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Isaiah 57:3-13

3Butcomeקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126here, yesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thesorceressעֹנְנָ֑ה'o.ne.NahH6049, theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of theadultererמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and theharlotוַתִּזְנֶֽה׃va.tiz.NehH2181.

4Against whom do yesportתִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּtit.'a.Na.guH6026yourselves? against whom make ye awideתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310, and stickoutתַּאֲרִ֣יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748thetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956? are ye notchildrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206oftransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588, aseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5Inflamingהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552yourselves withidolsH410under everygreenרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,slayingשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819thechildrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in thevalleysבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158under thecleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of therocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Among thesmoothבְּחַלְּקֵי־be.cha.le.kei-H2511stones of thestreamנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158is thyportionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506; they, they are thylotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486: even to them hast thoupouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210a drinkofferingנֶ֙סֶךְ֙ne.sekhH5262, thou hastofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927a meatofferingמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503. Should I receivecomfortאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162in these?

7Upon aloftyגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364andhighוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375mountainהַר־har-H2022hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904: even there thou wentestupעָלִ֖ית'a.LitH5927toofferלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310thedoorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817also and the doorpostsוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201hast thou setupשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thyremembranceזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146: for thou hastuncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540thyself to another than me, and hast goneupוַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.LiH5927; thou hastenlargedהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904, andmadeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772thee a covenant with them; thou didstloveאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157theirbedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904whereיָ֥דyadH3027thousawestחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372it .

9And thouwentestוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788to thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428withointmentבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081, and didstincreaseוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thyperfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547, and didstsendוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971thymessengersצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735faroffמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350, and didstdebaseוַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִיva.tash.Pi.liH8213thyself even tohellשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10Thou artweariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021in thegreatnessבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of thywayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870; yetsaidstאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559thou not, There is nohopeנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976: thou hastfoundמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672thelifeחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of thyhandיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027; therefore thou wast notgrievedחָלִֽית׃cha.LitH2470.

11And of whom hast thou beenafraidדָּאַ֤גְתְּda.'AgtH1672orfearedוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372, that thou hastliedתְכַזֵּ֔בִיte.kha.Ze.viH3576, and hast notrememberedזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142me, norlaidשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760it to thyheartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820? have not I held mypeaceמַחְשֶׁה֙mach.ShehH2814even ofoldוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769, and thoufearestתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372me not?

12I willdeclareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666, and thyworksמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639; for they shall notprofitיוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃yo.'i.LukhH3276thee.

13When thoucriestבְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙be.za.'a.keKhH2199, let thycompaniesקִבּוּצַ֔יִךְki.bu.Tza.yikhH6899deliverיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337thee; but thewindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shall carry them allawayיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375;vanityהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892shalltakeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them : but he that putteth histrustוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620in me shallpossessיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and shallinheritוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423myholyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022;

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