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Isaiah 13:17-22

17Behold,IwillstirH5782uptheMedesagainstthem,whoshallnotregardsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701,andasforgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,theyshallnotdelightיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654init.

18Andtheirbowsוּקְשָׁת֖וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198shalldashתְּרַטַּ֑שְׁנָהte.ra.Tash.nahH7376theyoungH5288menH5288inpieces;andtheyshallhavenopityתָח֥וּסta.ChusH2347onthefruitוּפְרִי־u.fe.ri-H6529ofthewombבֶ֙טֶן֙ve.tenH990;theireyeעֵינָֽם׃'ei.NamH5869shallnotsparechildren.

19AndBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894,thegloryH8597ofkingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,thebeautyH8597oftheChaldeans’כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347,shallbeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961aswhenGodאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430overthrewSodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467andGomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

20ItshallneverbeinhabitedH3427,neithershallitbedweltH3427infromgenerationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755togenerationוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755:neithershalltheArabianpitchtentיַהֵ֥לya.HelH167there;neithershallshepherdsוְרֹעִ֖יםve.ro.'ImH7462maketheirflockstolieיַרְבִּ֥צוּyar.Bi.tzuH7257downthere.

21But wild beastsofthedesertshalllieוְרָבְצוּ־ve.ra.ve.tzu-H7257there;andtheirhousesH1004shallbefullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390ofdoleful creatures;andostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֔הya.'a.NahH3284shalldwellוְשָׁ֤כְנוּve.Sha.khe.nuH7931there,andwildgoatsוּשְׂעִירִ֖יםu.se.'i.RimH8163shalldancethere.

22Andwolvesshallcryintheircastles,andjackalsוְתַנִּ֖יםve.ta.NimH8577inthepleasantpalacesH1964:andhertimeעִתָּ֔הּ'i.TahH6256isneartocomeH935,andherdaysוְיָמֶ֖יהָve.ya.Mei.haH3117shallnotbeprolongedיִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃yi.ma.She.khuH4900.

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