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Isaiah 48:1-5

1“Listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to thisזֹ֣אתzotH2063,O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,you who are calledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121by the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,who have descendedיָצָ֑אוּya.Tza.'uH3318from the lineוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,who swearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,who invokeיַזְכִּ֔ירוּyaz.Ki.ruH2142the Godוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478—but notלֹ֥אlo'H3808in truthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808righteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666—

2who indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588call yourselvesנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121after the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892and leanנִסְמָ֑כוּnis.Ma.khuH5564onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isHis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

3I foretoldהִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046the former thingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223long agoמֵאָ֣זme.'AzH227;they cameיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318out of My mouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310and I proclaimed themוְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085.Suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597I actedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213,and they came to passוַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃va.ta.Vo.nahH935.

4For I knewמִדַּעְתִּ֕יmi.da'.TiH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588youאָ֑תָּה וְגִ֤יד'A.tah ve.GidH859 H1517are stubbornקָשֶׁ֖הka.ShehH7186;your neckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203is ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270and your foreheadוּמִצְחֲךָ֖u.mitz.cha.KhaH4696isbronzeנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154.

5Therefore I declared itוָאַגִּ֤ידva.'a.GidH5046to youlong agoמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227;I announced itהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962it came to passתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935,so that you could notפֶּן־pen-H6435claimתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, ‘My idolעָצְבִּ֣י'a.tze.BiH6090has done thisעָשָׂ֔ם'a.SamH6213;my carved imageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459and molten godוְנִסְכִּ֖יve.nis.KiH5262has ordained itצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680.’

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