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Isaiah 29:9-17

9Tarry yeandwonder; takeyourpleasureandbeblindH8173:theyaredrunken,butnotwithwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196;theystaggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,butnotwithstrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH7941.

10ForJehovahhath pouredoutuponyouthespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofdeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639,andhathclosedyoureyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;andyourheadsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,theseersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374, hathhecoveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680.

11Andallvisionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380isbecomeוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961untoyouasthewordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697ofabookH5612thatissealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856,whichmendelivertooneH2088thatislearned,sayingH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this,Ipraythee;andhesaith,Icannot,foritissealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856:

12andthebookH5612isdeliveredtohimthatisnotlearned,sayingH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this,Ipraythee;andhesaith,Iamnotlearned.

13AndtheLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidH559, Forasmuchasthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971drawH5066nigh untome,andwiththeirmouthבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310andwiththeirlipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193dohonorכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513me,buthaveremovedH7368theirheartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368fromme,andtheirfearH3373ofmeisacommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687ofmenH376whichhathbeenH1961taughtH3925them;

14thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillproceedtodoamarvellous workamongthispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,evenamarvellous workandawonder;andthewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451oftheirwiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450menshallperishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,andtheunderstandingנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995oftheirprudentmenshallbehidH5641.

15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945untothemthathideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641deepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009theircounselH6098fromJehovah,andwhoseworksH4639areinthedarkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285,andthatsayH559,Whoseethus?andwhoknowethus?

16Yeturnthingsupsidedown!ShallthepotterH3335beesteemedH2803asclay;thatthethingmadeH6213shouldsayH559ofhimthatmadeH6213it,HemadeH6213menot;orthethingformedH3335sayH559ofhimthatformedH3335it,HehathnounderstandingH995?

17Isitnotyetעוֹד֙'OdH5750averylittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592while,andLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844shallbeturnedוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725intoafruitfulfield,andthefruitfulfieldshallbeesteemedH2803asaforestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?

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