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Isaiah 30:13-25

13Therefore this iniquityהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771shall be to you as a breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556ready to fallנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307,swelling outנִבְעֶ֖הniv.'EhH1158in a highנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,whose breakingשִׁבְרָֽהּ׃shiv.RahH7667comethיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597at an instantלְפֶ֖תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621.

14And he shall breakוּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahH7665it as the breakingכְּשֵׁ֨בֶרke.She.verH7667of the potters’יוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.RimH3335vesselנֵ֧בֶלNe.velH5035that is broken in piecesכָּת֖וּתka.TutH3807;he shall not spareיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH2550:so that there shall not be foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in the burstingבִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙vim.khi.ta.ToH4386of it a sherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789to takeלַחְתּ֥וֹתlach.TotH2846fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from the hearthמִיָּק֔וּדmi.ya.KudH3344,or to takeוְלַחְשֹׂ֥ףve.lach.SofH2834waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325withalout of the pitמִגֶּֽבֶא׃ פmi.Ge.ve'H1360.

15For thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֜הYah.wehH3069,the Holy Oneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;In returningבְּשׁוּבָ֤הbe.shu.VahH7729and restוָנַ֙חַת֙va.Na.chatH5183shall ye be savedתִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּןti.Va.she.'UnH3467;in quietnessבְּהַשְׁקֵט֙be.hash.KetH8252and in confidenceוּבְבִטְחָ֔הu.ve.vit.ChahH985shall be your strengthגְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.KhemH1369:and ye wouldאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14not.

16But ye saidוַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּva.To.me.RuH559,No; for we will fleeנָנ֖וּסna.NusH5127upon horsesס֥וּסsusH5483;therefore shall ye fleeתְּנוּס֑וּןte.nu.SunH5127:and, We will rideנִרְכָּ֔בnir.KavH7392upon the swiftקַ֣לkalH7031;therefore shall they that pursueרֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ro.de.fei.KhemH7291you be swiftיִקַּ֥לּוּyi.Ka.luH7043.

17Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505shall fleeatמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the rebukeגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259;atמִפְּנֵ֛יmi.pe.NeiH6440the rebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568shall ye fleeתָּנֻ֑סוּta.Nu.suH5127:till ye be leftנוֹתַרְתֶּ֗םno.tar.TemH3498as a beaconכַּתֹּ֙רֶן֙ka.To.renH8650upon the topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218of a mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022,and as an ensignוְכַנֵּ֖סve.kha.NesH5251on an hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

18And therefore will the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waitיְחַכֶּ֤הye.cha.KehH2442,that he may be graciousלַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔םla.cha.nan.KhemH2603unto you, and therefore will he be exaltedיָר֖וּםya.RumH7311,that he may have mercyלְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑םle.ra.chem.KhemH7355upon you: for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isa Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941:blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835areall they that waitח֥וֹכֵיCho.kheiH2442for him.

19For the peopleעַ֛ם'amH5971shall dwellיֵשֵׁ֖בye.ShevH3427in Zionבְּצִיּ֥וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726at Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:thou shalt weepבָּכ֣וֹba.KhoH1058no moreתִבְכֶּ֗הtiv.KehH1058:he will be veryחָנ֤וֹןcha.NonH2603graciousיָחְנְךָ֙ya.che.ne.KhaH2603unto thee at the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of thy cryזַעֲקֶ֔ךָza.'a.Ke.chaH2199;when he shall hearכְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹke.sha.me.'a.ToH8085it, he will answerעָנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH6030thee.

20And thoughthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136giveוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414you the breadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of adversityצָ֖רtzarH6862,and the waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of afflictionלָ֑חַץLa.chatzH3906,yet shall not thy teachersH3384be removed into a cornerיִכָּנֵ֥ףyi.ka.NefH3670any more, but thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shall seeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200thy teachersH3384:

21And thine earsוְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241shall hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nahH8085a wordדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697behindמֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH310thee, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, This isthe wayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,walk ye in itH3212,when ye turn to the right handתַאֲמִ֖ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH541,and when ye turn to the leftתַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tas.me.'I.luH8041.

22Ye shall defileוְטִמֵּאתֶ֗םve.ti.me.TemH2930also the coveringצִפּוּי֙tzi.PuiH6826of thy graven imagesפְּסִילֵ֣יpe.si.LeiH6456of silverכַסְפֶּ֔ךָkhas.Pe.khaH3701,and the ornamentאֲפֻדַּ֖ת'a.fu.DatH642of thy molten imagesמַסֵּכַ֣תma.se.KhatH4541of goldזְהָבֶ֑ךָze.ha.Ve.khaH2091:thou shalt cast them awayתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219as a menstruous clothדָוָ֔הda.VahH1739;thou shalt sayתֹּ֥אמַרTo.marH559unto it, Get thee henceH3318.

23Then shall he giveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414the rainמְטַ֨רme.TarH4306of thy seedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233,that thou shalt sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232the groundהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127withal; and breadוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899of the increaseתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the earthהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and it shall be fatדָשֵׁ֖ןda.ShenH1879and plenteousוְשָׁמֵ֑ןve.sha.MenH8082:in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117shall thy cattleמִקְנֶ֛יךָmik.Nei.chaH4735feedיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462in largeנִרְחָֽב׃nir.ChavH7337pasturesכַּ֥רkarH3733.

24The oxenוְהָאֲלָפִ֣יםve.ha.'a.la.FimH504likewise and the young assesוְהָעֲיָרִ֗יםve.ha.'a.ya.RimH5895that earעֹֽבְדֵי֙'oe.DeiH5647the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127shall eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398cleanחָמִ֖יץcha.MitzH2548provenderבְּלִ֥ילbe.LilH1098,which hath been winnowedזֹרֶ֥הzo.RehH2219with the shovelבָרַ֖חַתva.Ra.chatH7371and with the fanוּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃u.va.miz.RehH4214.

25And there shall be upon every highגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022,and upon every highנִשָּׂאָ֔הni.sa.'AhH5375hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389,riversפְּלָגִ֖יםpe.la.GimH6388andstreamsיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988of watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325in the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the greatרָ֔בRavH7227slaughterהֶ֣רֶגHe.regH2027,when the towersמִגְדָּלִֽים׃mig.da.LimH4026fallבִּנְפֹ֖לbin.FolH5307.

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