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Isaiah 5:25-30

25Therefore is the angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068kindledחָרָה֩cha.RahH2734against his peopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971,and he hath stretched forthוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186his handיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027against them, and hath smittenוַיַּכֵּ֗הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221them: and the hillsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022did trembleוַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙vai.yir.ge.ZuH7264,and their carcasesנִבְלָתָ֛םniv.la.TamH5038weretornכַּסּוּחָ֖הka.su.ChahH5478in the midstבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the streetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.For all this his angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725,but his handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretched outנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186still.

26And he will lift upוְנָֽשָׂא־ve.na.sa'-H5375an ensignנֵ֤סnesH5251to the nationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471from farמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,and will hissוְשָׁ֥רַקve.Sha.rakH8319unto them from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:and, behold, they shall comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with speedמְהֵרָ֖הme.he.RahH4120swiftlyקַ֥לkalH7031:

27None shall be wearyעָיֵ֤ף'a.YefH5889nor stumbleכּוֹשֵׁל֙ko.ShelH3782among them; none shall slumberיָנ֖וּםya.NumH5123nor sleepיִישָׁ֑ןyi.ShanH3462;neither shall the girdleאֵז֣וֹר'e.ZorH232of their loinsחֲלָצָ֔יוcha.la.TzavH2504be loosedנִפְתַּח֙nif.TachH6605,nor the latchetשְׂר֥וֹךְse.RokhH8288of their shoesנְעָלָֽיו׃ne.'a.LavH5275be brokenנִתַּ֖קni.TakH5423:

28Whose arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671aresharpשְׁנוּנִ֔יםshe.nu.NimH8150,and all their bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוka.she.to.TavH7198bentדְּרֻכ֑וֹתde.ru.KhotH1869,their horses’סוּסָיו֙su.SavH5483hoofsפַּרְס֤וֹתpar.SotH6541shall be countedנֶחְשָׁ֔בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803like flintכַּצַּ֣רka.TzarH6862,and their wheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוve.gal.gi.LavH1534like a whirlwindכַּסּוּפָֽה׃ka.su.FahH5492:

29Their roaringשְׁאָגָ֥הshe.'a.GahH7581shall belike a lionכַּלָּבִ֑יאka.la.Vi'H3833,they shall roarיִשְׁאַ֨גyi.sha.'agH7580like young lionsכַּכְּפִירִ֤יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715:yea, they shall roarוְיִנְהֹם֙ve.yin.HomH5098,and lay holdוְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.ChezH270of the preyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964, and shall carry itaway safeוְיַפְלִ֖יטve.yaf.LitH6403,and none shall deliverמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337it.

30And in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117they shall roarוְיִנְהֹ֥םve.yin.HomH5098against them like the roaringכְּנַהֲמַת־ke.na.ha.mat-H5100of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220: and if onelookוְנִבַּ֤טve.ni.BatH5027unto the landלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776,behold darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822andsorrowצַ֣רtzarH6862,and the lightוָא֔וֹרva.'orH216is darkenedחָשַׁ֖ךְcha.ShakhH2821in the heavensבַּעֲרִיפֶֽיהָ׃ פba.'a.ri.Fei.haH6183thereof.

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