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1. "The man who is right and good dies, and no one cares. Very good men are taken away, while no one understands. But the man who is right with God is taken away from what is sinful,
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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. and goes where there is peace. They have rest in their graves, each one who walked in the right way.
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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 come here, you sons of a witch, children of a man who does sex sins and a woman who sells the use of her body.
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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. Against whom are you making fun? Against whom do you open your mouth wide and put out your tongue? Are you not children of sin, the young ones of lies?
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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 burn with desire with your false gods under every green tree. You put your children on the altar of your false gods in the valleys under high rocks that hang over.
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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. Your part is among the smooth stones of the valley. They are what you get. You have poured out drink gifts to them and given grain gifts. Should I be pleased about 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. You have made your bed on a high mountain. And you went up there to give your gifts in worship.
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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. You have put up your false gods behind the door on the other side. You have turned away from Me and have taken the covering off yourself. You have gone up and made your bed wide. You have made an agreement for yourselves with them. You have loved their bed, and have looked upon their bodies.
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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 have traveled to the king with oil and much perfume. You have sent your men with gifts a very long way, and made them go down to the place of the dead.
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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 tired because your road was so long, yet you did not say, 'There is no hope.' You found new strength, so you did not become weak.
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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. "Of whom were you afraid, when you lied, and did not remember Me or think about Me? Have I not been quiet for a long time, so you are not afraid of 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 make known how right you are and what you have done, but it will not help 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 the false gods that you have take you out of trouble. The wind will carry them away. A breath will take them away. But he who comes to Me to be safe will receive the land. My holy mountain will be his."
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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. It will be said, "Build up, build up, make the way ready. Take everything out of the way of My people."
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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 the high and honored One Who lives forever, Whose name is Holy, says, "I live in the high and holy place. And I also live with those who are sorry for their sins and have turned from them and are not proud. I give new strength to the spirit of those without pride, and also to those whose hearts are sorry for their sins.
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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. I will keep on fighting against you, and will not always be angry, for then your spirit would become weak before Me, the ones to whom I gave life.
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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 sin of his desire to get more of everything, I was angry. I punished him and hid My face in anger. He went on sinning, following 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 and will heal him. I will lead him and give comfort to him and to those who have sorrow for him.
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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. I will make the lips to praise. Peace, peace to him who is far and to him who is 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 sinful are like the troubled sea, for it cannot rest. Its waters throw up mud 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 sinful."
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21. There is no H369 peace H7965 , saith H559 my God H430 , to the wicked H7563 .
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