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Isaiah 64:6-12

6Each of usכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605has becomeוַנְּהִ֤יva.ne.HiH1961like something uncleanכַטָּמֵא֙kha.ta.Me'H2931,and allכָּל־kol-H3605our righteous actsצִדְקֹתֵ֑ינוּtzid.ko.Tei.nuH6666are like filthyעִדִּ֖ים'i.DimH5708ragsוּכְבֶ֥גֶדu.khe.Ve.gedH899;we allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605witherוַנָּ֤בֶלva.Na.velH5034like a leafכֶּֽעָלֶה֙ke.'a.LehH5929,and our iniquitiesH5771carry us awayיִשָּׂאֻֽנוּ׃yi.sa.'U.nuH5375like the windכָּר֥וּחַka.Ru.achH7307.

7Noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369one callsקוֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121on Your nameבְשִׁמְךָ֔ve.shim.KhaH8034orstrivesמִתְעוֹרֵ֖רmit.'o.RerH5782to take holdלְהַחֲזִ֣יקle.ha.cha.ZikH2388of You.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You have hiddenהִסְתַּ֤רְתָּhis.Tar.taH5641Your faceפָנֶ֙יךָ֙fa.Nei.khaH6440from usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480and delivered usוַתְּמוּגֵ֖נוּva.te.mu.Ge.nuH4127into the handH3027of our iniquityעֲוֹנֵֽנוּ׃'a.vo.Ne.nuH5771.

8But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDH3068,Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are our Fatherאָבִ֣ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;weאֲנַ֤חְנוּ'a.Nach.nuH587are the clayהַחֹ֙מֶר֙ha.Cho.merH2563,and Youוְאַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH859are the potterיֹצְרֵ֔נוּyo.tze.Re.nuH3335;we are allH3605the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027.

9Do notאַל־'al-H408be angryתִּקְצֹ֤ףtik.TzofH7107,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,beyondעַד־'ad-H5704measureמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408rememberתִּזְכֹּ֣רtiz.KorH2142our iniquityעָוֹ֑ן'a.VonH5771foreverלָעַ֖דla.'AdH5703.Ohהֵ֥ןhenH2005,look upon usהַבֶּט־ha.bet-H5027,we prayנָ֖אna'H4994;we are allכֻלָּֽנוּ׃khu.La.nuH3605Your peopleעַמְּךָ֥'a.me.KhaH5971!

10Your holyH6944citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892have becomeH1961a wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057.Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726has becomeH1961a wastelandמִדְבָּ֣רmid.BarH4057andJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a desolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

11Our holyקָדְשֵׁ֣נוּka.de.She.nuH6944and beautifulוְתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗נוּve.tif.'ar.Te.nuH8597templeבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004,whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֔ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1praised Youהִֽלְל֙וּךָ֙hi.Lu.khaH1984,has beenהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961burnedלִשְׂרֵ֣פַתlis.Re.fatH8316with fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that was dear to usמַחֲמַדֵּ֖ינוּma.cha.ma.Dei.nuH4261liesהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961in ruinsלְחָרְבָּֽה׃le.cha.re.BahH2723.

12Afterהַעַל־ha.'al-H5921all thisאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428,O LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,will You restrain Yourselfתִתְאַפַּ֖קtit.'a.PakH662?Will You keep silentתֶּחֱשֶׁ֥הte.che.ShehH2814and afflict usוּתְעַנֵּ֖נוּu.te.'a.Ne.nuH6031beyondעַד־'ad-H5704measureמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966?

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