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Isaiah 66:3-17

3He thatkillethשׁוֹחֵ֨טsho.ChetH7819anoxהַשּׁ֜וֹרha.ShorH7794is as if heslewמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221amanאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376; he thatsacrificethזוֹבֵ֤חַzo.Ve.achH2076alambהַשֶּׂה֙ha.SehH7716, as if he cutoffH6202adog’sכֶּ֔לֶבKe.levH3611neckעֹ֣רֵֽף'O.refH6202; he thatofferethמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927anoblationמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503, as if he offeredswine’sחֲזִ֔ירcha.ZirH2386bloodדַּם־dam-H1818; he thatburnethמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142incenseלְבֹנָ֖הle.vo.NahH3828, as if heblessedמְבָ֣רֵֽךְme.Va.rekhH1288anidolאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205. Yea, they havechosenבָּֽחֲרוּ֙ba.cha.RuH977their ownwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔םbe.dar.khei.HemH1870, and theirsoulנַפְשָׁ֥םnaf.ShamH5315delightethחָפֵֽצָה׃cha.Fe.tzahH2654in theirabominationsוּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251.

4I also willchooseאֶבְחַ֣ר'ev.CharH977theirdelusionsבְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗םbe.ta.'a.lu.lei.HemH8586, and willbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935theirfearsוּמְגֽוּרֹתָם֙u.me.gu.ro.TamH4035upon them; because when Icalledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121, none didanswerעוֹנֶ֔הo.NehH6030; when Ispokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696, they did nothearשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085: but theydidוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451before myeyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, andchoseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ סba.Cha.ruH977that in which Idelightedחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not.

5Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ye thattrembleהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםha.cha.re.DimH2730at hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697; Yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251thathatedשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you, that cast yououtמְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.KhemH5077for myname’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sake,saidאָמְרוּ֩'a.me.RuH559, Let theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beglorifiedיִכְבַּ֣דyikh.BadH3513: but he shallappearוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'EhH7200to yourjoyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057, and they shall beashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

6Avoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963ofnoiseשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588from thecityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892, avoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963from thetempleמֵֽהֵיכָ֑לme.hei.KhalH1964, avoiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatrenderethמְשַׁלֵּ֥םme.sha.LemH7999recompenceגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to hisenemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341.

7Before shetravailedתָּחִ֖ילta.ChilH2342, she broughtforthיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205; before herpainחֵ֛בֶלChe.velH2256cameיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935, she wasdeliveredוְהִמְלִ֥יטָהve.him.Li.tahH4422of asonזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8Who hathheardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085such a thing? who hathseenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200such things? Shall theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776be made to bringforthהֲי֤וּחַלha.Yu.chalH2342inoneH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117? or shall anationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471bebornיִוָּ֥לֵֽדyi.Va.ledH3205atonceפַּ֣עַםPa.'amH6471? for as soonasגַּם־gam-H1571Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726travailedחָ֛לָהCha.lahH2342, she broughtforthיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205herchildrenבָּנֶֽיהָ׃ba.Nei.haH1121.

9Shall I bring to thebirthאַשְׁבִּ֛יר'ash.BirH7665, and not cause to bringforthאוֹלִ֖יד'o.LidH3205?saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: shallIH589cause to bringforthהַמּוֹלִ֛ידha.mo.LidH3205, andshutוְעָצַ֖רְתִּיve.'a.Tzar.tiH6113the womb ?saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559thyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10Rejoiceשִׂמְח֧וּsim.ChuH8055ye withJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and begladוְגִ֥ילוּve.Gi.luH1523with her, all ye thatloveאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157her:rejoiceשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797forjoyמָשׂ֔וֹשׂma.SosH4885with her, all ye thatmournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56for her:

11That ye maynurseתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243, and besatisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֔םu.se.va'.TemH7646with thebreastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699of herconsolationsתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָtan.chu.Mei.haH8575; that ye may drawmilkתָּמֹ֛צּוּta.Mo.tzuH4711, and bedelightedוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026with theabundanceמִזִּ֥יזmi.ZizH2123of hergloryכְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סke.vo.DahH3519.

12For thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Behold, I willextendנֹטֶֽה־no.teh-H5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to her like ariverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104, and thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of theGentilesגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471like aflowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857streamוּכְנַ֧חַלu.khe.Na.chalH5158: then shall ye benursedוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243, ye shall beborneתִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּti.na.Se.'uH5375upon hersidesצַד֙tzadH6654, and bedandledתְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃te.sho.'o.Sha.'uH8173upon herkneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.

13Asoneכְּאִ֕ישׁke.'IshH376whom hismotherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comfortethתְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּte.na.cha.Me.nuH5162, so will Icomfortאֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם'a.Na.chem.KhemH5162you; and ye shall becomfortedתְּנֻחָֽמוּ׃te.nu.Cha.muH5162inJerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14And when yeseeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200this, yourheartלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820shallrejoiceוְשָׂ֣שׂve.SasH7797, and yourbonesוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'atz.mo.tei.KhemH6106shallflourishתִפְרַ֑חְנָהtif.Rach.nahH6524like anherbכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877: and thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall beknownוְנוֹדְעָ֤הve.nod.'AhH3045toward hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, and hisindignationוְזָעַ֖םve.za.'AmH2194toward hisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

15For, behold, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784, and with hischariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818like awhirlwindוְכַסּוּפָ֖הve.kha.su.FahH5492, torenderלְהָשִׁ֤יבle.ha.ShivH7725hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639withfuryבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534, and hisrebukeוְגַעֲרָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.ra.ToH1606withflamesבְּלַהֲבֵי־be.la.ha.vei-H3851offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

16For byfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784and by hisswordוּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.BoH2719will theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068pleadנִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.PatH8199with allfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320: and theslainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068shall bemanyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.

17They thatsanctifyהַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨יםha.mit.ka.de.ShimH6942themselves, andpurifyוְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜יםve.ha.mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselves in thegardensהַגַּנּ֗וֹתha.ga.NotH1593behindאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310oneאַחַת֙'e.chadH259tree in themidstבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,eatingאֹֽכְלֵי֙'o.khe.LeiH398swine’sהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320, and theabominationוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶץve.ha.She.ketzH8263, and themouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֑רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909, shall beconsumedיָסֻ֖פוּya.Su.fuH5486togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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