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Isaiah 51:4-6

4Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181unto me, my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;and give earהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238unto me, O my nationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816:for a lawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shall proceedתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318from me, and I will make my judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941to restאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280for a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.

5My righteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138;my salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468is gone forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,and mine armsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shall judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199the peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971;the islesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960upon me, and on mine armזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shall they trustיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ye.ya.che.LunH3176.

6Lift upשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027upon the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath: for the heavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall vanish awayנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414like smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227,and the earthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall wax oldתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899,and they that dwellוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427therein shall dieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191in likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644mannerכֵ֣ןkhenH3654:but my salvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,and my righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shall not be abolishedתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.

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