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Isaiah 19:5-9

5And the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall failוְנִשְּׁתוּ־ve.ni.she.tu-H5405from the seaמֵֽהַיָּ֑םme.hai.YamH3220,and the riverוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104shall be wastedיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and dried upוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001.

6And they shall turnH2186the riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104far awayH2186; andthe brooksיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of defenceמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693shall be emptiedדָּלֲל֥וּda.la.LuH1809and dried upוְחָרְב֖וּve.cha.re.VuH2717:the reedsקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070and flagsוָס֖וּףva.SufH5488shall witherקָמֵֽלוּ׃ka.Me.luH7060.

7The paper reedsעָר֥וֹתa.RotH6169by the brooksיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975,by the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the brooksיְא֑וֹרye.'orH2975,and every thing sownמִזְרַ֣עmiz.Ra'H4218by the brooksיְא֔וֹרye.'orH2975,shall witherיִיבַ֥שׁyi.VashH3001,be driven awayנִדַּ֖ףni.DafH5086, and be no more.

8The fishersהַדַּיָּגִ֔יםha.dai.ya.GimH1771also shall mournוְאָנוּ֙ve.'a.NuH578,and all they that castמַשְׁלִיכֵ֥יmash.li.KheiH7993angleחַכָּ֑הcha.KahH2443into the brooksבַיְא֖וֹרvay.'orH2975shall lamentוְאָ֣בְל֔וּve.'A.ve.LuH56,and they that spreadוּפֹרְשֵׂ֥יu.fo.re.SeiH6566netsמִכְמֹ֛רֶתmikh.Mo.retH4365uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall languishאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃'um.La.luH535.

9Moreover they that workעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647in fineשְׂרִיק֑וֹתse.ri.KotH8305flaxפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593,and they that weaveוְאֹרְגִ֖יםve.'o.re.GimH707networksחוֹרָֽי׃cho.RaiH2355,shall be confoundedוּבֹ֛שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954.

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