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Woe, O
Ariel,
Ariel the
city where
David once
camped!
Add year to
year,
observe your
feasts on
schedule.
.Wp.s diw'd h'n'x t;y.riq leayir]a leayir]a yw{h ? .Wp{q.nIy ~yiG;x h'n'v -l;[ h'n'v
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I will
bring distress to
Ariel, And she will be a city of
lamenting and
mourning; And she will be like an
Ariel to me.
h'Yin]a;w h'Yin]a;t h't.y'h.w leayir]a;l yitw{qyic]h;w ? leayir]a;K yiL h't.y'h.w
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I will
camp against you
encircling you, And I will
set siegeworks against you, And I will
raise up
battle towers against you.
b'CUm .$Iy;l'[ yiT.r;c.w .$Iy'l'[ r.WD;k yityin'x.w ? t{rUc.m .$Iy;l'[ yit{myiq]h;w
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Then you will be
brought low; From the
earth you will
speak, And from the
dust where you are
prostrate Your
words will come. Your
voice will also be like that of a
spirit from the
ground, And your
speech will
whisper from the
dust.
.$et'r.mia x;ViT r'p'[em.W yireB;d.T #,r,aem .T.l;p'v.w ? .$et'r.mia r'p'[em.W .$elw{q #,r,aem bw{a.K h'y'h.w ? @ec.p;c.T
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But the
multitude of your
enemies will
become like
fine dust, And the
multitude of the
ruthless ones like the
chaff which
blows away; And it will
happen instantly,
suddenly.
reb{[ #{m.k.W .$Iy'r'z !w{m]h q;D q'b'a.K h'y'h.w ? ~{a.tiP [;t,p.l h'y'h.w ~yicyir'[ !w{m]h
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From the
LORD of
hosts you will be
punished with
thunder and
earthquake and
loud noise, With
whirlwind and
tempest and the
flame of a
consuming fire.
v;[;r.b.W ~;[;r.B deq'PiT tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~i[em ? h'lekw{a vea b;h;l.w h'r'[.s.W h'p.Ws lw{d'G lw{q.w
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And the
multitude of
all the
nations who
wage war against Ariel, Even
all who
wage war against her and her
stronghold, and who
distress her, Will be like a
dream, a
vision of the
night.
~Iyw{G;h -l'K !w{m]h h'l.y;l !w{z]x ~w{l]x;K h'y'h.w ? H't'd{c.m.W 'hy,b{c -l'k.w leayir]a -l;[ ~yia.b{C;h ? H'l ~yiqyic.M;h.w
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It will be as
when a
hungry man dreams - And
behold, he is
eating; But when he
awakens, his
hunger is not
satisfied, Or as
when a
thirsty man dreams - And
behold, he is
drinking, But when he
awakens,
behold, he is
faint And his
thirst is not
quenched.
Thus the
multitude of
all the
nations will be Who
wage war against Mount Zion.
#yiqeh.w lekw{a heNih.w be['r'h ~{l]x;y r,v]a;K h'y'h.w ? heNih.w aem'C;h ~{l]x;y r,v]a;k.w w{v.p;n h'qyer.w ? h'qeqw{v w{v.p;n.w @ey'[ heNih.w #yiqeh.w h,t{v ? r;h -l;[ ~yia.b{C;h ~Iyw{G;h -l'K !w{m]h h,y.hIy !eK ? !w{Yic
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Be
delayed and
wait,
Blind yourselves and be
blind; They
become drunk, but not with
wine, They
stagger, but not with
strong drink.
.Wr.k'v .W[{v'w .W[.v;[;T.vih .Wh'm.t.W .Wh.m.h;m.tih ? r'kev a{l.w .W['n !Iy;y -a{l.w
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For the
LORD has
poured over you a
spirit of
deep sleep, He has
shut your
eyes, the
prophets; And He has
covered your
heads, the
seers.
~eC;[.y;w h'meD.r;T ;x.Wr h'wh.y ~,kyel][ .$;s'n -yiK ? ~,kyeva'r -t,a.w ~yiayib.N;h -t,a ~,kyenye[ -t,a ? h'SiK ~yiz{x;h
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The
entire vision will be to you like the
words of a
sealed book,
which when they
give it to the one who is
literate *,
saying,
"Please read this," he will
say, "I
cannot *, for it is
sealed."
