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Isaiah 46:3-6

3Hearkenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085unto me, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and all the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which are borneהַֽעֲמֻסִים֙ha.'a.mu.SimH6006by mefrom the bellyבֶ֔טֶןVe.tenH990,which are carriedהַנְּשֻׂאִ֖יםha.ne.su.'ImH5375from the wombרָֽחַם׃Ra.chamH7356:

4And even to yourold ageזִקְנָה֙zik.NahH2209I am he; and evento hoar hairsשֵיבָ֖הshei.VahH7872will I carryאֶסְבֹּ֑ל'es.BolH5445you:I have madeעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213,and I will bearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375;even I will carryאֶסְבֹּ֖ל'es.BolH5445,and will deliverוַאֲמַלֵּֽט׃ סva.'a.ma.LetH4422you.

5To whom will ye likenתְדַמְי֖וּנִיte.dam.Yu.niH1819me, and make meequalוְתַשְׁו֑וּve.tash.VuH7737,and compareוְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִיve.tam.shi.Lu.niH4911me, that we may be likeוְנִדְמֶֽה׃ve.nid.MehH1819?

6They lavishהַזָּלִ֤יםha.za.LimH2107goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091out of the bagמִכִּ֔יסmi.KisH3599,and weighיִשְׁקֹ֑לוּyish.Ko.luH8254silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in the balanceבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070, andhireיִשְׂכְּר֤וּyis.ke.RuH7936a goldsmithצוֹרֵף֙tzo.RefH6884;and he makethוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּve.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it a godאֵ֔ל'ElH410:they fall downיִסְגְּד֖וּyis.ge.DuH5456,yea, they worshipיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

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