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Isaiah 8:17-22

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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