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Isaiah 38:9-20

9ThewritingofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whenhehadbeensickבַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.ToH2470,andwasrecoveredofhissicknessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483.

10IsaidH559,Inthenoontideofmydaysיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117Ishallgo intothegatesH8179ofSheolשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585:Iamdeprivedoftheresidueofmyyearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.

11IsaidH559,Ishallnotseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200Jehovah,evenJehovahinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheliving:IshallbeholdmanH120nomorewiththeinhabitantsי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427oftheworld.

12Mydwellingisremoved,andiscarriedawayfrommeasashepherd’stentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168:Ihaverolledup,likeaweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707,mylife;hewillcutH1214meofffromtheloom:Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117eventonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thoumakeanendofme.

13Iquieted myselfuntilmorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242;asalionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738,sohebreakethallmybonesH6106:Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117eventonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thou makeanendofme.

14Likeaswalloworacraneעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651didIchatter;Ididmoanאֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehH1897asadoveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123; mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failwithlooking upward:OLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,Iamoppressed,bethoumysuretyעָרְבֵֽנִי׃'a.re.Ve.niH6148.

15WhatshallIsayH559?hehathbothspokenH1696untome,andhimselfhathdoneit:Ishallgo softlyallmyyearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141becauseofthebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751ofmysoulH5315.

16OLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,bythesethingsmenliveH2421;Andwhollythereinisthelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofmyspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307: Whereforerecoverthoume,andmakemetoliveH2421.

17Behold,itwasformypeaceH7965thatIhadgreatbitternessH4751:Butthou hastinlovetomysoulH5315delivereditfromthepitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofcorruption;Forthou hastcastH7993allmysinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindthyback.

18ForSheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585cannotpraiseH1984thee,deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194cannotcelebrate thee:Theythatgoיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381downintothepitב֖וֹרVorH953cannothopeforthytruthH571.

19Theliving,theliving,heshallpraiseH3034thee,asIdothisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:Thefatherאָ֣ב'avH1tothechildrenshallmakeH3045knownH3045thytruthH571.

20Jehovahisreadytosaveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me:Thereforewewillsingmysongsוּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יu.ne.gi.no.TaiH5058withstringedH5058instrumentsH5058Allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofourlifeinthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

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