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Isaiah 7:4-13

4and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to himאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413:Calm downהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104and be quietוְהַשְׁקֵ֜טve.hash.KetH8252.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372or disheartenedוּלְבָבְךָ֙ אַל־ יֵרַ֔ךְu.le.va.ve.Kha 'al- ye.RakhH3824 H408 H7401over theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147smolderingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226stubsזַנְב֧וֹתzan.VotH2180of firewoodהָאוּדִ֛יםha.'u.DimH181—over the fierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֛ף'afH639of Rezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526and Aramוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758and of the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

5Forיַ֗עַן כִּֽי־Ya.'an ki-H3282 H3588Aramאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,along with Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and the sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,has plottedיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289your ruinעָלֶ֛יךָ רָעָ֑ה'a.Lei.kha ra.'AhH7451 H5921,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

6‘Let us invadeנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,terrorize itוּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּהu.ne.ki.Tze.nahH6973,and divide itוְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּהve.nav.ki.'E.nahH1234among ourselvesאֵלֵ֑ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413.Then we can installמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Tabealטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870over itבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432אֵ֖ת'etH853as kingוְנַמְלִ֥יךְve.nam.LikhH4427.’

7But this is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: ‘It will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808ariseתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965;it will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808happenתִֽהְיֶֽה׃Tih.YehH1961.

8Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the headרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218of Aramאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758is Damascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, andthe headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Damascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834is Rezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526.Withinוּבְע֗וֹדu.ve.'odH5750sixty-fiveשִׁשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙shi.Shim ve.cha.MeshH8346 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669will be shatteredיֵחַ֥תye.ChatH2865as a peopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.

9The headוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669is Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,and the headוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218of Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Remaliahרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425.Ifאִ֚ם'imH518you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808stand firm in your faithתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,thenכִּ֖יkiH3588you will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808stand at allתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.’”

10Againוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696toאֶל־'el-H413Ahazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11“Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592fora signא֔וֹת'otH226fromמֵעִ֖םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, whetherfrom the depthsהַעְמֵ֣קha'.MekH6009of Sheolשְׁאָ֔לָהshe.'A.lahH7585orא֖וֹ'oH176the heightsהַגְבֵּ֥הַּhag.Be.ahH1361of heavenלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.”

12But Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271repliedוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will notלֹא־lo'-H3808askאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592;I will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808testאֲנַסֶּ֖ה'a.na.SehH5254אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

13Then Isaiah saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085nowנָ֖אna'H4994,O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732!Is it not enoughהַמְעַ֤טham.'AtH4592to try the patienceהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811of menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י'a.na.Shim kiH582 H3588אֶת־'et-H853?Will you try the patienceתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811of my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430as wellגַּ֥םgamH1571?

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