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Isaiah 30:13-25

13לָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088iniquityהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771of yoursיִֽהְיֶ֤הyih.YehH1961is likea breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556about to failנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307,a bulgeנִבְעֶ֖הniv.'EhH1158in a highנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,whose collapseשִׁבְרָֽהּ׃shiv.RahH7667will comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597—in an instantלְפֶ֖תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621!

14It will breakוּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahH7665in piecesכְּשֵׁ֨בֶרke.She.verH7667like a potter’sיוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.RimH3335jarנֵ֧בֶלNe.velH5035,shatteredכָּת֖וּתka.TutH3807so that no fragmentלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑לlo' yach.MolH3808 H2550can be foundוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808.Not a shardחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789will be foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in the dustבִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙vim.khi.ta.ToH4386large enough to scoopלַחְתּ֥וֹתlach.TotH2846the coalsאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from a hearthמִיָּק֔וּדmi.ya.KudH3344or to skimוְלַחְשֹׂ֥ףve.lach.SofH2834the waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from a cisternמִגֶּֽבֶא׃ פmi.Ge.ve'H1360.”

15Forכִּ֣י כֹֽה־ki khoh-H3588 H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069,the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has saidאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: “By repentanceבְּשׁוּבָ֤הbe.shu.VahH7729and restוָנַ֙חַת֙va.Na.chatH5183you would be savedתִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּןti.Va.she.'UnH3467;your strengthגְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.KhemH1369would lieתִּהְיֶ֖הtih.YehH1961in quietבְּהַשְׁקֵט֙be.hash.KetH8252confidenceוּבְבִטְחָ֔הu.ve.vit.ChahH985—but you were notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808willingאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14.”

16“Noלֹא־lo'-H3808,”you sayוַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּ כִ֛יva.To.me.Ru khiH559 H3588, “we will fleeנָנ֖וּסna.NusH5127onH5921horsesס֥וּסsusH5483.”Thereforeכֵּ֣ןkenH5921 H3651you will fleeתְּנוּס֑וּןte.nu.SunH5127! “We will rideנִרְכָּ֔ב כֵּ֖ןnir.Kav kenH7392 H5921 H3651swift horsesקַ֣לkalH7031,”but your pursuersרֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ro.de.fei.KhemH7291will be fasterיִקַּ֥לּוּyi.Ka.luH7043.

17Aאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505will fleeatמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the threatגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259;atמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440the threatגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568you will all fleeתָּנֻ֑סוּta.Nu.suH5127,untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518you are left aloneנוֹתַרְתֶּ֗םno.tar.TemH3498like a poleכַּתֹּ֙רֶן֙ka.To.renH8650onעַל־'al-H5921a mountaintopרֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֔רrosh ha.HarH7218 H2022,like a bannerוְכַנֵּ֖סve.kha.NesH5251onעַל־'al-H5921a hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

18Thereforeוְלָכֵ֞ןve.la.KhenH3651the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068longsיְחַכֶּ֤הye.cha.KehH2442to be gracious to youלַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔םla.cha.nan.KhemH2603;thereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651He risesיָר֖וּםya.RumH7311to show you compassionלְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑םle.ra.chem.KhemH7355,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is a justמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430.Blessed areאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835allכָּל־kol-H3605who waitח֥וֹכֵיCho.kheiH2442for Him.

19כִּי־ki-H3588O peopleעַ֛ם'amH5971in Zionבְּצִיּ֥וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726who dwellיֵשֵׁ֖בye.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,you will weepבָּכ֣וֹba.KhoH1058noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreתִבְכֶּ֗הtiv.KehH1058.He will surely be graciousH2603when you cry for helpלְק֣וֹל זַעֲקֶ֔ךָle.Kol za.'a.Ke.chaH6963 H2199;when He hearsכְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹke.sha.me.'a.ToH8085,He will answer youעָנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH6030.

20The Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136will giveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414youthe breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of adversityצָ֖רtzarH6862and the waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of afflictionלָ֑חַץLa.chatzH3906,but your Teacherמוֹרֶ֔יךָmo.Rei.khaH4175will no longerוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808hideיִכָּנֵ֥ףyi.ka.NefH3670Himselfעוֹד֙ וְהָי֥וּ'Od ve.ha.YuH5750 H1961—with your own eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869you will seeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200אֶת־'et-H853Himמוֹרֶֽיךָ׃mo.Rei.khaH4175.

21And whetherכִּ֥יkiH3588you turn to the rightתַאֲמִ֖ינוּ וְכִ֥יta.'a.Mi.nu ve.KhiH541 H3588or to the leftתַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tas.me.'I.luH8041,your earsוְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241will hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nahH8085this commandדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697behind youמֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָ לֵאמֹ֑רme.'a.cha.Rei.kha le.MorH310 H559: “Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870.Walkלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980in it.”

22So you will desecrateוְטִמֵּאתֶ֗םve.ti.me.TemH2930אֶת־'et-H853your silver-platedצִפּוּי֙ כַסְפֶּ֔ךָtzi.Pui khas.Pe.khaH6826 H3701וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853idolsפְּסִילֵ֣יpe.si.LeiH6456and your gold-platedאֲפֻדַּ֖ת זְהָבֶ֑ךָ'a.fu.Dat ze.ha.Ve.khaH642 H2091imagesמַסֵּכַ֣תma.se.KhatH4541.You will throw them awayתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644menstrual clothsדָוָ֔הda.VahH1739,sayingתֹּ֥אמַרTo.marH559to them, “Be goneצֵ֖אtze'H6627!”

23Then He will sendוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414rainמְטַ֨רme.TarH4306for the seedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have sownתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232אֶת־'et-H853in the groundהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,and the foodוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899that comesתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393from your landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127will beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961richדָשֵׁ֖ןda.ShenH1879and plentifulוְשָׁמֵ֑ןve.sha.MenH8082.On thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117your cattleמִקְנֶ֛יךָmik.Nei.chaH4735will grazeיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462in openנִרְחָֽב׃nir.ChavH7337pasturesכַּ֥רkarH3733.

24The oxenוְהָאֲלָפִ֣יםve.ha.'a.la.FimH504and donkeysוְהָעֲיָרִ֗יםve.ha.'a.ya.RimH5895that workעֹֽבְדֵי֙'oe.DeiH5647the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127will eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834saltedחָמִ֖יץcha.MitzH2548fodderבְּלִ֥ילbe.LilH1098,winnowedזֹרֶ֥הzo.RehH2219with shovelבָרַ֖חַתva.Ra.chatH7371and pitchforkוּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃u.va.miz.RehH4214.

25וְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961And fromעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֗הַ וְעַל֙ga.Vo.ha ve.'AlH1364 H5921mountainהַ֣רharH2022and everyכָּל־kol-H3605raisedנִשָּׂאָ֔הni.sa.'AhH5375hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389,streamsפְּלָגִ֖יםpe.la.GimH6388of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325will flowיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of greatרָ֔בRavH7227slaughterהֶ֣רֶגHe.regH2027,when the towersמִגְדָּלִֽים׃mig.da.LimH4026fallבִּנְפֹ֖לbin.FolH5307.

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