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Isaiah 28:23-29

23Give ye earהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238,and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963;hearkenהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181,and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085my speechאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.

24Doth the plowmanיַחֲרֹ֥שׁya.cha.RoshH2790plowהַחֹרֵ֖שׁha.cho.ReshH2790all dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117to sowלִזְרֹ֑עַliz.Ro.a'H2232?doth he openיְפַתַּ֥חye.fa.TachH6605and break the clodsוִֽישַׂדֵּ֖דvi.sa.DedH7702of his groundאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127?

25When he hath made plainשִׁוָּ֣הshi.VahH7737the faceפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440thereof, doth he not cast abroadוְהֵפִ֥יץve.he.FitzH6327the fitchesקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100,and scatterיִזְרֹ֑קyiz.RokH2236the cumminוְכַמֹּ֣ןve.kha.MonH3646,and castוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760in the principalשׂוֹרָה֙so.RahH7795wheatחִטָּ֤הchi.TahH2406and the appointedנִסְמָ֔ןnis.ManH5567barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֣הu.se.'o.RahH8184and the rieוְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתve.khu.Se.metH3698in their placeגְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃ge.vu.la.ToH1367?

26For his Godאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430doth instructוְיִסְּר֥וֹve.yi.se.RoH3256him to discretionלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941, anddoth teachיוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃yo.Re.nuH3384him.

27For the fitchesקֶ֔צַחKe.tzachH7100are not threshedי֣וּדַשׁYu.dashH1758with a threshing instrumentבֶֽחָרוּץ֙ve.cha.RutzH2742,neither is a cartעֲגָלָ֔ה'a.ga.LahH5699wheelוְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212turned aboutיוּסָּ֑בyu.SavH5437upon the cumminכַּמֹּ֖ןka.MonH3646;but the fitchesקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100are beaten outיֵחָ֥בֶטye.Cha.vetH2251with a staffבַמַּטֶּ֛הva.ma.TehH4294,and the cumminוְכַמֹּ֥ןve.kha.MonH3646with a rodבַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ba.Sha.vetH7626.

28Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899cornis bruisedיוּדָ֔קyu.DakH1854;because he will not everלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331be threshingH1758 H156it, nor breakוְ֠הָמַםVe.ha.mamH2000it withthe wheelגִּלְגַּ֧לgil.GalH1536of his cartעֶגְלָת֛וֹeg.la.ToH5699,nor bruiseיְדֻקֶּֽנּוּ׃ye.duk.Ke.nuH1854it withhis horsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

29This also cometh forthיָצָ֑אָהya.Tza.'ahH3318from the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whichis wonderfulהִפְלִ֣יאhif.Li'H6381in counselעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6098, andexcellentהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431in workingתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ סtu.shi.YahH8454.

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