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Isaiah 44:9-19

9TheythatformagravenimageH6459areallofthemvanity,andtheirdelectablethingsareofnoprofitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276;andtheyaretheirownwitnessesH5707:theyseeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not,norknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045; —thattheymaybeashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Whohathformedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335agodאֵ֖ל'elH410,ormoltenagravenimageH6459thatisprofitablefornothing?

11Behold,allhisfellowsshallbeashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954;andtheworkmenarebutmenH120. Letthemallbegatheredיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908togetherH3162, letthemstandיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975up:theyshallfearH6342,theyshallbeashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954togetherH3162.

12Theiron-smith [hath]achisel,andheworkethinthecoals,andhefashionethitwithhammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717,andworkethitwithhisstrongarmבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220; —butheishungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456,andhisstrengthH2220faileth;hehathnotdrunkH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,andheisfaint.

13Theworkerinwoodעֵצִים֮'e.TzimH6086stretchethoutaline;hemarkethitoutwithredchalk;heformethitwithsharp tools,andhemarkethitoutwiththecompass,andmakethitafterthefigureofamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,accordingtothebeautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597ofmanH376:thatitmayremainH3427inthehouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14Whenhehewethhimdownלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,hetaketh alsoaholm-oakandaterebinth —hechoosethforhimselfamongthetreesH6086oftheforestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293:heplantethapine,andtherainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653maketh [it]growיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431.

15AnditshallbeH1961foramanH120toburnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197,andhetaketh thereof,andwarmethhimself;hekindlethitalsoאַף־'af-H637,andbakethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899;hemakethalsoאַף־'af-H637agodאֵל֙'elH410,andworshippethit;hemakethitagravenimageH6459,andfallethdownוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812thereto.

16Heburnethpartthereofinthefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;withpartthereofheeatethfleshH1320,heroastethroastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748,andissatisfiedH7646; yea,heiswarmיָחֹם֙ya.ChomH2552,andsaith,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889,Iambecomewarmחַמּוֹתִ֖יcha.mo.TiH2552,Ihaveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thefireH784.

17Andwiththeremainder thereofhemakethagodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,hisgravenimageH6459;hefallethdownוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812untoit,andworshippethit,andprayeth untoit,andsaith,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me,forthou artmygodאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.

18Theyhavenoknowledge,andunderstandיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995not;forhehathplasteredH2902theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,thattheymaynotseeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200;andtheirheartsH3820,thattheymaynotunderstandH995.

19Andnonetakethittoheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,neitheristhereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847norunderstandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394tosayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Ihaveburnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partofitinthefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784,andhavealsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH637bakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899uponthecoalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513thereof,IhaveroastedfleshH1320,andeatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398[it],andwiththerestH3499thereofshallImakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441?shallIbowdowntoablockofwoodH6086?

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