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Isaiah

Chapter 28
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): h֗oy 'ate֤ret gּe'ut֙ shshikּore֣y 'epera֔yim vetzi֥ytz nobe֖l tzebi֣y tipe'aretּ֑o 'ashshe֛r 'al-ro֥'shsh gּeֽy'-shshemani֖ym hal֥umey yaֽyin׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Woe to the crown of pride, to the drunkards of Ephraim, whose glorious beauty is a fading flower, which are on the head of the fat valleys of them that are overcome with wine!

ה֗וֹי עֲטֶ֤רֶת גֵּאוּת֙ שִׁכֹּרֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם וְצִ֥יץ נֹבֵ֖ל צְבִ֣י תִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹ אֲשֶׁ֛ר עַל־רֹ֥אשׁ גֵּֽיא־שְׁמָנִ֖ים הֲל֥וּמֵי יָֽיִן׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֨h chaza֤q ve'amּitz֙ laֽ'dona֔y kּeze֥rem bּara֖d shsa֣'ar qa֑teb kּe֠zerem ma֣yim kּabּiyri֥ym shshotepi֛ym hinּi֥ycha la'a֖retz bּeyaֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, the Lord has a mighty and strong one, which as a tempest of hail and a destroying storm, as a flood of mighty waters overflowing, shall cast down to the earth with the hand.

הִנֵּ֨ה חָזָ֤ק וְאַמִּץ֙ לַֽאדֹנָ֔י כְּזֶ֥רֶם בָּרָ֖ד שַׂ֣עַר קָ֑טֶב כְּ֠זֶרֶם מַ֣יִם כַּבִּירִ֥ים שֹׁטְפִ֛ים הִנִּ֥יחַ לָאָ֖רֶץ בְּיָֽד׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeragela֖yim tּeֽrama֑senah 'ate֥ret gּe'֖ut shshikּore֥y 'eperaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The crown of pride, the drunkards of Ephraim, shall be trodden under feet:

בְּרַגְלַ֖יִם תֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָה עֲטֶ֥רֶת גֵּא֖וּת שִׁכּוֹרֵ֥י אֶפְרָֽיִם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): veֽha֨yeta֜h tziytza֤t nobel֙ tzebi֣y tipe'aretּ֔o 'ashshe֥r 'al-ro֖'shsh gּe֣y shshemani֑ym kּebikּurahּ֙ bּete֣rem qa֔yitz 'ashshe֨r yire'e֤h haֽro'eh֙ 'ota֔hּ bּe'oda֥hּ bּekapּ֖o yibela'eֽnּah׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And the glorious beauty, which is on the head of the fat valley, shall be a fading flower, and as the hasty fruit before the summer; which when he that looks upon it sees, while it is yet in his hand he eats it up.

וְֽהָ֨יְתָ֜ה צִיצַ֤ת נֹבֵל֙ צְבִ֣י תִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־רֹ֖אשׁ גֵּ֣יא שְׁמָנִ֑ים כְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ בְּטֶ֣רֶם קַ֔יִץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְאֶ֤ה הָֽרֹאֶה֙ אוֹתָ֔הּ בְּעוֹדָ֥הּ בְּכַפּ֖וֹ יִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): bּayּ֣om hah֗u yiֽheyeh֙ yehva֣h tzeba'֔ot la'ate֣ret tzebi֔y velitzepiyra֖t tּipe'ara֑h lishshe'a֖r 'amּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)In that day shall the LORD of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, to the residue of His people,

בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת לַעֲטֶ֣רֶת צְבִ֔י וְלִצְפִירַ֖ת תִּפְאָרָ֑ה לִשְׁאָ֖ר עַמּֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): uler֖ucha mishshepּa֑t layּoshsheb֙ 'al-hamּishshepּa֔t veli֨gebura֔h meshshiybe֥y milechama֖h shshaֽ'erah׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And for a spirit of judgement to him that sits in judgement, and for strength to them that turn the battle to the gate.

וּלְר֖וּחַ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט לַיּוֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּ֔ט וְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔ה מְשִׁיבֵ֥י מִלְחָמָ֖ה שָֽׁעְרָה׃ס

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vegam-'e֨lּeh֙ bּayּa֣yin shshag֔u ubashshּeka֖r tּa'֑u kּohe֣n venabiy'֩ shshag֨u bashshּeka֜r nibele'֣u min-hayּa֗yin tּa'u֙ min-hashshּeka֔r shshagu֙ bּaֽro'e֔h pּaq֖u pּeliyliyּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgement.

