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Isaiah 37:22-38

22This isthe wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697which the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning him; The virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330,the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,hath despisedבָּזָ֨הba.ZahH959thee, andlaughed thee to scornלָעֲגָ֣הla.'a.GahH3932;the daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389hath shakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128her headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218at theeאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310.

23Whom hast thou reproachedחֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙che.Raf.taH2778and blasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442?and against whom hast thou exaltedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָהha.ri.Mo.tahH7311thyvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963,and lifted upוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869on highמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791? evenagainst the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24Byבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027thy servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650hast thou reproachedחֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀che.Raf.taH2778the Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,and hast saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,By the multitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of my chariotsרִכְבִּ֛יrikh.BiH7393am I come upעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927to the heightמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791of the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,to the sidesיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844;and I will cut downוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772the tallקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967cedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730thereof, andthe choiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005fir treesבְּרֹשָׁ֔יוbe.ro.ShavH1265thereof: and I will enterוְאָבוֹא֙ve.'a.Vo'H935into the heightמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791of his borderקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093, andthe forestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293of his CarmelH3760.

25I have diggedקַ֖רְתִּיKar.tiH6979,and drunkוְשָׁתִ֣יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;and with the soleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of my feetפְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.MaiH6471have I dried upוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717all the riversיְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.ReiH2975of the besieged placesמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.

26Hast thou not heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085long agoלְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙le.me.ra.chOkH7350, howI have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213it; andof ancientקֶ֖דֶםKe.demH6924timesמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117,that I have formedוִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335it? now have I broughtהֲבֵאתִ֔יהָha.ve.Ti.haH935it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay wasteלְהַשְׁא֛וֹתle.hash.'otH7582defencedבְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892intoruinousנִצִּ֖יםni.TzimH5327heapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

27Therefore their inhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427wereof smallקִצְרֵי־kitz.rei-H7116powerיָ֔דYadH3027,they were dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and confoundedוָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuH954: they were asthe grassעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704, and asthe greenוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419herbדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877, asthe grassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682on the housetopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.GotH1406, and as cornblastedוּשְׁדֵמָ֖הu.she.de.MahH7709beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it be grown upקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054.

28But I knowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045thy abodeוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,and thy going outוְצֵאתְךָ֥ve.tze.te.KhaH3318,and thy coming inוּבוֹאֲךָ֖u.vo.'a.KhaH935,and thy rageהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264against me.

29Because thy rageהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264against me, and thy tumultוְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ve.sha.'a.nan.KhaH7600,is come upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927into mine earsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,therefore will I putוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760my hookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397in thy noseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,and my bridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964in thy lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193,and I will turn thee backוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870by which thou camestבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935.

30And this shall bea signהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226unto thee, Ye shall eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398thisyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141such as growethסָפִ֔יחַsa.Fi.achH5599of itself; and the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141that which springethשָׁחִ֑יסsha.ChisH7823of the same: and in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232ye, and reapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,and plantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholH398the fruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529thereof.

31And the remnantהַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הha.nish.'a.RahH7604that is escapedפְּלֵיטַ֧תpe.lei.TatH6413of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shall againוְיָ֨סְפָ֜הve.Ya.se.FahH3254take rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,and bearוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213fruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605:

32For out of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall go forthתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611,and they that escapeוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413out of mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726:the zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shall doתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this.

33Therefore thus saithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerning the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,He shall not comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935into this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,nor shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384an arrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671there, nor come beforeיְקַדְּמֶ֣נָּהye.kad.de.Me.nahH6923it with shieldsמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,nor castיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210a bankסֹלְלָֽה׃so.le.LahH5550against it.

34By the wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that he cameבָּ֖אba'H935,by the same shall he returnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,and shall not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935into this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

35For I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to saveלְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּle.ho.shi.'AhH3467it for mine own sake, and for my servantעַבְדִּֽי׃ ס'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sake.

36Then the angelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068went forthוַיֵּצֵ֣א׀vai.ye.Tze'H3318,and smoteוַיַּכֶּה֙vai.ya.KehH5221in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Assyriansאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804a hundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967and fourscoreוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505:and when they arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242, behold, they wereall deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191corpsesפְּגָרִ֥יםpe.ga.RimH6297.

37So Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804departedוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265,and wentH3212and returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Ninevehבְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃be.Ni.ne.VehH5210.

38And it came to pass, as he was worshippingמִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜הmish.ta.cha.VehH7812in the houseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of Nisrochנִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhH5268his godאֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.HavH430,that Adrammelechוְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152and Sharezerוְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרve.sar.'E.tzerH8272his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121smoteהִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huH5221him with the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719;and they escapedנִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.TuH4422into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Armeniaאֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatH780:and Esar–haddonH634his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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