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Isaiah 22:1-5

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against the Valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384:Whatמַה־mah-H4100ails you nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have allכֻּלָּ֖ךְku.LakhH3605gone upעָלִ֥ית'a.LitH5927to the rooftopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406,

2O cityעִ֚יר'irH5892of commotionתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀ מְלֵאָ֗הte.shu.'ot me.le.'AhH8663 H4392,O townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151of revelryהֽוֹמִיָּ֔ה עַלִּיזָ֑הho.mi.Yah 'a.li.ZahH1993 H5947?Your slainחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808dieחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,nor were theyוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808killedמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605your rulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101have fledנָֽדְדוּ־na.de.du-H5074togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162,capturedאֻסָּ֑רוּ'u.Sa.ruH631without a bowמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198.Allכָּל־kol-H3605your fugitivesנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672were capturedאֻסְּר֣וּ'u.se.RuH631togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,having fledבָּרָֽחוּ׃ba.Ra.chuH1272to a distant placeמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

4Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I saidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Turn awayשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159from meמִנִּ֖יmi.NiH4480,let me weepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843!Do notאַל־'al-H408tryתָּאִ֣יצוּta.'I.tzuH213to console meלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162overעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֹׁ֖דshodH7701of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.”

5Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has set a dayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of tumultמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103and tramplingוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001and confusionוּמְבוּכָ֗הu.me.vu.KhahH3998in the Valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of Visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384—of breakingמְקַרְקַ֥רme.kar.KarH6979down the wallsקִ֖רkirH7023and cryingוְשׁ֥וֹעַve.Sho.a'H7771toאֶל־'el-H413the mountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

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