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Isaiah 23:3-10

3And by greatרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325the seedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Sihorשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883,the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the riverיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975, isher revenueתְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393;and she is a martH5505of nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4Be thou ashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954,O Zidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721:for the seaיָ֔םYamH3220hath spokenאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, eventhe strengthמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,I travailחַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiH2342not, nor bring forth childrenיָלַ֗דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205,neither do I nourish upגִדַּ֛לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970, norbring upרוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiH7311virginsבְתוּלֽוֹת׃ve.tu.LotH1330.

5As at the reportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088concerning Egyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, soshall they be sorely painedיָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.luH2342at the reportכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088of Tyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Pass ye overעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;howlהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,ye inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the isleאִֽי׃'IH339.

7Isthis your joyousעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947city,whose antiquityקַדְמָתָהּ֙kad.ma.TahH6927isof ancientקֶ֤דֶםKe.demH6924daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117?her own feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272shall carryיֹבִל֣וּהָyoi.Lu.haH2986her afar offמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350to sojournלָגֽוּר׃la.GurH1481.

8Who hath taken this counselיָעַ֣ץya.'AtzH3289against Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,the crowningהַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑הha.ma.'a.ti.RahH5849city,whose merchantsסֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙so.cha.ReihH5503areprincesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,whose traffickersכִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָkin.'a.Nei.haH3667arethe honourableנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

9The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hath purposedיְעָצָ֑הּye.'a.TzahH3289it, to stainלְחַלֵּל֙le.cha.LelH2490the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of all gloryצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643, andto bring into contemptלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043all the honourableנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Passעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674through thy landאַרְצֵ֖ךְ'ar.TzekhH776as a riverכַּיְאֹ֑רkay.'OrH2975,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁtar.ShishH8659: there isno more strengthמֵ֥זַחMe.zachH4206.

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