וְגַם־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ בַּיַּ֣יִן שָׁג֔וּ וּבַשֵּׁכָ֖ר תָּע֑וּ כֹּהֵ֣ן וְנָבִיא֩ שָׁג֨וּ בַשֵּׁכָ֜ר נִבְלְע֣וּ מִן־הַיַּ֗יִן תָּעוּ֙ מִן־הַשֵּׁכָ֔ר שָׁגוּ֙ בָּֽרֹאֶ֔ה פָּק֖וּ פְּלִילִיָּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֚y kּal-shshulechan֔ot male'֖u qi֣y tzo'a֑h bּeli֖y maqֽom׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.

כִּ֚י כָּל־שֻׁלְחָנ֔וֹת מָלְא֖וּ קִ֣יא צֹאָ֑ה בְּלִ֖י מָקֽוֹם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): et-miy֙ yore֣h de'a֔h ve'et-mi֖y yabi֣yn shshemu'a֑h gּemuley֙ meֽchala֔b 'atּiyqe֖y mishshּadaֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Whom shall He teach knowledge? and whom shall He make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.

אֶת־מִי֙ יוֹרֶ֣ה דֵעָ֔ה וְאֶת־מִ֖י יָבִ֣ין שְׁמוּעָ֑ה גְּמוּלֵי֙ מֵֽחָלָ֔ב עַתִּיקֵ֖י מִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y tza֤v latzav֙ tza֣v latza֔v qa֥v laqa֖v qa֣v laqa֑v ze'e֥yr shsha֖m ze'e֥yr shshaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little:

כִּ֣י צַ֤ו לָצָו֙ צַ֣ו לָצָ֔ו קַ֥ו לָקָ֖ו קַ֣ו לָקָ֑ו זְעֵ֥יר שָׁ֖ם זְעֵ֥יר שָֽׁם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֚y bּela'age֣y shsapa֔h ubelashsh֖on 'ache֑ret yedabּe֖r 'el-ha'a֥m hazּeֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people.

כִּ֚י בְּלַעֲגֵ֣י שָׂפָ֔ה וּבְלָשׁ֖וֹן אַחֶ֑רֶת יְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ashshe֣r ׀ 'ama֣r 'aleyhe֗m zo֤'t hamּenuchah֙ hani֣ychu leֽ'aye֔p vezo֖'t hamּaregּe'a֑h velo֥ 'ab֖u shshemֽo'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)To whom He said, "This is the rest wherewith you may cause the weary to rest; and this is the refreshing:" yet they would not hear.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ אָמַ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם זֹ֤את הַמְּנוּחָה֙ הָנִ֣יחוּ לֶֽעָיֵ֔ף וְזֹ֖את הַמַּרְגֵּעָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א אָב֖וּא שְׁמֽוֹעַ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֨h lahe֜m dּebar-yehva֗h tza֣v latza֞v tza֤v latzav֙ qa֤v laqav֙ qa֣v laqa֔v ze'e֥yr shsha֖m ze'e֣yr shsha֑m lema֨'an yelek֜u vekashshel֤u 'achor֙ venishshebּa֔ru venoqeshsh֖u venilekּaֽdu׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)But the word of the LORD was to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, and there a little; that they might go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.

וְהָיָ֨ה לָהֶ֜ם דְּבַר־יְהוָ֗ה צַ֣ו לָצָ֞ו צַ֤ו לָצָו֙ קַ֤ו לָקָו֙ קַ֣ו לָקָ֔ו זְעֵ֥יר שָׁ֖ם זְעֵ֣יר שָׁ֑ם לְמַ֨עַן יֵלְכ֜וּ וְכָשְׁל֤וּ אָחוֹר֙ וְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּ וְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּ וְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֛n shshime'֥u debar-yehva֖h 'aneshshe֣y latz֑on moֽshsheley֙ ha'a֣m hazּe֔h 'ashshe֖r bּiyrushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, you scornful men, that rule this people who is in Jerusalem.

