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"Woe to the
rebellious children,"
declares the
LORD, "Who
execute a
plan, but not
Mine, And
make an
alliance, but not of My
Spirit, In
order to
add sin to
sin;
tw{f][;l h'wh.y -mUa.n ~yir.rw{s ~yin'B yw{h ? yix.Wr a{l.w h'keS;m .${s.nil.w yiNim a{l.w h'ce[ ? ta'J;x -l;[ ta'J;x tw{p.s !;[;m.l
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Who
proceed down to
Egypt Without consulting Me, To
take refuge in the
safety of
Pharaoh And to
seek shelter in the
shadow of
Egypt!
zw{['l .Wl'a'v a{l yip.W ~Iy;r.cim t,d,r'l ~yik.l{h;h ? ~Iy'r.cim<04714!> lec.B tw{s.x;l.w h{[.r;P zw{['m.B
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"Therefore the
safety of
Pharaoh will be your
shame And the
shelter in the
shadow of
Egypt, your
humiliation.
t.Ws'x,h.w t,v{b.l h{[.r;P zw{['m ~,k'l h'y'h.w ? h'Mil.kil ~Iy;r.cim -lec.B
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"For their
princes are at
Zoan And their
ambassadors arrive at
Hanes.
.W[yiG;y sen'x wy'k'a.l;m.W wy'r'f !;[{c.b .Wy'h -yiK
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"Everyone will be
ashamed because of a
people who
cannot profit them, Who are not for
help or
profit, but for
shame and
also for
reproach."
.Wlyi[w{y -a{l ~;[ -l;[ vyiaib{h l{K ? h'P.r,x.l -m;g.w t,v{b.l yiK lyi[w{h.l a{l.w r,ze[.l a{l w{m'l
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The
oracle concerning the
beasts of the
Negev. Through a
land of
distress and
anguish, From
where come
lioness and
lion,
viper and
flying serpent, They
carry their
riches on the
backs of
young donkeys And their
treasures on
camels' humps, To a
people who
cannot profit them;
ayib'l h'q.Wc.w h'r'c #,r,a.B b,g,n tw{m]h;B a'F;m ? @,t,K -l;[ .Wa.fIy @epw{[.m @'r'f.w h,[.p,a ~,hem vIy;l'w ? ~'t{r.cw{a ~yiL;m.G t,v,B;D -l;[.w ~,helyex ~yir'y][ ? .Wlyi[w{y a{l ~;[ -l;[
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Even
Egypt, whose
help is
vain and
empty.
Therefore, I have
called her
"Rahab who has been
exterminated."
yita'r'q !ek'l .Wr{z.[;y qyir'w l,b,h ~Iy;r.cim.W ? t,b'v ~eh b;h;r ta{z'l
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Now go,
write it on a
tablet before them And
inscribe it on a
scroll, That it may
serve in the
time to
come As a witness
forever *.
r,pes -l;[.w ~'Tia ;x.Wl -l;[ H'b.t'k aw{B h'T;[ ? ~'lw{[ -d;[ d;['l !w{r]x;a ~w{y.l yih.t.W H'QUx
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For
this is a
rebellious people,
false sons,
Sons who
refuse * to
listen To the
instruction of the
LORD;
.Wb'a -a{l ~yin'B ~yiv'x,K ~yin'B a.Wh yir.m ~;[ yiK ? h'wh.y t;rw{T ;[w{m.v
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Who say to the
seers, "You must not
see visions"; And to the
prophets, "You must not
prophesy to us
what is
right,
Speak to us
pleasant words,
Prophesy illusions.
a{l ~yiz{x;l.w .Wa.rit a{l ~yia{r'l .Wr.m'a r,v]a ? tw{q'l]x .Wn'l -.Wr.B;D tw{x{k.n .Wn'l -.Wz/x,t ? tw{L;t]h;m .Wz]x
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"Get out of the
way,
turn aside from the
path, Let us
hear no * more about the
Holy One of
Israel."
