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Isaiah 38:9-22

9Thewritingמִכְתָּ֖בmikh.TavH4385ofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, when he had beensickבַּחֲלֹת֕וֹba.cha.lo.ToH2470, and hadrecoveredוַיְחִ֖יvay.ChiH2421from hissicknessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483:

10Isaidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559in the cuttingoffבִּדְמִ֥יbid.MiH1824of mydaysיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117, I shallgoH3212to thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thegraveשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585: I amdeprivedפֻּקַּ֖דְתִּיpu.Kad.tiH6485of therestיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of myyearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.

11Isaidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, I shall notseeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200theLORDיָ֔הּYahH3050, even theLORDיָ֖הּyahH3050, in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of thelivingהַחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416: I shallbeholdאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120no more with theinhabitantsי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427of theworldחָֽדֶל׃Cha.delH2309.

12Myageדּוֹרִ֗יdo.RiH1755hathdepartedנִסַּ֧עni.Sa'H5265, and isremovedוְנִגְלָ֛הve.nig.LahH1540from me as ashepherd’sH7473tentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168: I have cutoffקִפַּ֨דְתִּיki.Pad.tiH7088like aweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707mylifeחַיַּי֙chai.YaiH2416: he will cut meoffיְבַצְּעֵ֔נִיye.va.tze.'E.niH1214with piningsicknessמִדַּלָּ֣הmi.da.LahH1803: fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117even tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thou make anendתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999of me.

13Ireckonedשִׁוִּ֤יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737tillmorningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242, that, as alionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738, so will hebreakיְשַׁבֵּ֖רye.sha.BerH7665all mybonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106: fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117even tonightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915wilt thou make anendתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999of me.

14Like acraneכְּס֤וּסke.SusH5483or aswallowעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693, so Ichatteredאֲצַפְצֵ֔ף'a.tzaf.TzefH6850: Imournedאֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehH1897as adoveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123: myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869failדַּלּ֤וּda.LuH1809with lookingupwardלַמָּר֔וֹםla.ma.RomH4791: OLORDH3068, I amoppressedעָֽשְׁקָה־'a.she.kah-H6234;undertakeעָרְבֵֽנִי׃'a.re.Ve.niH6148for me.

15What shall Isayאֲדַבֵּ֥ר'a.da.BerH1696? he hath bothspokenוְאָֽמַר־ve.'a.mar-H559to me, and himself hathdoneעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213it : I shall gosoftlyאֶדַּדֶּ֥ה'ed.da.DehH1718all myyearsשְׁנוֹתַ֖יshe.no.TaiH8141in thebitternessמַ֥רmarH4751of mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

16OLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136, by these things menliveיִֽחְי֑וּyich.YuH2421, and in all these things is thelifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416of myspiritרוּחִ֔יru.ChiH7307: so wilt thourestoreוְתַחֲלִימֵ֖נִיve.ta.cha.li.Me.niH2492me, and make me toliveוְהַחֲיֵֽנִי׃ve.ha.cha.Ye.niH2421.

17Behold, forpeaceלְשָׁל֖וֹםle.sha.LomH7965I had greatbitternessמַר־ מָ֑רmar- MarH4751 H4843: but thou hast inloveחָשַׁ֤קְתָּcha.Shak.taH2836to mysoulנַפְשִׁי֙naf.ShiH5315delivered it from thepitמִשַּׁ֣חַתmi.Sha.chatH7845ofcorruptionבְּלִ֔יbe.LiH1097: for thou hastcastהִשְׁלַ֛כְתָּhish.Lakh.taH7993all mysinsחֲטָאָֽי׃cha.ta.'AiH2399behindאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310thybackגֵוְךָ֖ge.ve.KhaH1460.

18For thegraveשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585cannotpraiseתּוֹדֶ֖ךָּto.De.kaH3034thee,deathמָ֣וֶתMa.vetH4194can notcelebrateיְהַלְלֶ֑ךָּye.ha.Le.kaH1984thee: they that godownיֽוֹרְדֵי־yor.dei-H3381into thepitב֖וֹרVorH953cannothopeיְשַׂבְּר֥וּye.sa.be.RuH7663for thytruthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

19Thelivingחַ֥יchaiH2416, thelivingחַ֛יchaiH2416, he shallpraiseיוֹדֶ֖ךָyo.De.khaH3034thee, as I do thisdayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117: thefatherאָ֣ב'avH1to thechildrenלְבָנִ֔יםle.va.NimH1121shall makeknownיוֹדִ֖יעַyo.Di.a'H3045thytruthאֲמִתֶּֽךָ׃'a.mi.Te.khaH571.

20TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was ready tosaveלְהוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נִיle.ho.shi.'E.niH3467me: therefore we will sing mysongsוּנְגִנוֹתַ֧יu.ne.gi.no.TaiH5058to the stringedinstrumentsנְנַגֵּ֛ןne.na.GenH5059all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of ourlifeחַיֵּ֖ינוּchai.Yei.nuH2416in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21ForIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470hadsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Let themtakeיִשְׂא֖וּyis.'UH5375alumpדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690offigsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384, and lay it for aplasterוְיִמְרְח֥וּve.yim.re.ChuH4799upon theboilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822, and he shallrecoverוְיֶֽחִי׃ve.Ye.chiH2421.

22Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396also hadsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is thesignא֑וֹת'otH226that I shall goupאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068?

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