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Isaiah 9:8-21

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.

14So the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will cut offוַיַּכְרֵ֨תvai.yakh.RetH3772Israel’sמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478headH7218and tailH2180, bothpalm branchכִּפָּ֥הki.PahH3712and reedוְאַגְמ֖וֹןve.'ag.MonH100in a singleאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

15The headהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218is the elderזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2205and honorableוּנְשׂוּא־u.ne.su'-H5375פָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440manה֣וּאhu'H1931,and the tailהַזָּנָֽב׃ha.za.NavH2180is the prophetוְנָבִ֥יאve.na.Vi'H5030ה֥וּאhu'H1931who teachesמֽוֹרֶה־mo.reh-H3384liesשֶּׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267.

16Forוַיִּֽהְי֛וּvai.yih.YuH1961those who guideמְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יme.'a.she.ReiH833this peopleהָֽעָם־ הַזֶּ֖הha.'om- ha.ZehH5971 H2088mislead themמַתְעִ֑יםmat.'ImH8582,and those they misleadוּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוu.me.'u.sha.RavH833are swallowed upמְבֻלָּעִֽים׃me.vu.la.'ImH1104.

17Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֨ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853takes noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808pleasureיִשְׂמַ֣ח׀yis.MachH8055inעַל־'al-H5921their young menבַּחוּרָ֜יוba.chu.RavH970;He has noלֹ֣אlo'H3808compassionיְרַחֵ֔םye.ra.ChemH7355on their fatherlessיְתֹמָ֤יוye.to.MavH3490andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853widowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490.ForH3588every one of themכֻלּוֹ֙khu.LoH3605is godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611and wickedוּמֵרַ֔עu.me.Ra'H7489,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mouthפֶּ֖הpehH6310speaksדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696follyנְבָלָ֑הne.va.LahH5039.Despite allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is notלֹא־lo'-H3808turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725;His handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750upraisedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

18Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588wickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564burnsבָעֲרָ֤הva.'a.RahH1197like a fireH784that consumesתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398the thornsוָשַׁ֖יִתva.Sha.yitH7898and briersשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068and kindlesוַתִּצַּת֙va.ti.TzatH3341the forestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293thicketsבְּסִֽבְכֵ֣יbe.siv.KheiH5442,which roll upwardוַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּvai.yit.'a.be.KhuH55in billowsגֵּא֥וּתge.'UtH1348of smokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

19By the wrathבְּעֶבְרַ֛תbe.'ev.RatH5678of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776is scorchedנֶעְתַּ֣םne'.TamH6272,and the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971areוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961fuelכְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶתke.ma.'a.Kho.letH3980for the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784.NoH3808manH376even sparesאֶל־ יַחְמֹֽלוּ׃'el- yach.Mo.luH2550 H413his brotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251.

20They carve outוַיִּגְזֹ֤רvai.yig.ZorH1504what is onH5921the rightיָמִין֙ya.MinH3225,but they are still hungryוְרָעֵ֔בve.ra.'EvH7456;they eatוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398what is onH5921the leftשְׂמֹ֖אולse.MolH8040,but they are still notH3808satisfiedשָׂבֵ֑עוּsa.Ve.'uH7646.Each oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376devoursיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398the fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320of his own offspringזְרֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220.

21Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519אֶת־'et-H853devoursEphraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669אֶת־'et-H853Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519;togetherיַחְדָּ֥ו הֵ֖מָּהyach.Dav He.mahH3162 H1992they turn againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Despite allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is notלֹא־lo'-H3808turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725;His handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750upraisedנְטוּיָֽה׃ סne.tu.YahH5186.

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