לָכֵ֛ן שִׁמְע֥וּ דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אַנְשֵׁ֣י לָצ֑וֹן מֹֽשְׁלֵי֙ הָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y 'amaretּe֗m kּara֤tenֽu beriyt֙ 'et-ma֔vet ve'im-shshe'֖ol 'ashsi֣ynu choze֑h shyt shsh֣ot shshote֤p kּiֽy-'br yֽa'abor֙ lo֣ yebo'e֔nu kּi֣y shsa֧menu kaza֛b machese֖nu ubashshּe֥qer nisetּaֽrenu׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Because you have said, "We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come to us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:"

כִּ֣י אֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם כָּרַ֤תְנֽוּ בְרִית֙ אֶת־מָ֔וֶת וְעִם־שְׁא֖וֹל עָשִׂ֣ינוּ חֹזֶ֑ה שיט שׁ֣וֹט שׁוֹטֵ֤ף כִּֽי־עבר יַֽעֲבֹר֙ לֹ֣א יְבוֹאֵ֔נוּ כִּ֣י שַׂ֧מְנוּ כָזָ֛ב מַחְסֵ֖נוּ וּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶר נִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lake֗n kּo֤h 'amar֙ 'adona֣y yehvi֔h hineni֛y yisּa֥d bּetziyּ֖on 'a֑ben 'e֣ben bּo֜chan pּinּa֤t yiqerat֙ musa֣d musּa֔d haֽmּa'ami֖yn lo֥ yachiֽyshsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believes shall not make haste."

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֛י יִסַּ֥ד בְּצִיּ֖וֹן אָ֑בֶן אֶ֣בֶן בֹּ֜חַן פִּנַּ֤ת יִקְרַת֙ מוּסָ֣ד מוּסָּ֔ד הַֽמַּאֲמִ֖ין לֹ֥א יָחִֽישׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsametּi֤y mishshepּat֙ leqa֔v utzedaqa֖h lemishsheqa֑let veya'a֤h barad֙ machese֣h kaza֔b vese֥ter ma֖yim yishshetoֽpu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)judgement also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י מִשְׁפָּט֙ לְקָ֔ו וּצְדָקָ֖ה לְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶת וְיָעָ֤ה בָרָד֙ מַחְסֵ֣ה כָזָ֔ב וְסֵ֥תֶר מַ֖יִם יִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vekupּa֤r bּeriֽytekem֙ 'et-ma֔vet vechazuteke֥m 'et-shshe'֖ol lo֣ taq֑um shsh֤ot shshotep֙ kּi֣y yaֽ'abo֔r viheyi֥ytem l֖o lemiremaֽs׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then you shall be trodden down by it.

וְכֻפַּ֤ר בְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙ אֶת־מָ֔וֶת וְחָזוּתְכֶ֥ם אֶת־שְׁא֖וֹל לֹ֣א תָק֑וּם שׁ֤וֹט שׁוֹטֵף֙ כִּ֣י יַֽעֲבֹ֔ר וִהְיִ֥יתֶם ל֖וֹ לְמִרְמָֽס׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): midּe֤y 'abero֙ yiqּa֣ch 'eteke֔m kּiֽy-babּo֧qer bּabּo֛qer ya'abo֖r bּayּ֣om ubalּa֑yelah vehaya֥h raq-zeva'a֖h habi֥yn shshemu'aֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)From the time that it goes forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.

מִדֵּ֤י עָבְרוֹ֙ יִקַּ֣ח אֶתְכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־בַבֹּ֧קֶר בַּבֹּ֛קֶר יַעֲבֹ֖ר בַּיּ֣וֹם וּבַלָּ֑יְלָה וְהָיָ֥ה רַק־זְוָעָ֖ה הָבִ֥ין שְׁמוּעָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-qatza֥r hamּatzּa֖ meֽhishsetּare֑'a vehamּasּeka֥h tza֖rah kּehitekּanּeֽs׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it.

כִּֽי־קָצַ֥ר הַמַּצָּ֖ע מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה צָ֖רָה כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y kehar-pּeratziym֙ yaq֣um yehva֔h kּe'e֖meq bּegibe'֣on yiregּa֑z la'ashs֤ot ma'ashse֨hu֙ za֣r ma'ashse֔hu velaֽ'abod֙ 'abo֣dat֔o nakeriyּa֖h 'abodatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD shall rise up as in mount Perazim, He shall be angry as in the valley of Gibeon, that He may do His work, His strange work; and bring to pass His act, His strange act.

