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Isaiah 46:5-7

5To whomלְמִ֥יle.MiH4310will you liken Meתְדַמְי֖וּנִיte.dam.Yu.niH1819or count Me equalוְתַשְׁו֑וּve.tash.VuH7737?To whom will you compare Meוְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִיve.tam.shi.Lu.niH4911,that we should be alikeוְנִדְמֶֽה׃ve.nid.MehH1819?

6They pour outהַזָּלִ֤יםha.za.LimH2107their bagsמִכִּ֔יסmi.KisH3599of goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091and weigh outיִשְׁקֹ֑לוּyish.Ko.luH8254silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701on scalesבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070;they hireיִשְׂכְּר֤וּyis.ke.RuH7936a goldsmithצוֹרֵף֙tzo.RefH6884to fashion itוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּve.ya.'a.Se.huH6213into a godאֵ֔ל'ElH410,so they can bow downיִסְגְּד֖וּyis.ge.DuH5456andאַף־'af-H637worshipיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

7They liftיִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּYi.sa.'u.huH5375it toעַל־'al-H5921their shoulderכָּתֵ֨ףka.TefH3802and carry it alongיִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּyis.be.Lu.huH5445;they setוְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּve.ya.ni.Chu.huH5117it in its placeתַחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478,and there it standsוְיַֽעֲמֹ֔דve.ya.'a.ModH5975,notלֹ֣אlo'H3808budgingיָמִ֑ישׁya.MishH4185fromאַף־'af-H637that spotמִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.They cry outיִצְעַ֤קyitz.'AkH6817to itאֵלָיו֙'e.LavH413,but it does notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030;it savesיוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ סyo.shi.'E.nuH3467no oneלֹ֥אlo'H3808from his troublesמִצָּרָת֖וֹmi.tza.ra.ToH6869.

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