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Isaiah 23:14-18

14Howlהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,ye shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659:for your strengthמָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ סma.'u.ze.KhenH4581is laid wasteשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

15And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,that Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865shall be forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַתve.nish.Ka.chatH7911seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141,according to the daysכִּימֵ֖יki.MeiH3117of oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428:after the endמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093of seventyשִׁבְעִ֤יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141shall Tyreלְצֹ֔רle.TzorH6865singכְּשִׁירַ֖תke.shi.RatH7892as an harlotהַזּוֹנָֽה׃ha.zo.NahH2181.

16Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947an harpכִנּ֛וֹרkhi.NorH3658,go aboutסֹ֥בִּיSo.biH5437the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892,thou harlotזוֹנָ֣הzo.NahH2181that hast been forgottenנִשְׁכָּחָ֑הnish.ka.ChahH7911;make sweetהֵיטִ֤יבִיhei.Ti.viH3190melodyנַגֵּן֙na.GenH5059,sing manyהַרְבִּי־har.bi-H7235songsשִׁ֔ירShirH7892,that thou mayest be rememberedתִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃ti.za.Khe.riH2142.

17And it shall come to pass after the endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141,that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,and she shall turnוְשָׁבָ֖הve.sha.VahH7725to her hireלְאֶתְנַנָּ֑הle.'et.na.NahH868,and shall commit fornicationוְזָֽנְתָ֛הve.za.ne.TahH2181with all the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the worldהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776upon the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

18And her merchandiseסַחְרָ֜הּsach.RahH5504and her hireוְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּve.'et.na.NahH868shall be holinessקֹ֚דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068:it shall not be treasuredיֵֽאָצֵ֖רye.'a.TzerH686nor laid upיֵֽחָסֵ֑ןye.cha.SenH2630;for her merchandiseסַחְרָ֔הּsach.RahH5504shall be for them that dwellלַיֹּשְׁבִ֞יםlai.yo.she.VimH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398sufficientlyלְשָׂבְעָ֖הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654,and for durableעָתִֽיק׃ פ'a.TikH6266clothingוְלִמְכַסֶּ֥הve.lim.kha.SehH4374.

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