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Isaiah 28:7-29

7AndeventhesereelH7686withwineבַּיַּ֣יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196,andstaggerתָּע֑וּta.'UH8582withstrongוּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רu.va.she.KharH7941drinkבַשֵּׁכָ֜רva.she.KharH7941;thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548andtheprophetוְנָבִיא֩ve.na.Vi'H5030reelH7686withstrongהַשֵּׁכָ֔רha.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,theyareswallowedH1104upofwineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,theystaggerתָּעוּ֙ta.'UH8582withstrongH7941drinkH7941;theyerrH8582invision,theystumbleinjudgment.

8ForalltablesH7979arefullמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390ofvomitקִ֣יאki'H6892andfilthiness,sothatthereisnoplaceH4725clean.

9Whomwillheteachיוֹרֶ֣הyo.RehH3384knowledgeדֵעָ֔הde.'AhH1844?andwhomwillhemaketounderstandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995themessageשְׁמוּעָ֑הshe.mu.'AhH8052?themthatareweanedגְּמוּלֵי֙ge.mu.LeiH1580fromthemilkמֵֽחָלָ֔בme.cha.LavH2461,anddrawnfromthebreastsמִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Da.yimH7699?

10Foritisprecept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line;herealittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191,therealittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191.

11Nay,butbymenofstrangelipsשָׂפָ֔הsa.FahH8193andwithanothertongueוּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןu.ve.la.ShonH3956willhespeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696tothispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971;

12towhomhesaidH559,Thisistherestהָנִ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117,giveH5117yerestH5117tohimthatiswearyלֶֽעָיֵ֔ףle.'a.YefH5889;andthisistherefreshing:yettheywouldאָב֖וּא'a.Vu'H14nothearH8085.

13Thereforeshallthewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahbeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961untothempreceptuponprecept, preceptuponprecept;lineuponline,lineuponline;herealittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191,therealittleזְעֵ֣ירze.'EirH2191;thattheymaygo,andfallbackwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268,andbeH1961brokenH7665,andsnared,andtakenH3920.

14Whereforehearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah, ye scoffers,thatruleH4910thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971thatisinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

15BecauseyehavesaidH559,WehavemadeH6213acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194,andwithSheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585areweatagreement;whentheoverflowingשׁוֹטֵ֤ףsho.TefH7857scourgeshallpassיַֽעֲבֹר֙a.varH5674through,itshallnotcomeיְבוֹאֵ֔נוּye.vo.'E.nuH935untous;forwehavemadeH6213liesH8267ourrefugeמַחְסֵ֖נוּmach.Se.nuH4268,andunderfalsehoodH8267havewehidH5641ourselves:

16thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Behold,IlayinZionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726forafoundationastoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,atriedstoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,apreciousH3368corner-stoneH68ofsurefoundation:hethatbelievethshallnotbeinhaste.

17AndIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941theline,andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666theplummet;andthehailבָרָד֙va.RadH1259shallsweepawaytherefugeמַחְסֵ֣הmach.SehH4268ofliesH3577,andthewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shalloverflowיִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃yish.To.fuH7857thehiding-place.

18Andyourcovenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285withdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194shallbeH1961annulled,andyouragreementwithSheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585shallnotstandתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965;whentheoverflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752shallpassיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674through,thenyeshallbeH1961troddendownbyit.

19Asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767asitpasseththrough,itshalltakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947you;formorningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242bymorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242shallitpassH5674through,bydayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117andbynightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָהu.va.La.ye.lahH3915:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961noughtbutterrortounderstandהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995themessageשְׁמוּעָֽה׃she.mu.'AhH8052.

20Forthebedisshorterthanthataman canstretchhimself onit; andthecoveringnarrowerthanthathecanwraphimselfinit.

21ForJehovahwillriseH6965upasinmountPerazim,hewillbewrothasinthevalleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010ofGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391;thathemaydohisworkH4639,hisstrangeזָ֣רzarH2114workH4639,andbringtopasshisactH6213,hisstrangeH2114actH6213.

22NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258beyenotscoffers,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yourbondsbemadeH2388strongיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388;foradecreeofdestructionכָלָ֨הkha.LahH3617haveIheardH8085fromtheLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,uponthewholeearthH776.

23Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238yeearH238,andhearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963; hearken,andhearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085myspeech.

24Dothhethatplowethtosowלִזְרֹ֑עַliz.Ro.a'H2232plowH2790continually? dothhecontinuallyopenH6605andharrowוִֽישַׂדֵּ֖דvi.sa.DedH7702hisgroundH127?

25Whenhehath levelledthefaceH6440thereof, dothhenotcast abroadthefitches,andscatterוְהֵפִ֥יץve.he.FitzH6327thecummin,andputוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760inthewheatחִטָּ֤הchi.TahH2406inrows,andthebarleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֣הu.se.'o.RahH8184intheappointedH7760placeH7760,andthespeltוְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתve.khu.Se.metH3698intheborder thereof?

26ForhisGodאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430dothinstructH3384himaright,anddothteachיוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃yo.Re.nuH3384him.

27Forthefitchesarenotthreshedי֣וּדַשׁYu.dashH1758withasharpthreshingH1758instrument,neitherisacartעֲגָלָ֔ה'a.ga.LahH5699wheelוְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212turnedיוּסָּ֑בyu.SavH5437aboutuponthecummin;butthefitchesarebeatenoutwithastaffבַמַּטֶּ֛הva.ma.TehH4294,andthecumminwitharodבַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ba.Sha.vetH7626.

28Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899grainisground;forhewillnotbealwaysthreshingH1758it:andthoughthewheelofhiscartעֶגְלָת֛וֹeg.la.ToH5699andhishorsesscatterit,hedothnotgrindit.

29Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571comethforthH3318fromJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whoiswonderfulהִפְלִ֣יאhif.Li'H6381incounselעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6098,andexcellentinwisdomתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ סtu.shi.YahH8454.

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