2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahthatmadeH6213thee,andformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335theefromthewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990,whowillhelpיַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee:FearH3372not,OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290myservantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650;andthou,Jeshurunוִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484, whomIhavechosenH977. 3ForIwillpourאֶצָּק־'e.tzok-H3332waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325uponhimthatisthirstyצָמֵ֔אtza.Me'H6771,andstreamsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140uponthedryיַבָּשָׁ֑הya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004;Iwillpourאֶצֹּ֤ק'e.TzokH3332mySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307uponthyseedH2233,andmyblessingוּבִרְכָתִ֖יu.vir.kha.TiH1293uponthineoffspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233: 4andtheyshallspringוְצָמְח֖וּve.tza.me.ChuH6779upamongthegrassחָצִ֑ירcha.TzirH2682,aswillowsbythewatercourses. 5OneH2088shallsayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559,IamJehovah’s;andanothershallcallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121himselfbythenameבְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;andanothershallsubscribewithhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027untoJehovah,andsurnamehimselfbythenameוּבְשֵׁ֥םu.ve.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478. 6Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theKingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhisRedeemerוְגֹאֲל֖וֹve.go.'a.LoH1350,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Iamthefirstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223,andIamthelastאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314;andbesidesmethereisnoGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430. 7Andwho,asI,shallcallH7121,andshalldeclareוְיַגִּידֶ֤הָve.ya.gi.De.haH5046it,andsetH7760itinorderforme,sinceIestablishedtheancientpeopleעַם־'am-H5971?andthethingsוְאֹתִיּ֛וֹתve.'o.ti.YotH857thatarecomingתָּבֹ֖אנָהta.Vo.nahH935,andthatshallcomeH935topass,letthemdeclareיַגִּ֥ידוּya.Gi.duH5046. 8FearH6342yenot,neitherbeafraidH6342:haveInotdeclaredוְהִגַּ֖דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046unto theeofold,andshowedit?andyearemywitnessesH5707.IsthereaGodאֱל֙וֹהַּ֙'e.Lo.ahH433besidesme? yea,thereisnoRockצ֖וּרtzurH6697;Iknowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045notany. 9TheythatfashionagravenimageH6459areallofthemvanity;andthethingsthattheydelightinshallnotprofitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276;andtheirownwitnessesH5707seeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not,norknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045:thattheymaybeputH954toshameH954. 10Whohathfashionedagodאֵ֖ל'elH410,ormolten animageH6459thatisprofitablefornothing? 11Behold,allhisfellowsshallbeputH954toshameH954;andtheworkmen,theyareofmenH120: letthemallbegatheredיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908togetherH3162, letthemstandיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975up;theyshallfearH6342,theyshallbeputH954toshameH954togetherH3162. 12ThesmithmakethanaxeH1270,andworkethinthecoals,andfashionethitwithhammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717,andworkethitwithhisstrongarmבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220: yea,heishungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456,andhisstrengthH2220faileth;hedrinkethnowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,andisfaint. 13Thecarpenter stretchethoutaline;hemarkethitoutwithapencil;heshapethitwithplanes,andhemarkethitoutwiththecompasses,andshapethitafterthefigureofamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,accordingtothebeautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597ofamanH376,todwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427inahouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004. 14Hehewethhimdownלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,andtakeththeholm-treeandtheoakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437,andstrengthenethforhimselfone amongthetreesH6086oftheforestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293:heplantethafir-tree,andtherainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653doth nourishit. 15ThenshallitbeH1961foramanH120toburnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197;andhetaketh thereof,andwarmethhimself; yea,hekindlethit,andbakethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899: yea,hemakethagodאֵל֙'elH410,andworshippethit;hemakethitagravenimageH6459,andfallethdownוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812thereto. 16Heburnethpartthereofinthefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;withpartthereofheeatethfleshH1320;heroastethroastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748,andissatisfiedH7646; yea,hewarmeth himself,andsaith,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889,IamwarmH2552,Ihaveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thefireH784. 17Andtheresidue thereofhemakethagodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,evenhisgravenimageH6459;hefallethdownוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812untoitandworshippeth,andprayeth untoit,andsaith,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me;forthou artmygodאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410. 18Theyknowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not,neitherdotheyconsiderH7200:forhehath shuttheireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,thattheycannotseeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200;andtheirheartsH3820,thattheycannotunderstandיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995. 19Andnonecallethtomind,neitheristhereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847norunderstandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394tosayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Ihaveburnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partofitinthefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784; yea,alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH637Ihavebakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899uponthecoalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513thereof;IhaveroastedfleshH1320andeatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it:andshallImakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213theresidue thereofanabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441?shallIfalldowntothestockofatreeעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086? 21Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428,OJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;forthou artmyservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650:Ihaveformedיְצַרְתִּ֤יךָye.tzar.Ti.khaH3335thee; thou artmyservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650:OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thou shaltnotbeforgottenתִנָּשֵֽׁנִי׃ti.na.She.niH5382ofme. 22Ihaveblottedout,asathickcloudוְכֶעָנָ֖ןve.khe.'a.NanH6051, thytransgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֔יךָpe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588,and,asacloudH6051, thysinsחַטֹּאותֶ֑יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403:returnשׁוּבָ֥הshu.VahH7725untome;forIhaveredeemedגְאַלְתִּֽיךָ׃ge.'al.Ti.khaH1350thee. 23SingH7442,Oyeheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,forJehovahhathdoneit;shoutהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321, yelowerpartsתַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482oftheearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;breakפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476forthH6476intosinging, yemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,Oforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293,andeverytreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086therein:forJehovahhathredeemedגָאַ֤לga.'AlH1350Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andwillglorifyH6286himselfinIsraelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. 24Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah, thyRedeemerגֹּאֲלֶ֔ךָgo.'a.Le.khaH1350,andhethatformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335theefromthewombמִבָּ֑טֶןmi.Ba.tenH990:IamJehovah,thatmakethallthings;thatstretcheth forththeheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905;thatspreadeth abroadtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776(whoiswithme?); 25thatfrustrateththesignsאֹת֣וֹת'o.TotH226oftheliars,andmakethdivinersוְקֹסְמִ֖יםve.ko.se.MimH7080mad;thatturnethwiseחֲכָמִ֛יםcha.kha.MimH2450menbackwardאָח֖וֹר'a.ChorH268,andmakeththeirknowledgeוְדַעְתָּ֥םve.da'.TamH1847foolishיְשַׂכֵּֽל׃ye.sa.KelH5528; 26thatconfirmeththewordדְּבַ֣רde.VarH1697ofhisservantעַבְדּ֔וֹav.DoH5650,andperformeththecounselוַעֲצַ֥תva.'a.TzatH6098ofhismessengersמַלְאָכָ֖יוmal.'a.KhavH4397;thatsaithofJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֜םli.ru.sha.LimH3389,Sheshallbeinhabitedתּוּשָׁ֗בtu.ShavH3427;andofthecitiesוּלְעָרֵ֤יu.le.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,TheyshallbebuiltH1129,andIwillraiseH6965upthewasteH2723placesH2723thereof; 27thatsaithtothedeep, Bedryאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001,andIwilldryH3001upthyriversוְנַהֲרֹתַ֖יִךְve.na.ha.ro.Ta.yikhH5104; 28ThatsaithofCyrusלְכ֙וֹרֶשׁ֙le.Kho.reshH3566,Heismyshepherd,andshall performallmypleasureH2656, evensayingH559ofJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, She shallbebuiltH1129;andofthetempleוְהֵיכָ֖לve.hei.KhalH1964, Thyfoundationshallbelaid. Commentaries on Isaiah 44
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