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Isaiah 30

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945totherebelliousסֽוֹרְרִים֙so.RimH5637children, saithJehovah,thattakecounselH6098,butnotofme;andthatmakeH6213aleague,butnotofmySpiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,thattheymayaddסְפ֥וֹתse.FotH5595sinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403tosinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403,

2thatsetouttogoהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980downintoEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andhavenotaskedH7592atmymouthוּפִ֖יu.FiH6310;tostrengthen themselvesinthestrengthofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,andtotakeH2620refugeוְלַחְס֖וֹתve.lach.SotH2620intheshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!

3ThereforeshallthestrengthofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547beH1961yourshameלְבֹ֑שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322,andtherefugeמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581intheshadowבְּצֵל־be.tzel-H6738ofEgyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714yourconfusion.

4FortheirprincesH8269areatZoanבְצֹ֖עַןve.Tzo.'anH6814,andtheirambassadorsarecometoHanes.

5Theyshallallbeashamedbecauseofapeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971thatcannotprofitיוֹעִ֣ילוּyo.'I.luH3276them,thatarenotahelpלְעֵ֙זֶר֙le.'E.zerH5828norprofitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276,butashameלְבֹ֖שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322,andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571areproachלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סle.cher.PahH2781.

6TheburdenH4853ofthebeastsoftheSouthH5045.Throughthelandבְּאֶרֶץ֩be.'e.RetzH776oftroubleצָרָ֨הtza.RahH6869andanguish,fromwhence comethelionessלָבִ֧יאla.Vi'H3833andthelionוָלַ֣יִשׁva.La.yishH3918,theviperאֶפְעֶה֙'ef.'EhH660andfiery flying serpent,theycarryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375theirrichesupontheshouldersכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802ofyoungasses,andtheirtreasuresH214uponthehumpsofcamelsגְּמַלִּים֙ge.ma.LimH1581,toapeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971thatshallnotprofitיוֹעִֽילוּ׃yo.'I.luH3276them.

7ForEgyptוּמִצְרַ֕יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714helpethinvain,andtono purpose:thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651haveIcalledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121herRahabרַ֥הַבRa.havH7293thatsitteth still.

8Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258goבּ֣וֹאBo'H935,writeכָתְבָ֥הּkha.te.VahH3789itbeforethemonatabletל֛וּחַLu.achH3871,andinscribeחֻקָּ֑הּchu.KahH2710itinabookH5612,thatitmaybeוּתְהִי֙u.te.HiH1961forthetimetocomeH935foreverH5769andeverH5769.

9ForitisarebelliousH4805peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971, lyingchildren,childrenthatwillnothearשְׁמ֖וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085thelawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451ofJehovah;

10thatsayH559totheseersוְלַ֣חֹזִ֔יםve.La.cho.ZimH2374,Seeתִרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200not;andtotheprophets,Prophesynotuntousrightthings,speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696untoussmooththings,prophesydeceits,

11getyououtofthewayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,turnס֚וּרוּSu.ruH5493asideH5493outofthepathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734, causetheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478toceaseהַשְׁבִּ֥יתוּhash.Bi.tuH7673frombeforeus.

12Whereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saiththeHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH2088ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Becauseyedespisethiswordבַּדָּבָ֣רba.da.VarH1697,andtrustוַֽתִּבְטְחוּ֙va.tiv.te.ChuH982inoppressionבְּעֹ֣שֶׁקbe.'O.shekH6233andperverseness,andrelyH982thereon;

13thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisiniquityהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771shallbeH1961toyouasabreachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556readytofallנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307, swellingoutinahighנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,whosebreaking comethsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597inaninstantH6621.

14Andheshallbreakוּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahH7665itasapotter’sיוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.RimH3335vesselisbrokenH7665,breakingH7665itinpieceswithoutsparingH2550;sothatthereshallnotbefoundH4672amongthepiecesthereofasherdwherewithtotakefireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784fromthehearth,ortodipupwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325outofthecistern.

15Forthusכֹֽה־khoh-H3541saidאָמַר֩'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Inreturningandrestshallyebeתִּהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961savedH3467;inquietnessH8252andinconfidenceshallbeH1961yourstrengthגְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.KhemH1369.Andyewouldאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14not:

16butyesaidH559,No,forwewillfleeנָנ֖וּסna.NusH5127uponhorsesס֥וּסsusH5483;thereforeH3651shallyefleeתְּנוּס֑וּןte.nu.SunH5127:and,Wewillrideנִרְכָּ֔בnir.KavH7392upontheswiftקַ֣לkalH7031;thereforeH3651shalltheythatpursueרֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ro.de.fei.KhemH7291youbeswiftH7031.

17Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shallfleeתָּנֻ֑סוּta.Nu.suH5127atthethreatגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606ofoneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259;atthethreatגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606offiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568shallyefleeH5127:tillyebeleftH3498asabeaconuponthetopרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218ofamountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,andasanensignonahillH2022.

18Andthereforeוְלָכֵ֞ןve.la.KhenH3651willJehovahwaitH2442,thathemaybegracious untoyou;andthereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651willhebeexaltedH7311,thathemayhavemercyH7355uponyou:forJehovahisaGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941;blessedarealltheythatwaitH2442forhim.

19Forthepeopleעַ֛ם'amH5971shalldwellיֵשֵׁ֖בye.ShevH3427inZionבְּצִיּ֥וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; thou shaltweepH1058nomore;hewillsurelybegracious unto theeatthevoiceH6963ofthycryH2201;whenheshallhearכְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹke.sha.me.'a.ToH8085,hewillanswerעָנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH6030thee.

20AndthoughtheLordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136giveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414youthebreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899ofadversityandthewaterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325ofaffliction,yetH5750shallnotthy teachersbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961hiddenanymore,butthineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shallseeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200thy teachers;

21andthineearsוְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241shallhearתִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nahH8085awordדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697behindthee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thisisthewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,walkyeinit;whenye turntotheright hand,andwhenye turntotheleft.

22AndyeshalldefileH2930theoverlayingH6826ofthygravenimagesofsilverכַסְפֶּ֔ךָkhas.Pe.khaH3701,andtheplatingofthy moltenimagesofgoldזְהָבֶ֑ךָze.ha.Ve.khaH2091: thou shalt castthemawayasanuncleanוְטִמֵּאתֶ֗םve.ti.me.TemH2930thing; thou shaltsayתֹּ֥אמַרTo.marH559untoit,Getthee hence.

23Andhewillgiveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414therainמְטַ֨רme.TarH4306forthyseedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233, wherewith thou shaltsowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232thegroundהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127;andbreadH3899oftheincreaseofthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,anditshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961fatandplenteous.Inthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shallthycattlefeedH7462inlargeH7337pastures;

24theoxenlikewiseandtheyoungassesthattillthegroundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127shalleatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398savory provender,whichhathbeenwinnowedזֹרֶ֥הzo.RehH2219withtheshovelandwiththefork.

25Andthereshallbeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961uponeveryloftymountainהַ֣רharH2022,anduponeveryhighגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364hillH2022, brooksandstreamsפְּלָגִ֖יםpe.la.GimH6388ofwatersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,inthedayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117ofthegreatרָ֔בRavH7227slaughterהֶ֣רֶגHe.regH2027,whenthetowersמִגְדָּלִֽים׃mig.da.LimH4026fallבִּנְפֹ֖לbin.FolH5307.

26Moreoverthelightאֽוֹר־'or-H216ofthemoonהַלְּבָנָה֙ha.le.va.NahH3842shallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961asthelightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216ofthesunהַֽחַמָּ֔הha.cha.MahH2535,andthelightוְא֤וֹרve.'orH216ofthesunהַֽחַמָּה֙ha.cha.MahH2535shallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961sevenfoldשִׁבְעָתַ֔יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659,asthelightכְּא֖וֹרke.'orH216ofsevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,inthedayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117thatJehovahbindethupthehurtofhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andhealeththestrokeoftheirwoundH4347.

27Behold,thenameשֵׁם־shem-H8034ofJehovahcomethfromfar,burningwithhisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639,andinthick risingsmoke:hislipsשְׂפָתָיו֙se.fa.TavH8193arefullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390ofindignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195,andhistongueוּלְשׁוֹנ֖וֹu.le.sho.NoH3956isasadevouringH398fireכְּאֵ֥שׁke.'EshH784;

28andhisbreathוְרוּח֞וֹve.ru.ChoH7307isasanoverflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857stream,thatreachethevenuntotheneckצַוָּ֣ארtza.VarH6677,tosiftthenationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471withthesieveofdestruction:andabridlethatcausethtoerrH8582shallbeinthejawsלְחָיֵ֥יle.cha.YeiH3895ofthepeoplesH5971.

29Yeshallhaveasongהַשִּׁיר֙ha.ShirH7892asinthenightכְּלֵ֖ילke.LeilH3915whenaholyH6942feastH2282iskept;andgladnessוְשִׂמְחַ֣תve.sim.ChatH8057ofheartלֵבָ֗בle.VavH3824,aswhenonegoethwithapipetocomeH935untothemountainבְהַר־ve.har-H2022ofJehovah,totheRockצ֥וּרtzurH6697ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

30AndJehovahwillcausehisgloriousvoiceקוֹל֗וֹko.LoH6963tobeheardוְהִשְׁמִ֨יעַve.hish.Mi.a'H8085,andwillshowיַרְאֶ֔הyar.'EhH7200thelightingdownofhisarmזְרוֹעוֹ֙ze.ro.'OH2220,withtheindignationofhisangerאַ֔ף'AfH639,andtheflameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851ofadevouringH398fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784,withablast,andtempest,andhailstones.

31Forthroughthevoiceמִקּ֥וֹלmi.KolH6963ofJehovahshalltheAssyrianbedismayedH2865;withhisrodבַּשֵּׁ֖בֶטba.She.vetH7626willhesmitehim.

32Andeverystrokeoftheappointedstaffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294,whichJehovahshalllayuponhim,shallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961withthesoundoftabretsandharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֑וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658;andinbattlesH4421withthebrandishingתְּנוּפָ֖הte.nu.FahH8573ofhisarmwillhefightנִלְחַם־nil.cham-H3898withthem.

33ForaTophethispreparedH3559ofold;yea,forthekingלַמֶּ֥לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428itismadeready;hehathmadeitdeepהֶעְמִ֣יקhe'.MikH6009andlargeהִרְחִ֑בhir.ChivH7337;thepileמְדֻרָתָ֗הּme.du.ra.TahH4071thereofisfireאֵ֤שׁ'eshH784andmuchהַרְבֵּ֔הhar.BehH7235woodוְעֵצִים֙ve.'e.TzimH6086;thebreathנִשְׁמַ֤תnish.MatH5397ofJehovah,likeastreamofbrimstone, dothkindleH1197it.

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