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Isaiah 57:3-13

3Butdrawקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126nearhither, yesonsH1121ofthesorceress,theseedH2233oftheadultererH5003andtheharlot.

4Againstwhomdoye sportyourselves?againstwhommakeתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337yeawideH7337mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310,andputoutthetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956?areyenotchildrenH3206oftransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,aseedH2233offalsehoodH8267,

5yethatinflameyourselvesamongtheoaks,undereverygreentreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086;thatslaythechildrenH3206inthevalleys,underthecleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585oftherocksH5553?

6Amongthesmooth stonesofthevalleyisthyportionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506;they,theyarethylotH1486;eventothemhast thoupouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210adrink-offering, thou hastofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927anoblation.ShallIbeappeasedforthesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428?

7Uponahighגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364andloftymountainהַר־har-H2022hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904; thitheralsoגַּם־gam-H1571wentest thouuptoofferH5927sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Andbehindthedoorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817andthepostshast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760upthymemorialזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146:forthou hastuncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540thyselftoanotherthanme,andartgoneH5927up; thou hastenlargedH7337thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904,andmadeH3772theeacovenantwiththem: thou lovedsttheirbedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904where thou sawestit.

9Andthou wentesttothekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428withoilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081,anddidstincreaseH7235thyperfumes,anddidstsendH7971thine ambassadorsfaroff,anddidst debase thyselfevenuntoSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10Thou wastweariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021withthelengthofthywayH1870;yetsaidst thounot,Itisinvain: thou didstfindH4672aquickeningofthystrength;thereforeH3651thou wastnotfaint.

11Andofwhomhast thoubeenafraidH3372andinfearH3372,thatthou liest,andhastnotrememberedזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142me,norlaidittothyheartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820?havenotIheldmypeaceevenoflongוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769time,andthou fearestmenot?

12Iwilldeclareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666;andasforthyworksH4639,theyshallnotprofitH3276thee.

13Whenthou criest, letthemthatthou hast gathereddeliverיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337thee;butthewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shalltakeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them,abreathH7307shallcarryיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375themallawayH5375:buthethattakethrefugeוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620inmeshallpossessוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andshallinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157myholyH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.

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