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Isaiah 30:1-17

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.

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