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Isaiah 23:2-6

2Be silentדֹּ֖מּוּDo.muH1826,O dwellersיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִ֑י'IH339,you merchantsסֹחֵ֥רso.CherH5503of Sidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721,whose tradersעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674have crossedמִלְאֽוּךְ׃mil.'UkhH4390the seaיָ֖םyamH3220.

3On the greatרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325came the grainזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Shihorשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883;the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the Nileיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975was the revenue of Tyreתְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393;she wasוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961the merchantסְחַ֥רse.CharH5504of the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4Be ashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954,O Sidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721,the strongholdמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the seaאָמַ֣ר הַיָּ֖ם'a.Mar hai.YamH3220 H559has spokenלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “I have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been in laborחַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiH2342or given birthוְלֹֽא־ יָלַ֗דְתִּיve.lo'- ya.Lad.tiH3205 H3808.I have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808raisedגִדַּ֛לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970or brought upרוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiH7311young womenבְתוּלֽוֹת׃ve.tu.LotH1330.”

5Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834the reportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088reachesEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,they will writhe in agonyיָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.luH2342over the newsכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088of Tyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Cross overעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,O inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִֽי׃'IH339!

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