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Isaiah 57:17-21

17For the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of his covetousnessבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215was I wrothקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107,and smoteוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221him: I hidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641me, and was wrothוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107,and he went onH3212backslidingשׁוֹבָ֖בsho.VavH7726in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200his waysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870,and will healוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him: I will leadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him also, and restoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortsנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150unto him and to his mournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57.

19I createבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254the fruitנִ֣יבnuvH5108of the lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193;Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to him that isfar offלָרָח֧וֹקla.ra.ChokH7350, and to him that isnearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;and I will healוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495him.

20But the wickedוְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'ImH7563arelike the troubledנִגְרָ֑שׁnig.RashH1644seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,when it cannotיוּכָ֔לyu.KhalH3201restהַשְׁקֵט֙hash.KetH8252,whose watersמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325cast upוַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּvai.yig.re.ShuH1644mireרֶ֥פֶשׁRe.feshH7516and dirtוָטִֽיט׃va.TitH2916.

21There isno peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,to the wickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

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