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Isaiah 8:17-22

17And I will waitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442upon the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that hidethהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.TirH5641his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and I will lookוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960for him.

18Behold, I and the childrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whom the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me arefor signsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and for wondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,which dwellethהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןha.sho.KhenH7931in mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19And when they shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559unto you, Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875unto them that have familiar spiritsהָאֹבוֹת֙ha.'OtH178,and unto wizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049that peepהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850,and that mutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897:should not a peopleעַם֙'amH5971seekיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875unto their Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430?for the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416to the deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?

20To the lawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to the testimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584:if they speakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559not according to this wordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697, it is because there isno lightשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837in them.

21And they shall passוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674through it, hardly besteadנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185and hungryוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457:and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungryיִרְעַ֜בyir.'AvH7456,they shall fretוְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.TzafH7107themselves, and curseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043their kingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and their Godוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430,and lookוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

22And they shall lookיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027unto the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776;and behold troubleצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869and darknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825,dimnessמְע֣וּףme.'UfH4588of anguishצוּקָ֔הtzu.KahH6695; and they shall bedrivenמְנֻדָּֽח׃me.nu.DachH5080to darknessוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653.

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