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Isaiah 45:9-12

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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