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Isaiah 13:4-13

4The noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of a multitudeהָמ֛וֹןha.MonH1995in the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֖יםbe.ha.RimH2022,like asדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of a greatרָ֑בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971;a tumultuousשְׁא֞וֹןshe.'onH7588noiseק֠וֹלKolH6963of the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471gathered togetherנֶֽאֱסָפִ֔יםne.'e.sa.FimH622:the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635musterethמְפַקֵּ֖דme.fa.KedH6485the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of the battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

5They comeבָּאִ֛יםba.'ImH935from a farמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776,from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, eventhe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and the weaponsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of his indignationזַעְמ֔וֹza'.MoH2195,to destroyלְחַבֵּ֖לle.cha.BelH2254the whole landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6Howlהֵילִ֕ילוּhei.Li.luH3213ye; for the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068isat handקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138;it shall comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935as a destructionכְּשֹׁ֖דke.ShodH7701from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

7Therefore shall all handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027be faintתִּרְפֶּ֑ינָהtir.Pei.nahH7503,and every man’sאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824shall meltיִמָּס׃yi.MasH4549:

8And they shall be afraidוְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ׀ve.niv.Ha.luH926:pangsצִירִ֤יםtzi.RimH6735and sorrowsוַֽחֲבָלִים֙va.cha.va.LimH2256shall take holdיֹֽאחֵז֔וּןyo.che.ZunH270of them; they shall be in painיְחִיל֑וּןye.chi.LunH2342as a woman that travailethכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖הkai.yo.le.DahH3205:they shall be amazedיִתְמָ֔הוּyit.Ma.huH8539oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376at anotherרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453;their facesH6440shall be asflamesלְהָבִ֖יםle.ha.VimH3851.

9Behold, the dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068comethבָּ֔אBa'H935,cruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394both with wrathוְעֶבְרָ֖הve.'ev.RahH5678and fierceוַחֲר֣וֹןva.cha.RonH2740angerאָ֑ף'AfH639,to layלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760the landהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776desolateלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047:and he shall destroyיַשְׁמִ֥ידyash.MidH8045the sinnersוְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָve.cha.ta.'Ei.haH2400thereof out of it.

10For the starsכוֹכְבֵ֤יkhokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the constellationsוּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םu.khe.Si.lei.HemH3685thereof shall not giveיָהֵ֖לּוּya.He.luH1984their lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216:the sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall be darkenedחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821in his going forthבְּצֵאת֔וֹbe.tze.ToH3318,and the moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394shall not cause her lightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216to shineיַגִּ֥יהַya.Gi.haH5050.

11And I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485the worldתֵּבֵל֙te.VelH8398for theirevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,and the wickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771;and I will cause the arrogancyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of the proudזֵדִ֔יםze.DimH2086to ceaseוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673,and will lay lowאַשְׁפִּֽיל׃'ash.PilH8213the haughtinessוְגַאֲוַ֥תve.ga.'a.VatH1346of the terribleעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184.

12I will make a manאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582more preciousאוֹקִ֥יר'o.KirH3365than fine goldמִפָּ֑זmi.PazH6337;even a manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120than the golden wedgeמִכֶּ֥תֶםmi.Ke.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211.

13Therefore I will shakeאַרְגִּ֔יז'ar.GizH7264the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall removeוְתִרְעַ֥שׁve.tir.'AshH7493out of her placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,in the wrathבְּעֶבְרַת֙be.'ev.RatH5678of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,and in the dayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of his fierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

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