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Isaiah 18:1-6

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776shadowingצִלְצַ֣לtzil.TzalH6767withwingsכְּנָפָ֑יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671, which isbeyondמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676theriversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-H5104ofCushכֽוּשׁ׃KhushH3568:

2Thatsendethהַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַha.sho.Le.achH7971ambassadorsצִירִ֗יםtzi.RimH6735by theseaבַּיָּ֜םbai.YamH3220, even invesselsוּבִכְלֵי־u.vikh.lei-H3627ofbulrushesגֹמֶא֮go.Me'H1573uponפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440thewatersמַיִם֒ma.YimH4325, saying,GoH3212, yeswiftקַלִּ֗יםka.LimH7031messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397, to anationגּוֹי֙goyH1471scatteredמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְme.mu.ShakhH4900andstrippedH4178, to apeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971terribleנוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372from their beginning to thistimeוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973; anationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471powerfulH6978andoppressiveוּמְבוּסָ֔הu.me.vu.SahH4001, whoselandאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776theriversנְהָרִ֖יםne.ha.RimH5104havespoiledבָּזְא֥וּba.ze.'UH958!

3All yeinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of theworldתֵבֵ֖לte.VelH8398, anddwellersוְשֹׁ֣כְנֵיve.Sho.khe.neiH7931on theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,seeתִּרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200ye, when he liftethupכִּנְשֹׂא־kin.so'-H5375anensignנֵ֤סnesH5251on themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022; and when heblowethוְכִתְקֹ֥עַve.khit.Ko.a'H8628atrumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782,hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ סtish.Ma.'uH8085ye.

4Forsoכֹ֨הkhohH3541theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to me, I will take myrestאֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה'esh.ko.tahH8252, and I willconsiderוְאַבִּ֣יטָהve.'a.Bi.tahH5027in my dwellingplaceבִמְכוֹנִ֑יvim.kho.NiH4349like aclearצַח֙tzachH6703heatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527uponherbsא֔וֹר'orH216, and like acloudכְּעָ֥בke.'AvH5645ofdewטַ֖לtalH2919in theheatבְּחֹ֥םbe.ChomH2527ofharvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105.

5Forbeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theharvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105, when thebudפֶּ֔רַחPe.rachH6525isperfectכְּתָם־ke.tom-H8552, and the sourgrapeוּבֹ֥סֶרu.Vo.serH1155isripeningגֹּמֵ֖לgo.MelH1580in theflowerנִצָּ֑הni.TzahH5328, he shall both cutoffוְכָרַ֤תve.kha.RatH3772thesprigsהַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ha.zal.za.LimH2150with pruninghooksבַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתba.maz.me.RotH4211, and takeawayהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493and cutdownהֵתַֽז׃he.TazH8456thebranchesהַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתha.ne.ti.ShotH5189.

6They shall beleftיֵעָזְב֤וּye.'a.ze.VuH5800togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162to thefowlsלְעֵ֣יטle.'EitH5861of themountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022, and to thebeastsוּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: and thefowlsהָעַ֔יִטha.'A.yitH5861shallsummerוְקָ֤ץve.KatzH6972upon them, and all thebeastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallwinterתֶּחֱרָֽף׃te.che.RafH2778upon them.

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