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Isaiah 16:7-12

7Therefore shall Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124howlיְיֵלִ֥ילye.ye.LilH3213for Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,every one shall howlיְיֵלִ֑ילye.ye.LilH3213:for the foundationsH808of Kir–haresethH7025shall ye mournתֶּהְגּ֖וּteh.GuH1897; surely they arestrickenנְכָאִֽים׃ne.kha.'ImH5218.

8For the fieldsשַׁדְמוֹת֩shad.mOtH7709of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןchesh.BonH2809languishאֻמְלָ֜ל'um.LalH535, andthe vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֗הsiv.MahH7643:the lordsבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167of the heathenגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have broken downהָלְמ֣וּhal.MuH1986the principal plantsשְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָse.ru.Kei.haH8291thereof, they are comeנָגָ֖עוּna.Ga.'uH5060evenunto Jazerיַעְזֵ֥רya'.ZerH3270,they wanderedתָּ֣עוּTa.'uH8582throughthe wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057:her branchesשְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָshe.Lu.cho.Tei.haH7976are stretched outנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203,they are gone overעָ֥בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9Therefore I will bewailאֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehH1058with the weepingבִּבְכִ֤יbiv.KhiH1065of Jazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270the vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643:I will waterאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301thee with my tearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832,O Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809,and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500:for the shoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959for thy summer fruitsקֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.TzekhH7019and for thy harvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105is fallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307.

10And gladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057is taken awayוְנֶאֱסַ֨ףve.ne.'e.SafH622,and joyוָגִיל֙va.GilH1524out of the plentiful fieldהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759;and in the vineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754there shall be no singingיְרֻנָּ֖ןye.ru.NanH7442,neither shall there be shoutingיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321:the treadersיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869shall tread outהַדֹּרֵ֖ךְha.do.RekhH1869no wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196in theirpressesבַּיְקָבִ֛יםbay.ka.VimH3342; I have made their vintageshoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959to ceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

11Wherefore my bowelsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578shall soundיֶֽהֱמ֑וּye.he.MuH1993like an harpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658for Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,and mine inward partsוְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130for Kir–hareshH7025.

12And it shall come to pass, when it is seenנִרְאָ֛הnir.'AhH7200that Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124is wearyנִלְאָ֥הnil.'AhH3811on the high placeהַבָּמָ֑הha.ba.MahH1116,that he shall comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹmik.da.ShoH4720to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419;but he shall not prevailיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201.

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