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Isaiah 47:7-9

7And thou saidstוַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔יva.Tom.RiH559,I shall be a ladyגְבָ֑רֶתge.Va.retH1404for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769: sothat thou didst not layשַׂ֥מְתְּsamtH7760these thingsto thy heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820,neither didst rememberזָכַ֖רְתְּza.KhartH2142the latter endאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ ס'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it.

8Therefore hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085now this, thou that artgiven to pleasuresעֲדִינָה֙'a.di.NahH5719,that dwellestהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427carelesslyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,that sayestהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559in thine heartבִּלְבָ֔בָהּbil.Va.vahH3824, I am,and none elseוְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.SiH657beside me; I shall not sitאֵשֵׁב֙'e.ShevH3427asa widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490,neither shall I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045the loss of childrenשְׁכֽוֹל׃she.KholH7908:

9But these twoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147thingsshall comeוְתָבֹאנָה֩ve.ta.vo.NahH935to thee in a momentרֶ֛גַעRe.ga'H7281in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117,the loss of childrenשְׁכ֣וֹלshe.KholH7908,and widowhoodוְאַלְמֹ֑ןve.'al.MonH489:they shall comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935upon thee in their perfectionכְּתֻמָּם֙ke.tu.MamH8537for the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of thy sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785, andfor the greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceבְּעָצְמַ֥תbe.'a.tze.MatH6109of thine enchantmentsחֲבָרַ֖יִךְcha.va.Ra.yikhH2267.

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