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Isaiah 65:8-15

8This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the new wineהַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.VoshH8492is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in a cluster of grapesבָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.KolH811,and men sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408destroy itתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843,forכִּ֥יkiH3588it containsa blessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293,’soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I will actאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213on behalfלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My servantsעֲבָדַ֔י'a.va.DaiH5650;I will notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115destroy themהַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.ChitH7843allהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605.

9And I will bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318descendantsזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233from Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙mi.ya.'a.KoH3290,and heirsיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423from Judahוּמִיהוּדָ֖הu.mi.hu.DahH3063;My electבְחִירַ֔יve.chi.RaiH972will possessוִירֵשׁ֣וּהָvi.re.Shu.haH3423My mountainsהָרָ֑יha.RaiH2022,and My servantsוַעֲבָדַ֖יva.'a.va.DaiH5650will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

10Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289will becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a pastureלִנְוֵה־lin.veh-H5116for flocksצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,and the Valleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911a resting placeלְרֵ֣בֶץle.Re.vetzH7258for herdsבָּקָ֑רba.KarH1241,for My peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834seek Meדְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃de.ra.Shu.niH1875.

11But youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859who forsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,who forgetהַשְּׁכֵחִ֖יםha.she.khe.ChimH7913אֶת־'et-H853My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,who setהַֽעֹרְכִ֤יםha.'o.re.KhimH6186a tableשֻׁלְחָ֔ןshul.ChanH7979for Fortuneלַגַּד֙la.GadH1408and fillוְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםve.ha.mal.'ImH4390bowls of mixed wineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469for Destinyלַמְנִ֥יlam.NiH4507,

12I will destineוּמָנִ֨יתִיu.ma.Ni.tiH4487youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853for the swordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719,and you will allוְכֻלְּכֶם֙ve.khu.le.KhemH3605kneel downתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766to be slaughteredלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874,becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121and you did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030,I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and you did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085;you didוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and choseבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.TemH977that in whichוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.SherH834I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654.”

13Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨הYah.weh hi.NehH3069 H2009saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “My servantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650will eatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398,but youוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859will go hungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּ הִנֵּ֧הtir.'A.vu hi.NehH7456 H2009;My servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650will drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354,but youוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859will go thirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּ הִנֵּ֧הtitz.Ma.'u hi.NehH6770 H2009;My servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650will rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055,but youוְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.TemH859will be put to shameתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃te.Vo.shuH954.

14הִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009My servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650will shout for joyיָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442with a gladמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,but youוְאַתֶּ֤םve.'a.TemH859will cry outתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817with a heavyמִכְּאֵ֣בmi.ke.'EvH3511heartלֵ֔בLevH3820and wailתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃te.ye.Li.luH3213with a brokenוּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶרu.mi.She.verH7667spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

15You will leave behindוְהִנַּחְתֶּ֨םve.hi.nach.TemH5117your nameשִׁמְכֶ֤םshim.KhemH8034as a curseלִשְׁבוּעָה֙lish.vu.'AhH7621for My chosen onesלִבְחִירַ֔יliv.chi.RaiH972,and the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069will slay youוֶהֱמִיתְךָ֖ve.he.mi.te.KhaH4191;but to His servantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוve.la.'a.va.DavH5650He will giveיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

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