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Isaiah 6:9-12

9And He repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971, ‘Be ever hearingH8085,but neverוְאַל־ve.'al-H408understandingתָּבִ֔ינוּta.Vi.nuH995;be ever seeingH7200,but neverוְאַל־ve.'al-H408perceivingתֵּדָֽעוּ׃te.Da.'uH3045.’

10Make the heartsלֵב־lev-H3820of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971callousedהַשְׁמֵן֙hash.MenH8080;deafenהַכְבֵּ֖דhakh.BedH3513their earsוְאָזְנָ֥יוve.'a.ze.NavH241and closeהָשַׁ֑עha.Sha'H8173their eyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869.Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they might seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200with their eyesבְעֵינָ֜יוve.'ei.NavH5869,hearיִשְׁמָ֗עyish.Ma'H8085with their earsוּבְאָזְנָ֣יוu.ve.'a.ze.NavH241,understandיָבִ֛יןya.VinH995with their heartsוּלְבָב֥וֹu.le.va.VoH3824,and turnוָשָׁ֖בva.ShavH7725and be healedוְרָ֥פָאve.Ra.fa'H7495.”

11Then I askedוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559: “How longעַד־ מָתַ֖י'ad- ma.TaiH5704 H4970,O Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136?”And He repliedוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Untilעַ֣ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834אִם־'im-H518the citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892lie ruinedשָׁא֨וּsha.'UH7582and withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427,until the housesוּבָתִּים֙u.va.TimH1004are left unoccupiedמֵאֵ֣ין אָדָ֔םme.'Ein 'a.DamH369 H120and the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127is desolateתִּשָּׁאֶ֥הti.sha.'EhH7582and ravagedשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077,

12until the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has driven menהָאָדָ֑םha.'a.DamH120far awayוְרִחַ֥קve.ri.ChakH7368and the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is utterlyוְרַבָּ֥הve.ra.BahH7231forsakenהָעֲזוּבָ֖ה בְּקֶ֥רֶבha.'a.zu.Vah be.Ke.revH5805 H7130.

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