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Isaiah 8:19-22

19Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588men tellיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559youאֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.KhemH413to consultדִּרְשׁ֤וּ אֶל־dir.Shu 'el-H1875 H413mediumsהָאֹבוֹת֙ וְאֶל־ha.'Ot ve.'el-H178 H413and spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049who whisperהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850and mutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897,shouldn’tהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808a peopleעַם֙ אֶל־'am 'el-H5971 H413consultיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875their Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430instead?Why consult the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191on behalf ofבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157the livingהַחַיִּ֖ים אֶל־ha.chai.Yim 'el-H2416 H413?

20To the lawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to the testimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!Ifאִם־'im-H518they do notלֹ֤אlo'H3808speakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559according to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,they have noאֵֽין־'ein-H369light of dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.

21They will roam the landוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674,dejectedנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185and hungryוְרָעֵ֑ב וְהָיָ֨הve.ra.'Ev ve.ha.YahH7457 H1961.Whenכִֽי־khi-H3588they are famishedיִרְעַ֜בyir.'AvH7456,they will become enragedוְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.TzafH7107;and lookingוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,they will curseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043their kingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and their Godוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430.

22Then they will lookיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776and seeוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009only distressצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869and darknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825and the gloomמְע֣וּףme.'UfH4588of anguishצוּקָ֔הtzu.KahH6695.And they will be drivenמְנֻדָּֽח׃me.nu.DachH5080into utter darknessוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653.

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