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Isaiah 47:4-10

4As forour redeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֕נוּgo.'a.Le.nuH1350,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishis nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034,the Holy Oneקְד֖וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Sitשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH3427thou silentדוּמָ֛םdu.MamH1748,and getוּבֹ֥אִיu.Vo.'iH935thee into darknessבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְva.Cho.shekhH2822,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:for thou shalt no moreתוֹסִ֙יפִי֙to.Si.fiH3254be calledיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121,The ladyגְּבֶ֖רֶתge.Ve.retH1404of kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

6I was wrothקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107with my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,I have pollutedחִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙chi.Lal.tiH2490mine inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֔יna.cha.la.TiH5159,and givenוָאֶתְּנֵ֖םva.'e.te.NemH5414them into thine handבְּיָדֵ֑ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027:thou didst shewשַׂ֤מְתְּsamtH7760them no mercyרַחֲמִ֔יםra.cha.MimH7356;upon the ancientזָקֵ֕ןza.KenH2205hast thou veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966heavilyהִכְבַּ֥דְתְּhikh.BadtH3513laid thy yokeעֻלֵּ֖ךְ'u.LekhH5923.

7And thou saidstוַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔יva.Tom.RiH559,I shall be a ladyגְבָ֑רֶתge.Va.retH1404for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769: sothat thou didst not layשַׂ֥מְתְּsamtH7760these thingsto thy heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820,neither didst rememberזָכַ֖רְתְּza.KhartH2142the latter endאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ ס'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it.

8Therefore hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085now this, thou that artgiven to pleasuresעֲדִינָה֙'a.di.NahH5719,that dwellestהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427carelesslyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,that sayestהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559in thine heartבִּלְבָ֔בָהּbil.Va.vahH3824, I am,and none elseוְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.SiH657beside me; I shall not sitאֵשֵׁב֙'e.ShevH3427asa widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490,neither shall I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045the loss of childrenשְׁכֽוֹל׃she.KholH7908:

9But these twoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147thingsshall comeוְתָבֹאנָה֩ve.ta.vo.NahH935to thee in a momentרֶ֛גַעRe.ga'H7281in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117,the loss of childrenשְׁכ֣וֹלshe.KholH7908,and widowhoodוְאַלְמֹ֑ןve.'al.MonH489:they shall comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935upon thee in their perfectionכְּתֻמָּם֙ke.tu.MamH8537for the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of thy sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785, andfor the greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceבְּעָצְמַ֥תbe.'a.tze.MatH6109of thine enchantmentsחֲבָרַ֖יִךְcha.va.Ra.yikhH2267.

10For thou hast trustedוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in thy wickednessבְרָעָתֵ֗ךְve.ra.'a.TekhH7451:thou hast saidאָמַרְתְּ֙'a.marTH559,None seethרֹאָ֔נִיro.'A.niH7200me. Thy wisdomחָכְמָתֵ֥ךְcha.khe.ma.TekhH2451and thy knowledgeוְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְve.da'.TekhH1847,it hath pervertedשׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְsho.Va.tekhH7725thee; and thou hast saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559in thine heartבְלִבֵּ֔ךְve.li.BekhH3820, I am,and none elseוְאַפְסִ֥יve.'af.SiH657beside me.

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