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Isaiah 64:1-5

1Ohלוּא־lu'-H3863that thou wouldest rendקָרַ֤עְתָּka.Ra'.taH7167the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,that thou wouldest come downיָרַ֔דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,that the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022might flow downנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at thy presenceH6440,

2As whenthe meltingהֲמָסִ֗יםha.ma.SimH2003fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784burnethכִּקְדֹ֧חַkik.Do.achH6919,the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784causeth the watersמַ֚יִםMa.yimH4325to boilתִּבְעֶה־tiv.'eh-H1158,to make thy nameשִׁמְךָ֖shim.KhaH8034knownלְהוֹדִ֥יעַle.ho.Di.a'H3045to thine adversariesלְצָרֶ֑יךָle.tza.Rei.khaH6862, thatthe nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471may trembleיִרְגָּֽזוּ׃yir.Ga.zuH7264at thy presenceH6440!

3When thou didstH6213terrible thingsנוֹרָא֖וֹתno.ra.'otH3372whichwe lookedנְקַוֶּ֑הne.ka.VehH6960not for, thou camest downיָרַ֕דְתָּya.Rad.taH3381,the mountainsהָרִ֥יםha.RimH2022flowed downנָזֹֽלּוּ׃na.Zo.luH2151at thy presenceמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440.

4For since the beginning of the worldH5769menhave not heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085,nor perceived by the earהֶאֱזִ֑ינוּhe.'e.Zi.nuH238,neither hath the eyeעַ֣יִן'A.yinH5869seenרָאָ֗תָהra.'A.tahH7200,O Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430,besideזוּלָ֣תְךָ֔zu.La.te.khaH2108thee, whathe hath preparedH6213for him that waitethלִמְחַכֵּה־lim.cha.keh-H2442for him.

5Thou meetestפָּגַ֤עְתָּpa.Ga'.taH6293him that rejoicethשָׂשׂ֙sasH7797and workethוְעֹ֣שֵׂהve.'O.sehH6213righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, those thatrememberיִזְכְּר֑וּךָyiz.ke.Ru.khaH2142thee in thy waysבִּדְרָכֶ֖יךָbid.ra.Khei.khaH1870:behold, thou art wrothקָצַ֙פְתָּ֙ka.Tzaf.taH7107;for we have sinnedוַֽנֶּחֱטָ֔אva.ne.che.Ta'H2398:in those is continuanceעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769,and we shall be savedוְנִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ve.ni.va.She.a'H3467.

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