H9002–/וְ–v

I chose their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth mourners.

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

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

וְעַתָּ֤ה׀ (וְ) ve. “and”

Withered up through want and hunger, they flee into waste places long since desolate and desert:

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

They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food.

וְשֹׁ֖רֶשׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

To dwell in gloomy gorges, in caves of the earth and the rocks:

וְכֵפִֽים׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And now I am their song, yea, I am their byword.

וְ֭עַתָּה (וְ֭) Ve. “and”

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

וּ֝מִפָּנַ֗י (וּ֝) u. “and”

For he hath loosed my cord and afflicted me; so they cast off the bridle before me.

וְ֝רֶ֗סֶן (וְ֝) ve. “and”

Terrors are turned against me; they pursue mine honour as the wind; and my welfare is passed away like a cloud.

וּ֝כְעָ֗ב (וּ֝) u. “and”

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

וְעַתָּ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

The night pierceth through my bones [ergänzt: and detacheth them] from me, and my gnawing pains take no rest:

וְ֝עֹרְקַ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

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

וָאֵֽפֶר׃ (וָ) va. “and”

I cry unto thee, and thou answerest me not; I stand up, and thou lookest at me.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Thou liftest me up to the wind; thou causest me to be borne away, and dissolvest my substance.

וּ֝תְמֹגְגֵ֗נִי (וּ֝) u. “and”

For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and into the house of assemblage for all living.

וּבֵ֖ית (וּ) u. “and”

For I expected good, and there came evil; and I waited for light, but there came darkness.

וַֽאֲיַחֲלָ֥ה (וַֽ) va. “and”

My bowels well up, and rest not; days of affliction have confronted me.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

I am become a brother to jackals, and a companion of ostriches.

וְ֝רֵ֗עַ (וְ֝) ve. “and”

My skin is become black [ergänzt: and falleth] off me, and my bones are parched with heat.

וְעַצְמִי־ (וְ) ve. “and”

My harp also is [ergänzt: turned] to mourning, and my pipe into the voice of weepers.

וְ֝עֻגָבִ֗י (וְ֝) ve. “and”

I made a covenant with mine eyes; and how should I fix my regard upon a maid?

וּמָ֥ה (וּ) u. “and”

For what would have been [ergänzt: my] portion of +God from above, and what the heritage of the Almighty from on high?

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

Is not calamity for the unrighteous? and misfortune for 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, and +God will take knowledge of my blamelessness;)

וְיֵדַ֥ע (וְ) ve. “and”