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Isaiah 29:15-21

15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto them that seek deepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009to hideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641their counselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098from Yhwhמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068,and their worksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639are in the darkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285,and they sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Who seethרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200us? and who knowethיוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nuH3045us?

16Surely your turning of things upside downהַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔םhaf.ke.KhemH2017shall be esteemedיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as the potter’sהַיֹּצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563:for shall the workמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639sayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559of him that madeלְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙le.'o.Se.huH6213it, He madeעָשָׂ֔נִי'a.Sa.niH6213me not? or shall the thing framedוְיֵ֛צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3336sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559of him that framedלְיוֹצְר֖וֹle.yotz.RoH3335it, He had no understandingהֵבִֽין׃he.VinH995?

17Isit not yet a veryמִזְעָ֔רmiz.'ArH4213little whileמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592,and Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844shall be turnedוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725into a fruitful fieldלַכַּרְמֶ֑לla.kar.MelH3759,and the fruitful fieldוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לve.ha.kar.MelH3759shall be esteemedיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803as a forestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?

18And in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117shall the deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795hearוְשָׁמְע֧וּve.sha.me.'UH8085the wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of the bookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612,and the eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of the blindעִוְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5787shall seeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200out of obscurityוּמֵאֹ֣פֶלu.me.'O.felH652,and out of darknessוּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְu.me.Cho.shekhH2822.

19The meekעֲנָוִ֛ים'a.na.VimH6035also shall increaseוְיָסְפ֧וּve.ya.se.FuH3254theirjoyשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057in Yhwhבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,and the poorוְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣יve.'ev.yo.NeiH34among menאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120shall rejoiceיָגִֽילוּ׃ya.Gi.luH1523in the Holy Oneבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

20For the terrible oneעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184is brought to noughtאָפֵ֥ס'a.FesH656,and the scornerלֵ֑ץLetzH3887is consumedוְכָ֣לָהve.Kha.lahH3615,and all that watchשֹׁ֥קְדֵיSho.ke.deiH8245for iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205are cut offוְנִכְרְת֖וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772:

21That make a manאָדָם֙'a.DamH120an offenderמַחֲטִיאֵ֤יma.cha.ti.'EiH2398for a wordבְּדָבָ֔רbe.da.VarH1697,and lay a snareיְקֹשׁ֑וּןye.ko.ShunH6983for him that reprovethוְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַve.la.mo.Khi.achH3198in the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,and turn asideוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186the justצַדִּֽיק׃ סtza.DikH6662for a thing of noughtבַתֹּ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

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