H9002–/וְ–v

I chose out their way, and sat [ergänzt: as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.

וְאֵשֵׁ֪ב (וְ) ve. “so”וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן (וְ֭) Ve. “so”

But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, Whose fathers I disdained to set with the dogs of my flock.

וְעַתָּ֤ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

They are gaunt with want and famine; They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.

וּבְכָפָ֗ן (וּ) u. “and”וּמְשֹׁאָֽה׃ (וּ) u. “and”

They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food.

וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.

וְכֵפִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now I am become their song, Yea, I am a byword unto them.

וְ֭עַתָּה (וְ֭) Ve. “and”

They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, And spare not to spit in my face.

וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י (וּ֝) u. “and”

For he hath loosed his cord, and afflicted me; And they have cast off the bridle before me.

וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Terrors are turned upon me; They chase mine honor as the wind; And my welfare is passed away as a cloud.

וּ֝כְעָ֗ב (וּ֝) u. “and”

And now my soul is poured out within me; Days of affliction have taken hold upon me.

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

In the night season my bones are pierced in me, And the [ergänzt: pains] that gnaw me take no rest.

וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

He hath cast me into the mire, And I am become like dust and ashes.

וָאֵֽפֶר׃ (וָ) va. “and”

I cry unto thee, and thou dost not answer me: I stand up, and thou gazest at me.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride [ergänzt: upon it]; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.

וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי (וּ֝) u. “and”

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, And to the house appointed for all living.

וּבֵ֖ית (וּ) u. “and”

When I looked for good, then evil came; And when I waited for light, there came darkness.

וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

My heart is troubled, and resteth not; Days of affliction are come upon me.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

I am a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches.

וְ֝רֵ֗עַ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

My skin is black, [ergänzt: and falleth] from me, And my bones are burned with heat.

וְעַצְמִי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Therefore is my harp [ergänzt: turned] to mourning, And my pipe into the voice of them that weep.

וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

I made a covenant with mine eyes; How then should I look upon a virgin?

וּמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

For what is the portion from God above, And the heritage from the Almighty on high?

וּמֶ֤ה׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת (וְֽ) ve. “and”

Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, And disaster to the workers of iniquity?

וְ֝נֵ֗כֶר (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Doth not he see my ways, And number all my steps?

וְֽכָל־ (וְֽ) ve. “and”

(Let me be weighed in an even balance, That God may know mine integrity);

וְיֵדַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”