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Isaiah 59:9-14

9Therefore is judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368from us, neither doth justiceצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuH5381us: we waitנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,but behold obscurityחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;for brightnessלִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.HotH5054, butwe walkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980in darknessבָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתba.'a.fe.LotH653.

10We gropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659for the wallקִ֔ירKirH7023like the blindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787,and we gropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659as if we hadno eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869:we stumbleכָּשַׁ֤לְנוּka.Shal.nuH3782at noondayבַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the nightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399; we arein desolateבָּאַשְׁמַנִּ֖יםba.'ash.ma.NimH820places as deadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191men.

11We roarנֶהֱמֶ֤הne.he.MehH1993all like bearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677,and mournהָגֹ֣הha.GohH1897soreנֶהְגֶּ֑הneh.GehH1897like dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123:we lookנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941, but there isnone; for salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֖הli.shu.'AhH3444, butit is far offרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368from us.

12For our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are multipliedרַבּ֤וּra.BuH7231before thee, and our sinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403testifyעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030against us: for our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are with us; and as forour iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771,we knowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045them;

13In transgressingפָּשֹׁ֤עַpa.Sho.a'H6586and lyingוְכַחֵשׁ֙ve.kha.CheshH3584against the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,and departing awayוְנָס֖וֹגve.na.SogH5253fromמֵאַחַ֣רme.'a.CharH310our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,speakingדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and revoltוְסָרָ֔הve.sa.RahH5627,conceivingהֹר֧וֹho.RoH2029and utteringוְהֹג֛וֹve.ho.GoH1897from the heartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14And judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941is turned awayוְהֻסַּ֤גve.hu.SagH5253backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268,and justiceוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standethתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975afar offמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350:for truthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571is fallenכָשְׁלָ֤הkha.she.LahH3782in the streetבָֽרְחוֹב֙va.re.chOvH7339,and equityוּנְכֹחָ֖הu.ne.kho.ChahH5229cannotתוּכַ֥לtu.KhalH3201enterלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

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