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Isaiah 21:7-9

7And he sawוְרָ֣אָהve.Ra.'ahH7200a chariotרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393witha coupleצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,a chariotרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of donkeysחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543, anda chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581;and he hearkenedוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבve.hik.ShivH7181diligentlyקֶ֖שֶׁבKe.shevH7182with muchרַב־rav-H7227heedקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182:

8And he criedוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121,A lionאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738:My lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,I standעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975continuallyתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548upon the watchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707in the daytimeיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,and I am setנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324in my wardמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931whole nightsהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915:

9And, behold, here comethבָא֙va'H935a chariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, witha coupleצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571.And he answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894is fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307,is fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307;and all the graven imagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of her godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430he hath brokenשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665unto the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

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