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Isaiah 14:4-10

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?

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