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Isaiah 10:5-16

5Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804,the rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of My angerאַפִּ֑י'a.PiH639;the staffוּמַטֶּה־ ה֥וּאu.ma.teh- hu'H4294 H1931in their handsבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027is My wrathזַעְמִֽי׃za'.MiH2195.

6I will send himאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּ'a.shal.le.Che.nuH7971against a godlessחָנֵף֙cha.NefH2611nationבְּג֤וֹיbe.GoyH1471;I will dispatch himאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971destined for My rageעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678,to takeלִשְׁלֹ֤לlish.LolH7997spoilsשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998and seizeוְלָבֹ֣זve.la.VozH962plunderבַּ֔זBazH957,and to trample them downוּלְשׂוּמ֥וֹ מִרְמָ֖סu.le.si.mov mir.MasH7760 H4823like clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563in the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

7But thisוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931is notלֹא־lo'-H3808his intentionכֵ֣ן יְדַמֶּ֔הkhen ye.da.MehH3651 H1819;this is notלֹא־lo'-H3808his planוּלְבָב֖וֹ כֵ֣ן יַחְשֹׁ֑בu.le.va.Vo khen yach.ShoH3824 H3651 H2803.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588it isin his heartבִּלְבָב֔וֹbil.va.VoH3824to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045and cut offוּלְהַכְרִ֥יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772manyלֹ֥א מְעָֽט׃lo' me.'AtH3808 H4592nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471.

8“Are notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808allיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162my commandersשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8269kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428כִּ֖יkiH3588?”he saysיֹאמַ֑רyo.MarH559.

9“Is notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808Calnoכַּלְנ֑וֹ אִם־kal.No 'im-H3641 H518like Carchemishכְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁke.khar.ke.MishH3751?Is notלֹ֤אlo'H3808Hamathחֲמָ֔ת אִם־cha.Mat 'im-H2574 H518like Arpadכְאַרְפַּד֙khe.'ar.PadH774?Is notלֹ֥אlo'H3808Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111like Damascusכְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקkhe.da.Me.sekH1834?

10Asכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027seizedמָצְאָ֣הma.tze.'AhH4672the idolatrousהָאֱלִ֑ילha.'e.LilH457kingdomsלְמַמְלְכֹ֖תle.mam.le.KhotH4467whose imagesוּפְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םu.fe.Si.lei.HemH6456surpassedthose of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Samariaוּמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃u.mi.sho.me.RonH8111,

11and asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834I have done toעָשִׂ֛יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213Samariaלְשֹׁמְר֖וֹןle.sho.me.RonH8111and its idolsוְלֶאֱלִילֶ֑יהָve.le.'e.li.Lei.haH457,will I notהֲלֹ֗אha.Lo'H3808alsoכֵּ֛ןkenH3651doאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and her idolsוְלַעֲצַבֶּֽיהָ׃ סve.la.'a.tza.Bei.haH6091?”

12וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961So whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136אֶת־'et-H853has completedיְבַצַּ֤עye.va.Tza'H1214allכָּל־kol-H3605His workמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639against Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726and Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,He will say, “I will punishאֶפְקֹ֗ד'ef.KodH6485the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaעַל־ אַשּׁ֔וּר תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת'al- 'a.Shur tif.'E.retH804 H5921 H8597forוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the fruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of his arrogantגֹ֙דֶל֙go.delH1433heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824and the proudר֥וּםrumH7312look in his eyesעֵינָֽיו׃'ei.NavH5869.

13Forכִּ֣יkiH3588he saysאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559: ‘By the strengthבְּכֹ֤חַbe.Kho.achH3581of my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this,and by my wisdomוּבְחָכְמָתִ֖יu.ve.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I am cleverנְבֻנ֑וֹתִיne.vu.No.tiH995.I have removedוְאָסִ֣יר׀ve.'a.SirH5493the boundariesגְּבוּלֹ֣תge.vu.LotH1367of nationsעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971and plunderedשׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִיsho.Se.tiH8154their treasuresH6264;like a mighty oneכַּאבִּ֖ירka.BirH47I subduedוְאוֹרִ֥ידve.'o.RidH3381their rulersיוֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427.

14My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027reachedוַתִּמְצָ֨אva.tim.Tza'H4672as into a nestכַקֵּ֤ן׀kha.KenH7064to seize the wealthלְחֵ֣ילle.CheilH2428of the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971.Like one gatheringוְכֶאֱסֹף֙ve.khe.'e.SofH622abandonedעֲזֻב֔וֹתa.zu.VotH5800eggsבֵּיצִ֣יםbei.TzimH1000,Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589gatheredאָסָ֑פְתִּי'a.Sa.fe.tiH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Noוְלֹ֤א הָיָה֙ve.Lo' ha.YahH3808 H1961wingכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671flutteredנֹדֵ֣דno.DedH5074,no beakפֶ֖הfehH6310openedוּפֹצֶ֥הu.fo.TzehH6475or chirpedוּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃u.me.tzaf.TzefH6850.’”

15Does an axeהַגַּרְזֶ֔ןha.gar.ZenH1631raise itselfהֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙ha.yit.pa.'ErH6286aboveעַ֖ל'alH5921the one who swingsהַחֹצֵ֣בha.cho.TzevH2672it?Doesאִם־'im-H518a sawהַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ha.ma.sOrH4883boastיִתְגַּדֵּ֤לyit.ga.DelH1431over himעַל־'al-H5921who saws with itמְנִיפ֔וֹme.ni.FoH5130?It would be like a rodשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853wavingכְּהָנִ֥יףke.ha.NifH5130the one who lifts itמְרִימָ֔יוme.ri.MavH7311, ora staffמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294lifting himכְּהָרִ֥יםke.ha.RimH7311who is notלֹא־lo'-H3808woodעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086!

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651the Lordהָאָד֜וֹןha.'a.DonH113GODיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will sendיְשַׁלַּ֨חye.sha.LachH7971a wasting diseaseרָז֑וֹןra.ZonH7332among Assyria’s stout warriorsבְּמִשְׁמַנָּ֖יוbe.mish.ma.NavH4924,and underוְתַ֧חַתve.Ta.chatH8478his pompכְּבֹד֛וֹke.vo.DoH3519will be kindledיֵקַ֥דye.KadH3344a fireיְקֹ֖דye.KodH3350like a burningכִּיק֥וֹדki.KodH3350flameאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

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