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Isaiah 7:1-16

1And it came to pass in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thatRezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758, andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, wentupעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927towardJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421against it, butcouldיָכֹ֖לya.KholH3201notprevailלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898against it.

2And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046thehouseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758isconfederateנָ֥חָֽהNa.chahH5117withEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669. And hisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824wasmovedוַיָּ֤נַעvai.Ya.na'H5128, and theheartוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824of hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, as thetreesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293aremovedכְּנ֥וֹעַke.No.a'H5128withמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440thewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068toIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470, Goforthצֵא־tze'-H3318now tomeetH7125Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, thou, andShearjashubH7610thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121, at theendקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097of theconduitתְּעָלַת֙te.'a.LatH8585of theupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295in thehighwayמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704;

4Andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to him, Takeheedהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104, and bequietוְהַשְׁקֵ֜טve.hash.KetH8252;fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372not, neither befaintheartedוּלְבָבְךָ֙ יֵרַ֔ךְu.le.va.ve.Kha ye.RakhH7401 H3824for thetwoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147tailsזַנְב֧וֹתzan.VotH2180of thesesmokingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226firebrandsהָאוּדִ֛יםha.'u.DimH181, for thefierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֛ף'afH639ofRezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526withSyriaוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758, and of thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

5BecauseSyriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425, have takenevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451counselיָעַ֥ץya.'AtzH3289against thee,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Let us goupנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927againstJudahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063, andtroubleוּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּהu.ne.ki.Tze.nahH6973it, and let usconquerוְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּהve.nav.ki.'E.nahH1234it for ourselves andsetוְנַמְלִ֥יךְve.nam.LikhH4427akingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it, even thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabealטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870:

7Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069, It shall notstandתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965, neither shall it come to pass.

8For theheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758isDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526; and withinsixtyשִׁשִּׁ֤יםshi.ShimH8346andfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shallEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669bebrokenיֵחַ֥תye.ChatH2865, that it be not apeopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971.

9And theheadוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isRemaliah’sרְמַלְיָ֑הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425sonבֶּן־ben-H1121. If ye will notbelieveתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539, surely ye shall not beestablishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.

10Moreover theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696againוַיּ֣וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254toAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592thee asignא֔וֹת'otH226from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;askH7592it either in thedepthהַעְמֵ֣קha'.MekH6009, or in theheightהַגְבֵּ֥הַּhag.Be.ahH1361aboveלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

12ButAhazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, I will notaskאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592, neither will Itemptאֲנַסֶּ֖ה אֶת־'a.na.Seh 'et-H5254 H853theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye now, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; Is it a smallthingהַמְעַ֤טham.'AtH4592for you towearyהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582, but will yewearyתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430also?

14Therefore theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136himself shallgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414you asignא֑וֹת'otH226; Behold, thevirginהָעַלְמָ֗הha.'al.MahH5959shallconceiveהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030, andbearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121, and shallcallוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034ImmanuelH6005 H410.

15Butterחֶמְאָ֥הchem.'AhH2529andhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706shall heeatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398, that he mayknowלְדַעְתּ֛וֹle.da'.ToH3045torefuseמָא֥וֹסma.'osH3988theevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451, andchooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16For before thechildהַנַּ֛עַרha.Na.'arH5288shallknowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045torefuseמָאֹ֥סma.'OsH3988theevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451, andchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896, thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127that thouabhorrestקָ֔ץKatzH6973shallbeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440forsakenתֵּעָזֵ֤בte.'a.ZevH5800bybothשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147herkingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428.

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