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Isaiah 21:1-10

1TheburdenH4853ofthewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057oftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220.AswhirlwindsintheSouthבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ba.Ne.gevH5045sweepthrough,itcomethfromthewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057,fromaterriblelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

2Agrievousvisionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380isdeclaredH5046untome;thetreacherousH898mandealethtreacherouslyH898,andthedestroyerH7703destroyeth.Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927up, OElamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867; besiege, OMediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074;allthesighingH585thereofhaveImadetoceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

3ThereforeH3651aremyloinsמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975filledH4390withanguishחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479; pangshavetakenH270holdH270uponme,asthepangsofawomanintravail:Iam painedsoH3651thatIcannothearמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085;IamdismayedH926soH3651thatIcannotseeמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200.

4Myheartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824fluttereth,horrorhath affrightedme;thetwilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399thatIdesired hath beenturnedintotremblinguntome.

5TheyprepareH6186thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979,theysetH6965thewatch,theyeatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398,theydrinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354:riseH6965up, yeprincesH8269,anointH4886theshieldמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043.

6Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541haththeLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136saidH559untome, Go,setH5975awatchmanהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.PehH6822;lethimdeclareH5046whatheseeth:

7andwhenheseethatroop,horsemenH6571inpairsצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776,atroopofasses,atroopofcamelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581,heshall hearken diligentlywithmuchH7227heed.

8Andhecriedasalionאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738:OLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,Istandעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975continuallyתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548uponthewatch-towerintheday-time,andamsetH5324inmywardwholenightsהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915;

9and,behold,hereH2009comethatroopofmenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,horsemenH6571inpairsצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776.AndheansweredandsaidH559,FallenH5307,fallenH5307isBabylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;andallthegravenimagesofhergodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430arebrokenH7665untothegroundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

10OthoumythreshingH1637,andthegrainofmyfloorגָּרְנִ֑יga.re.NiH1637!thatwhichIhaveheardH8085fromJehovahofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,haveIdeclaredH5046untoyou.

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