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Isaiah 38:9-14

9This isa writingמִכְתָּ֖בmikh.TavH4385by Hezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063after his illnessבַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.ToH2470and recoveryוַיְחִ֖י מֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃vay.Chi me.chal.YoH2421 H2483:

10Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “In the primeבִּדְמִ֥יbid.MiH1824of my lifeיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117I must goאֵלֵ֖כָה'e.Le.khahH1980through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Sheolשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585andbe deprivedפֻּקַּ֖דְתִּיpu.Kad.tiH6485of the remainderיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of my yearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.”

11I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will never againלֹא־lo'-H3808seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the LORDיָ֔הּYahH3050, eventhe LORDיָ֖הּyahH3050,in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416;I will noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750look onאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027mankindאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120withעִם־'im-H5973those who dwellי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427in this worldחָֽדֶל׃Cha.delH2309.

12My dwellingדּוֹרִ֗יdo.RiH1755has been picked upנִסַּ֧עni.Sa'H5265and removedוְנִגְלָ֛הve.nig.LahH1540from meמִנִּ֖יmi.NiH4480like a shepherd’sרֹעִ֑יro.'IH7462tentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168.I have rolled upקִפַּ֨דְתִּיki.Pad.tiH7088my lifeחַיַּי֙chai.YaiH2416like a weaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707;He cuts me offיְבַצְּעֵ֔נִיye.va.tze.'E.niH1214from the loomמִדַּלָּ֣הmi.da.LahH1803;from dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915You make an end of meתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999.

13I composed myselfשִׁוִּ֤יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737untilעַד־'ad-H5704the morningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242.Like a lionכָּֽאֲרִ֔י כֵּ֥ןka.'a.Ri kenH738 H3651He breaksיְשַׁבֵּ֖רye.sha.BerH7665allכָּל־kol-H3605my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106;from dayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915You make an end of meתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999.

14I chirpאֲצַפְצֵ֔ף'a.tzaf.TzefH6850like a swallowכְּס֤וּסke.SusH5483or craneעָגוּר֙ כֵּ֣ן'a.Gur kenH5693 H3651;I moanאֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehH1897like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123.My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869grow weakדַּלּ֤וּda.LuH1809as I lookupwardלַמָּר֔וֹםla.ma.RomH4791.O Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,I am oppressedעָֽשְׁקָה־'a.she.kah-H6234;be my securityעָרְבֵֽנִי׃'a.re.Ve.niH6148.”

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