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Isaiah 48:1-8

1HearH8085yethis,Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,whoarecalledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121bythenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andarecomeH3318forthH3318outofthewatersוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;whoswearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650bythenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,andmakeH8085mentionoftheGodוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,butnotintruthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571,norinrighteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666

2(fortheycallנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121themselvesoftheholyH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,andstaythemselvesupontheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034):

3IhavedeclaredH5046theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223thingsH7223fromofold; yea,theywentH3318forthH3318outofmymouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310,andIshowedthem:suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597Ididthem,andtheycameH935topass.

4BecauseIknewthatthou artobstinate,andthyneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203isanironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517,andthy brow brass;

5thereforeIhavedeclaredH5046ittotheefromofold;beforeitcameH935topassIshoweditthee;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, MineidolH6459hathdonethem,andmygravenimageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459,andmymoltenimageH6459, hathcommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.

6Thou hastheardH8085it;beholdH2372allthis;andye,willyenotdeclareH5046it?Ihaveshowed theenewחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319thingsfromthistime,evenhiddenthings, which thou hastnotknownH3045.

7TheyarecreatedH1254nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258,andnotfromofold;andbeforethisdayי֖וֹםYomH3117thou heardestthemnot;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559,Behold,IknewH3045them.

8Yea, thou heardestnot;yea, thou knewestnot;yea,fromofold thineearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241wasnotopenedפִתְּחָ֣הfi.te.ChahH6605:forIknewH3045thatthou didstdealH898verytreacherouslyH898,andwastcalledקֹ֥רָאKo.ra'H7121atransgressorfromthewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.

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