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Isaiah 44:12-17

12ThesmithmakethanaxeH1270,andworkethinthecoals,andfashionethitwithhammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717,andworkethitwithhisstrongarmבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220: yea,heishungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456,andhisstrengthH2220faileth;hedrinkethnowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,andisfaint.

13Thecarpenter stretchethoutaline;hemarkethitoutwithapencil;heshapethitwithplanes,andhemarkethitoutwiththecompasses,andshapethitafterthefigureofamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,accordingtothebeautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597ofamanH376,todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427inahouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14Hehewethhimdownלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,andtakeththeholm-treeandtheoakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437,andstrengthenethforhimselfone amongthetreesH6086oftheforestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293:heplantethafir-tree,andtherainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653doth nourishit.

15ThenshallitbeH1961foramanH120toburnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197;andhetaketh thereof,andwarmethhimself; yea,hekindlethit,andbakethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: yea,hemakethagodאֵל֙'elH410,andworshippethit;hemakethitagravenimageH6459,andfallethdownוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812thereto.

16Heburnethpartthereofinthefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;withpartthereofheeatethfleshH1320;heroastethroastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748,andissatisfiedH7646; yea,hewarmeth himself,andsaith,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889,IamwarmH2552,Ihaveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thefireH784.

17Andtheresidue thereofhemakethagodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,evenhisgravenimageH6459;hefallethdownוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812untoitandworshippeth,andprayeth untoit,andsaith,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me;forthou artmygodאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.

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