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Isaiah 41:18-29

18Iwillopenאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104onthebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,andfountainsinthemidstH8432ofthevalleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237;Iwillmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057apoolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,andthedryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776springsH4599ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19Iwillputאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057thecedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730,theacaciaשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848,andthemyrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918,andtheoil-tree;Iwillsetאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760inthedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160thefir-tree,thepine,andthebox-treetogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162:

20thattheymayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200,andknowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045,andconsiderH7200,andunderstandtogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahhathdonethis,andtheHolyוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathcreatedH1254it.

21ProduceyourcauseH7379, saithJehovah;bringקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126forthyourstrongreasons, saiththeKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22LetthembringH935forth,anddeclareH5046untouswhatshallhappen:declareH5046yetheformerהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223,whattheyare,thatwemayconsiderthem,andknowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045thelatterH319endאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319ofthem;orshowusthingsH7223tocomeH935.

23DeclareH5046thethingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857thataretocomeH857hereafter,thatwemayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045thatyearegodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:yea,dogoodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190,ordoevilH7489,thatwemaybedismayed,andbeholdittogetherH3162.

24Behold, yeareofnothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369,andyourworkוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467isofnought;anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441ishethatchoosethyou.

25Ihaveraiseduponefromthenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828,andheiscomeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935;fromtherisingofthesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121onethatcallethuponmynameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034:andheshallcomeH935uponrulersasuponmortar,andasthepotterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadethclayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26WhohathdeclaredH5046itfromthebeginning,thatwemayknowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045?andbeforetime,thatwemaysayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559,Heisright? yea,thereisnonethatdeclareth, yea,thereisnonethatshoweth, yea,thereisnonethathearethyourwordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27Iamthefirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223thatsaith untoZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,Behold,beholdthem;andIwillgiveH5414toJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389oneH7223thatbringethgoodtidings.

28AndwhenIlookוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200,thereisnomanH376: evenamongthemthereisnocounsellor,that,whenIaskוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592ofthem,cananswerawordדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Behold,allofthem,theirworksH4639arevanityandnought;theirmolten imagesarewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307andconfusion.

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