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Isaiah 55:6-11

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875ye the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068while he may be foundבְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹbe.hi.ma.tze.'OH4672,callקְרָאֻ֖הוּke.ra.'U.huH7121ye upon him while he is nearקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138:

7Let the wickedרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563forsakeיַעֲזֹ֤בya.'a.ZoH5800his wayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870,and the unrighteousאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284:and let him returnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725unto the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and he will have mercyוִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּvi.ra.cha.Me.huH7355upon him; and to our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,for he will abundantlyיַרְבֶּ֥הyar.BehH7235pardonלִסְלֽוֹחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

8For my thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284arenot your thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284, neither areyour waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870my waysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9For asthe heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064are higherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361than the earthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776,so are my waysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361than your waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870,and my thoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284than your thoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10For as the rainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653cometh downיֵרֵד֩ye.RedH3381,and the snowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and returnethיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725not thither, but waterethהִרְוָ֣הhir.VahH7301the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and maketh it bring forthוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205and budוְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּve.hitz.mi.ChahH6779,that it may giveוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233to the sowerלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232,and breadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to the eaterלָאֹכֵֽל׃la.'o.KhelH398:

11So shall my wordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697be that goeth forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318out of my mouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310:it shall not returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725unto me voidרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387,but it shall accomplishעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213that which I pleaseחָפַ֔צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654,and it shall prosperוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in the thingwhereto I sentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃she.lach.TivH7971it.

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