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Isaiah 55:8-13

8Formythoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284arenotyourthoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284,neitherareyourwaysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870mywaysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870, saithJehovah.

9Forastheheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064arehigherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361thantheearthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651aremywaysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361thanyourwaysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870,andmythoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284thanyourthoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10Forastherainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653comethdownיֵרֵד֩ye.RedH3381andthesnowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andreturnethnotthither,butwatereththeearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andmakethitbringH7725forthוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205andbud,andgivethseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233tothesowerלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232andbreadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899totheeater;

11soH3651shallmywordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697beH1961thatgoethforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318outofmymouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310:itshallnotreturnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725untomevoid,butitshallaccomplishthatwhichIplease,anditshallprosperוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743inthethingH1697wheretoIsentH7971it.

12Foryeshallgoתֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318outwithjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֣הve.sim.ChahH8057,andbeledforthH3318withpeaceוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu.ve.sha.LomH7965:themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022andthehillsוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389shallbreakיִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.ChuH6476forthH3318beforeyouintosinging;andallthetreesH6086ofthefieldsהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704shallclapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-H4222theirhandsH3709.

13Insteadofthethornshallcomeupthefir-tree;andinsteadofthebriershallcomeupthemyrtle-tree:anditshallbeH1961toJehovahforanameלְשֵׁ֔םle.ShemH8034,foraneverlastingsignלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226thatshallnotbeH1961cutיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772off.

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