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Isaiah 31

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to them that godownהַיֹּרְדִ֤יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714forhelpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833; andrelyיִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172onhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483, andtrustוַיִּבְטְח֨וּvai.yiv.te.ChuH982inchariotsרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393, because they aremanyרָ֗בRavH7227; and inhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571, because they areveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strongעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105; but theylookשָׁעוּ֙sha.'UH8159not to the HolyOneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, neitherseekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃da.Ra.shuH1875theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068!

2Yet he also iswiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450, and willbringוַיָּ֣בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935evilרָ֔עRa'H7451, and will not callbackהֵסִ֑ירhe.SirH5493hiswordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697: but willariseוְקָם֙ve.KamH6965against thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theevildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489, and against thehelpעֶזְרַ֖ת'ez.RatH5833of them thatworkפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

3Now theEgyptiansוּמִצְרַ֤יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714aremenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120, and notGodאֵ֔ל'ElH410; and theirhorsesוְסוּסֵיהֶ֥םve.su.sei.HemH5483fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320, and notspiritר֑וּחַRu.achH7307. When theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068shall stretchoutיַטֶּ֣הya.TehH5186hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, both he thathelpethעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826shallfallוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782, and he that ishelpedעָזֻ֔ר'a.ZurH5826shall falldownוְנָפַ֣לve.na.FalH5307, and they all shallfailיִכְלָיֽוּן׃ סyikh.la.YunH3615togetherוְיַחְדָּ֖וve.yach.DavH3162.

4For thus hath theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068spokenאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to me, As thelionהָאַרְיֵ֨הha.'ar.YehH738and the younglionוְהַכְּפִ֜ירve.ha.ke.FirH3715roaringיֶהְגֶּה֩yeh.GehH1897on hispreyטַרְפּ֗וֹtar.PoH2964, when amultitudeמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393ofshepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462is calledforthיִקָּרֵ֤אyi.ka.Re'H7121against him, he will not beafraidיֵחָ֔תye.ChatH2865of theirvoiceמִקּוֹלָם֙mi.ko.LamH6963, norabaseיַֽעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6031himself for thenoiseוּמֵֽהֲמוֹנָ֖םu.me.ha.mo.NamH1995of them: so shall theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635comedownיֵרֵד֙ye.RedH3381tofightלִצְבֹּ֥אlitz.Bo'H6633formountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726, and for itshillגִּבְעָתָֽהּ׃giv.'a.TahH1389.

5Asbirdsכְּצִפֳּרִ֣יםke.tzi.po.RimH6833flyingעָפ֔וֹתa.FotH5774, so will theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635defendיָגֵ֛ןya.GenH1598Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;defendingגָּנ֥וֹןga.NonH1598also he willdeliverוְהִצִּ֖ילve.hi.TzilH5337it; and passingoverפָּסֹ֥חַpa.So.achH6452he willpreserveוְהִמְלִֽיט׃ve.him.LitH4422it.

6Turnשׁ֗וּבוּShu.vuH7725ye to him from whom thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478havedeeplyהֶעְמִ֥יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009revoltedסָרָ֖הsa.RahH5627.

7For in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376shall castawayיִמְאָס֗וּןyim.'a.SunH3988hisidolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457ofsilverכַסְפּ֔וֹkhas.PoH3701, and hisidolsוֶאֱלִילֵ֖יve.'e.li.LeiH457ofgoldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091, which your ownhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027havemadeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213to you for asinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399.

8Then shall theAssyrianאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804fallוְנָפַ֤לve.na.FalH5307with theswordבְּחֶ֣רֶבbe.Che.revH2719, not of a mightymanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; and theswordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719, not of a meanmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, shalldevourתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398him: but he shallfleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127fromמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, and his youngmenוּבַחוּרָ֖יוu.va.chu.RavH970shall become forcedlabourersלָמַ֥סla.MasH4522.

9And he shall passoverיַֽעֲב֔וֹרya.'a.VorH5674to his strongholdוְסַלְעוֹ֙ve.sal.'OH5553forfearמִמָּג֣וֹרmi.ma.GorH4032, and hisprincesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269shall beafraidוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865of theensignמִנֵּ֖סmi.NesH5251,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, whosefireא֥וּר'urH217is inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, and hisfurnaceוְתַנּ֥וּרve.ta.NurH8574inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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