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Isaiah 34:5-8

5For my swordחַרְבִּ֑יchar.BiH2719shall be bathedרִוְּתָ֥הri.ve.TahH7301in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064:behold, it shall come downתֵּרֵ֔דte.RedH3381upon Idumeaאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123,and upon the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of my curseחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764,to judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃le.mish.PatH4941.

6The swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordלַיהוָ֞הla.Yah.wehH3068is filledמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390with bloodדָם֙damH1818,it is made fatהֻדַּ֣שְׁנָהhu.Dash.nahH1878with fatnessמֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levH2459, andwith the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,with the fatמֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levH2459of the kidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629of ramsאֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimH352:for the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077in Bozrahבְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.RahH1224,and a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419slaughterוְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachH2874in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Idumeaאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

7And the unicornsרְאֵמִים֙re.'e.MimH7214shall come downוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381with them, and the bullocksוּפָרִ֖יםu.fa.RimH6499with the bullsאַבִּירִ֑ים'a.bi.RimH47;and their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776shall be soakedוְרִוְּתָ֤הve.ri.ve.TahH7301with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,and their dustוַעֲפָרָ֖םva.'a.fa.RamH6083made fatיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878with fatnessמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459.

8For it isthe dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359, andthe yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of recompencesשִׁלּוּמִ֖יםshi.lu.MimH7966for the controversyלְרִ֥יבle.RivH7379of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

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