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Isaiah 59:9-15

9Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941is farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368from usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,and righteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666does notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808reach usתַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuH5381.We hopeנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,but thereוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009is darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;for brightnessלִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.HotH5054, butwe walkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980in gloomבָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתba.'a.fe.LotH653.

10Like the blindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787,we feel our way alongנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659the wallקִ֔ירKirH7023,gropingנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659like those withoutוּכְאֵ֥יןu.khe.'EinH369eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869.We stumbleכָּשַׁ֤לְנוּka.Shal.nuH3782at middayבַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the twilightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399;among the vigorousבָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖יםba.'ash.ma.NimH820we are like the deadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191.

11We allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605growlנֶהֱמֶ֤הne.he.MehH1993like bearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677and moanH1897like dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123.We hopeנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for justiceלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941,but find noneוָאַ֔יִןva.'A.yinH369,for salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֖הli.shu.'AhH3444,but it is farרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368from usמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃mi.Me.nuH4480.

12Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are multipliedרַבּ֤וּra.BuH7231before Youנֶגְדֶּ֔ךָneg.De.khaH5048,and our sinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403testifyעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030against us.Our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588with usאִתָּ֔נוּ'i.Ta.nuH854,and we knowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045our iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771:

13rebellingפָּשֹׁ֤עַpa.Sho.a'H6586and denyingוְכַחֵשׁ֙ve.kha.CheshH3584the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,turning awayוְנָס֖וֹגve.na.SogH5253fromמֵאַחַ֣רme.'a.CharH310our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,speakingדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and revoltוְסָרָ֔הve.sa.RahH5627,conceivingהֹר֧וֹho.RoH2029and utteringוְהֹג֛וֹve.ho.GoH1897liesשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267דִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697from the heartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820.

14So justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941is turned awayוְהֻסַּ֤ג אָחוֹר֙ve.hu.Sag 'a.chOrH5253 H268,and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standsתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975at a distanceמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588truthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571has stumbledכָשְׁלָ֤הkha.she.LahH3782in the public squareבָֽרְחוֹב֙va.re.chOvH7339,and honestyוּנְכֹחָ֖הu.ne.kho.ChahH5229cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֥לlo'- tu.KhalH3808 H3201enterלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

15Truthהָֽאֱמֶת֙ha.'e.MetH571isוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961missingנֶעְדֶּ֔רֶתne'.De.retH5737,and whoever turnsוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493from evilמֵרָ֖עme.Ra'H7451becomes preyמִשְׁתּוֹלֵ֑לmish.to.LelH7997.The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068lookedוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200and was displeasedוַיֵּ֥רַע בְּעֵינָ֖יוvai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NavH7489 H5869thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588there was noאֵ֥ין'einH369justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

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