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Isaiah 21:1-9

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against the Desertמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057by the Seaיָ֑םYamH3220:Like whirlwindsכְּסוּפ֤וֹתke.su.FotH5492sweepingלַֽחֲלֹ֔ףla.cha.LofH2498through the Negevבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ba.Ne.gevH5045, an invadercomesבָּ֔אBa'H935from the desertמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057,from a landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of terrorנוֹרָאָֽה׃no.ra.'AhH3372.

2A direקָשָׁ֖הka.ShahH7186visionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380is declaredהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me: “The traitorהַבּוֹגֵ֤ד׀ha.bo.GedH898still betraysבּוֹגֵד֙bo.GedH898,and the destroyerוְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀ve.ha.sho.DedH7703still destroysשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703.Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927,O Elamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867!Lay siegeצוּרִ֣יtzu.RiH6696,O Mediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074!I will put an endהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673to allכָּל־kol-H3605her groaningאַנְחָתָ֖ה'an.cha.TahH585.”

3Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651my bodyמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975is filledמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390with anguishחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479.Painצִירִ֣יםtzi.RimH6735grips meאֲחָז֔וּנִי'a.cha.Zu.niH270,like the painsכְּצִירֵ֖יke.tzi.ReiH6735of a woman in laborיֽוֹלֵדָ֑הyo.le.DahH3205.I am bewilderedנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753to hearמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085,I am dismayedנִבְהַ֖לְתִּיniv.Hal.tiH926to seeמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200.

4My heartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824faltersתָּעָ֣הta.'AhH8582;fearפַּלָּצ֖וּתpa.la.TzutH6427makes me trembleבִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִיbi.'a.Ta.te.niH1204אֵ֚ת'etH853.The twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399I desiredחִשְׁקִ֔יchish.KiH2837has turnedשָׂ֥םsamH7760to horrorלַחֲרָדָֽה׃la.cha.ra.DahH2731.

5They prepareעָרֹ֧ךְ'a.RokhH6186a tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979,they lay outצָפֹ֥הtza.FohH6823a carpetהַצָּפִ֖יתha.tza.FitH6844,they eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398,they drinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354!Rise upק֥וּמוּKu.muH6965,O princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,oilמִשְׁח֥וּmish.ChuH4886the shieldsמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043!

6Forכִּ֣יkiH3588thisכֹ֥הkhohH3541is whatthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413: “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980,postהַעֲמֵ֣דha.'a.MedH5975a lookoutהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.PehH6822andhave him reportיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he seesיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200.

7When he seesוְרָ֣אָהve.Ra.'ahH7200chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393with teamsצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,ridersרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393on donkeysחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,ridersרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393on camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581,he must be alertוְהִקְשִׁ֥יב קֶ֖שֶׁבve.hik.Shiv Ke.shevH7181 H7182,fullyרַב־rav-H7227alertקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.”

8Then the lookoutאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738shoutedוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121: “Dayתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548after dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,my lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595standעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the watchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707;night afterכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595stayנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324atוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921my postמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931.

9Lookוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,hereזֶ֥הzehH2088comeבָא֙va'H935the ridersרֶ֣כֶב אִ֔ישׁRe.khev 'IshH7393 H376,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571in pairsצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776.”And one answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030,sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307,fallen isנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894!Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the imagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of her godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430lie shatteredשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665on the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776!”

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