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Isaiah 19:2-16

2And I will setוְסִכְסַכְתִּ֤יve.sikh.sakh.TiH5526the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714against the Egyptiansבְּמִצְרַ֔יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714:and they shall fightוְנִלְחֲמ֥וּve.nil.cha.MuH3898every oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376against his brotherבְּאָחִ֖יוbe.'a.ChivH251,and every oneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376against his neighbourבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453;cityעִ֣יר'irH5892against cityבְּעִ֔ירbe.'IrH5892, andkingdomמַמְלָכָ֖הmam.la.KhahH4467against kingdomבְּמַמְלָכָֽה׃be.mam.la.KhahH4467.

3And the spiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714shall failוְנָבְקָ֤הve.na.ve.KahH1238in the midstבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130thereof; and I will destroyאֲבַלֵּ֑עַ'a.va.Le.a'H1104the counselוַעֲצָת֖וֹva.'a.tza.ToH6098thereof: and they shall seekוְדָרְשׁ֤וּve.da.re.ShuH1875to the idolsהָֽאֱלִילִים֙ha.'e.li.LimH457,and to the charmersהָ֣אִטִּ֔יםha.'i.TimH328,and to them that have familiar spiritsהָאֹב֖וֹתha.'o.VotH178,and to the wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃hai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049.

4Andאֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714will I give overוְסִכַּרְתִּי֙ve.si.kar.TiH5534into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of a cruelקָשֶׁ֑הka.ShehH7186lordאֲדֹנִ֣ים'a.do.NimH113;and a fierceעַז֙'azH5794kingוּמֶ֤לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428shall ruleיִמְשָׁל־yim.shol-H4910over them, saithנְאֻ֥םne.'UmH5002the Lordהָאָד֖וֹןha.'a.DonH113,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

5And the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall failוְנִשְּׁתוּ־ve.ni.she.tu-H5405from the seaמֵֽהַיָּ֑םme.hai.YamH3220,and the riverוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104shall be wastedיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and dried upוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001.

6And they shall turnH2186the riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104far awayH2186; andthe brooksיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of defenceמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693shall be emptiedדָּלֲל֥וּda.la.LuH1809and dried upוְחָרְב֖וּve.cha.re.VuH2717:the reedsקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070and flagsוָס֖וּףva.SufH5488shall witherקָמֵֽלוּ׃ka.Me.luH7060.

7The paper reedsעָר֥וֹתa.RotH6169by the brooksיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975,by the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the brooksיְא֑וֹרye.'orH2975,and every thing sownמִזְרַ֣עmiz.Ra'H4218by the brooksיְא֔וֹרye.'orH2975,shall witherיִיבַ֥שׁyi.VashH3001,be driven awayנִדַּ֖ףni.DafH5086, and be no more.

8The fishersהַדַּיָּגִ֔יםha.dai.ya.GimH1771also shall mournוְאָנוּ֙ve.'a.NuH578,and all they that castמַשְׁלִיכֵ֥יmash.li.KheiH7993angleחַכָּ֑הcha.KahH2443into the brooksבַיְא֖וֹרvay.'orH2975shall lamentוְאָ֣בְל֔וּve.'A.ve.LuH56,and they that spreadוּפֹרְשֵׂ֥יu.fo.re.SeiH6566netsמִכְמֹ֛רֶתmikh.Mo.retH4365uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall languishאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃'um.La.luH535.

9Moreover they that workעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647in fineשְׂרִיק֑וֹתse.ri.KotH8305flaxפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593,and they that weaveוְאֹרְגִ֖יםve.'o.re.GimH707networksחוֹרָֽי׃cho.RaiH2355,shall be confoundedוּבֹ֛שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954.

10And they shall be brokenמְדֻכָּאִ֑יםme.du.ka.'ImH1792in the purposesשָׁתֹתֶ֖יהָsha.to.Tei.haH8356thereof, all that makeעֹ֥שֵׂי'O.seiH6213sluicesשֶׂ֖כֶרSe.kherH7938andpondsאַגְמֵי־'ag.mei-H99for fishנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

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.

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