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Isaiah 8:19-22

19And when they shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you,Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875to them that aremediumsהָאֹבוֹת֙ha.'OtH178, and towizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049thatpeepהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850, and thatmutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897: should not apeopleעַם֙'amH5971seekיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875to theirGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? for thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416to thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?

20To thelawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to thetestimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584: if theyspeakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559not according to thiswordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697, it is because there is nolightשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837in them.

21And they shallpassוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674through it,distressedנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185andhungryוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall behungryיִרְעַ֜בyir.'AvH7456, they shall beenragedוְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.TzafH7107, andcurseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043theirkingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and theirGodוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430, andlookוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

22And they shalllookיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776; and beholdtroubleצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869anddarknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825,dimnessמְע֣וּףme.'UfH4588ofanguishצוּקָ֔הtzu.KahH6695; and they shall bedrivenמְנֻדָּֽח׃me.nu.DachH5080todarknessוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653.

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