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Isaiah 28:14-22

14Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Oאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582scoffersלָצ֑וֹןla.TzonH3944who ruleמֹֽשְׁלֵי֙mo.she.LeiH4910thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Forכִּ֣יkiH3588you saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם'a.mar.TemH559, “We have madeכָּרַ֤תְנֽוּka.Rat.nuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withאֶת־'et-H854deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194;we have fashionedעָשִׂ֣ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213an agreementחֹזֶ֑הcho.ZehH2374 H7885withוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the overwhelming scourgeשׁוֹטֵ֤ףsho.TefH7857passes throughיַֽעֲבֹר֙a.varH5674it will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808touch usיְבוֹאֵ֔נוּye.vo.'E.nuH935,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588we have madeשַׂ֧מְנוּSam.nuH7760liesכָזָ֛בkha.ZavH3577our refugeמַחְסֵ֖נוּmach.Se.nuH4268and falsehoodוּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶרu.va.She.kerH8267our hiding placeנִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃ סnis.Ta.re.nuH5641.”

16Soלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּ֤הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Seeהִנְנִ֛יhi.NiH2005,I layיִסַּ֥דyi.SadH3245a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68in Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,a testedבֹּ֜חַןBo.chanH976stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,a preciousיִקְרַת֙yik.RatH3368cornerstoneפִּנַּ֤תpi.NatH6438,a sureמוּסָּ֔דmu.SadH3245foundationמוּסָ֣דmu.SadH4143;the one who believesהַֽמַּאֲמִ֖יןha.ma.'a.MinH539will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808be shakenיָחִֽישׁ׃ya.ChishH2363.

17I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941the measuring lineלְקָ֔וle.KavH6957and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666the levelלְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶתle.mish.Ka.letH4949.Hailבָרָד֙va.RadH1259will sweep awayוְיָעָ֤הve.ya.'AhH3261your refugeמַחְסֵ֣הmach.SehH4268of liesכָזָ֔בkha.ZavH3577,and waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325will floodיִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃yish.To.fuH7857your hiding placeוְסֵ֥תֶרve.Se.terH5643.

18Your covenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285withאֶת־'et-H854deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194will be dissolvedוְכֻפַּ֤רve.khu.ParH3722,and your agreementוְחָזוּתְכֶ֥םve.cha.zu.te.KhemH2380withאֶת־'et-H854Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808standתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965.Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588the overwhelmingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752passes throughיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674,you will beוִהְיִ֥יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961trampled by itלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823.

19As often asמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767it passes throughעָבְרוֹ֙a.ve.RoH5674,it will carry you awayיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853כִּֽי־ki-H3588;it will sweep throughיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674morningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242after morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,by dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and by nightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥הu.va.La.ye.lah ve.ha.YahH3915 H1961.”The understandingהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995of this messageשְׁמוּעָֽה׃she.mu.'AhH8052will bringsheerרַק־rak-H7535terrorזְוָעָ֖הze.va.'AhH2113.

20Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the bedהַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'H4702is too shortקָצַ֥רka.TzarH7114to stretch out onמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'H8311,and the blanketוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541too smallצָ֖רָהTza.rahH6887to wrap around youכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ke.hit.ka.NesH3664.

21Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will rise upיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965as at Mountכְהַר־khe.har-H2022Perazimפְּרָצִים֙pe.ra.TzimH6559.He will rouse Himselfיִרְגָּ֑זyir.GazH7264as in the Valleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010of Gibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,to doלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213His workמַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.Se.huH4639,His strangeזָ֣רzarH2114workמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,and to performוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647His taskעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656,His disturbingנָכְרִיָּ֖הna.khe.ri.YahH5237taskעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

22So nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,do notאַל־'al-H408mockתִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּtit.lo.Tza.tzuH3887,orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435your shacklesמֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.KhemH4147will become heavierיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388.Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085מֵאֵ֨תme.'EtH854from the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635a decreeוְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782of destructionכָלָ֨הkha.LahH3617againstעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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