9TheythatfashionagravenimageH6459areallofthemvanity;andthethingsthattheydelightinshallnotprofitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276;andtheirownwitnessesH5707seeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not,norknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045:thattheymaybeputH954toshameH954. 10Whohathfashionedagodאֵ֖ל'elH410,ormolten animageH6459thatisprofitablefornothing? 11Behold,allhisfellowsshallbeputH954toshameH954;andtheworkmen,theyareofmenH120: letthemallbegatheredיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908togetherH3162, letthemstandיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975up;theyshallfearH6342,theyshallbeputH954toshameH954togetherH3162. 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. 18Theyknowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not,neitherdotheyconsiderH7200:forhehath shuttheireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,thattheycannotseeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200;andtheirheartsH3820,thattheycannotunderstandיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995. 19Andnonecallethtomind,neitheristhereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847norunderstandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394tosayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Ihaveburnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partofitinthefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784; yea,alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH637Ihavebakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899uponthecoalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513thereof;IhaveroastedfleshH1320andeatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it:andshallImakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213theresidue thereofanabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441?shallIfalldowntothestockofatreeעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086? Commentaries on Isaiah 44
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