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Isaiah, Verses 17: People will look to their Maker

This oracle about Damascus and Ephraim (Isaiah 17) pictures a coming day when the proud are brought low. Here the survivors turn from their own creations to God.

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בַּיּוֹםba-yyômin the dayהַהוּאha-hûʾthatיִשְׁעֶהyišʿehwill gazeהָאָדָםhā-ʾādāmthe humanעַל־ʿal-toעֹשֵׂהוּʿōśēhûhis Makerוְעֵינָיוwə-ʿênāywand his eyesאֶל־ʾel-towardקְדוֹשׁqəḏôšthe Holy Oneיִשְׂרָאֵלyiśrāʾēlof Israelתִּרְאֶינָה׃tirʾênâwill look

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