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Isaiah 65:1-16

1Iaminquiredofbythemthataskedשָׁאָ֔לוּsha.'A.luH7592notforme;IamfoundH4672ofthemthatsoughtH1245menot:IsaidH559,Beholdme,beholdme, untoanationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471thatwasnotcalledקֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121bymynameבִשְׁמִֽי׃vish.MiH8034.

2Ihavespreadפֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566outmyhandsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027allthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117untoarebelliousסוֹרֵ֑רso.RerH5637peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971,thatwalkהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980inawayהַדֶּ֣רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870thatisnotgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,aftertheirownthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284;

3apeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971thatprovokeהַמַּכְעִיסִ֥יםha.makh.'i.SimH3707metomyfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,sacrificingזֹֽבְחִים֙zoe.ChimH2076ingardensבַּגַּנּ֔וֹתba.ga.NotH1593,andburningincenseH6999uponbricksהַלְּבֵנִֽים׃ha.le.ve.NimH3843;

4thatsitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427amongthegravesH6913,andlodgeinthesecretוּבַנְּצוּרִ֖יםu.va.ne.tzu.RimH5341places;thateatהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398swine’sfleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320,andbrothofabominablethingsH3627isintheirvesselsכְּלֵיהֶֽם׃ke.lei.HemH3627;

5thatsayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559,Standbythyself,comenotneartome,forIamholierH6942thanthou.Theseareasmokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227inmynoseבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639,afireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784thatburnethallthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6Behold,itiswrittenH3789beforeme:Iwillnotkeepsilence,butwillrecompense,yea,Iwillrecompenseintotheirbosomחֵיקָֽם׃chei.KamH2436,

7yourowniniquitiesעֲ֠וֹנֹתֵיכֶם'A.vo.no.tei.khemH5771,andtheiniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹ֨תva.'a.vo.NotH5771ofyourfathersH1togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162, saithJehovah,thathaveburnedincenseH6999uponthemountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andblasphemedmeuponthehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389:thereforewillIfirstרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223measureוּמַדֹּתִ֧יu.ma.do.TiH4058theirworkפְעֻלָּתָ֛םfe.'u.la.TamH6468intotheirbosomחֵיקָֽם׃ סchei.KamH2436.

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Asthenewהַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.VoshH8492wineH8492isfoundH4672intheclusterבָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.KolH811,andonesaith,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843itnot,forablessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293isinit:soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651willIdoformyservants’עֲבָדַ֔י'a.va.DaiH5650sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,thatImaynotdestroyהַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.ChitH7843themall.

9AndIwillbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318forthH3318aseedH2233outofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙mi.ya.'a.KoH3290,andoutofJudahוּמִיהוּדָ֖הu.mi.hu.DahH3063aninheritorofmymountainsהָרָ֑יha.RaiH2022;andmychosenshallinheritH3423it,andmyservantsוַעֲבָדַ֖יva.'a.va.DaiH5650shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931there.

10AndSharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289shallbeH1961afoldofflocksH6629,andthevalleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911aplaceforherdsH1241toliedownin,formypeopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971thathavesoughtH1875me.

11Butyethatforsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800Jehovah,thatforgetH7911myholyH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,thatprepareH6186atableשֻׁלְחָ֔ןshul.ChanH7979forFortune,andthatfillוְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםve.ha.mal.'ImH4390upmingledwineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469untoDestiny;

12Iwilldestineyoutotheswordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719,andyeshallallbowתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766downH3766totheslaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874;becausewhenH834Icalledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121, yedidnotanswerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030;whenH834Ispake, yedidnothearH8085;butyedidthatwhichwasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inmineeyesH5869,andchoseH977thatwhereinIdelightednot.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650shalleatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398,butyeshallbehungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּtir.'A.vuH7456;behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shalldrinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354,butyeshallbethirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּtitz.Ma.'uH6770;behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shallrejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055,butyeshallbeputH954toshameH954;

14behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shallsingH7442forjoyיָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442ofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820,butyeshallcryתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817forsorrowofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820,andshallwailתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃te.ye.Li.luH3213forvexationofspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

15Andyeshallleaveyournameשִׁמְכֶ֤םshim.KhemH8034foracurseuntomychosen;andtheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahwillslaythee;andhewillcallיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121hisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוve.la.'a.va.DavH5650byanothernameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

16sothathewhoblesseth himselfintheearthH776shallblessH1288himselfintheGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430oftruth;andhethatswearethintheearthH776shallswearH7650bytheGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430oftruth;becausetheformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223troublesareforgottenנִשְׁכְּח֗וּnish.ke.ChuH7911,andbecausetheyarehidH5641frommineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

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