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Isaiah 19:11-21

11Surely the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Zoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814arefoolsאֱוִלִים֙'e.vi.LimH191,the counselH6098of the wiseחַכְמֵי֙chakh.MeiH2450counsellorsH3289of Pharaohפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547is become brutishנִבְעָרָ֑הniv.'a.RahH1197:how sayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559ye unto Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, I amthe sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the wiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of ancientקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428?

12Whereאַיָּם֙'ai.YamH335arethey? whereאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645arethy wiseחֲכָמֶ֔יךָcha.kha.Mei.khaH2450men?and let them tellוְיַגִּ֥ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046thee now, and let them knowוְיֵ֣דְע֔וּve.Ye.de.'UH3045what the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath purposedיָּעַ֛ץya.'AtzH3289upon Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

13The princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Zoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814are become foolsנֽוֹאֲלוּ֙no.'a.LuH2973,the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of Nophנֹ֑ףNofH5297are deceivedנִשְּׁא֖וּni.she.'UH5377;they have also seducedהִתְע֥וּhit.'UH8582Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, even they that arethe stayפִּנַּ֥תpi.NatH6438of the tribesשְׁבָטֶֽיהָ׃she.va.Tei.haH7626thereof.

14The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hath mingledמָסַ֥ךְma.SakhH4537a perverseעִוְעִ֑ים'iv.'ImH5773spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307in the midstבְּקִרְבָּ֖הּbe.kir.BahH7130thereof: and they have caused Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714to errוְהִתְע֤וּve.hit.'UH8582in every workמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639thereof, as a drunkenשִׁכּ֖וֹרshi.KorH7910manstaggerethכְּהִתָּע֥וֹתke.hi.ta.'otH8582in his vomitבְּקִיאֽוֹ׃be.ki.'OH6892.

15Neither shall there be anyworkמַֽעֲשֶׂ֑הma.'a.SehH4639for Egyptלְמִצְרַ֖יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,which the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218or tailוְזָנָ֖בve.za.NavH2180,branchכִּפָּ֥הki.PahH3712or rushוְאַגְמֽוֹן׃ סve.'ag.MonH100,may doיַעֲשֶׂ֛הya.'a.SehH6213.

16In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714be like unto womenכַּנָּשִׁ֑יםka.na.ShimH802:and it shall be afraidוְחָרַ֣ד׀ve.cha.RadH2729and fearוּפָחַ֗דu.fa.ChadH6342becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of the shakingתְּנוּפַת֙te.nu.FatH8573of the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,which he shakethמֵנִ֥יףme.NifH5130over it.

17And the landאַדְמַ֨ת'ad.MatH127of Judahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063shall be a terrorלְחָגָּ֔אle.cha.Ga'H2283unto Egyptלְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙le.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,every one that maketh mentionיַזְכִּ֥ירyaz.KirH2142thereof shall be afraidיִפְחָ֑דyif.ChadH6342in himself, becauseמִפְּנֵ֗יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the counselעֲצַת֙'a.TzatH6098of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,which he hath determinedיוֹעֵ֥ץyo.'EtzH3289against it.

18In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall fiveחָמֵ֨שׁcha.MeshH2568citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714speakמְדַבְּרוֹת֙me.da.be.rOtH1696the languageשְׂפַ֣תse.FatH8193of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667,and swearוְנִשְׁבָּע֖וֹתve.nish.ba.'otH7650to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;oneלְאֶחָֽת׃ סle.'e.ChatH259shall be calledיֵאָמֵ֖רye.'a.MerH559,The cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of destructionהַהֶ֔רֶסha.He.resH2041.

19In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall there be an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and a pillarוּמַצֵּבָ֥הu.ma.tze.VahH4676atאֵֽצֶל־'e.tzel-H681the borderגְּבוּלָ֖הּge.vu.LahH1366thereof to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

20And it shall be for a signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226and for a witnessוּלְעֵ֛דu.le.'EdH5707unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:for they shall cryיִצְעֲק֤וּyitz.'a.KuH6817unto the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068becauseמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the oppressorsלֹֽחֲצִ֔יםlo.cha.TzimH3905,and he shall sendוְיִשְׁלַ֥חve.yish.LachH7971them a saviourמוֹשִׁ֥יעַmo.Shi.a'H3467,and a great oneH7227,and he shall deliverוְהִצִּילָֽם׃ve.hi.tzi.LamH5337them.

21And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall be knownוְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'H3045to Egyptלְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall knowוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and shall doוְעָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.DuH5647sacrificeזֶ֣בַחZe.vachH2077and oblationוּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.ChahH4503;yea, they shall vowוְנָדְרוּ־ve.na.de.ru-H5087a vowנֵ֥דֶרNe.derH5088unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and performוְשִׁלֵּֽמוּ׃ve.shi.Le.muH7999it.

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