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. Commentaries on Isaiah 41
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