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Isaiah 40:21-31

21—Doyenotknowתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?Haveyenotheardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085? HathitnotbeentoldH5046youfromthebeginning?HaveyenotunderstoodH995thefoundationoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22[Itis]hethatsittethuponthecircleח֣וּגchugH2329oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtheinhabitantsH3427thereofareasgrasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284;thatstretchethouttheheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064asagauzecurtain,andspreadeththemoutasatentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168todwellH3427in;

23thatbringeththeprincestonothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369,thatmakeththejudgesH8199oftheearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776asvanity.

24Scarcelyaretheyplantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193, scarcelyaretheysownH2232, scarcely haththeirstocktakenH5375rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327intheearthH776,buthealsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571bloweth uponthemandtheywitherH3001,andthewhirlwind takeththemawayH5375asstubbleH7179.

25Towhomthenwillyelikenתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819me,orshallIbeequal? saiththeHolyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918.

26Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375upyoureyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869onhighH4791,andseeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200!Whohathcreatedבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254thesethingsH428,bringingouttheirhostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635bynumberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557?Hecalleththemallbynameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;throughthegreatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230ofhismightandstrengthH3581ofpowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,notoneH376faileth.

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100sayest thou,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andspeakest,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Mywayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870ishidH5641fromJehovah,andmyrightH4941ispassedH5674awayיַעֲבֽוֹר׃ya.'a.VorH5674frommyGodוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430?

28Dost thounotknowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045, hast thounotheardH8085,thattheeverlastingGodאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,Jehovah,theCreatoroftheendsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, faintethnotnortireth?ThereisnosearchingH2714ofhisunderstandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394.

29HegivethpowerH3581tothefaint;andtohimthathathnomightheincreasethstrengthכֹּ֑חַKo.achH3581.

30Eventheyouthsנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288shall faintandshall tire,andtheyoungH5288menH5288shallstumbleH3782andfall;

31buttheythatwaitוְקוֹיֵ֤ve.ko.YeH6960uponJehovahshallrenew [their]strengthכֹ֔חַKho.achH3581:theyshallmountupwithwingsאֵ֖בֶר'E.verH83aseaglesH5404;theyshallrunיָר֙וּצוּ֙ya.Ru.tzuH7323,andnottire;theyshallwalk,andnotfaint.

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