.WtyiB.v;h x;r{a -yeNim .WJ;h .$,r,d -yeNim .Wr.Ws ? lea'r.fIy vw{d.q -t,a .Wnyen'Pim
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Therefore thus says the
Holy One of
Israel,
"Since you have
rejected this word And have
put your
trust in
oppression and
guile, and have
relied on them,
~,k.s'a'm !;[;y lea'r.fIy vw{d.q r;m'a h{K !ek'l ? .Wn]['ViT;w zw{l'n.w q,v{[.B .Wx.j.biT;w h,Z;h r'b'D;B ? wy'l'[
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Therefore this iniquity will be to you Like a
breach about to
fall, A
bulge in a
high wall,
Whose collapse comes suddenly in an
instant,
lep{n #,r,p.K h,Z;h !{w'[,h ~,k'l h,y.hIy !ek'l ? [;t,p.l ~{a.tiP -r,v]a h'b'G.fin h'mw{x.B h,[.bin ? H'r.biv aw{b'y
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Whose
collapse is like the
smashing of a
potter's jar, So
ruthlessly * shattered That a
sherd will not be
found among its
pieces To
take fire from a
hearth Or to
scoop water from a
cistern."
l{m.x;y a{l t.Wt'K ~yir.cw{y l,ben r,bev.K H'r'b.v.W ? d.Wq'Yim vea tw{T.x;l f,r,x w{t'Tik.mib aec'MIy -a{l.w ? a,b,Gim ~Iy;m @{f.x;l.w
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For
thus the
Lord GOD, the
Holy One of
Israel, has
said, "In
repentance and
rest you will be
saved, In
quietness and
trust is your
strength." But you were not
willing,
lea'r.fIy vw{d.q hiwh.y y'n{d]a r;m'a -h{k yiK ? h'x.jib.b.W jeq.v;h.B !.W[ev\WiT t;x;n'w h'b.Wv.B ? ~,tyib]a a{l.w ~,k.t;r.Wb.G ]h,y.hiT
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And you
said,
"No, for we will
flee on
horses,"
Therefore * you shall
flee! "And we will
ride on
swift horses,"
Therefore * those who
pursue you shall be
swift.
!eK -l;[ s.Wn'n s.Ws -l;[ yik -a{l .Wr.ma{T;w ? .WL;QIy !eK -l;[ b'K.rin l;q -l;[.w !.Ws.Wn.T ? ~,kyep.d{r
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One thousand will flee at the
threat of
one man; You will
flee at the
threat of
five,
Until * you are
left as a
flag on a
mountain top And as a
signal on a
hill.
t;r][;G yen.Pim d'x,a t;r][;G yen.Pim d'x,a @,l,a ? va{r -l;[ !,r{T;K ~,T.r;tw{n -mia d;[ .WsUn'T h'Vim]x ? h'[.biG;h -l;[ seN;k.w r'h'h
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Therefore the
LORD longs to be
gracious to you, And
therefore He
waits on
high to
have compassion on you. For the
LORD is a
God of
justice; How
blessed are
all those who
long for Him.
~.Wr'y !ek'l.w ~,k.n;n]x;l h'wh.y h,K;x.y !ek'l.w ? yer.v;a h'wh.y j'P.vim yeh{l/a -yiK ~,k.m,x;r.l ? w{l yekw{x -l'K
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O
people in
Zion,
inhabitant in
Jerusalem, you will
weep no longer. He will
surely be
gracious to you at the
sound of your
cry; when He
hears it, He will
answer you.
h,K.bit -a{l w{k'B ~i'l'v.WryiB bevey !w{Yic.B ~;[ -yiK ? .$'n'[ w{t'[.m'v.K '$,q][;z lw{q.l '$.n.x'y !w{n'x
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Although the
Lord has
given you
bread of
privation and
water of
oppression, He, your
Teacher will
no longer hide Himself, but your
eyes will
behold your
Teacher.
@en'KIy -a{l.w #;x'l ~Iy;m.W r'c ~,x,l y'n{d]a ~,k'l !;t'n.w ? '$y,rw{m -t,a tw{a{r '$y,nye[ .Wy'h.w '$y,rw{m dw{[
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Your
ears will
hear a
word behind * you,
"This is the
way,
walk in it,"
whenever you
turn to the
right or to the
left.
h,z r{mael '$y,r]x;aem r'b'd h'n.[;m.viT '$y,n.z'a.w ? .Wlyia.m.f;t yik.w .Wnyim]a;t yiK w{b .Wk.l .$,r,D;h
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And you will
defile your
graven images overlaid with
silver, and your
molten images plated with
gold. You will
scatter them as an
impure thing, and
say to them, "Be
gone!"
t;DUp]a -t,a.w '$,P.s;k yelyis.P y.WPic -t,a ~,taeMij.w ? r;ma{T aec h'w'd w{m.K ~er.ziT '$,b'h.z t;keS;m ? w{l
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Then He will
give you
rain for the
seed which you will
sow in the
ground, and
bread from the
yield of the
ground, and it will be
rich and
plenteous; on that
day your
livestock will
graze in a
roomy pasture.
