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Isaiah 32:1-8

1Behold,akingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428shallreignיִמְלָךְ־yim.lokh-H4427inrighteousnessלְצֶ֖דֶקle.Tze.dekH6664,andprincesH8269shallruleיָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ya.So.ruH8323injusticeלְמִשְׁפָּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941.

2AndamanH376shallbeוְהָיָה־ve.ha.yah-H1961asahiding-placefromthewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307,andacovertfromthetempest,asstreamsכְּפַלְגֵי־ke.fal.gei-H6388ofwaterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325inadryבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724place,astheshadeH6738ofagreatrockסֶֽלַע־se.la'-H5553inawearyעֲיֵפָֽה׃'a.ye.FahH5889landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

3Andtheeyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869ofthemthatseeרֹאִ֑יםro.'ImH7200shallnotbedim,andtheearsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthemthathearשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085shallhearken.

4Andtheheartוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3824oftherashshallunderstandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995knowledge,andthetongueוּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.ShonH3956ofthestammerersshallbereadytospeakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696plainly.

5Thefoolלְנָבָ֖לle.na.ValH5036shallbenomorecalledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121nobleנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,northechurlsaidH559tobebountiful.

6Forthefoolנָבָל֙na.ValH5036willspeakH1696follyנְבָלָ֣הne.va.LahH5039,andhisheartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820willworkiniquity,topractise profaneness,andtouttererroragainstJehovah,tomakeH6213emptythesoulH5315ofthehungryרָעֵ֔בra.'EvH7457,andtocausethedrinkofthethirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771tofail.

7AndtheinstrumentsH3627ofthechurlareevilרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451:hedevisethwickedH7451devicestodestroythemeekwithlyingH8267wordsבְּאִמְרֵי־be.'im.rei-H561,evenwhentheneedyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34speakethrightH4941.

8Butthenobleוְנָדִ֖יבve.na.DivH5081devisethnobleנְדִיב֣וֹתne.di.VotH5081things;andinnobleנְדִיב֥וֹתne.di.VotH5081thingsshallhecontinue.

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