כִּ֤י כְהַר־פְּרָצִים֙ יָק֣וּם יְהוָ֔ה כְּעֵ֖מֶק בְּגִבְע֣וֹן יִרְגָּ֑ז לַעֲשׂ֤וֹת מַעֲשֵׂ֨הוּ֙ זָ֣ר מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ וְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ עֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹ נָכְרִיָּ֖ה עֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּah֙ 'al-tּitelotza֔tzu pּeֽn-yechezeq֖u mֽosereyke֑m kּiֽy-kala֨h venecheratza֜h shshama֗'etּiy me'e֨t 'adona֧y yehvi֛h tzeba'֖ot 'al-kּal-ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now therefore be you not mockers, lest your bands be made strong: for I have heard from the Lord GOD of hosts a consumption, even determined upon the whole earth.

וְעַתָּה֙ אַל־תִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּ פֶּֽן־יֶחְזְק֖וּ מֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־כָלָ֨ה וְנֶחֱרָצָ֜ה שָׁמַ֗עְתִּי מֵאֵ֨ת אֲדֹנָ֧י יְהוִ֛ה צְבָא֖וֹת עַל־כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ha'azi֥ynu veshshime'֖u qoli֑y haqeshshi֥ybu veshshime'֖u 'imeratiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Give you ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

הַאֲזִ֥ינוּ וְשִׁמְע֖וּ קוֹלִ֑י הַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ וְשִׁמְע֖וּ אִמְרָתִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hako֣l hayּ֔om yacharo֥shsh hachore֖shsh lizero֑'a yepatּa֥ch viֽyshsadּe֖d 'adematֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Does the plowman plow all day to sow? does he open and break the clods of his ground?

הֲכֹ֣ל הַיּ֔וֹם יַחֲרֹ֥שׁ הַחֹרֵ֖שׁ לִזְרֹ֑עַ יְפַתַּ֥ח וִֽישַׂדֵּ֖ד אַדְמָתֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): halo'֙ 'im-shshiua֣h pane֔yha vehepi֥ytz qe֖tzach vekamּo֣n yizero֑q veshsa֨m chitּa֤h shsorah֙ ushse'ora֣h nisema֔n vekusּe֖met gּebulatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When he has made plain the face thereof, does he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rye in their place?

הֲלוֹא֙ אִם־שִׁוָּ֣ה פָנֶ֔יהָ וְהֵפִ֥יץ קֶ֖צַח וְכַמֹּ֣ן יִזְרֹ֑ק וְשָׂ֨ם חִטָּ֤ה שׂוֹרָה֙ וּשְׂעֹרָ֣ה נִסְמָ֔ן וְכֻסֶּ֖מֶת גְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyisּer֥o lamּishshepּa֖t 'eloha֥yv yoreֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For his God does instruct him to discretion, and does teach him.

וְיִסְּר֥וֹ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט אֱלֹהָ֥יו יוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y lo֤ beֽcharutz֙ y֣udashsh qe֔tzach ve'opa֣n 'agala֔h 'al-kּamּo֖n yusּa֑b kּi֧y bamּatּe֛h yecha֥bet qe֖tzach vekamּo֥n bּashshּaֽbet׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For the fitches are not threshed with a threshing instrument, neither is a cart wheel turned about upon the cummin; but the fitches are beaten out with a staff, and the cummin with a rod.

כִּ֣י לֹ֤א בֶֽחָרוּץ֙ י֣וּדַשׁ קֶ֔צַח וְאוֹפַ֣ן עֲגָלָ֔ה עַל־כַּמֹּ֖ן יוּסָּ֑ב כִּ֧י בַמַּטֶּ֛ה יֵחָ֥בֶט קֶ֖צַח וְכַמֹּ֥ן בַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): le֣chem yuda֔q kּi֛y lo֥ lane֖tzach 'ad֣oshsh yedushshe֑nּu ve֠hamam gּilegּa֧l 'egelat֛o uparashsha֖yv loֽ'-yeduqּeֽnּu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Bread corn is bruised; because he will not ever be threshing it, nor break it with the wheel of his cart, nor bruise it with his horsemen.

לֶ֣חֶם יוּדָ֔ק כִּ֛י לֹ֥א לָנֶ֖צַח אָד֣וֹשׁ יְדוּשֶׁ֑נּוּ וְ֠הָמַם גִּלְגַּ֧ל עֶגְלָת֛וֹ וּפָרָשָׁ֖יו לֹֽא־יְדֻקֶּֽנּוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-zo֕'t me'i֛m yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot yatza֑'ah hipeli֣y 'etza֔h higedּi֖yl tּushshiyּaֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)This also comes forth from the LORD of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.

גַּם־זֹ֕את מֵעִ֛ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת יָצָ֑אָה הִפְלִ֣יא עֵצָ֔ה הִגְדִּ֖יל תּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ס