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Isaiah 40:18-20

18To whomמִ֖יmiH4310will you likenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410וְאֶל־ve.'el-H413?To whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100imageדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will you compareתַּ֥עַרְכוּTa.'ar.khuH6186Him?

19To an idolהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459that a craftsmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796castsנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258and a metalworkerוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884overlaysיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554with goldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091and fits withצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701chainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577?

20One lackingהַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ןham.su.KanH5533such an offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641choosesיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537.He seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245a skilledחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450craftsmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796to set upלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559an idolפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459that will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808toppleיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

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