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Isaiah 43:3-15

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.

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