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Isaiah 38:9-20

9ThewritingofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,whenhehadbeensickבַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.ToH2470andhadrecoveredfromhissicknessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483:

10IsaidH559,Inthemeridianofmydaysיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117IshallgotothegatesH8179ofSheolשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585:IamdeprivedoftherestH3499ofmyyearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.

11IsaidH559,Ishallnotseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200Jah, Jahinthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776oftheliving.WiththosewhodwellH3427whereallhasceasedtobe,IshallbeholdmanH120nomore.

12Mineageisdeparted,andisremovedfrommeasashepherd'stentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168.IhavecutH1214offlikeaweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707mylife.Heseparatethmefromthethrum: —fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915thou wiltmakeanendofme.

13Ikeptstilluntilthemorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242; ...asalionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738,soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651dothhebreakיְשַׁבֵּ֖רye.sha.BerH7665allmybonesH6106.Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915thou wilt makeanendofme.

14Likeaswallow[or]acraneעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651didIchatter;Imournedasadoveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123; mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failed [withlooking] upward:Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,Iamoppressed; undertakeforme.

15WhatshallIsayH559?HehathbothspokenH1696untome,andhimselfhathdone[it].Ishallgo softlyallmyyearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141inthebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751ofmysoulH5315.

16Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136,bythesethings[men]liveH2421,andinallthesethingsisthelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416ofmyspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307;andthou hast recoveredme,andmademetoliveH2421.

17Behold,insteadofpeaceH7965IhadbitternessH4751uponbitternessH4751;butthou hastinlovedeliveredmysoulH5315fromthepitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofdestruction;forthou hastcastH7993allmysinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindthyback.

18FornotSheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585shallpraiseH1984thee,nordeathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194celebrate thee;theythatgoיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381downintothepitב֖וֹרVorH953donothopeforthytruthH571.

19Theliving,theliving,heshallpraiseH3034thee,asIthisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117:thefatherאָ֣ב'avH1tothechildrenshallmakeH3045knownH3045thytruthH571.

20Jehovahwas[purposed]tosaveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me. —Andwewillplayנְנַגֵּ֛ןne.na.GenH5059uponmystringedH5058instrumentsH5058allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofourlife,inthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

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