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Isaiah 37:22-35

22thisisthewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerninghim:Thevirginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726hathdespisedH959theeandlaughed theetoscorn;thedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389hathshakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128herheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218atthee.

23Whomhast thou defiedandblasphemed?andagainstwhomhast thouexaltedH7311thyvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963andliftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375upthineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869onhighH4791?evenagainsttheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Bythyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650hast thou defiedtheLordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,andhastsaidH559,WiththemultitudeH7230ofmychariotsH7393amIcomeוְאָבוֹא֙ve.'a.Vo'H935uptotheheightקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967ofthemountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,totheinnermostH3411partsיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411ofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844;andIwillcutוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772downthetallcedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730thereof,andthechoicefir-trees thereof;andIwillenterintoitsfarthestheightH6967,theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293ofitsfruitfulfield;

25Ihavediggedanddrunkוְשָׁתִ֣יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,andwiththesoleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709ofmyfeetwillIdryוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717upalltheriversH2975ofEgyptמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.

26Hast thounotheardH8085howIhavedoneitlongago,andformedH3335itofancienttimes?nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258haveIbroughtH935ittopass,thatitshouldbeH1961thinetolaywastefortifiedH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892intoruinousheapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

27Thereforetheirinhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427wereH1961ofsmallpower,theywereH1961dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865andconfounded;theywereH1961asthegrassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682ofthefieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704,andasthegreenherb,asthegrassH2682onthehousetops,andasafieldH7704ofgrainקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054beforeitisgrownup.

28ButIknowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045thysittingH3427downוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,andthygoingH3318out,andthycomingH935in,andthyragingהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstme.

29Becauseofthyragingהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstme,andbecausethine arrogancyiscomeH935upintomineearsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,thereforewillIputוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760myhookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397inthynoseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,andmybridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964inthylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193,andIwillturnוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725theebackH7725bythewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870bywhichthou camest.

30Andthisshallbethesignהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226unto thee: yeshalleatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398thisyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141thatwhichgrowethofitself,andinthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141thatwhichspringethofthesame;andinthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232ye,andreapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,andplantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholH398thefruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529thereof.

31AndtheremnantH7604thatisescapedH6413ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shallagaintakerootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,andbearfruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

32ForoutofJerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389shallgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611,andoutofmountZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726theythatshallescapeH6413.Thezealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635willperformthis.

33Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahconcerningthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,Heshallnotcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935untothiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,norshootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384anarrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671there,neithershallhecomeH935beforeitwithshieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,norcastupamoundagainstit.

34Bythewayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thathecameH935,bythesameshallhereturnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,andheshallnotcomeH935untothiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, saithJehovah.

35ForIwilldefendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892tosaveH3467it,formine ownsakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,andformyservantעַבְדִּֽי׃ ס'av.DiH5650David’ssakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.

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