And he took up
nasa' (naw-saw')
to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absol. and rel. (as follows)
his parable
mashal (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.
and said
'amar (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Alas
'owy (o'-ee)
lamentation; also interjectionally Oh! -- alas, woe.
who shall live
chayah (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
when God
'el (ale)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
doeth
suwm (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
this