~.Wt'x,h r,peS;h yer.bid.K l{K;h t.Wz'x ~,k'l yih.T;w ? r{mael r,peS;h ;[edw{y -l,a w{t{a .Wn.TIy -r,v]a ? ~.Wt'x yiK l;k.Wa a{l r;m'a.w h,z -a'n a'r.q ? a.Wh
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Then the
book will be
given to the one
who is
illiterate * *,
saying,
"Please read this." And he will
say, "I
cannot read *."
r{mael r,pes [;d'y -a{l r,v]a l;[ r,peS;h !;Tin.w ? r,pes yiT.[;d'y a{l r;m'a.w h,z -a'n a'r.q
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Then the
Lord said,
"Because * this people draw near with their
words And
honor Me with their
lip service, But they
remove their
hearts far from Me, And their
reverence for Me
consists of
tradition * learned by rote,
wyip.B h,Z;h ~'['h v;Gin yiK !;[;y y'n{d]a r,ma{Y;w ? yih.T;w yiN,Mim q;xir w{Bil.w yin.Wd.BiK wy't'p.fib.W ? h'd'MUl.m ~yiv'n]a t;w.cim yit{a ~'t'a.rIy
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Therefore behold, I will once
again deal marvelously with
this people,
wondrously marvelous; And the
wisdom of their
wise men will
perish, And the
discernment of their
discerning men will be
concealed."
h,Z;h -m'['h -t,a ayil.p;h.l @isw{y yin.nih !ek'l ? t;nyib.W wy'm'k]x t;m.k'x h'd.b'a.w a,l,p'w ael.p;h ? r'T;T.siT wy'n{b.n
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Woe to those who
deeply hide their
plans from the
LORD, And whose
deeds are done in a
dark place, And they
say,
"Who sees us?" or
"Who knows us?"
h'y'h.w h'ce[ riT.s;l h'whyem ~yiqyim][;M;h yw{h ? yim.W .Wnea{r yim .Wr.ma{Y;w ~,hyef][;m .$'v.x;m.b ? .Wne[.dw{y
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You
turn things
around! Shall the
potter be
considered as equal with the
clay, That
what is
made would
say to its
maker, "He did not
make me"; Or
what is
formed say to him who
formed it, "He has
no understanding "?
r;ma{y -yiK bev'xey rec{Y;h r,m{x.K -mia ~,k.K.p;h ? w{r.cw{y.l r;m'a r,cey.w yin'f'[ a{l .Whef{[.l h,f][;m ? !yibeh a{l
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Is it not
yet just a
little while Before
Lebanon will be
turned into a
fertile field, And the
fertile field will be
considered as a
forest?
l,m.r;K;l !w{n'b.l b'v.w r'[.zim j;[.m dw{[ -aw{l]h ? bev'xey r;[;Y;l l,m.r;K;h.w
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On that
day the
deaf will
hear words of a
book, And out of their
gloom and
darkness the
eyes of the
blind will
see.
r,pes -yer.biD ~yiv.rex;h a.Wh;h -mw{Y;b .W[.m'v.w ? h'ny,a.riT ~yir.wi[ yenye[ .$,v{xem.W l,p{aem.W
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The
afflicted also will
increase their
gladness in the
LORD, And the
needy of
mankind will
rejoice in the
Holy One of
Israel.
yenw{y.b,a.w h'x.mif h'why;B ~yiw'n][ .Wp.s'y.w ? .Wlyig'y lea'r.fIy vw{d.qiB ~'d'a
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For the
ruthless will
come to an
end and the
scorner will be
finished, Indeed
all who are
intent on
doing evil will be
cut off;
yed.q{v -l'K .Wt.r.kin.w #el h'l'k.w #yir'[ sep'a -yiK ? !,w'a
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Who cause a
person to be
indicted by a
word, And
ensnare him who
adjudicates at the
gate, And
defraud the
one in the
right with
meaningless arguments.
!.Wv{q.y r;[;V;B ;xyikw{M;l.w r'b'd.B ~'d'a yeayij]x;m ? qyiD;c .Wh{T;b .WJ;Y;w
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Therefore thus says the
LORD,
who redeemed Abraham,
concerning the
house of
Jacob: "
Jacob shall not
now be
ashamed,
nor shall his
face now turn pale;
r,v]a b{q][;y tyeB -l,a h'wh.y r;m'a -h{K !ek'l ? b{q][;y vw{bey h'T;[ -a{l ~'h'r.b;a -t,a h'd'P ? .Wr'w/x,y wy'n'P h'T;[ a{l.w
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But
when he
sees his
children, the
work of My
hands, in his
midst, They will
sanctify My
name; Indeed, they will
sanctify the
Holy One of
Jacob And will
stand in
awe of the
God of
Israel.
.WvyiD.q;y w{B.riq.B y;d'y hef][;m wy'd'l.y w{t{a.rib yiK ? yeh{l/a -t,a.w b{q][;y vw{d.q -t,a .WvyiD.qih.w yim.v ? .Wcyir][;y lea'r.fIy
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"Those who
err in
mind will
know the
truth, And those who
criticize will
accept instruction.
x;q,l -.Wd.m.lIy ~yin.gw{r.w h'nyiB ;x.Wr -ye[{t .W[.d'y.w