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Isaiah 44:9-19

9They that makeיֹֽצְרֵי־yo.tze.rei-H3335a graven imageפֶ֤סֶלFe.selH6459areall of them vanityתֹּ֔הוּTo.huH8414;and their delectable thingsוַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.mu.dei.HemH2530shall not profitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276; and they aretheir own witnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣םve.'e.dei.HemH5707;they seeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not, nor knowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045;that they may be ashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Who hath formedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335a godאֵ֖ל'elH410,or moltenנָסָ֑ךְna.SakhH5258a graven imageוּפֶ֣סֶלu.Fe.selH6459thatis profitableהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276for nothingלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115?

11Behold, all his fellowsחֲבֵרָיו֙cha.ve.RavH2270shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954:and the workmenוְחָרָשִׁ֥יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796, they areof menמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120:let them all be gathered togetherיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908,let them stand upיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975; yetthey shall fearיִפְחֲד֖וּyif.cha.DuH6342, andthey shall be ashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12The smithחָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙cha.Rash bar.ZelH2796 H1270with the tongsמַֽעֲצָ֔דma.'a.TzadH4621both workethוּפָעַל֙u.fa.'AlH6466in the coalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352,and fashionethיִצְּרֵ֑הוּyi.tze.Re.huH3335it with hammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717,and workethוַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yif.'a.Le.huH6466it with the strengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581of his armsבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220:yea, he is hungryH7457,and his strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581failethוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369:he drinkethשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH8354no waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,and is faintוַיִּיעָֽף׃vai.yi.'AfH3286.

13The carpenterחָרַ֣שׁ עֵצִים֮cha.Rash 'e.TzimH6086 H2796stretcheth outנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186hisruleקָו֒kavH6957;he marketh it outיְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּye.ta.'a.Re.huH8388with a lineבַשֶּׂ֔רֶדva.Se.redH8279;he fittethיַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ya.'a.Se.huH6213it with planesבַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otH4741,and he marketh it outיְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּye.to.'o.Re.huH8388with the compassוּבַמְּחוּגָ֖הu.va.me.chu.GahH4230,and makethוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it after the figureכְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.NitH8403of a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,according to the beautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597of a manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120;that it may remainלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in the houseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14He heweth him downלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,and takethוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947the cypressתִּרְזָה֙tir.ZahH8645and the oakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437,which he strengthenethוַיְאַמֶּץ־vay.'a.metz-H553for himself among the treesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293:he plantethנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193an ashאֹ֖רֶן'O.renH766,and the rainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653doth nourishיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431it.

15Then shall it be for a manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120to burnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197:for he will takeוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thereof, and warmוַיָּ֔חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552himself; yea, he kindlethיַשִּׂ֖יקya.SikH5400it,and bakethוְאָ֣פָהve.'A.fahH644breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899;yea, he makethיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466a godאֵל֙'elH410,and worshippethוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812it;he makethעָשָׂ֥הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it a graven imageפֶ֖סֶלFe.selH6459,and falleth downוַיִּסְגָּד־vai.yis.god-H5456thereto.

16He burnethשָׂרַ֣ףsa.RafH8313partחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677thereof inבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;with partחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677thereof he eatethיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398fleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320;he roastethיִצְלֶ֥הyitz.LehH6740roastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748,and is satisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֑עve.yis.Ba'H7646:yea, he warmethיָחֹם֙ya.ChomH2552himself,and saithוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889,I am warmחַמּוֹתִ֖יcha.mo.TiH2552,I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the fireאֽוּר׃'UrH217:

17And the residueוּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹu.she.'E.ri.ToH7611thereof he makethעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213a godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410, evenhis graven imageלְפִסְל֑וֹle.fis.LoH6459:he falleth downH5456unto it, and worshippethוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812it,and prayethוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419unto it, and saithוְיֹאמַר֙ve.yo.MarH559,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me; for thou artmy godאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.

18They have not knownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045nor understoodיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995:for he hath shutטַ֤חtachH2902their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,that they cannot seeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200; andtheir heartsH3826,that they cannot understandמֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילme.has.KilH7919.

19And none considerethיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725in his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, neither is thereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847nor understandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394to sayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,I have burnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partחֶצְי֞וֹchetz.YoH2677of it inבְמוֹ־ve.mov-H1119the fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784;yea, also I have bakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899upon the coalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513thereof; I have roastedאֶצְלֶ֥ה'etz.LehH6740fleshבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320,and eatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it:and shall I makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213the residueוְיִתְרוֹ֙ve.yit.RoH3499thereof an abominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441?shall I fall downאֶסְגּֽוֹד׃'es.GodH5456to the stockלְב֥וּלle.VulH944of a treeעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086?

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