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Isaiah 29:15-24

15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who dig deepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009to hideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641their plansעֵצָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה'e.Tzah ve.ha.YahH6098 H1961from the LORDמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.In darknessבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285they do their worksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639and sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310sees usרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200,and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310will knowיוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nuH3045?”

16You have turned things upside downהַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔םhaf.ke.KhemH2017,as ifאִם־'im-H518the potterהַיֹּצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335were regardedיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563.Shallכִּֽי־ki-H3588what is formedמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639sayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559to him who formed itלְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙le.'o.Se.huH6213, “He did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808make meעָשָׂ֔נִי'a.Sa.niH6213”?Can the potteryוְיֵ֛צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3336sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559of the potterלְיוֹצְר֖וֹle.yotz.RoH3335, “He has noלֹ֥אlo'H3808understandingהֵבִֽין׃he.VinH995”?

17In a veryהֲלוֹא־ עוֹד֙ha.lo'- 'OdH3808 H5750shortמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592timeמִזְעָ֔רmiz.'ArH4213, will notLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844becomeוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725an orchardלַכַּרְמֶ֑לla.kar.MelH3759,and the orchardוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לve.ha.kar.MelH3759seemיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803like a forestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?

18On thatהַה֛וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117the deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795will hearוְשָׁמְע֧וּve.sha.me.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of the scrollסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612,and out ofוּמֵאֹ֣פֶלu.me.'O.felH652the deep darknessוּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְu.me.Cho.shekhH2822the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of the blindעִוְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5787will seeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200.

19The humbleעֲנָוִ֛ים'a.na.VimH6035will increaseוְיָסְפ֧וּve.ya.se.FuH3254theirjoyשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,and the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣יve.'ev.yo.NeiH34among menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120will rejoiceיָגִֽילוּ׃ya.Gi.luH1523in the Holy Oneבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

20Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the ruthlessעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184will vanishאָפֵ֥ס'a.FesH656,the mockersלֵ֑ץLetzH3887will disappearוְכָ֣לָהve.Kha.lahH3615,and allכָּל־kol-H3605who lookשֹׁ֥קְדֵיSho.ke.deiH8245for evilאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205will be cut downוְנִכְרְת֖וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772—

21those who indictמַחֲטִיאֵ֤יma.cha.ti.'EiH2398a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120with a wordבְּדָבָ֔רbe.da.VarH1697,who ensnareיְקֹשׁ֑וּןye.ko.ShunH6983the mediatorוְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַve.la.mo.Khi.achH3198at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and who with false chargesבַתֹּ֖הוּva.To.huH8414deprive the innocentצַדִּֽיק׃ סtza.DikH6662of justiceוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186.

22Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834redeemedפָּדָ֖הpa.DahH6299אֶת־'et-H853Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559כֹּֽה־koh-H3541ofאֶל־'el-H413the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290: “Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258will Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290be ashamedיֵבוֹשׁ֙ye.Vo.oshH954and noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moreעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258will his faceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440grow paleיֶחֱוָֽרוּ׃ye.che.Va.ruH2357.

23Forכִּ֣יkiH3588when he seesבִ֠רְאֹתוֹvir.'o.toH7200his childrenיְלָדָ֞יוye.la.DavH3206around himבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of My handsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027,they will honorיַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034,they will sanctifyוְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hik.Di.shuH6942אֶת־'et-H853the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they will stand in aweיַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ya.'a.Ri.tzuH6206of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Then the waywardתֹֽעֵי־to.'ei-H8582in spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307will comeוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045to understandingבִּינָ֑הbi.NahH998,and those who grumbleוְרוֹגְנִ֖יםve.rog.NimH7279will acceptיִלְמְדוּ־yil.me.du-H3925instructionלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.”

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