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Isaiah 28:7-29 7 But these also וְגַם־ ve.gam- H1571 have erred H7686 through wine בַּיַּ֣יִן bai.Ya.yin H3196 , and through strong וּבַשֵּׁכָ֖ר u.va.she.Khar H7941 drink בַשֵּׁכָ֜ר va.she.Khar H7941 are they gone H8582 astray H8582 . The priest כֹּהֵ֣ן ko.Hen H3548 and the prophet וְנָבִיא֩ ve.na.Vi' H5030 have erred H7686 through strong הַשֵּׁכָ֔ר ha.she.Khar H7941 drink H7941 ; they are overpowered by wine הַיַּ֗יִן hai.Ya.yin H3196 , they are gone H8582 astray H8582 through strong H7941 drink H7941 ; they have erred H7686 in vision, they have stumbled [ in ] judgment . 9 Whom shall he teach יוֹרֶ֣ה yo.Reh H3384 knowledge דֵעָ֔ה de.'Ah H1844 ? and whom shall he make to understand יָבִ֣ין ya.Vin H995 the report H8052 ? Them that are weaned גְּמוּלֵי֙ ge.mu.Lei H1580 from the milk מֵֽחָלָ֔ב me.cha.Lav H2461 , withdrawn from the breasts מִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃ mi.sha.Da.yim H7699 ? 10 For [ it is ] precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little זְעֵ֥יר ze.'Eir H2191 , there a little זְעֵ֥יר ze.'Eir H2191 . ... 11 For with stammering lips שָׂפָ֔ה sa.Fah H8193 and a strange tongue וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹן u.ve.la.Shon H3956 will he speak יְדַבֵּ֖ר ye.da.Ber H1696 to this people הָעָ֥ם ha.'Am H5971 ; 12 to whom he said H559 , This is the rest הָנִ֣יחוּ ha.Ni.chu H5117 : cause the weary לֶֽעָיֵ֔ף le.'a.Yef H5889 to rest H5117 ; and this is the refreshing. But they would אָב֖וּא 'a.Vu' H14 not hear H8085 . 13 And the word דְּבַר־ de.var- H1697 of Jehovah was וְהָיָ֨ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 unto them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line , line upon line , here a little זְעֵ֥יר ze.'Eir H2191 , there a little זְעֵ֣יר ze.'Eir H2191 : that they might go , and fall backward אָחוֹר֙ 'a.chOr H268 , and be H1961 broken H7665 , and snared , and taken H3920 . 14 Therefore לָכֵ֛ן la.Khen H3651 hear שִׁמְע֥וּ shim.'U H8085 the word דְבַר־ de.var- H1697 of Jehovah , ye scornful men H376 , that rule H4910 this people הָעָ֣ם ha.'Am H5971 which is in Jerusalem בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ bi.ru.sha.Lim H3389 . 15 For ye have said H559 , We have made H6213 a covenant בְרִית֙ ve.Rit H1285 with death מָ֔וֶת Ma.vet H4194 , and with Sheol שְׁא֖וֹל she.'ol H7585 have we made H6213 an agreement ; when the overflowing שׁוֹטֵ֤ף sho.Tef H7857 scourge shall pass יַֽעֲבֹר֙ a.var H5674 through , it shall not come יְבוֹאֵ֔נוּ ye.vo.'E.nu H935 unto us ; for we have made H6213 lies H8267 our refuge מַחְסֵ֖נוּ mach.Se.nu H4268 , and under falsehood H8267 have we hid H5641 ourselves. 16 Therefore לָכֵ֗ן la.Khen H3651 thus כֹּ֤ה koh H3541 saith the Lord אֲדֹנָ֣י 'a.do.Nai H136 Jehovah: Behold , I lay for foundation in Zion בְּצִיּ֖וֹן be.tzi.Yon H6726 a stone אָ֑בֶן 'A.ven H68 , a tried stone אֶ֣בֶן 'E.ven H68 , a precious H3368 corner-stone, a sure foundation : he that trusteth shall not make haste. 17 And I will appoint H7760 judgment H4941 for a line, and righteousness וּצְדָקָ֖ה u.tze.da.Kah H6666 for a plummet ; and the hail בָרָד֙ va.Rad H1259 shall sweep away the refuge מַחְסֵ֣ה mach.Seh H4268 of lies H3577 , and the waters מַ֖יִם Ma.yim H4325 shall overflow יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃ yish.To.fu H7857 the hiding-place. 