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Isaiah 40:18-28

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.

21Do you notהֲל֤וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?Have you notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808heardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085?Has it notהֲל֛וֹאha.Lo'H3808been declared to youהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218?Have you notהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808understoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995since the foundationמוֹסְד֖וֹתmos.DotH4146of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22He sits enthronedהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427aboveעַל־'al-H5921the circleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;its dwellersוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are like grasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284.He stretches outהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064like a curtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852,and spreads them outוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969like a tentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwell inלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427.

23He bringsהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414the princesרוֹזְנִ֖יםroz.NimH7336to nothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369and makesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the rulersשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776meaninglessכַּתֹּ֥הוּka.To.huH8414.

24No soonerאַ֣ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077are they plantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193,no soonerאַ֚ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077are they sownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232,no soonerאַ֛ף בַּל־'af bal-H637 H1077have their stemsגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503taken rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in the groundבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,thanוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571He blowsנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398on themand they witherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001,and a whirlwindוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591sweeps them awayתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375like stubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25“Toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413whomמִ֥יmiH4310will you liken Meתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819,or who is My equalוְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הve.'esh.VehH7737?”asksיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Holy Oneקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918.

26Lift upשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869on highמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791וּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200:Whoמִי־mi-H4310createdבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254all theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428?He leads forthהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318the starry hostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635by numberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557;He callsיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121each oneלְכֻלָּם֙le.khu.LamH3605by nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034.Because of His greatמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230powerאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202and mightyוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,notלֹ֥אlo'H3808one of themאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is missingנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do you sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and why do you assertוּתְדַבֵּ֖רu.te.da.BerH1696,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “My wayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870is hiddenנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from the LORDמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068,and my claimמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941is ignoredיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674by my Godוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430”?

28Do you notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowיָדַ֜עְתָּ אִם־ya.Da'.ta 'im-H3045 H518?Have you notלֹ֣אlo'H3808heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085?The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is the everlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,the Creatorבּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'H1254of the endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.He will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808grow tiredיִיעַ֖ף וְלֹ֣אyi.'Af ve.Lo'H3286 H3808or wearyיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021;His understandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394is beyondאֵ֥ין'einH369searching outחֵ֖קֶרChe.kerH2714.

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