Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 8:11-20

11For theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakethusכֹ֨הkhohH3541tomeH413with astrongכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393handהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027, andinstructedאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559meH413that I shouldnotהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088walkH1870in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559yenotלֹא־lo'-H3808, Aconspiracyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195, concerningallלְכֹ֧לle.KholH3605whereof thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shallsayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559, Aconspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372ye theirfearH3372,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be indreadתַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ta.'a.Ri.tzuH6206thereof.

13TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, him shall yesanctifyתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942; and let him be yourfearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172, and let him be yourdreadמַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃Ma.'a.Ritz.KhemH6206.

14And he shall be for asanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720; but for astoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68ofstumblingמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383and for arockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697of offence tobothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147thehousesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, for a gin and for asnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170to theinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Andmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227shallstumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782thereon, andfallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307, and bebrokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665, and besnaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369, and betakenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

16Bind thouupH2856thetestimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856thelawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451among mydisciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17And I willwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442for theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, that hideth hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and I willlookוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960for him.

18Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I and thechildrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414meH5414are forsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and forwondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whichH834dwelleth inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19And when they shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559untoyouוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588,SeekH1875unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and thatmutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897: shouldnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808apeopleעַם֙'amH5971seekH1875unto theirGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? onbehalfבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157of thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416should theyseekH1875unto thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?

20To thelawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to thetestimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!ifH518theyspeakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559notH3808according to thiswordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,surelyH518there isnoH3808morningשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837for them.

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