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Isaiah 30:8-13

8Now goבּ֣וֹאBo'H935,writeכָתְבָ֥הּkha.te.VahH3789it before them in a tableל֛וּחַLu.achH3871,and noteחֻקָּ֑הּchu.KahH2710it in a bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612,that it may be for the timeלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117to comeאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314forעַד־'ad-H5704everלָעַ֖דla.'AdH5703and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769:

9That this isa rebelliousמְרִי֙me.RiH4805peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971,lyingכֶּחָשִׁ֑יםke.cha.ShimH3586childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,childrenבָּנִ֕יםba.NimH1121thatwillאָב֥וּ'a.VuH14not hearשְׁמ֖וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085the lawתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

10Which sayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559to the seersH7200,Seeתִרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200not; and to the prophetsוְלַ֣חֹזִ֔יםve.La.cho.ZimH2374,Prophesyתֶחֱזוּ־te.che.zu-H2372not unto us right thingsנְכֹח֑וֹתne.kho.ChotH5229,speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696unto us smooth thingsחֲלָק֔וֹתcha.la.KotH2513,prophesyחֲז֖וּcha.ZuH2372deceitsמַהֲתַלּֽוֹת׃ma.ha.ta.LotH4123:

11Get you outס֚וּרוּSu.ruH5493of the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,turn asideהַטּ֖וּha.TuH5186out of the pathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734,cause the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478to ceaseהַשְׁבִּ֥יתוּhash.Bi.tuH7673from beforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us.

12Wherefore thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Holy Oneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Because ye despiseמָֽאָסְכֶ֖םma.'a.se.KhemH3988this wordבַּדָּבָ֣רba.da.VarH1697,and trustוַֽתִּבְטְחוּ֙va.tiv.te.ChuH982in oppressionבְּעֹ֣שֶׁקbe.'O.shekH6233and perversenessוְנָל֔וֹזve.na.LozH3868,and stayוַתִּֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּva.ti.sha.'a.NuH8172thereon:

13Therefore this iniquityהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771shall be to you as a breachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556ready to fallנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307,swelling outנִבְעֶ֖הniv.'EhH1158in a highנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,whose breakingשִׁבְרָֽהּ׃shiv.RahH7667comethיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597at an instantלְפֶ֖תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621.

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