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Isaiah 65:1-16

1IamsoughtH1245outofthemthatinquirednot[forme],IamfoundH4672ofthemthatsoughtH1245menot;IhavesaidH559,Beholdme,beholdme, untoanationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471thatwasnotcalledקֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121bymynameבִשְׁמִֽי׃vish.MiH8034.

2Ihavestretchedoutmyhandsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027allthedayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117untoarebelliousסוֹרֵ֑רso.RerH5637peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971,whowalkהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980inawayהַדֶּ֣רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870notgoodט֔וֹבTovH2896,aftertheirownthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284;

3thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971thatprovokeהַמַּכְעִיסִ֥יםha.makh.'i.SimH3707metoangerH3707continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548tomyfaceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,sacrificingזֹֽבְחִים֙zoe.ChimH2076ingardensבַּגַּנּ֔וֹתba.ga.NotH1593andburningincenseH6999uponthebricksהַלְּבֵנִֽים׃ha.le.ve.NimH3843;

4whositהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427downamongthegravesH6913,andlodgeinthesecretוּבַנְּצוּרִ֖יםu.va.ne.tzu.RimH5341places;whoeatהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398swine'sfleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320,andbrothofabominablethingsH3627[isin]theirvesselsכְּלֵיהֶֽם׃ke.lei.HemH3627;

5whosayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559,Standbythyself,comenotneartome;forIamholierH6942thanthou.Theseareasmokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227inmynoseבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639,afireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784thatburnethallthedayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6Behold,itiswrittenH3789beforeme:Iwillnotkeepsilence,butwillrecompense,evenrecompenseintotheirbosomחֵיקָֽם׃chei.KamH2436,

7youriniquitiesעֲ֠וֹנֹתֵיכֶם'A.vo.no.tei.khemH5771,andtheiniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹ֨תva.'a.vo.NotH5771ofyourfathersH1togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162, saithJehovah,whohaveburnedincenseH6999uponthemountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andoutragedmeuponthehillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389;andIwillmeasureוּמַדֹּתִ֧יu.ma.do.TiH4058theirformerH7223workפְעֻלָּתָ֛םfe.'u.la.TamH6468intotheirbosomחֵיקָֽם׃ סchei.KamH2436.

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:Asthenewהַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.VoshH8492wineH8492isfoundH4672intheclusterבָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.KolH811,anditissaidH559,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843itnot,forablessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293isinit;soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651willIdoformyservants' sakes,thatImaynotdestroyהַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.ChitH7843[them]all.

9AndIwillbringוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318forthH3318aseedH2233outofJacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙mi.ya.'a.KoH3290,andoutofJudahוּמִיהוּדָ֖הu.mi.hu.DahH3063apossessorofmymountainsהָרָ֑יha.RaiH2022;andmine electshallpossessH3423it,andmyservantsוַעֲבָדַ֖יva.'a.va.DaiH5650shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931there.

10AndtheSharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289shallbeH1961afoldforflocksH6629,andthevalleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010ofAchorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911acouching-placeoftheherdsH1241,formypeopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971thathavesoughtH1875me.

11Butyewhoforsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800Jehovah,whoforgetH7911myholyH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,whoprepareH6186atableשֻׁלְחָ֔ןshul.ChanH7979forGad,andfillוְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםve.ha.mal.'ImH4390upmixedH4469wineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469unto Meni:

12Iwillevenassignyoutotheswordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719,andyeshallallbowתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766downH3766intheslaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874;becauseIcalledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121,andyedidnotanswerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030,IspokeH1696,andyedidnothearH8085;butyedidwhatwasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inmineeyesH5869,andchoseH977thatwhereinIdelightH2654not.

13Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650shalleatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398,andyeshallbehungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּtir.'A.vuH7456;behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shalldrinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354,andyeshallbethirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּtitz.Ma.'uH6770;behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shallrejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055,andyeshallbeashamedתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃te.Vo.shuH954;

14behold,myservantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shallsingH7442aloudH7442forgladnessofheartלֵ֑בLevH3820,andyeshallcryתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817outforsorrowofheartלֵ֔בLevH3820,andshallhowlforvexationofspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

15Andyeshallleaveyournameשִׁמְכֶ֤םshim.KhemH8034foracurseunto mine elect;fortheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahwillslaythee,andwillcallיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121hisservantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוve.la.'a.va.DavH5650byanothernameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

16sothathewhoblesseth himselfinthelandבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776shallblessH1288himselfbytheGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430oftruth;andhethatswearethinthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776shallswearH7650bytheGodבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430oftruth:becausetheformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223troublesshallbeforgottenנִשְׁכְּח֗וּnish.ke.ChuH7911,andbecausetheyshallbehiddenH5641frommineeyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

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