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Isaiah 40:9-17

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.

12WhohathmeasuredH4058thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325inthehollowofhishand,andmetedoutheavenוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064withthespanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239,andcomprehendedthedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776inameasureH4058,andweighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254themountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022inscales,andthehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389inabalanceבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425?

13WhohathdirectedtheSpiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307ofJehovah,orbeinghiscounsellor hathtaughthim?

14Withwhomtookhecounselנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289,andwhoinstructedhim,andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925himinthepathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734ofjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941,andtaughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925himknowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847,andshowedtohimthewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingH8394?

15Behold,thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471areasadropofabucket,andareaccountedH2803asthesmalldustofthebalance:behold,hetaketh uptheislesasavery little thing.

16AndLebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotsufficienttoburnבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197,northebeaststhereofsufficientforaburnt-offering.

17Allthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471areasnothingכְּאַ֣יִןke.'A.yinH369beforehim;theyareaccountedH2803byhimaslessthannothingH369,andvanity.

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