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Isaiah 19:11-21

11The princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Zoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814are mereאַךְ־'akh-H389foolsאֱוִלִים֙'e.vi.LimH191;Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547wiseחַכְמֵי֙chakh.MeiH2450counselorsיֹעֲצֵ֣יyo.'a.TzeiH6098give senselessנִבְעָרָ֑הniv.'a.RahH1197adviceעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098.Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can you sayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am oneבֶּן־ben-H1121of the wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450,a sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of easternקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428”?

12Whereאַיָּם֙'ai.YamH335are your wise menחֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khaH2450nowאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645?Let them tellוְיַגִּ֥ידוּ נָ֖אve.ya.Gi.du na'H5046 H4994youand revealוְיֵ֣דְע֔וּve.Ye.de.'UH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has plannedיָּעַ֛ץya.'AtzH3289againstעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

13The princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Zoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814have become foolsנֽוֹאֲלוּ֙no.'a.LuH2973;the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Memphisנֹ֑ףNofH5297are deceivedנִשְּׁא֖וּni.she.'UH5377.The cornerstonesפִּנַּ֥תpi.NatH6438of her tribesשְׁבָטֶֽיהָ׃she.va.Tei.haH7626have led Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714astrayהִתְע֥וּhit.'UH8582אֶת־'et-H853.

14The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068has pouredמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4537into herבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130a spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of confusionעִוְעִ֑ים'iv.'ImH5773.Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714has been led astrayוְהִתְע֤וּve.hit.'UH8582אֶת־'et-H853in allבְּכָֽל־be.kholH3605she doesמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,as a drunkardשִׁכּ֖וֹרshi.KorH7910staggers throughכְּהִתָּע֥וֹתke.hi.ta.'otH8582his own vomitבְּקִיאֽוֹ׃be.ki.'OH6892.

15There isיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961nothingוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808Egyptלְמִצְרַ֖יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714can doיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213מַֽעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834—headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218or tailוְזָנָ֖בve.za.NavH2180,palmכִּפָּ֥הki.PahH3712or reedוְאַגְמֽוֹן׃ סve.'ag.MonH100.

16In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will beיִֽהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961like womenכַּנָּשִׁ֑יםka.na.ShimH802.They will trembleוְחָרַ֣ד׀ve.cha.RadH2729with fearוּפָחַ֗דu.fa.ChadH6342beneathמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the upliftedתְּנוּפַת֙te.nu.FatH8573handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,when Heה֖וּאhu'H1931brandishesמֵנִ֥יףme.NifH5130itאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834against themעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

17וְ֠הָיְתָהVe.ha.ye.tahH1961The landאַדְמַ֨ת'ad.MatH127of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063will bring terrorלְחָגָּ֔אle.cha.Ga'H2283to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙le.mitz.Ra.yimH4714;wheneverכֹּל֩kolH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Judah is mentionedיַזְכִּ֥ירyaz.KirH2142אֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,Egypt will trembleיִפְחָ֑דyif.ChadH6342overמִפְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440what the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ה֖וּאhu'H1931has plannedעֲצַת֙ יוֹעֵ֥ץ'a.Tzat yo.'EtzH6098 H3289against itעָלָֽיו׃ ס'a.LavH5921.

18In thatהַה֡וּא יִהְיוּ֩ha.Hu' yih.YuH1931 H1961dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117fiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will speakמְדַבְּרוֹת֙me.da.be.rOtH1696the languageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667and swear allegianceוְנִשְׁבָּע֖וֹתve.nish.ba.'otH7650to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.One of themלְאֶחָֽת׃ סle.'e.ChatH259will be calledיֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559the Cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of the Sunהַהֶ֔רֶסha.He.resH2041.

19In thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117there will beיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the centerבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and a pillarוּמַצֵּבָ֥הu.ma.tze.VahH4676to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068nearאֵֽצֶל־'e.tzel-H681her borderגְּבוּלָ֖הּge.vu.LahH1366.

20It will beוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961a signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226and a witnessוּלְעֵ֛דu.le.'EdH5707to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588they cry outיִצְעֲק֤וּyitz.'a.KuH6817toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068because ofמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440their oppressorsלֹֽחֲצִ֔יםlo.cha.TzimH3905,He will sendוְיִשְׁלַ֥חve.yish.LachH7971thema saviorמוֹשִׁ֥יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467and defenderH7227to rescue themוְהִצִּילָֽם׃ve.hi.tzi.LamH5337.

21The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will make Himself knownוְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'H3045to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and on thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714אֶת־'et-H853will acknowledgeוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.They will worshipוְעָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.DuH5647with sacrificesזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077and offeringsוּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.ChahH4503;they will makeוְנָדְרוּ־ve.na.de.ru-H5087vowsנֵ֥דֶרNe.derH5088to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and fulfill themוְשִׁלֵּֽמוּ׃ve.shi.Le.muH7999.

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