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Isaiah 51:5-8

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.

7Hearkenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085unto me, ye that knowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,the peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971in whose heartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820ismy lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372ye not the reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of menאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,neither be ye afraidתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865of their revilingsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8For the mothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211shall eat them upיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398like a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899,and the wormסָ֑סSasH5580shall eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785:but my righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,and my salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444from generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.

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