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Isaiah 21:2-9

2A grievousקָשָׁ֖הka.ShahH7186visionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380is declaredהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046unto me; the treacherous dealerהַבּוֹגֵ֤ד׀ha.bo.GedH898dealeth treacherouslyבּוֹגֵד֙bo.GedH898,and the spoilerוְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀ve.ha.sho.DedH7703spoilethשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703.Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927,O Elamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867:besiegeצוּרִ֣יtzu.RiH6696,O Mediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074;all the sighingאַנְחָתָ֖ה'an.cha.TahH585thereof have I made to ceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

3Therefore are my loinsמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975filledמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390with painחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479:pangsצִירִ֣יםtzi.RimH6735have taken holdאֲחָז֔וּנִי'a.cha.Zu.niH270upon me, as the pangsכְּצִירֵ֖יke.tzi.ReiH6735of a woman that travailethיֽוֹלֵדָ֑הyo.le.DahH3205:I was bowed downנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753at the hearingמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085of it;I was dismayedנִבְהַ֖לְתִּיniv.Hal.tiH926at the seeingמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200of it.

4My heartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824pantedתָּעָ֣הta.'AhH8582,fearfulnessפַּלָּצ֖וּתpa.la.TzutH6427affrightedבִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִיbi.'a.Ta.te.niH1204me: the nightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399of my pleasureחִשְׁקִ֔יchish.KiH2837hath he turnedשָׂ֥םsamH7760into fearלַחֲרָדָֽה׃la.cha.ra.DahH2731unto me.

5Prepareעָרֹ֧ךְ'a.RokhH6186the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979,watchH6822in the watchtowerהַצָּפִ֖יתha.tza.FitH6844,eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398,drinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354:ariseק֥וּמוּKu.muH6965,ye princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269, andanointמִשְׁח֥וּmish.ChuH4886the shieldמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043.

6For thus hath the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559unto me, GoH3212,setהַעֲמֵ֣דha.'a.MedH5975a watchmanהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.PehH6822,let him declareיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046what he seethיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200.

7And he sawוְרָ֣אָהve.Ra.'ahH7200a chariotרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393witha coupleצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,a chariotרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of assesחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543, anda chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581;and he hearkenedוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבve.hik.ShivH7181diligentlyקֶ֖שֶׁבKe.shevH7182with muchרַב־rav-H7227heedקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182:

8And he criedוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,A lionאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738:My lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,I standעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975continuallyתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548upon the watchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707in the daytimeיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,and I am setנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324in my wardמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931whole nightsהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915:

9And, behold, here comethבָא֙va'H935a chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, witha coupleצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571.And he answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894is fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307,is fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307;and all the graven imagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of her godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430he hath brokenשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665unto the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

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