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Isaiah 2:6-22

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588You have abandonedנָטַ֗שְׁתָּהna.Tash.tahH5203Your peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588they are filledמָלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390with influencesfrom the eastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924;they are soothsayersוְעֹֽנְנִ֖יםve.'o.ne.NimH6049like the Philistinesכַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםka.pe.lish.TimH6430;they strikeיַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ׃yas.Pi.kuH5606handswith the childrenוּבְיַלְדֵ֥יu.ve.yal.DeiH3206of foreignersנָכְרִ֖יםna.khe.RimH5237.

7Their landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776is full ofוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091,with noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369limitקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097to their treasuresלְאֹצְרֹתָ֑יוle.'o.tze.ro.TavH214;their landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776is full ofוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,with noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369limitקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097to their chariotsלְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו׃le.mar.ke.vo.TavH4818.

8Their landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776is full ofוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390idolsאֱלִילִ֑ים'e.li.LimH457;they bow downיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812to the workלְמַעֲשֵׂ֤הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,to whatלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834their fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃'etz.be.'o.TavH676have madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

9So mankindאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120is brought lowוַיִּשַּׁ֥חvai.yi.ShachH7817,and manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is humbledוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213—do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408forgiveתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375them!

10Goבּ֣וֹאBo'H935into the rocksבַצּ֔וּרva.TzurH6697and hideוְהִטָּמֵ֖ןve.hi.ta.MenH2934in the dustבֶּֽעָפָ֑רbe.'a.FarH6083fromמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the terrorפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and the splendorוּמֵהֲדַ֖רu.me.ha.DarH1926of His majestyגְּאֹנֽוֹ׃ge.'o.NoH1347.

11The proudגַּבְה֤וּתgav.HutH1365lookעֵינֵ֞י'ei.NeiH5869of manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120will be humbledשָׁפֵ֔לsha.FelH8213,and the loftinessר֣וּםrumH7312of menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582brought lowוְשַׁ֖חve.ShachH7817;the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905will be exaltedוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.GavH7682in thatהַהֽוּא׃ סha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

12Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the Dayי֞וֹםYomH3117of the LORDלַיהוָ֧הla.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will comeagainstעַ֥ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the proudגֵּאֶ֖הge.'EhH1343and loftyוָרָ֑םva.RamH7311,againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that is exaltedנִשָּׂ֥אni.Sa'H5375—it will be humbledוְשָׁפֵֽל׃ve.sha.FelH8213—

13againstוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,loftyהָרָמִ֖יםha.ra.MimH7311and lifted upוְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑יםve.han.ni.sa.'ImH5375,againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the oaksאַלּוֹנֵ֥י'a.lo.NeiH437of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316,

14againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the tallהָרָמִ֑יםha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022,againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the highהַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת׃ha.ni.sa.'otH5375hillsהַגְּבָע֥וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,

15againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֑הַga.Vo.haH1364towerמִגְדָּ֣לmig.DalH4026,againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605fortifiedבְצוּרָֽה׃ve.tzu.RahH1219wallחוֹמָ֥הcho.MahH2346,

16againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605shipאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659,and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605statelyהַחֶמְדָּֽה׃ha.chem.DahH2532vesselשְׂכִיּ֥וֹתse.khi.YotH7914.

17So the prideגַּבְה֣וּתgav.HutH1365of manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120will be brought lowוְשַׁח֙ve.ShachH7817,and the loftinessר֣וּםrumH7312of menאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582will be humbledוְשָׁפֵ֖לve.sha.FelH8213;the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905will be exaltedוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.GavH7682in thatהַהֽוּא׃ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,

18and the idolsוְהָאֱלִילִ֖יםve.ha.'e.li.LimH457will vanishיַחֲלֹֽף׃ya.cha.LofH2498completelyכָּלִ֥ילka.LilH3632.

19Men will fleeוּבָ֙אוּ֙u.Va.'uH935to cavesבִּמְעָר֣וֹתbim.'a.RotH4631in the rocksצֻרִ֔יםtzu.RimH6697and holesוּבִמְחִלּ֖וֹתu.vim.chi.LotH4247in the groundעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083,away fromמִפְּנֵ֞יmi.pe.NeiH6440the terrorפַּ֤חַדPa.chadH6343of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and from the splendorוּמֵהֲדַ֣רu.me.ha.DarH1926of His majestyגְּאוֹנ֔וֹge.'o.NoH1347,when He risesבְּקוּמ֖וֹbe.ku.MoH6965to shakeלַעֲרֹ֥ץla.'a.RotzH6206the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

20In thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117menהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120אֵ֚ת'etH853will cast awayיַשְׁלִ֣יךְyash.LikhH7993to the molesלַחְפֹּ֥ר פֵּר֖וֹתlach.Por pe.RotH2661 H6512and batsוְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.ta.le.FimH5847their idolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457of silverכַסְפּ֔וֹkhas.PoH3701andוְאֵ֖ת אֱלִילֵ֣יve.'Et 'e.li.LeiH853 H457goldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091— the idolsאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they madeעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812.

21They will fleeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935to cavernsבְּנִקְר֣וֹתbe.nik.RotH5366in the rocksהַצֻּרִ֔יםha.tzu.RimH6697and crevicesוּבִסְעִפֵ֖יu.vis.'i.FeiH5585in the cliffsהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,away fromמִפְּנֵ֞יmi.pe.NeiH6440the terrorפַּ֤חַדPa.chadH6343of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and from the splendorוּמֵהֲדַ֣רu.me.ha.DarH1926of His majestyגְּאוֹנ֔וֹge.'o.NoH1347,when He risesבְּקוּמ֖וֹbe.ku.MoH6965to shakeלַעֲרֹ֥ץla.'a.RotzH6206the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Put no more trustחִדְל֤וּchid.LuH2308inמִן־min-H4480manהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834has only the breathנְשָׁמָ֖הne.sha.MahH5397in his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֑וֹ כִּֽי־be.'a.Po ki-H639 H3588.Of whatבַמֶּ֥הva.MehH4100accountנֶחְשָׁ֖בnech.ShavH2803is heהֽוּא׃ פHu'H1931?

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