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Isaiah 40:3-11

3Thevoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963ofonethatcrieth,Prepareyeinthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057thewayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofJehovah;makeיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474levelinthedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160ahighwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546forourGodלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

4Everyvalleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516shallbeH1961exalted,andeverymountainהַ֥רharH2022andhillH2022shallbeH1961madelowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213;andtheunevenshallbeH1961madelevelלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334,andtheroughplacesaplainH4334:

5andthegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofJehovahshallberevealedוְנִגְלָ֖הve.nig.LahH1540,andallfleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320shallseeוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162;forthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

6Thevoiceק֚וֹלKolH6963ofonesayingH559,Cry.AndonesaidH559,WhatshallIcry?Allfleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320isgrassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682,andallthegoodliness thereofisastheflowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731ofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

7Thegrassחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682withereth,theflowerצִ֔יץTzitzH6731fadeth,becausethebreathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovahblowethuponit;surelythepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971isgrassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682.

8Thegrassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682withereth,theflowerצִ֑יץTzitzH6731fadeth; butthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430shallstandיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965foreverH5769.

9OthouthattellestgoodtidingstoZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,gettheeuponahighגָּבֹ֤הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022;OthouthattellestgoodtidingstoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,liftהָרִ֤ימִיha.Ri.miH7311upthyvoiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963withstrengthבַכֹּ֙חַ֙va.Ko.achH3581;liftהָרִ֙ימִי֙ha.Ri.miH7311itup,benotafraidתִּירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iH3372;sayאִמְרִי֙'im.RiH559untothecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,Behold,yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!

10Behold,theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahwillcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935asamightyH2389one,andhisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220willruleH4910forhim:Behold,hisrewardשְׂכָרוֹ֙se.kha.RoH7939iswithhim,andhisrecompenseוּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹu.fe.'u.la.ToH6468beforehim.

11HewillfeedH7462hisflockעֶדְר֣וֹed.RoH5739likeashepherdH7462,hewillgatherיְקַבֵּ֣ץye.ka.BetzH6908thelambsinhisarmבִּזְרֹעוֹ֙biz.ro.'OH2220,andcarryיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375theminhisbosomוּבְחֵיק֖וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436,andwillgentlyleadיְנַהֵֽל׃ סye.na.HelH5095those thathavetheiryoung.

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