Isaiah 8
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Isaiah 8

1AndJehovahsaidH559tome,Takeקַח־kach-H3947theeagreatH1419tablet,andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789thereonwithaman's style,concerningMaher-shalal-hash-bazH4122.
2AndItookuntometowitnessH5707,surewitnessesH5707, Urijahthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548,andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thesonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121ofJeberechiah.
3AndIcameneartotheprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,andsheconceivedH2029andboreH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andJehovahsaidH559untome,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034,Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122.
4Forbeforetheladהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288knowethtocry,Myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1!and,Mymotherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517!therichesofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834andthespoilH7998ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shallbetakenH5375awayH5375beforethekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.
5AndJehovahspokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696againע֖וֹדodH5750tome,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
6Forasmuchasthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971refuseththewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofShiloahwhichflowsoftly,andrejoicethinRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526andinthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425,
7thereforeוְלָכֵ֡ןve.la.KhenH3651behold,theLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136willbringH5927upuponthemthewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325oftheriverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,strongandmanyוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804andallhisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519;andheshallmountupoverallhischannelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650,andgoוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980overallhisbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415:
8andheshallpassוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674throughJudahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063;heshalloverflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857itandgofurther,heshallreachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060eventotheneckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677;andthestretchingoutofhiswingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671shallfillH4393thebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341ofthylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776, OImmanuel!
9Rage, yepeoplesH5971,andbebrokeninpieces!Andgiveוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,allyedistantמֶרְחַקֵּי־mer.cha.kei-H4801partsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:Girdהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves,andbebrokeninpieces;girdהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves,andbebrokeninpieces!
10Settleaplanעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098,anditshallcometonought;speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696awordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697,anditshallnotstandיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965:forGodאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410iswithus.
11ForJehovahspokethusכֹ֨הkhohH3541tomewithastronghandהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027,andheinstructedmenottowalkinthewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofthispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingH559,
12YeshallnotsayH559,Conspiracyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195,ofeverythingH3605ofwhichthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971saith,Conspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195;andfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372yenottheirfearH3372,andbenotindread.
13Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,himshallyesanctifyH6942;andlethimbeyourfearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172,andlethimbeyourdread.
14AndhewillbeH1961forasanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720;andforastoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68ofstumbling,andforarockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697ofoffencetoboththehousesH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,foraginandforasnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170totheinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.
15Andmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227amongthemshallstumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782,andfallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,andbebrokenH7665,andsnared,andtakenH3920.
16Bindupthetestimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856thelawH8451amongmydisciples.
17AndIwillwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442forJehovah,whohidethhisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440fromthehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;andIwilllookforhim.
18Behold,IandthechildrenH3206thatJehovahhathgivenH5414meareforsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226andforwondersH4159inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,fromJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whodwellethinmountZionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.
19Andwhentheyshallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559untoyou,SeekH1875untothenecromancersanduntothesoothsayers,whochirpandwhomutter, [sayH559,]Shallnotapeopleעַם֙'amH5971seekH1875untotheirGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? [Willtheygo]forthelivinguntothedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?
20TothelawH8451andthetestimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!IftheyspeaknotaccordingtothiswordH1697,forthemthereisnodaybreak.
21Andtheyshallpassוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674throughit,hardנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185pressedandhungryוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457;anditshallcometopassH5674whentheyarehungryH7457,theywillfret themselves,andcurseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043theirkingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428andtheirGodוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430,andwillgazeupwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605:
22andtheywilllooktotheearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776;andbehold,troubleצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869anddarknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825,gloomוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653ofanguish;andtheyshallbedrivenH5080intothickdarknessH2825.

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