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Isaiah 59:16-18

16And he sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that there wasno manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,and wonderedוַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םvai.yish.to.MemH8074that there wasno intercessorמַפְגִּ֑יעַmaf.Gi.a'H6293:therefore his armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220brought salvationוַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁעva.To.o.sha'H3467unto him; and his righteousnessוְצִדְקָת֖וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666,it sustainedסְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃se.ma.Kha.te.huH5564him.

17For he put onוַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁvai.yil.BashH3847righteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666as a breastplateכַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ןka.shir.YanH8302,and an helmetוְכ֥וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444upon his headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;and he put onוַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁvai.yil.BashH3847the garmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899of vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359forclothingתִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁתtil.Bo.shetH8516,and was cladוַיַּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5844with zealקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068as a clokeכַּמְעִ֖ילkam.'IlH4598.

18According toH5921theirdeedsגְּמֻלוֹת֙ge.mu.lOtH1578,accordingly he will repayיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999,furyחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534to his adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,recompenceגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to his enemiesלְאֹֽיְבָ֑יוle.'o.ye.VavH341;to the islandsלָאִיִּ֖יםla.'i.YimH339he will repayיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999recompenceגְּמ֥וּלge.MulH1576.

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