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Isaiah 40:3-8

3A voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of one callingקוֹרֵ֔אko.Re'H7121: “Prepareפַּנּ֖וּpa.NuH6437the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057;make a straightיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474highwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546for our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160.

4Everyכָּל־kol-H3605valleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516shall be lifted upיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'H5375,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mountainהַ֥רharH2022and hillוְגִבְעָ֖הve.giv.'AhH1389made lowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213;the unevenהֶֽעָקֹב֙he.'a.KoH6121groundwill becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961smoothלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334,and the rugged landוְהָרְכָסִ֖יםve.ha.re.kha.SimH7406a plainלְבִקְעָֽה׃le.vik.'AhH1237.

5And the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will be revealedוְנִגְלָ֖הve.nig.LahH1540,and allכָל־khol-H3605humanityבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162will see itוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200.”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

6A voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963saysאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559, “Cry outקְרָ֔אke.Ra'H7121!”And I askedוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100should I cry outאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121?” “Allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320is like grassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its gloryחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617like the flowersכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704.

7The grassחָצִיר֙cha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֤שׁya.VeshH3001andthe flowersצִ֔יץTzitzH6731fallנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034whenכִּ֛יkiH3588the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068blowsנָ֣שְׁבָהNa.she.vahH5380on them;indeedאָכֵ֥ן'a.KhenH403,the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971are grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682.

8The grassחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2682withersיָבֵ֥שׁya.VeshH3001andthe flowersצִ֑יץTzitzH6731fallנָ֣בֵֽלNa.velH5034,but the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430standsיָק֥וּםya.KumH6965foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃ סle.'o.LamH5769.”

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