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Isaiah 8:9-22

9Associateרֹ֤עוּRo.'uH7489yourselves, O ye peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971,and ye shall be broken in piecesוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;and give earוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605ye of farמֶרְחַקֵּי־mer.cha.kei-H4801countriesאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:girdהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken in piecesוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;girdהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken in piecesוָחֹֽתּוּ׃va.Cho.tuH2865.

10TakeH5779counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098togetherH5779,and it shall come to noughtוְתֻפָ֑רve.tu.FarH6565;speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696the wordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697,and it shall not standיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965:for Godאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410is with us.

11For the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559thus to me with a strongכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393handהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027,and instructedוְיִסְּרֵ֕נִיve.yi.se.Re.niH3256me that I should not walkH3212in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of this peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559ye not, A confederacyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195, to all them towhom this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shall sayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559,A confederacyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195;neither fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372ye their fearמוֹרָא֥וֹmo.ra.'OH4172,nor be afraidתַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ta.'a.Ri.tzuH6206.

13Sanctifyתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635himself; and let him beyour fearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172, and let him beyour dreadמַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃Ma.'a.Ritz.KhemH6206.

14And he shall be for a sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720;but for a stoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68of stumblingנֶ֠גֶףNe.gefH5063and for a rockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697of offenceמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383to bothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147the housesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for a ginלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and for a snareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170to the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15And manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227among them shall stumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782,and fallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307,and be brokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665,and be snaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369,and be takenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

16Bind upצ֖וֹרTzorH6887the testimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856the lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451among my disciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

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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