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Isaiah 45:7-12

7I formיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335the lightאוֹר֙'OrH216,and createוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822:I makeעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,and createוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254evilרָ֑עRa'H7451:I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213all these things.

8Drop downהַרְעִ֤יפוּhar.'I.fuH7491,ye heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,from aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and let the skiesוּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.KimH7834pour downיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664:let the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605,and let them bring forthוְיִפְרוּ־ve.yif.ru-H6509salvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468,and let righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666spring upתַצְמִ֙יחַ֙tatz.Mi.achH6779togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162;I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have createdבְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סbe.ra.TivH1254it.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto him that strivethרָ֚בravH7378with his Makerיֹ֣צְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335! Letthe potsherdחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789strivewith the potsherdsחַרְשֵׂ֣יchar.SeiH2789of the earthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127.Shall the clayחֹ֤מֶרCho.merH2563sayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559to him that fashionethלְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙le.yo.tze.RoH3335it, What makestתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thou? or thy workוּפָעָלְךָ֖u.fa.'a.le.KhaH6467,He hath no handsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto him that saithאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559unto hisfatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1,What begettestתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205thou? or to the womanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802,What hast thou brought forthתְּחִילִֽין׃ סte.chi.LinH2342?

11Thus saithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and his Makerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335,Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592me of things to comeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857concerning my sonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121,and concerning the workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027commandתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680ye me.

12I have madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and createdבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon it: I, evenmy handsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027,have stretched outנָט֣וּna.TuH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and all their hostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635have I commandedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680.

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