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Isaiah 40:2-6

2Speakדַּבְּר֞וּda.be.RuH1696ye comfortablyלֵ֤בlevH3820to Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and cryוְקִרְא֣וּve.kir.'UH7121unto her, that her warfareצְבָאָ֔הּtze.va.'AhH6635is accomplishedמָֽלְאָה֙mal.'AhH4390,that her iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑הּ'a.vo.NahH5771is pardonedנִרְצָ֖הnir.TzahH7521:for she hath receivedלָקְחָה֙la.ke.ChahH3947of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027doubleכִּפְלַ֖יִםkif.La.yimH3718for all her sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽיהָ׃ סcha.to.Tei.haH2403.

3The voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of him that criethקוֹרֵ֔אko.Re'H7121in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֕רba.mid.BarH4057,Prepareפַּנּ֖וּpa.NuH6437ye the wayדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,make straightיַשְּׁרוּ֙ya.she.RuH3474in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֔הba.'a.ra.VahH6160a highwayמְסִלָּ֖הme.si.LahH4546for our Godלֵאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃le.lo.Hei.nuH430.

4Every valleyגֶּיא֙gei'H1516shall be exaltedיִנָּשֵׂ֔אyi.na.Se'H5375,and every mountainהַ֥רharH2022and hillוְגִבְעָ֖הve.giv.'AhH1389shall be made lowיִשְׁפָּ֑לוּyish.Pa.luH8213:and the crookedהֶֽעָקֹב֙he.'a.KoH6121shall be made straightלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334,and the rough placesוְהָרְכָסִ֖יםve.ha.re.kha.SimH7406plainלְבִקְעָֽה׃le.vik.'AhH1237:

5And the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068shall be revealedוְנִגְלָ֖הve.nig.LahH1540,and all fleshבָּשָׂר֙ba.SarH1320shall seeוְרָא֤וּve.ra.'UH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162:for the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

6The voiceק֚וֹלKolH6963saidאֹמֵ֣ר'o.MerH559,Cryקְרָ֔אke.Ra'H7121.And he saidוְאָמַ֖רve.'a.MarH559,What shall I cryאֶקְרָ֑א'ek.Ra'H7121?All fleshהַבָּשָׂ֣רha.ba.SarH1320isgrassחָצִ֔ירcha.TzirH2682,and all the goodlinessחַסְדּ֖וֹchas.DoH2617thereof isas the flowerכְּצִ֥יץke.TzitzH6731of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶֽה׃ha.sa.DehH7704:

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