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Isaiah 7:17-22

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935upon thee, and upon thy peopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971,and upon thy father’sאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117that have not comeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935,from the dayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117that Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669departedסוּר־sur-H5493from Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; eventhe kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

18And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall hissיִשְׁרֹ֤קyish.RokH8319for the flyלַזְּב֔וּבla.ze.VuvH2070that isin the uttermost partבִּקְצֵ֖הbik.TzehH7097of the riversיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and for the beeוְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הve.La.de.vo.RahH1682that isin the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19And they shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935,and shall restוְנָח֤וּve.na.ChuH5117all of them in the desolateהַבַּתּ֔וֹתha.ba.TotH1327valleysבְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.LeiH5158,and in the holesוּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.KeiH5357of the rocksהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,and upon all thornsהַנַּ֣עֲצוּצִ֔יםha.Na.'a.tzu.TzimH5285,and upon all bushesהַנַּהֲלֹלִֽים׃ha.na.ha.lo.LimH5097.

20In the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548with a razorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593that is hiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜הha.se.khi.RahH7917, namely,by them beyondבְּעֶבְרֵ֤יbe.'ev.ReiH5676the riverנָהָר֙na.HarH5104,by the kingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,the headהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218,and the hairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181of the feetהָרַגְלָ֑יִםha.rag.La.yimH7272:and it shall also consumeתִּסְפֶּֽה׃ סtis.PehH5595the beardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206.

21And it shall come to pass in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thata manאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376shall nourishיְחַיֶּה־ye.chai.yeh-H2421a youngבָּקָ֖רba.KarH1241cowעֶגְלַ֥ת'eg.LatH5697,and twoוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629;

22And it shall come to pass, for the abundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230of milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461thatthey shall giveעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213he shall eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398butterחֶמְאָ֑הchem.'AhH2529:for butterחֶמְאָ֤הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706shall every one eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398that is leftהַנּוֹתָ֖רha.no.TarH3498inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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