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Isaiah 37:8-36

8SoRabshakehreturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725,andfoundH4672thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804warringagainstLibnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841;forhehadheardH8085thathewasdepartedנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265fromLachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9AndheheardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559concerningTirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEthiopia,Heiscomeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318outtofightH3898againstthee.AndwhenheheardH8085it,hesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541shallyespeaktoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,LetnotthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inwhomthou trustestdeceiveיַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee,sayingH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Behold, thou hastheardH8085whatthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havedonetoalllandsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,bydestroyingthemutterly:andshalt thoubedeliveredתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Havethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them,whichmyfathersH1havedestroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843,Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,andRezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,andthechildrenofEdenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729thatwereinTelassarבִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346isthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofArpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,andthekingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofthecityH5892ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012,andIvvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?

14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396receivedH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612fromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,andreadוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it;andHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396wentH5927upuntothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566itbeforeJehovah.

15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16OJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thatsittest abovethecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, thou arttheGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,eventhoualoneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905,ofallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; thou hastmadeH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186thineearאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,OJehovah,andhearוּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491thineeyesעֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869,OJehovah,andseeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;andhearוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,whohathsentH7971todefyH2778thelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

18Ofatruth,Jehovah,thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havelaid wasteallthecountries,andtheirlandH776,

19andhavecasttheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430intothefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784:fortheywerenogodsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,buttheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639ofmen’sH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68;thereforetheyhavedestroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

20Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258thereforeH6258,OJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467usfromhishandמִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,thatallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatthou artJehovah,eventhouonlyH905.

21ThenIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentH7971untoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Whereas thou hastprayedהִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419tomeagainstSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804,

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.

36Andtheangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahwentH3318forthH3318,andsmoteinthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264oftheAssyriansahundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967andfourscoreandfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505;andwhenmenaroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,behold,thesewerealldeadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191bodies.

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