be in straits:°°
every°
hand°
of the wicked°
shall come°°
upon him. |
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In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him. |
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[When] he°
is about to fill°°
his belly,°
[´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים] shall cast°°
the fury°
of his wrath°
upon him, and shall rain°°
[it] upon°
him while he is eating.° |
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20:23
[When] he is about to fill his belly, [Elohim] shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain [it] upon him while he is eating. |
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He shall flee°°
from the iron°
weapon,°°
[and] the bow°
of steel°
shall strike him through.°° |
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20:24
He shall flee from the iron weapon, [and] the bow of steel shall strike him through. |
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It is drawn,°°
and cometh out°°
of the body;°°
yea, the glittering sword°
cometh°
out°°
of his gall:°°
terrors°
[are] upon°
him. |
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It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors [are] upon him. |
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All°
darkness°
[shall be] hid°°
in his secret places:°°
a fire°
not°
blown°°
shall consume°°
him; it shall go ill°°°
with him that is left°
in his tabernacle.° |
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20:26
All darkness [shall be] hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle. |
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20:27
The heaven°
shall reveal°°
his iniquity;°
and the earth°
shall rise up°°
against him. |
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20:27
The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him. |
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The increase°
of his house°
shall depart,°°
[and his goods] shall flow away°°
in the day°
of his wrath.° |
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20:28
The increase of his house shall depart, [and his goods] shall flow away in the day of his wrath. |
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This°
[is] the portion°
of a wicked°
man°
from
´Élöhîm
אֱלֹהִים,°°
and the heritage°
appointed°
unto him by
´Ël
אֵל.°° |
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This [is] the portion of a wicked man from Elohim, and the heritage appointed unto him by El. |
