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Isaiah 48:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye this, O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,which are calledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121by the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and are come forthיָצָ֑אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out of the watersוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,which swearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and make mentionיַזְכִּ֔ירוּyaz.Ki.ruH2142of the Godוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, butnot in truthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571,nor in righteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666.

2For they callנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121themselves of the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,and stayנִסְמָ֑כוּnis.Ma.khuH5564themselves upon the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

3I have declaredהִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046the former thingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223from the beginningמֵאָ֣זme.'AzH227;and they went forthיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318out of my mouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310,and I shewedוְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085them; I didעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213themsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597,and they came to passוַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃va.ta.Vo.nahH935.

4Because I knewH1847that thou artobstinateקָשֶׁ֖הka.ShehH7186,and thy neckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203isan ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517,and thy browוּמִצְחֲךָ֖u.mitz.cha.KhaH4696brassנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154;

5I have even from the beginningמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227declaredוָאַגִּ֤ידva.'a.GidH5046itto thee; before it came to passתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935I shewedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085itthee: lest thou shouldest sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559,Mine idolעָצְבִּ֣י'a.tze.BiH6090hath doneעָשָׂ֔ם'a.SamH6213them, and my graven imageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459,and my molten imageוְנִסְכִּ֖יve.nis.KiH5262,hath commandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.

6Thou hast heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽsha.Ma'.taH8085,seeחֲזֵה֙cha.ZehH2372all this; and will not ye declareתַגִּ֑ידוּta.Gi.duH5046it?I have shewedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085thee new thingsחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319from this timeמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258,even hidden thingsוּנְצֻר֖וֹתu.ne.tzu.RotH5341,and thou didst not knowיְדַעְתָּֽם׃ye.da'.TamH3045them.

7They are createdנִבְרְאוּ֙niv.re.'UH1254now, and not from the beginning; even beforeוְלִפְנֵי־ve.lif.nei-H6440the dayי֖וֹםYomH3117when thou heardestשְׁמַעְתָּ֑םshe.ma'.TamH8085them not; lest thou shouldest sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559,Behold, I knewיְדַעְתִּֽין׃ye.da'.TinH3045them.

8Yea, thou heardestשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085not; yea, thou knewestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045not; yea, from that time thatthine earאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241was not openedפִתְּחָ֣הfi.te.ChahH6605:for I knewיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thou wouldest deal veryבָּג֣וֹדba.GodH898treacherouslyתִּבְגּ֔וֹדtiv.GodH898,and wast calledקֹ֥רָאKo.ra'H7121a transgressorוּפֹשֵׁ֥עַu.fo.She.a'H6586from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.

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