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Isaiah 8:12-22

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.

17AndIwillwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442forJehovah,thathidethhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,andIwilllookforhim.

18Behold,IandthechildrenH3206whomJehovahhathgivenH5414meareforsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226andforwondersH4159inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whodwellethinmountZionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19Andwhentheyshallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559untoyou,SeekH1875untothemthathavefamiliar spiritsanduntothewizards,thatchirpandthatmutter:shouldnotapeopleעַם֙'amH5971seekH1875untotheirGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430?onbehalfofthelivingshouldtheyseekH1875untothedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?

20TothelawH8451andtothetestimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!iftheyspeaknotaccordingtothiswordH1697,surelythereisnomorningforthem.

21Andtheyshallpassוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674throughit, sore distressedandhungryוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457;anditshallcometopassH5674that,whentheyshallbeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961hungryH7457,theyshallfret themselves,andcurseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043bytheirkingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428andbytheirGodוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430,andturnוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437theirfacesupwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605:

22andtheyshalllookuntotheearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,and,behold,distressH6869anddarknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825,thegloomוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653ofanguish;andintothickdarknessH2825theyshallbedrivenH5080awayH5080.

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