18 And your covenant בְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙ be.ri.te.Khem H1285 with death מָ֔וֶת Ma.vet H4194 shall be H1961 annulled, and your agreement with Sheol שְׁא֖וֹל she.'ol H7585 shall not stand תָק֑וּם ta.Kum H6965 ; when the overflowing שׁוֹטֵף֙ sho.Tef H7857 scourge שׁ֤וֹט Shot H7752 shall pass יַֽעֲבֹ֔ר ya.'a.Vor H5674 through , ye shall be H1961 trodden down by it . 19 As it passeth through it shall take יִקַּ֣ח yi.Kach H3947 you ; for morning בַבֹּ֧קֶר va.Bo.ker H1242 by morning בַּבֹּ֛קֶר ba.Bo.ker H1242 shall it pass H5674 through , by day בַּיּ֣וֹם bai.Yom H3117 and by night וּבַלָּ֑יְלָה u.va.La.ye.lah H3915 ; and it shall be וְהָיָ֥ה ve.ha.Yah H1961 terror only רַק־ rak- H7535 to understand הָבִ֥ין ha.Vin H995 the report H8052 . 20 For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it . 21 For Jehovah will rise H6965 up as on mount Perazim , he will be moved with anger as in the valley כְּעֵ֖מֶק ke.'E.mek H6010 of Gibeon בְּגִבְע֣וֹן be.giv.'on H1391 ; that he may do his work H4639 , his strange זָ֣ר zar H2114 work H4639 , and perform his act H6213 , his unwonted act H6213 . 22 Now H6258 therefore וְעַתָּה֙ ve.'a.Tah H6258 be ye not scorners, lest פֶּֽן־ pen- H6435 your bonds be made H2388 strong יֶחְזְק֖וּ yech.ze.Ku H2388 ; for I have heard H8085 from the Lord אֲדֹנָ֧י 'a.do.Nai H136 Jehovah of hosts צְבָא֖וֹת tze.va.'ot H6635 a consumption, and [ one ] determined , upon the whole land הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha.'A.retz H776 . 23 Give הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ ha.'a.Zi.nu H238 ear H238 , and hear וְשִׁמְע֖וּ ve.shim.'U H8085 my voice קוֹלִ֑י ko.Li H6963 ; hearken, and hear וְשִׁמְע֖וּ ve.shim.'U H8085 my speech. 24 Doth the ploughman plough all day הַיּ֔וֹם hai.Yom H3117 to sow לִזְרֹ֑עַ liz.Ro.a' H2232 ? Is he [ all day H3117 ] opening and breaking the clods of his land אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃ 'ad.ma.To H127 ? 25 Doth he not , when he hath levelled the face H6440 thereof, cast abroad dill , and scatter וְהֵפִ֥יץ ve.he.Fitz H6327 cummin , and set H7760 the wheat חִטָּ֤ה chi.Tah H2406 in rows, and the barley וּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה u.se.'o.Rah H8184 in an appointed H7760 place H7760 , and the rye in its border? 26 His God אֱלֹהָ֥יו 'e.lo.Hav H430 doth instruct H3384 him in [ his ] judgment לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט la.mish.Pat H4941 , he doth teach יוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃ yo.Re.nu H3384 him . 27 For the dill is not threshed י֣וּדַשׁ Yu.dash H1758 with a threshing H1758 instrument, neither is a cart-wheel turned יוּסָּ֑ב yu.Sav H5437 about upon the cummin ; but dill is beaten out with a staff בַמַּטֶּ֛ה va.ma.Teh H4294 , and cummin with a rod בַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ ba.Sha.vet H7626 . 28 Bread לֶ֣חֶם Le.chem H3899 [corn] is crushed H1854 , because he will not ever be threshing H1758 it ; and if he drove the wheels of his cart עֶגְלָת֛וֹ eg.la.To H5699 and his horses [over it ], he would not crush H1854 it . 29 This also גַּם־ gam- H1571 cometh forth H3318 from Jehovah of hosts צְבָא֖וֹת tze.va.'ot H6635 ; he is wonderful הִפְלִ֣יא hif.Li' H6381 in counsel עֵצָ֔ה 'e.Tzah H6098 , great הִגְדִּ֖יל hig.Dil H1431 in wisdom תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ ס tu.shi.Yah H8454 . 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