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Isaiah 37:14-20

14So Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396אֶת־'et-H853receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947the letterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612fromמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,read itוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121,and went upוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and spread it outוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּvai.yif.re.Se.hu chiz.ki.Ya.huH6566 H2396beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559:

16“O LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,enthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427above the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,Youאַתָּה־'a.tah-H859aloneה֤וּא לְבַדְּךָ֔hu' le.va.de.KhaH905 H1931are Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430over allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859madeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213אֶת־'et-H853the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,O LORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869,O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200.Listen toוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085אֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576has sentשָׁלַ֔חsha.LachH7971to defyלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

18Trulyאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804אֶת־'et-H853have laid wasteהֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuH2717allכָּל־kol-H3605these countriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and their landsאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776.

19They have castוְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.TonH5414אֶת־'et-H853their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784and destroyed themוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6,forכִּי֩kiH3588theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992were notלֹ֨אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,but onlyכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68—the workמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of humanאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027.

20And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,save usהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467from his handמִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905,O LORD, are Godיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.”

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