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Isaiah 19:2-16

2AndIwillstir uptheEgyptiansagainsttheEgyptians:andtheyshallfightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898everyoneH376againsthisbrotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251,andeveryoneH376againsthisneighborבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453;cityעִ֣יר'irH5892againstcityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892,andkingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467againstkingdomבְּמַמְלָכָֽה׃be.mam.la.KhahH4467.

3Andthespiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307ofEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714shallfailinthemidstH7130ofit;andIwilldestroythecounselH6098thereof:andtheyshallseekH1875untotheidolsהָֽאֱלִילִים֙ha.'e.li.LimH457,andtothecharmers,andtothemthathavefamiliarspiritsH7307,andtothewizards.

4AndIwillgiveovertheEgyptiansintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofacruellord;andafierceH5794kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428shallruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910overthem, saiththeLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5Andthewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shallfailfromtheseaמֵֽהַיָּ֑םme.hai.YamH3220,andtheriverוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104shallbewastedandbecomedryוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001.

6Andtheriversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104shallbecome foul; thestreamsofEgyptמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693shallbe diminishedanddried up; thereedsקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070andflagsshallwitheraway.

7ThemeadowsbytheNile,bythebrinkoftheNile,andallthesownfieldsoftheNile,shallbecomedryיִיבַ֥שׁyi.VashH3001,bedrivenH5086away,andbenomore.

8Andthefishersshalllamentוְאָנוּ֙ve.'a.NuH578,andalltheythatcastמַשְׁלִיכֵ֥יmash.li.KheiH7993angleintotheNileshallmournוְאָ֣בְל֔וּve.'A.ve.LuH56,andtheythatspreadוּפֹרְשֵׂ֥יu.fo.re.SeiH6566netsuponthewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shalllanguishH535.

9MoreovertheythatworkH5647incombedflaxפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593,andtheythatweaveוְאֹרְגִ֖יםve.'o.re.GimH707white cloth, shallbeconfounded.

10AndthepillarsofEgyptshallbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961brokeninpieces;alltheythatworkforhireshallbeH1961grievedinsoulנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

11TheprincesH8269ofZoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814areutterlyfoolish;thecounselH6098ofthewisestחַכְמֵי֙chakh.MeiH2450counsellorsofPharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547isbecome brutish:howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349sayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559ye untoPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,Iamthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofthewiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofancientkingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428?

12Whereאַיָּם֙'ai.YamH335thenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645arethywiseחֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khaH2450men?andletthemtellוְיַגִּ֥ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046theenow;andletthemknowוְיֵ֣דְע֔וּve.Ye.de.'UH3045whatJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathpurposedconcerningEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

13TheprincesH8269ofZoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814arebecomeנֽוֹאֲלוּ֙no.'a.LuH2973foolsH2973,theprincesH8269ofMemphisנֹ֑ףNofH5297aredeceived; theyhavecausedEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714togoH8582astrayH8582,thatarethecorner-stoneofhertribesH7626.

14Jehovahhathmingledaspiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofperversenessinthemidstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130ofher;andtheyhavecausedEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714togoH8582astrayH8582ineveryworkH4639thereof,asadrunkenH7910manstaggerethinhisvomitבְּקִיאֽוֹ׃be.ki.'OH6892.

15Neithershalltherebeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961forEgyptלְמִצְרַ֖יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714anyworkH4639,whichheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218ortailוְזָנָ֖בve.za.NavH2180, palm-branchorrush,maydo.

16Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shalltheEgyptiansbeיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961likeuntowomenH802;andtheyshalltrembleוְחָרַ֣ד׀ve.cha.RadH2729andfearH6342becauseoftheshakingofthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whichheshakethoverthem.

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