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Isaiah 14:1-12

1For Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will have mercyיְרַחֵ֨םye.ra.ChemH7355on Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,and will yet chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and setH3240them in their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127:and the strangersהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616shall be joinedוְנִלְוָ֤הve.nil.VahH3867with them, and they shall cleaveוְנִסְפְּח֖וּve.nis.pe.ChuH5596to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

2And the peopleעַמִּים֮'a.MimH5971shall takeוּלְקָח֣וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947them, and bringוֶהֱבִיא֣וּםve.he.vi.'UmH935them to their placeמְקוֹמָם֒me.ko.MamH4725:and the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478shall possessוְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּםve.hit.na.cha.LumH5157them in the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and handmaidsוְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198:and they shall take them captivesשֹׁבִ֣יםsho.VimH7617,whose captivesלְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔םle.shoei.HemH7617they were; and they shall ruleוְרָד֖וּve.ra.DuH7287over their oppressorsבְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ סbe.no.ge.sei.HemH5065.

3And it shall come to pass in the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall give thee restהָנִ֤יחַha.Ni.achH5117from thy sorrowמֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖me.'a.tze.be.KhaH6090,and from thy fearוּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָu.me.ra.ge.Ze.khaH7267,and from the hardהַקָּשָׁ֖הha.ka.ShahH7186bondageהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656wherein thou wast made to serveעֻבַּד־'u.bad-H5647,

4That thou shalt take upוְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375this proverbהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912against the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and sayוְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559,How hath the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673!the golden cityמַדְהֵבָֽה׃mad.he.VahH4062ceasedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!

5Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath brokenשָׁבַ֥רsha.VarH7665the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563, andthe sceptreשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the rulersמֹשְׁלִֽים׃mo.she.LimH4910.

6He who smoteמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in wrathבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with a continualבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH5627 H1115strokeמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347,he that ruledרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639,is persecutedמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783, andnoneבְּלִ֥יbe.LiH1097hinderethחָשָֽׂךְ׃cha.SakhH2820.

7The whole earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117, andis quietשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252:they break forthפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476into singingרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.

8Yea, the fir treesבְּרוֹשִׁ֛יםbe.ro.ShimH1265rejoiceשָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.ChuH8055at thee, andthe cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844, saying,Since thou art laid downשָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.taH7901,no fellerהַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.RetH3772is come upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927against us.

9Hellשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585from beneath is movedרָגְזָ֥הra.ge.ZahH7264for thee to meetH7125theeat thy comingבּוֹאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935:it stirreth upעוֹרֵ֨רo.RerH5782the deadרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7496for thee, evenall the chief onesעַתּ֣וּדֵי'a.Tu.deiH6260of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;it hath raised upהֵקִים֙he.KimH6965from their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔םmi.kis.'o.TamH3678all the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

10All they shall speakיַֽעֲנ֔וּya.'a.NuH6030and sayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559unto thee, Art thou also become weakחֻלֵּ֥יתָchu.Lei.taH2470as we? art thou become likeנִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃nim.Shal.taH4911unto us?

11Thy pompגְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָge.'o.Ne.khaH1347is brought downהוּרַ֥דhu.RadH3381to the graveשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585, andthe noiseהֶמְיַ֣תhem.YatH1998of thy violsנְבָלֶ֑יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035:the wormרִמָּ֔הri.MahH7415is spreadיֻצַּ֣עyu.Tza'H3331under thee, and the wormsתּוֹלֵעָֽה׃to.le.'AhH8438coverוּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָu.me.kha.Sei.khaH4374thee.

12How art thou fallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֖יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,O Luciferהֵילֵ֣לhei.LelH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the morningשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH3213 H7837! howart thou cut downנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438to the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,which didst weakenחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471!

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