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Isaiah 47:7-15

7Andthou saidst,Ishallbeאֶהְיֶ֣ה'eh.YehH1961mistressH1404foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769;sothatthou didstnotlaythesethingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428tothyheartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820,neitherdidstrememberזָכַ֖רְתְּza.KhartH2142thelatterH319endH319thereof.

8NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258hearH8085this, thouthatartgiventopleasures,thatsittestsecurely,thatsayestinthyheartבִּלְבָ֔בָהּbil.Va.vahH3824,Iam,andthereisnoneelsebesidesme;IshallnotsitH3427asawidowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490,neithershallIknowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045thelossofchildren:

9butthesetwoH8147thingsאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428shallcomeוְתָבֹאנָה֩ve.ta.vo.NahH935totheeinamomentרֶ֛גַעRe.ga'H7281inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117,thelossofchildren,andwidowhood;intheirfullmeasureshalltheycomeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935uponthee,inthemultitudeH7230ofthysorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785,andthegreatabundanceבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230ofthine enchantments.

10Forthou hasttrustedוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982inthywickednessH7451; thou hastsaidH559,Noneseethme; thywisdomחָכְמָתֵ֥ךְcha.khe.ma.TekhH2451andthyknowledgeוְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְve.da'.TekhH1847,ithath perverted thee,andthou hastsaidH559inthyheartבְלִבֵּ֔ךְve.li.BekhH3820,Iam,andthereisnoneelsebesidesme.

11ThereforeshallevilH7451comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935uponthee; thou shaltnotknowH3045thedawningH7837thereof:andmischiefshallfallוְתִפֹּ֤לve.ti.PolH5307uponthee; thou shaltnotbeableתוּכְלִ֖יtu.khe.LiH3201toputitaway:anddesolationshallcomeוְתָבֹ֨אve.ta.Vo'H935upontheesuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597, which thou knowestnot.

12Standעִמְדִי־'im.di-H5975nowwiththine enchantments,andwiththemultitudeH7230ofthysorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785,whereinthou hastlaboredיָגַ֖עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021fromthyyouthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271;ifsobethou shaltbeableתּוּכְלִ֥יtu.khe.LiH3201toprofitהוֹעִ֖ילho.'IlH3276,ifsobethou mayestprevailH3201.

13Thou artweariedנִלְאֵ֖יתnil.'EitH3811inthemultitudeH7230ofthycounselsעֲצָתָ֑יִךְ'a.tza.Ta.yikhH6098:letnowtheastrologers,thestar-gazers,themonthlyprognosticators,standיַעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975up,andsaveH3467theefromthethingsthatshallcomeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935uponthee.

14Behold,theyshallbeH1961asstubbleH7179;thefireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784shallburnשְׂרָפָ֔תַםse.ra.Fa.tamH8313them;theyshallnotdeliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337themselvesfromthepoweroftheflameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852:itshallnotbeH1961acoalגַּחֶ֣לֶתga.Che.letH1513towarmלַחְמָ֔םlach.MamH2552at,norafireH784tositלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427before.

15Thusכֵּ֥ןkenH3651shallthethingsbeH1961unto theewhereinthou hastlaboredיָגָ֑עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021:theythathavetraffickedwiththeefromthyyouthמִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271shallwanderתָּע֔וּta.'UH8582everyoneH376tohisquarter;thereshallbeH1961nonetosaveH3467thee.

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