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Isaiah 29:9-12

9Stayהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102yourselves, and wonderוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539;cry ye outהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173,and cryוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173:they are drunkenשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937,but not with wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196;they staggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,but not with strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941.

10For Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath poured outנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258upon you the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639,and hath closedוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869:the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and your rulersרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,the seersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374hath he coveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680.

11And the visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380of all is become unto you as the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697of a bookH5612that is sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856, which mendeliverיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414to one that is learnedיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, I pray thee: and he saithוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,I cannotאוּכַ֔ל'u.KhalH3201; for it issealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856:

12And the bookH5612is deliveredוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414to him that is not learnedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H5612 H3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, I pray thee: and he saithוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559,I am not learnedיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.

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