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  57:1 ¶
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]. |
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57:1 ¶
The righteousº
perisheth,ºº
and noº
manº
layethºº
[it] toº
heart:º
and mercifulº
menºº
[are] taken away,ºº
noneº
consideringºº
thatº
the righteousº
is taken awayºº
fromºº
the evilº
[to come]. |
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57:2
He entereth into peace; they rest in their beds, each one that walketh in his uprightness. |
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57:2
He shall enterºº
into peace:º
they shall restºº
inº
their beds,º
[each one] walkingºº
[in] his uprightness.º |
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57:3 ¶
But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot. |
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57:3 ¶
But draw nearºº
hither,º
yeº
sonsº
of the sorceress,ºº
the seedº
of the adultererºº
and the whore.ºº |
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57:4
Against whom do ye sport yourselves? against whom make ye a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood, |
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57:4
Againstº
whomº
do ye sportºº
yourselves?º
againstº
whomº
make ye a wideºº
mouth,º
[and] draw outºº
the tongue?º
[are] yeº
notº
childrenº
of transgression,º
a seedº
of falsehood,º |
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57:5
ye that inflame yourselves among the oaks, under every green tree; that slay the children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks? |
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57:5
Enflamingºº
yourselvesº
with idolsº
underº
everyº
greenº
tree,º
slayingºº
the childrenº
in the valleysº
underº
the cliftsº
of the rocks?º |
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57:6
Among the smooth [stones] of the valley is thy portion; they, they are thy lot; even to them hast thou poured a drink-offering, thou hast offered an oblation. Shall I be appeased for these things? |
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57:6
Among the smoothº
[stones] of the streamº
[is] thy portion;º
they,º
theyº
[are] thy lot:º
evenº
to them hast thou pouredºº
a drink offering,º
thou hast offeredºº
a meat offering.º
Should I receive comfortºº
inº
these?º |
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57:7
Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice. |
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57:7
Uponº
a loftyº
and highºº
mountainº
hast thou setºº
thy bed:º
evenº
thitherº
wentest thou upºº
to offerºº
sacrifice.º |
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57:8
And behind the doors and the posts hast thou set up thy memorial: for thou hast uncovered [thyself] to another than me, and art gone up; thou hast enlarged thy bed, and made thee a covenant with them: thou lovedst their bed where thou sawest it. |
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57:8
Behindº
the doorsº
also and the postsº
hast thou set upºº
thy remembrance:º
forº
thou hast discoveredºº
[thyself to another] thanºº
me, and art gone up;ºº
thou hast enlargedºº
thy bed,º
and madeºº
thee [a covenant] withº
them; thou lovedstºº
their bedº
whereº
thou sawestºº
[it]. |
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57:9
And thou wentest to the king with oil, and didst increase thy perfumes, and didst send thine ambassadors far off, and didst debase thyself even unto Sheol. |
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57:9
And thou wentestºº
to the kingº
with ointment,º
and didst increaseºº
thy perfumes,º
and didst sendºº
thy messengersº
far off,ººº
and didst debaseºº
[thyself even] untoº
hell.º |
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57:10
Thou wast wearied with the length of thy way; yet saidst thou not, It is in vain: thou didst find a quickening of thy strength; therefore thou wast not faint. |
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57:10
Thou art weariedºº
in the greatnessº
of thy way;º
[yet] saidstºº
thou not,º
There is no hope:ºº
thou hast foundºº
the lifeº
of thine hand;º
thereforeºº
thou wast notº
grieved.ºº |
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57:11
And of whom hast thou been afraid and in fear, that thou liest, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of long time, and thou fearest me not? |
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57:11
And of whomº
hast thou been afraidºº
or feared,ºº
thatº
thou hast lied,ºº
and hast notº
rememberedºº
me, norº
laidºº
[it] toº
thy heart?º
have notº
Iº
held my peaceºº
even of old,ºº
and thou fearestºº
me not?º |
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57:12
I will declare thy righteousness; and as for thy works, they shall not profit thee. |
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57:12
Iº
will declareºº
thy righteousness,º
and thy works;º
for they shall notº
profitºº
thee. |
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57:13 ¶
When thou criest, let them that thou hast gathered deliver thee; but the wind shall take them, a breath shall carry them all away: but he that taketh refuge in me shall possess the land, and shall inherit my holy mountain. |
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57:13 ¶
When thou criest,ºº
let thy companiesº
deliverºº
thee; but the windº
shall carry them all away;ºººº
vanityº
shall takeºº
[them]: but he that putteth his trustºº
in me shall possessºº
the land,º
and shall inheritºº
my holyº
mountain;º |
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57:14
And he will say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-block out of the way of my people. |
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57:14
And shall say,ºº
Cast ye up,ºº
cast ye up,ºº
prepareºº
the way,º
take upºº
the stumblingblockº
out of the wayºº
of my people.º |
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57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite. |
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57:15
Forº
thusº
saithºº
the highºº
and lofty Oneºº
that inhabitethºº
eternity,º
whose nameº
[is] Holy;º
I dwellºº
in the highº
and holyº
[place], withº
him also [that is] of a contriteº
and humbleº
spirit,º
to reviveºº
the spiritº
of the humble,º
and to reviveºº
the heartº
of the contrite ones.ºº |
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57:16
For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made. |
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57:16
Forº
I will notº
contendºº
for ever,º
neitherº
will I be alwaysº
wroth:ººº
forº
the spiritº
should failºº
beforeºº
me, and the soulsº
[which] Iº
have made.ºº |
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57:17
For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid [my face] and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart. |
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57:17
For the iniquityº
of his covetousnessº
was I wroth,ºº
and smoteºº
him: I hidºº
me, and was wroth,ºº
and he wentº
onºº
frowardlyº
in the wayº
of his heart.º |
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57:18
I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. |
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57:18
I have seenºº
his ways,º
and will healºº
him: I will leadºº
him also, and restoreºº
comfortsº
unto him and to his mourners.º |
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57:19
I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him that is far off and to him that is near, saith Jehovah; and I will heal him. |
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57:19
I createºº
the fruitº
of the lips;º
Peace,º
peaceº
to [him that is] far off,º
and to [him that is] near,º
saithºº
the LORD;º
and I will healºº
him. |
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57:20
But the wicked are like the troubled sea; for it cannot rest, and its waters cast up mire and dirt. |
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57:20
But the wickedº
[are] like the troubledºº
sea,º
whenº
it cannotººº
rest,ºº
whose watersº
cast upºº
mireº
and dirt.º |
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57:21
There is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. |
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57:21
[There is] noº
peace,º
saithºº
my God,º
to the wicked.º |
