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Isaiah 9:7-13

7Of the increaseלְמַרְבֵּ֨הle.mar.behH4766of His governmentהַמִּשְׂרָ֜הha.mis.RahH4951and peaceוּלְשָׁל֣וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965there will benoאֵֽין־'ein-H369endקֵ֗ץKetzH7093.He will reign onעַל־'al-H5921the throneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and overוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,to establishלְהָכִ֤יןle.ha.KhinH3559אֹתָהּ֙'o.TahH853and sustain itוּֽלְסַעֲדָ֔הּu.le.sa.'a.DahH5582with justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666from that timeמֵעַתָּה֙me.'a.TahH6258and forevermoreוְעַד־ עוֹלָ֔םve.'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.The zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will accomplishתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisזֹּֽאת׃ סZotH2063.

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136has sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971a messageדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697against Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,and it has fallenוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Allכֻּלּ֔וֹku.LoH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971will know itוְיָדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045—Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and the dwellersוְיוֹשֵׁ֣בve.yo.ShevH3427of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111.With prideבְּגַאֲוָ֛הbe.ga.'a.VahH1346and arroganceוּבְגֹ֥דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433of heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824they will sayלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

10“The bricksלְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.NimH3843have fallenנָפָ֖לוּna.Fa.luH5307,but we will rebuildנִבְנֶ֑הniv.NehH1129with finished stoneוְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.ZitH1496;the sycamoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.MimH8256have been felledגֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'uH1438,but we will replace themנַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.LifH2498with cedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.ZimH730.”

11The LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068H853has raised upוַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvay.sa.GevH7682the foesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862of Rezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526against himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921H853and joinedיְסַכְסֵֽךְ׃ye.sakh.SekhH5526his enemies togetherאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341.

12Aramאֲרָ֣ם'a.RamH758from the eastמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924and Philistiaוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430from the westמֵֽאָח֔וֹרme.'a.ChorH268have devouredוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with openבְּכָל־be.kholH3605mouthsפֶּ֑הPehH6310.Despite allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is notH3808turned awayH7725;His handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750upraisedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

13But the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971did notלֹא־lo'-H3808returnשָׁ֖בshavH7725toעַד־'ad-H5704Him who struck themהַמַּכֵּ֑הוּha.ma.Ke.huH5221וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃ סda.Ra.shuH1875the LORDH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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