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Isaiah 8:1-16

1AndJehovahsaidH559untome,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theeagreatH1419tablet,andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789uponitwiththepenofaman,ForMaher-shalal-hash-bazH4122;

2andIwilltake untomefaithfulH539witnessesH5707torecord,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thesonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121ofJeberechiah.

3AndIwentuntotheprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031;andsheconceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121.ThensaidH559Jehovahuntome,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122.

4Forbeforethechildshallhaveknowledgetocry,Myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1,and,Mymotherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517,therichesofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834andthespoilH7998ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallbecarriedיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375awayH5375beforethekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.

5AndJehovahspake untomeyetH5750againע֖וֹדodH5750,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Forasmuchasthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971haverefusedthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofShiloahthatgoהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980softly,andrejoiceinRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526andRemaliah’ssonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121;

7nowthereforeוְלָכֵ֡ןve.la.KhenH3651,behold,theLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136bringethupuponthemthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheRiverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,strongandmanyוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227,eventhekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804andallhisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519:anditshallcomeH1980upoverallitschannelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650,andgoוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980overallitsbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415;

8anditshallsweeponwardintoJudahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063;itshalloverflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857andpassוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674through;itshallreachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060eventotheneckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677;andthestretchingoutofitswingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671shallfillH4393thebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776, OImmanuel.

9Make an uproar, O yepeoplesH5971,andbebrokeninpieces;andgiveוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,allyeoffarcountries:girdהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves,andbebrokeninpieces;girdהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves,andbebrokeninpieces.

10TakecounselH6098together,anditshallbebroughttonought;speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696thewordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697,anditshallnotstandיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965:forGodאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410iswithus.

11ForJehovahspakethusכֹ֨הkhohH3541tomewithastronghandהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027,andinstructedmenottowalkinthewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofthispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingH559,

12Sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559yenot,Aconspiracyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,concerningallwhereofthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shallsayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559,Aconspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195;neitherfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372yetheirfearH3372,norbeindreadthereof.

13Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,himshallyesanctifyH6942;andlethimbeyourfearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172,andlethimbeyourdread.

14AndheshallbeH1961forasanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720;butforastoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68ofstumblingandforarockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697ofoffencetoboththehousesH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,foraginandforasnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170totheinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Andmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227shallstumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782thereon,andfallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,andbebrokenH7665,andbesnared,andbetakenH3920.

16Bind thouupthetestimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856thelawH8451amongmydisciples.

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