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Isaiah 40:9-17

9OZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, that bringest goodtidingsמְבַשֶּׂ֣רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319, goupעֲלִי־'a.li-H5927upon thehighגָּבֹ֤הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022; OJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, that bringest goodtidingsמְבַשֶּׂ֖רֶתme.va.Se.retH1319, liftupהָרִ֤ימִיha.Ri.miH7311thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963withstrengthבַכֹּ֙חַ֙va.Ko.achH3581; lift itupהָרִ֙ימִי֙ha.Ri.miH7311, be notafraidתִּירָ֔אִיti.Ra.'iH3372;sayאִמְרִי֙'im.RiH559to thecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, Behold yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.KhemH430!

10Behold, theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069willcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935withstrongבְּחָזָ֣קbe.cha.ZakH2389hand, and hisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220shallruleמֹ֣שְׁלָהMo.she.lahH4910for him: behold, hisrewardשְׂכָרוֹ֙se.kha.RoH7939is with him, and hisworkוּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹu.fe.'u.la.ToH6468beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

11He shallfeedכְּרֹעֶה֙ke.ro.'EhH7462hisflockעֶדְר֣וֹed.RoH5739like ashepherdיִרְעֶ֔הyir.'EhH7462: he shallgatherיְקַבֵּ֣ץye.ka.BetzH6908thelambsטְלָאִ֔יםte.la.'ImH2922with hisarmבִּזְרֹעוֹ֙biz.ro.'OH2220, andcarryיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375them in hisbosomוּבְחֵיק֖וֹu.ve.chei.KoH2436, and shall gentlyleadיְנַהֵֽל׃ סye.na.HelH5095those that are withyoungעָל֖וֹתa.LotH5763.

12Who hathcomprehendedמָדַ֨דma.DadH4058thewatersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the hollow of hishandבְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹbe.sho.'o.LoH8168, andmeasuredתִּכֵּ֔ןti.KenH8505heavenוְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064with thespanבַּזֶּ֣רֶתba.Ze.retH2239, andcomprehendedוְכָ֥לve.kholH3557thedustעֲפַ֣ר'a.FarH6083of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776in ameasureבַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁba.sha.LishH7991, andweighedוְשָׁקַ֤לve.sha.KalH8254themountainsהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022inscalesבַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ba.Pe.lesH6425, and thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389in abalanceבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976?

13Who hathdirectedתִכֵּ֥ןti.KenH8505theSpiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, or being hiscounsellorוְאִ֥ישׁ עֲצָת֖וֹve.'Ish a.tza.ToH376 H6098hathtaughtיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045him?

14With whom took hecounselנוֹעָץ֙no.'AtzH3289, and whoinstructedוַיְבִינֵ֔הוּvay.vi.Ne.huH995him, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדֵ֖הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925him in thepathבְּאֹ֣רַחbe.'O.rachH734ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941, andtaughtוַיְלַמְּדֵ֣הוּvay.la.me.De.huH3925himknowledgeדַ֔עַתDa.'atH1847, andshowedיוֹדִיעֶֽנּוּ׃yo.di.'E.nuH3045to him thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870ofunderstandingתְּבוּנ֖וֹתte.vu.NotH8394?

15Behold, thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471are as adropכְּמַ֣רke.MarH4752of abucketמִדְּלִ֔יmi.de.LiH1805, and arecountedנֶחְשָׁ֑בוּnech.Sha.vuH2803as the smalldustוּכְשַׁ֥חַקu.khe.Sha.chakH7834of thebalanceמֹאזְנַ֖יִםmoz.Na.yimH3976: behold, he takethupיִטּֽוֹל׃yi.TolH5190theislesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339as a very littlethingכַּדַּ֥קka.DakH1851.

16AndLebanonוּלְבָנ֕וֹןu.le.va.NonH3844isnotH369sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767toburnבָּעֵ֑רba.'ErH1197, nor itsbeastsוְחַיָּת֔וֹve.chai.ya.ToH2416sufficientדֵּ֖יdeiH1767for a burntofferingעוֹלָֽה׃ סo.LahH5930.

17Allnationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471before him are as nothing; and they arecountedנֶחְשְׁבוּ־nech.she.vu-H2803to him less thannothingמֵאֶ֥פֶסme.'E.fesH657, andvanityוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

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