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Isaiah 31:4-9

4Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֣הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068has saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to meאֵלַ֡י'e.LaiH413: “Likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834a lionהָאַרְיֵ֨הha.'ar.YehH738roaringיֶהְגֶּה֩yeh.GehH1897or a young lionוְהַכְּפִ֜ירve.ha.ke.FirH3715overעַל־'al-H5921its preyטַרְפּ֗וֹtar.PoH2964—and thoughאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a bandמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462is called outיִקָּרֵ֤אyi.ka.Re'H7121against itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,it is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808terrifiedיֵחָ֔תye.ChatH2865by their shoutingמִקּוֹלָם֙mi.ko.LamH6963or subduedיַֽעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6031by their clamorוּמֵֽהֲמוֹנָ֖ם לֹ֣אu.me.ha.mo.Nam lo'H1995 H3808—soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will come downיֵרֵד֙ye.RedH3381to do battleלִצְבֹּ֥אlitz.Bo'H6633onעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its heightsגִּבְעָתָֽהּ׃giv.'a.TahH1389.

5Like birdsכְּצִפֳּרִ֣יםke.tzi.po.RimH6833hovering overheadעָפ֔וֹתa.FotH5774,soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹת עַל־tze.va.'ot 'al-H6635 H5921will protectיָגֵ֛ןya.GenH1598Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.He will shield itגָּנ֥וֹןga.NonH1598and deliver itוְהִצִּ֖ילve.hi.TzilH5337;He will pass over itפָּסֹ֥חַpa.So.achH6452and preserve itוְהִמְלִֽיט׃ve.him.LitH4422.”

6Returnשׁ֗וּבוּShu.vuH7725to the Oneלַאֲשֶׁ֛רla.'a.SherH834against whom you have so blatantlyהֶעְמִ֥יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009rebelledסָרָ֖הsa.RahH5627,O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Forכִּ֚יkiH3588on thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of you will rejectיִמְאָס֗וּןyim.'a.SunH3988the idolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457of silverכַסְפּ֔וֹ וֶאֱלִילֵ֖יkhas.Po ve.'e.li.LeiH3701 H457and goldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834your ownhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027have sinfullyחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213.

8“Then Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804will fallוְנָפַ֤לve.na.FalH5307,but notלֹא־lo'-H3808by the swordבְּחֶ֣רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;a swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719will devour themתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398,but notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one made by mortalsאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.They will fleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,and their young menוּבַחוּרָ֖יוu.va.chu.RavH970will be putיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961to forced laborלָמַ֥סla.MasH4522.

9Their rockוְסַלְעוֹ֙ve.sal.'OH5553will pass awayיַֽעֲב֔וֹרya.'a.VorH5674for fearמִמָּג֣וֹרmi.ma.GorH4032,and their princesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269will panicוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865at the sight of the battle standardמִנֵּ֖סmi.NesH5251,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fireא֥וּר'urH217is in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,whose furnaceוְתַנּ֥וּרve.ta.NurH8574is in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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