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Isaiah 30:18-26

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.

26The light of the moonאֽוֹר־ הַלְּבָנָה֙'or- ha.le.va.NahH216 H3842will beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961as bright as the sunכְּא֣וֹר הַֽחַמָּ֔הke.'or ha.cha.MahH216 H2535,and the lightוְא֤וֹרve.'orH216of the sunהַֽחַמָּה֙ha.cha.MahH2535will beיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961seven times brighterשִׁבְעָתַ֔יִםshiv.'a.Ta.yimH7659—like the lightכְּא֖וֹרke.'orH216of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117—on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853binds upחֲבֹ֤שׁcha.VoshH2280the brokennessשֶׁ֣בֶרShe.verH7667of His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971and healsיִרְפָּֽא׃ סyir.Pa'H7495the woundsוּמַ֥חַץu.Ma.chatzH4273He has inflictedמַכָּת֖וֹma.ka.ToH4347.

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