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Isaiah 48:3-5

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.

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