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Isaiah 32:1-8

1Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428will reignיִמְלָךְ־yim.lokh-H4427in righteousnessלְצֶ֖דֶקle.Tze.dekH6664,and princesוּלְשָׂרִ֖יםu.le.sa.RimH8269will ruleיָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ya.So.ruH8323with justiceלְמִשְׁפָּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941.

2Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376will beוְהָיָה־ve.ha.yah-H1961like a shelterכְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ke.ma.cha.ve'-H4224from the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307,a refugeוְסֵ֣תֶרve.Se.terH5643from the stormזָ֑רֶםZa.remH2230,like streamsכְּפַלְגֵי־ke.fal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325in a dry landבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724,like the shadowכְּצֵ֥לke.TzelH6738of a greatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515rockסֶֽלַע־se.la'-H5553in an aridעֲיֵפָֽה׃'a.ye.FahH5889landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

3Then the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of those who seeרֹאִ֑יםro.'ImH7200will no longerוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be closedתִשְׁעֶ֖ינָהtish.'Ei.nahH8159,and the earsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of those who hearשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085will listenתִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃tik.Shav.nahH7181.

4The mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3824of the rashנִמְהָרִ֖יםnim.ha.RimH4116will knowיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995and understandH3045,and the stammeringעִלְּגִ֔ים'i.le.GimH5926tongueוּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.ShonH3956will speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696clearlyצָחֽוֹת׃tza.ChotH6703and fluentlyתְּמַהֵ֖רte.ma.HerH4116.

5Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer willע֛וֹדodH5750a foolלְנָבָ֖לle.na.ValH5036be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121nobleנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808a scoundrelוּלְכִילַ֕יu.le.khi.LaiH3596be respectedיֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֽׁוֹעַ׃ye.'a.Mer Sho.a'H559 H7771.

6Forכִּ֤יkiH3588a foolנָבָל֙na.ValH5036speaksיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696foolishnessנְבָלָ֣הne.va.LahH5039;his mindוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820plotsיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205.He practicesלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213ungodlinessחֹ֗נֶףCho.nefH2612and speaksוּלְדַבֵּ֤רu.le.da.BerH1696falselyתּוֹעָ֔הto.'AhH8442aboutאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;he leaves the hungryנֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔בNe.fesh ra.'EvH5315 H7457emptyלְהָרִיק֙le.ha.RikH7324and deprives the thirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771ofיַחְסִֽיר׃yach.SirH2637drinkוּמַשְׁקֶ֥הu.mash.KehH4945.

7The weaponsכֵּלָ֣יוke.LavH3627of the scoundrelוְכֵלַ֖יve.khe.LaiH3596are destructiveרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451;heה֚וּאhu'H1931hatchesיָעָ֔ץya.'AtzH3289plotsזִמּ֣וֹתzi.MotH2154to destroyלְחַבֵּ֤לle.cha.BelH2254the poorH6035with liesבְּאִמְרֵי־ שֶׁ֔קֶרbe.'im.rei- She.kerH561 H8267,even when the pleaוּבְדַבֵּ֥רu.ve.da.BerH1696of the needyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34is justמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

8But a noble manוְנָדִ֖יבve.na.DivH5081makesיָעָ֑ץya.'AtzH3289honorable plansנְדִיב֣וֹתne.di.VotH5081;heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931stands upיָקֽוּם׃ פya.KumH6965forעַל־'al-H5921worthy causesנְדִיב֥וֹתne.di.VotH5081.

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