h'm'd]a'h -t,a [;r.ziT -r,v]a '$][.r;z r;j.m !;t'n.w ? !em'v.w !ev'd h'y'h.w h'm'd]a'h t;a.Wb.T ~,x,l.w ? b'x.rin r;K a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B '$y,n.qim h,[.rIy
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Also the
oxen and the
donkeys which
work the
ground will
eat salted fodder,
which has been
winnowed with
shovel and
fork.
lyil.B h'm'd]a'h yed.b{[ ~yir'y]['h.w ~yip'l]a'h.w ? h,r.ziM;b.W t;x;r'b h,r{z -r,v]a .Wleka{y #yim'x
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On
every lofty mountain and on
every high hill there will be
streams running with
water on the
day of the
great slaughter, when the
towers fall.
h'[.biG -l'K l;[.w ];h{b'G r;h -l'K -l;[ h'y'h.w ? b'r g,r,h ~w{y.B ~Iy'm -yel.bIy ~yig'l.P h'a'Fin ? ~yil'D.gim l{p.niB
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The
light of the
moon will be as the
light of the
sun, and the
light of the
sun will be
seven times brighter, like the
light of
seven days, on the
day the
LORD binds up the
fracture of His
people and
heals the
bruise He has
inflicted.
rw{a.w h'M;x;h rw{a.K ]h'n'b.L;h -rw{a h'y'h.w ? ~yim'Y;h t;[.biv rw{a.K ~Iy;t'[.biv h,y.hIy h'M;x;h ? #;x;m.W w{M;[ r,b,v -t,a h'wh.y v{b]x ~w{y.B ? a'P.rIy w{t'K;m
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Behold, the
name of the
LORD comes from a
remote place;
Burning is His
anger and
dense is His
smoke; His
lips are
filled with
indignation And His
tongue is like a
consuming fire;
d,b{k.w w{P;a re[{B q'x.r,Mim a'B h'wh.y -mev heNih ? vea.K w{nw{v.l.W ~;[;z .Wa.l'm wy't'p.f h'a'F;m ? t,l'k{a
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His
breath is like an
overflowing torrent, Which
reaches to the
neck, To
shake the
nations back and
forth in a
sieve, And to put in the
jaws of the
peoples the
bridle which
leads to
ruin.
h'p'n]h;l h,c/x,y ra\W;c -d;[ @ejw{v l;x;n.K w{x.Wr.w ? yey'x.l l;[ h,[.t;m !,s,r.w a.w'v t;p'n.B ~Iyw{g ? ~yiM;[
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You will
have songs as in the
night when you
keep the
festival, And
gladness of
heart as when one
marches to the sound of the
flute, To
go to the
mountain of the
LORD, to the
Rock of
Israel.
t;x.mif.w g'x -v,D;q.tih lyel.K ~,k'l h,y.hIy ryiV;h ? h'wh.y -r;h.b aw{b'l lyil'x,B .$elw{h;K b'bel ? lea'r.fIy r.Wc -l,a
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And the
LORD will cause His
voice of
authority to be
heard, And the
descending of His
arm to be
seen in
fierce anger, And in the
flame of a
consuming fire In
cloudburst,
downpour and hailstones.
w{[w{r.z t;x;n.w w{lw{q dw{h -t,a h'wh.y ;[yim.vih.w ? #,p,n h'lekw{a vea b;h;l.w @;a @;[;z.B h,a.r;y ? d'r'B !,b,a.w ~,r,z'w
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For at the
voice of the
LORD Assyria will be
terrified, When He
strikes with the
rod.
h,K;y j,beV;B r.WV;a t;xey h'wh.y lw{Qim -yiK
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And
every blow of the
rod of
punishment,
Which the
LORD will
lay on him, Will be with the music of
tambourines and
lyres; And in
battles,
brandishing weapons, He will
fight them.
;xyin'y r,v]a h'd's.Wm heJ;m r;b][;m l{K h'y'h.w ? tw{m]x.lim.b.W tw{r{Nik.b.W ~yiPUt.B wy'l'[ h'wh.y ? H'B -m;x.lin h'p.Wn.T
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For
Topheth has
long been
ready,
Indeed, it has been
prepared for the
king. He has
made it
deep and
large, A
pyre of
fire with
plenty of
wood; The
breath of the
LORD, like a
torrent of
brimstone,
sets it
afire.
.$,l,M;l a.Wh -m;G h,T.p'T l.Wm.t,aem .$.Wr'[ -yiK ? ~yice[.w vea H't'rUd.m bix.rih qyim.[,h !'k.Wh ? h'r][{B tyir.p'G l;x;n.K h'wh.y t;m.vin heB.r;h ? H'B