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Isaiah 43

1Butnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahthatcreatedH1254thee,OJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andhethatformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335thee,OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:FearH3372not,forIhaveredeemedגְאַלְתִּ֔יךָge.'al.Ti.khaH1350thee;Ihavecalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121theebythynameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034, thou art mine.

2Whenthou passestthroughthewatersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325,Iwillbewiththee;andthroughtheriversוּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104,theyshallnotoverflowיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.khaH7857thee:whenthou walkestthroughthefireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784, thou shaltnotbeburnedתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197,neithershalltheflameוְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.VahH3852kindleH1197uponthee.

3ForIamJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thy Saviour;IhavegivenH5414Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714asthyransomכָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.KhaH3724,EthiopiaandSebaוּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'H5434inthystead.

4Sincethou hastbeenpreciousיָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.taH3365inmysight,andhonorable,andIhavelovedאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.khaH157thee;thereforewillIgiveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.TenH5414menH120inthystead,andpeoplesH3816insteadofthylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

5FearH3372not;forIamwiththee:Iwillbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935thyseedH2233fromtheeastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217,andgatherאֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃'a.ka.be.Tze.kaH6908theefromthewestוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בu.mi.ma.'a.RavH4628;

6Iwillsayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559tothenorthלַצָּפוֹן֙la.tza.fOnH6828,GiveH5414up;andtothesouthוּלְתֵימָ֖ןu.le.tei.ManH8486,Keepnotback;bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935mysonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121fromfarH7350,andmydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֖יu.ve.no.TaiH1323fromtheendמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

7everyonethatiscalledהַנִּקְרָ֣אha.nik.Ra'H7121bymynameבִשְׁמִ֔יvish.MiH8034,andwhomIhavecreatedH1254formygloryוְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יve.likh.vo.DiH3519,whomIhaveformedיְצַרְתִּ֖יוye.tzar.TivH3335, yea,whomIhavemadeH6213.

8Bringהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318theblindעִוֵּ֖ר'i.VerH5787peopleעַם־'am-H5971thathaveeyesוְעֵינַ֣יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869,andthedeafוְחֵרְשִׁ֖יםve.che.re.ShimH2795thathaveearsוְאָזְנַ֥יִםve.'a.ze.Na.yimH241.

9Letallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471begatheredוְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ve.ye.'a.se.FuH622togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162,andletthepeoplesH3816beassembled:whoamongthemcandeclareיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046this,andshowusformerוְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתve.ri.sho.NotH7223things?letthembringtheirwitnessesH5707,thattheymaybejustifiedH6663;orletthemhearH8085,andsayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559,Itistruthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

10YearemywitnessesH5707, saithJehovah,andmyservantוְעַבְדִּ֖יve.'av.DiH5650whomIhavechosenH977;thatyemayknowתֵּ֠דְעוּTe.de.'uH3045andbelieveוְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּve.ta.'a.Mi.nuH539me,andunderstandH995thatIamhe:beforemetherewasיִהְיֶֽה׃ סyih.YehH1961noGodאֵ֔ל'ElH410formedנ֣וֹצַרNo.tzarH3335,neithershalltherebeH1961afterme.

11I, evenI,amJehovah;andbesidesmethereisnosaviour.

12IhavedeclaredH5046,andIhavesavedH3467,andIhaveshowed;andtherewasnostrangeזָ֑רZarH2114godאֵֽל׃'ElH410amongyou:thereforeyearemywitnessesH5707, saithJehovah,andIamGodH410.

13Yea,sincethedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117wasIamhe;andthereisnonethatcandeliverH5337outofmyhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027:Iwillwork,andwhocanhinderit?

14Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,yourRedeemerגֹּאַלְכֶ֖םgo.'al.KhemH1350,theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Foryoursakeלְמַעַנְכֶ֞םle.ma.'an.KhemH4616IhavesentH7971toBabylonבָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahH894,andIwillbringוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יve.ho.rad.TiH3381downallofthemasfugitives,eventheChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֖יםve.khas.DimH3778,intheshipsבָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתbo.'o.ni.YotH591oftheirrejoicing.

15IamJehovah,yourHolyקְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑םke.do.she.KhemH6918OneH6918,theCreatorofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,yourKingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ סmal.ke.KhemH4428.

16Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,whomakethawayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870intheseaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220,andapathinthemightyעַזִּ֖ים'a.ZimH5794watersוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325;

17who bringethforthH3318thechariotH7393andhorseוָס֖וּסva.SusH5483,thearmyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428andthemightyman(theylieH7901downtogetherיַחְדָּ֤וyach.DavH3162,theyshallnotriseH6965;theyareextinct,theyarequenchedכָבֽוּ׃kha.VuH3518asawickכַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הka.pish.TahH6594):

18Rememberתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142yenottheformerרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223,neitherconsiderתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995thethingsH7223ofold.

19Behold,Iwilldoanewחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319thingH2319;nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shallitspringH6779forth;shallyenotknowתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045it?IwillevenH637makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760awayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,andriversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104inthedesert.

20Thebeastsofthefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shallhonorתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513me,thejackalsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577andtheostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.NahH3284;becauseIgiveH5414watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325inthewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057,andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104inthedesert,togiveH5414drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248tomypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971,mychosen,

21thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971whichIformedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335formyself, thattheymight set forthmypraiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

22Yetthou hastnotcalledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121uponme, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;butthou hastbeenwearyיָגַ֥עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021ofme, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Thou hastnotbroughtH935meofthysheepשֵׂ֣הsehH7716forburnt-offerings;neitherhast thouhonoredכִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיkhi.bad.Ta.niH3513mewiththysacrificesH2077.Ihavenotburdenedtheewithofferingsבְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.ChahH4503,norweariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaH3021theewithfrankincenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil.vo.NahH3828.

24Thou hastboughtH7069menosweetcaneH7070withmoneyבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.sefH3701,neitherhast thoufilledH7301mewiththefatוְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levH2459ofthysacrificesH2077;butthou hastburdenedmewiththysinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403, thou hastweariedהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niH3021mewiththineiniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771.

25I,evenI,amhethatblottethoutthytransgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588formine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֑יle.ma.'a.NiH4616;andIwillnotrememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142thysinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָve.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403.

26PutmeinremembranceH2142;letuspleadtogetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162: set thou forth thy cause,thatthou mayestbejustifiedH6663.

27Thyfirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223fatherH1sinnedH2398,andthy teachershavetransgressedH6586againstme.

28ThereforeIwillprofaneוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.LelH2490theprincesH8269ofthesanctuaryH6944;andIwillmakeH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290acurse,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478areviling.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43

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