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Isaiah 6:8-11

8Also I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֞עva.'esh.Ma'H8085the voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,sayingאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559,Whom shall I sendאֶשְׁלַ֖ח'esh.LachH7971,and who will goH3212for us? Then saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559I, Here amI; sendשְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃she.la.Che.niH7971me.

9And he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559this peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085ye indeedשָׁמ֙וֹעַ֙sha.Mo.a'H8085,but understandתָּבִ֔ינוּta.Vi.nuH995not; and seeוּרְא֥וּu.re.'UH7200ye indeedרָא֖וֹra.'OH7200,but perceiveתֵּדָֽעוּ׃te.Da.'uH3045not.

10Make the heartלֵב־lev-H3820of this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971fatהַשְׁמֵן֙hash.MenH8080,and make their earsוְאָזְנָ֥יוve.'a.ze.NavH241heavyהַכְבֵּ֖דhakh.BedH3513,and shutהָשַׁ֑עha.Sha'H8173their eyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869;lest they seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200with their eyesבְעֵינָ֜יוve.'ei.NavH5869,and hearיִשְׁמָ֗עyish.Ma'H8085with their earsוּבְאָזְנָ֣יוu.ve.'a.ze.NavH241,and understandיָבִ֛יןya.VinH995with their heartוּלְבָב֥וֹu.le.va.VoH3824,and convertוָשָׁ֖בva.ShavH7725,and be healedוְרָ֥פָאve.Ra.fa'H7495.

11Then saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559I, Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,how long? And he answeredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Until the citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892be wastedשָׁא֨וּsha.'UH7582without inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427,and the housesוּבָתִּים֙u.va.TimH1004without manאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120,and the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127be utterlyשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077desolateתִּשָּׁאֶ֥הti.sha.'EhH7582,

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