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Isaiah 66:3-17

3Whoever slaughtersשׁוֹחֵ֨טsho.ChetH7819an oxהַשּׁ֜וֹרha.ShorH7794is like one who slaysמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376;whoever sacrificesזוֹבֵ֤חַzo.Ve.achH2076a lambהַשֶּׂה֙ha.SehH7716is likeone who breaks a dog’sכֶּ֔לֶבKe.levH3611neckעֹ֣רֵֽף'O.refH6202;whoever presentsמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503is likeone who offersמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142pig’sחֲזִ֔ירcha.ZirH2386bloodדַּם־dam-H1818;whoever offers frankincenseלְבֹנָ֖הle.vo.NahH3828is likeone who blessesמְבָ֣רֵֽךְme.Va.rekhH1288an idolאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205.Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992have chosenבָּֽחֲרוּ֙ba.cha.RuH977their own waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔םbe.dar.khei.HemH1870and delightedחָפֵֽצָה׃cha.Fe.tzahH2654in their abominationsוּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם נַפְשָׁ֥םu.ve.shi.ku.tzei.Hem naf.ShamH8251 H5315.

4Soגַּם־gam-H1571Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589will chooseאֶבְחַ֣ר'ev.CharH977their punishmentבְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗םbe.ta.'a.lu.lei.HemH8586and I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935terrorוּמְגֽוּרֹתָם֙u.me.gu.ro.TamH4035upon them,becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121and noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one answeredעוֹנֶ֔הo.NehH6030,I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and no oneוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenedשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085.But they didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ סba.Cha.ruH977that in whichוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.SherH834I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654.”

5You who trembleהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםha.cha.re.DimH2730atאֶל־'el-H413His wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: “Your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251who hate youשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130and exclude youמְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.KhemH5077because ofלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034have saidאָמְרוּ֩'a.me.RuH559, ‘Let the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be glorifiedיִכְבַּ֣דyikh.BadH3513that we may seeוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'EhH7200your joyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057!’But theyוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992will be put to shameיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.”

6Hearק֤וֹלKolH6963the uproarשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588from the cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892; listen tothe voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963from the templeמֵֽהֵיכָ֑לme.hei.KhalH1964! It isthe voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,repayingמְשַׁלֵּ֥םme.sha.LemH7999His enemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341what they deserveגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576!

7“Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962she was in laborתָּחִ֖ילta.ChilH2342,she gave birthיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205;beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶם יָב֥וֹאbe.Te.rem ya.Vo'H2962 H935she was in painחֵ֛בֶלChe.velH2256,she deliveredוְהִמְלִ֥יטָהve.him.Li.tahH4422a boyזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085of such as thisכָּזֹ֗אתka.ZotH2063?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200such thingsכָּאֵ֔לֶּהka.'E.lehH428?Can a countryאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776be bornהֲי֤וּחַלha.Yu.chalH2342in aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117orאִם־'im-H518a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471be deliveredיִוָּ֥לֵֽדyi.Va.ledH3205in an instantפַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑תPa.'am 'e.ChatH6471 H259?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588as soon as Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726אֶת־'et-H853was in laborחָ֛לָה גַּם־Cha.lah gam-H2342 H1571,she gave birth toיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205her childrenבָּנֶֽיהָ׃ba.Nei.haH1121.

9Shall Iהַאֲנִ֥יha.'a.NiH589bring a baby to the point of birthאַשְׁבִּ֛יר'ash.BirH7665and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808deliver itאוֹלִ֖יד'o.LidH3205?”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Orאִם־'im-H518will Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589who deliverהַמּוֹלִ֛ידha.mo.LidH3205close the wombוְעָצַ֖רְתִּיve.'a.Tzar.tiH6113?”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10Be gladשִׂמְח֧וּsim.ChuH8055forאֶת־'et-H854Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and rejoiceוְגִ֥ילוּve.Gi.luH1523over her,allכָּל־kol-H3605who love herאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157.Rejoice greatlyשִׂ֤ישׂוּ מָשׂ֔וֹשׂSi.su ma.SosH7797 H4885with herאִתָּהּ֙'i.TahH854,allכָּל־kol-H3605who mournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56over herעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921,

11so thatלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may nurseתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243and be satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֔םu.se.va'.TemH7646at her comfortingתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָ לְמַ֧עַןtan.chu.Mei.ha le.Ma.'anH8575 H4616breastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699;you may drink deeplyתָּמֹ֛צּוּta.Mo.tzuH4711and delight yourselvesוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026in her gloriousכְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סke.vo.DahH3519abundanceמִזִּ֥יזmi.ZizH2123.

12Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I will extendנֹטֶֽה־no.teh-H5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to herאֵ֠לֶיהָ'E.lei.haH413like a riverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104,and the wealthכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471like a flowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857streamוּכְנַ֧חַלu.khe.Na.chalH5158;you will nurseוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243and be carriedתִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּti.na.Se.'uH5375onעַל־'al-H5921her armצַד֙tzadH6654,and bouncedתְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃te.sho.'o.Sha.'uH8173uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921herkneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.

13כְּאִ֕ישׁke.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834As a motherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comforts her sonתְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּte.na.cha.Me.nuH5162,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651will I comfort youאָֽנֹכִי֙ אֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם'a.no.Khi 'a.Na.chem.KhemH595 H5162,and you will be consoledתְּנֻחָֽמוּ׃te.nu.Cha.muH5162over Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

14When you seeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200,youלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820will rejoiceוְשָׂ֣שׂve.SasH7797,and youוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'atz.mo.tei.KhemH6106will flourishתִפְרַ֑חְנָהtif.Rach.nahH6524like grassכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877;then the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be revealedוְנוֹדְעָ֤הve.nod.'AhH3045toאֶת־'et-H854His servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,but His wrath will be shownוְזָעַ֖םve.za.'AmH2194אֶת־'et-H853to His enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

15Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935with fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784—His chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818are like a whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָ֖הve.kha.su.FahH5492—to executeלְהָשִׁ֤יבle.ha.ShivH7725His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639with furyבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534and His rebukeוְגַעֲרָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.ra.ToH1606with flamesבְּלַהֲבֵי־be.la.ha.vei-H3851of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

16Forכִּ֤יkiH3588by fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784and by His swordוּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.BoH2719,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will execute judgmentנִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.PatH8199onאֶת־'et-H854allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,and manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231will be slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491by the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17“Those who consecrateהַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨יםha.mit.ka.de.ShimH6942and purify themselvesוְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜יםve.ha.mi.ta.ha.RimH2891toאֶל־'el-H413enter the grovesהַגַּנּ֗וֹתha.ga.NotH1593—to followאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310oneאַחַת֙'e.chadH259in the centerבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432of those who eatאֹֽכְלֵי֙'o.khe.LeiH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of swineהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386and verminוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶץve.ha.She.ketzH8263and ratsוְהָעַכְבָּ֑רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909—will perishיָסֻ֖פוּya.Su.fuH5486togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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