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Isaiah 3:5-8

5And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall be oppressedוְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.GasH5065,every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376by anotherבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376,and every oneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376by his neighbourבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453:the childהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288shall behave himself proudlyיִרְהֲב֗וּyir.ha.VuH7292against the ancientבַּזָּקֵ֔ןba.za.KenH2205,and the baseוְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הve.ha.nik.LehH7034against the honourableבַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ba.nikh.BadH3513.

6When a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shall take holdיִתְפֹּ֨שׂyit.PosH8610of his brotherבְּאָחִיו֙be.'a.ChivH251of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of his fatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, saying,Thou hast clothingשִׂמְלָ֣הsim.LahH8071,be thou our rulerקָצִ֖יןka.TzinH7101, and letthis ruinוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥הve.ha.makh.she.LahH4384beunder thy handיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

7In that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117shall he swearיִשָּׂא֩yi.Sa'H5375,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559,I will not be an healerחֹבֵ֔שׁcho.VeshH2280;for in my houseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יu.ve.vei.TiH1004isneither breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899nor clothingשִׂמְלָ֑הsim.LahH8071:makeתְשִׂימֻ֖נִיte.si.Mu.niH7760me not a rulerקְצִ֥יןke.TzinH7101of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.

8For Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389is ruinedכָשְׁלָה֙kha.she.LahH3782,and Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063is fallenנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307:because their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֤םle.sho.NamH3956and their doingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611areagainst Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to provokeלַמְר֖וֹתlam.RotH4784the eyesעֵנֵ֥י'e.NeiH5869of his gloryכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃khe.vo.DoH3519.

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