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Isaiah 48:16-22

16ComeH7126ye nearH7126unto me, hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye this; I have not spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in secretבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643from the beginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218;from the timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256that it was, there amI: and now the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069,and his Spiritוְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פve.ru.ChoH7307,hath sentשְׁלָחַ֖נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me.

17Thus saithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,thy Redeemerגֹּאַלְךָ֖go.'al.KhaH1350,the Holy Oneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I amYhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430which teachethמְלַמֶּדְךָ֣me.la.med.KhaH3925thee to profitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276,which leadethמַדְרִֽיכֲךָ֖mad.ri.kha.KhaH1869thee by the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870thatthou shouldest goH3212.

18O thatל֥וּאlu'H3863thou hadst hearkenedהִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּhik.Shav.taH7181to my commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֑יle.mitz.vo.TaiH4687!then had thy peaceשְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965been as a riverכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104,and thy righteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666as the wavesכְּגַלֵּ֥יke.ga.LeiH1530of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220:

19Thy seedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233also had been as the sandכַחוֹל֙kha.chOlH2344,and the offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵ֥יve.tze.'e.tza.'EiH6631of thy bowelsמֵעֶ֖יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578like the gravelכִּמְעֹתָ֑יוkim.'o.TavH4579thereof; his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034should not have been cut offיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772nor destroyedיִשָּׁמֵ֛דyi.sha.MedH8045from beforeמִלְּפָנָֽי׃mi.le.fa.NaiH6440me.

20Go ye forthצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318of Babylonמִבָּבֶל֮mi.ba.VelH894,fleeבִּרְח֣וּbir.ChuH1272ye from the Chaldeansמִכַּשְׂדִּים֒mi.kas.DimH3778,with a voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of singingרִנָּ֗הri.NahH7440declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye, tellהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085this, utterהוֹצִיא֖וּהָho.tzi.'U.haH3318it evento the endקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;sayאִמְר֕וּ'im.RuH559ye, Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath redeemedגָּאַ֥לga.'AlH1350his servantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

21And they thirstedצָמְא֗וּtza.me.'UH6770not whenhe ledH3212them through the desertsבָּחֳרָבוֹת֙bo.cho.ra.VotH2723:he caused the watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325to flowהִזִּ֣ילhi.ZilH5140out of the rockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697for them: he claveוַיִּ֨בְקַע־vai.Yiv.ka'-H1234the rockצ֔וּרTzurH6697also, and the watersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325gushed outוַיָּזֻ֖בוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100.

22There isno peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,unto the wickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

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