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Isaiah 21:5-12

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.

10O my threshingמְדֻשָׁתִ֖יme.du.sha.TiH4098,and the cornוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of my floorגָּרְנִ֑יga.re.NiH1637:that which I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085of the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,have I declaredהִגַּ֥דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046unto you.

11The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of Dumahדּוּמָ֑הdu.MahH1746.He callethקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121to me out of Seirמִשֵּׂעִ֔ירmi.se.'IrH8165,Watchmanשֹׁמֵר֙sho.MerH8104,what of the nightמִלַּ֔יְלָהmi.Lay.lahH3915?Watchmanשֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerH8104,what of the nightמִלֵּֽיל׃mi.LeilH3915?

12The watchmanשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,The morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242comethאָתָ֥ה'a.TahH857,and also the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915:if ye will enquireתִּבְעָי֥וּןtiv.'a.YunH1158,enquireבְּעָ֖יוּbe.'A.yuH1158ye: returnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725,comeאֵתָֽיוּ׃ ס'e.Ta.yuH857.

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