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Isaiah 44:9-19

9They thatmakeיֹֽצְרֵי־yo.tze.rei-H3335a gravenimageפֶ֤סֶלFe.selH6459are all of themvanityתֹּ֔הוּTo.huH8414; and their delectablethingsוַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.mu.dei.HemH2530shall notprofitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276; and they are their ownwitnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣םve.'e.dei.HemH5707; theyseeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not, norknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045; that they may beashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Who hathformedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335agodאֵ֖ל'elH410, orcastנָסָ֑ךְna.SakhH5258a gravenimageוּפֶ֣סֶלu.Fe.selH6459that isprofitableהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276fornothingלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115?

11Behold, all hiscompanionsחֲבֵרָיו֙cha.ve.RavH2270shall beashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954: and theworkmenוְחָרָשִׁ֥יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796, they are ofmenמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120: let them all be gatheredtogetherיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908, let them standupיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975; yet they shallfearיִפְחֲד֖וּyif.cha.DuH6342, and they shall beashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

12Thesmithחָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙cha.Rash bar.ZelH1270 H2796with thetongsמַֽעֲצָ֔דma.'a.TzadH4621bothworkethוּפָעַל֙u.fa.'AlH6466in thecoalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352, andfashionethיִצְּרֵ֑הוּyi.tze.Re.huH3335it withhammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717, andworkethוַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yif.'a.Le.huH6466it with thestrengthכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581of hisarmsבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220: yea, he ishungryH7457, and hisstrengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581failethוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369: hedrinkethשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH8354nowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325, and isfaintוַיִּיעָֽף׃vai.yi.'AfH3286.

13Thecarpenterחָרַ֣שׁ עֵצִים֮cha.Rash 'e.TzimH2796 H6086stretchethoutנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186hisruleקָו֒kavH6957; he marketh itoutיְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּye.ta.'a.Re.huH8388with alineבַשֶּׂ֔רֶדva.Se.redH8279; hefittethיַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ya.'a.Se.huH6213it withplanesבַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otH4741, and he marketh itoutיְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּye.to.'o.Re.huH8388with thecompassוּבַמְּחוּגָ֖הu.va.me.chu.GahH4230, andmakethוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it after thefigureכְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.NitH8403of amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, according to thebeautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597of amanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120; that it mayremainלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in thehouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14He hewethdownלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730for himself andtakethוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thecypressתִּרְזָה֙tir.ZahH8645and theoakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437, which hestrengthenethוַיְאַמֶּץ־vay.'a.metz-H553for himself among thetreesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of theforestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293: heplantethנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193anashאֹ֖רֶן'O.renH766, and therainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653dothnourishיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431it .

15Then shall it be for amanלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120toburnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197: for he willtakeוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947of it, andwarmוַיָּ֔חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552himself; indeed, hekindlethיַשִּׂ֖יקya.SikH5400it, andbakethוְאָ֣פָהve.'A.fahH644breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899; yea, hemakethיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466agodאֵל֙'elH410, andworshippethוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812it ; hemakethעָשָׂ֥הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it a gravenimageפֶ֖סֶלFe.selH6459, and fallethdownוַיִּסְגָּד־vai.yis.god-H5456to it.

16Heburnethשָׂרַ֣ףsa.RafH8313partחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677of itinבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119thefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784; withpartחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677of it heeatethיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398fleshבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320; heroastethיִצְלֶ֥הyitz.LehH6740meatצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748, and issatisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֑עve.yis.Ba'H7646: yea, hewarmethיָחֹם֙ya.ChomH2552himself, andsaithוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889, I amwarmחַמּוֹתִ֖יcha.mo.TiH2552, I haveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thefireאֽוּר׃'UrH217:

17And therestוּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹu.she.'E.ri.ToH7611of it hemakethעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213agodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410, even his gravenimageלְפִסְל֑וֹle.fis.LoH6459: he fallethdownH5456to it, andworshippethוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812it, andprayethוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419to it, andsaithוְיֹאמַר֙ve.yo.MarH559,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me; for thou art mygodאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.

18They have notknownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045norunderstoodיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995: for he hathshutטַ֤חtachH2902theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, that they cannotseeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200; and theirheartsH3826, that they cannotunderstandמֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילme.has.KilH7919.

19And noneconsiderethיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725in hisheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820, neither is thereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847norunderstandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394tosayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, I haveburnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partחֶצְי֞וֹchetz.YoH2677of itinבְמוֹ־ve.mov-H1119thefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784; I have alsobakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899upon itscoalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513; I haveroastedאֶצְלֶ֥ה'etz.LehH6740fleshבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320, andeatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it : and shall Imakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213therestוְיִתְרוֹ֙ve.yit.RoH3499of it anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441? shall I falldownאֶסְגּֽוֹד׃'es.GodH5456to thestockלְב֥וּלle.VulH944of atreeעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086?

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