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Isaiah 48:1-8

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye this, Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290, who arecalledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121by thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and have comeforthיָצָ֑אוּya.Tza.'uH3318out of thewatersוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, whoswearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by thenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and makementionיַזְכִּ֔ירוּyaz.Ki.ruH2142of theGodוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, but not intruthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571, nor inrighteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666.

2For theycallנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121themselves of theholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892, andstayנִסְמָ֑כוּnis.Ma.khuH5564themselves upon theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

3I havedeclaredהִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046the formerthingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223from thebeginningמֵאָ֣זme.'AzH227; and they wentforthיָצְא֖וּya.tze.'UH3318from mymouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310, and Ishowedוְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085them; Ididעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213themsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597, and they came topassוַתָּבֹֽאנָה׃va.ta.Vo.nahH935.

4Because IknewH1847that thou artobstinateקָשֶׁ֖הka.ShehH7186, and thyneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203is anironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517, and thybrowוּמִצְחֲךָ֖u.mitz.cha.KhaH4696brassנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154;

5I have even from thebeginningמֵאָ֔זme.'AzH227declaredוָאַגִּ֤ידva.'a.GidH5046it to thee; before it came topassתָּב֖וֹאta.Vo'H935Ishowedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085it thee: lest thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, Myidolעָצְבִּ֣י'a.tze.BiH6090hathdoneעָשָׂ֔ם'a.SamH6213them, and my gravenimageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459, and my moltenimageוְנִסְכִּ֖יve.nis.KiH5262, hathcommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.

6Thou hastheardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽsha.Ma'.taH8085,seeחֲזֵה֙cha.ZehH2372all this; and will not yedeclareתַגִּ֑ידוּta.Gi.duH5046it ? I haveshowedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085ye newthingsחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319from thistimeמֵעַ֔תָּהme.'A.tahH6258, even hiddenthingsוּנְצֻר֖וֹתu.ne.tzu.RotH5341, and thou didst notknowיְדַעְתָּֽם׃ye.da'.TamH3045them.

7They arecreatedנִבְרְאוּ֙niv.re.'UH1254now, and not from the beginning; evenbeforeוְלִפְנֵי־ve.lif.nei-H6440thedayי֖וֹםYomH3117when thouheardestשְׁמַעְתָּ֑םshe.ma'.TamH8085them not; lest thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, Behold, Iknewיְדַעְתִּֽין׃ye.da'.TinH3045them.

8Yea, thouheardestשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085not; yea, thouknewestיָדַ֔עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045not; yea, from that time that thyearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241was notopenedפִתְּחָ֣הfi.te.ChahH6605: for Iknewיָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ya.Da'.tiH3045that thou wouldest dealveryבָּג֣וֹדba.GodH898treacherouslyתִּבְגּ֔וֹדtiv.GodH898, and wastcalledקֹ֥רָאKo.ra'H7121atransgressorוּפֹשֵׁ֥עַu.fo.She.a'H6586from thewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.

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