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Isaiah 45

1Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtohisanointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899,toCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566,whoserightבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225handH3225Ihaveholden,tosubduenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471beforehim,andIwillloosetheloinsוּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.NeiH4975ofkingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428;toopenthedoorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817beforehim,andthegatesH8179shallnotbeshutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462:

2Iwillgobeforethee,andmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474theroughplacessmoothH3474;Iwillbreakאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665inpiecesthedoorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817ofbrass,andcutאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438insunderthebarsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280ofironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270;

3andIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414theethetreasuresH214ofdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,andhiddenrichesofsecretמִסְתָּרִ֑יםmis.ta.RimH4565placesH4565,thatthou mayestknowתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045thatitisI,Jehovah,whocallהַקּוֹרֵ֥אha.ko.Re'H7121theebythynameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034,eventheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290myservant’sעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478mychosen,IhavecalledH7121theebythynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034:Ihavesurnamed thee, though thou hastnotknownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me.

5IamJehovah,andthereisnoneelse;besidesmethereisnoGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430.Iwillgirdאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247thee,thoughthou hastnotknownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me;

6thattheymayknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045fromtherisingofthesunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121,andfromthewestH4628,thatthereisnonebesidesme:IamJehovah,andthereisnoneelse.

7Iformthelightאוֹר֙'OrH216,andcreateH1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;ImakeH6213peaceH7965,andcreateH1254evilH7451;IamJehovah,thatdoethallthesethingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH428.

8Distil, yeheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,fromabove,andlettheskiespourdownrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666: lettheearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605,thatitmaybringforthsalvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468,andletitcauserighteousnessH6666tospringH6779uptogetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162;I,Jehovah,havecreatedH1254it.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945untohimthatstrivethwithhisMaker!apotsherdH2789amongthepotsherdsH2789oftheearthH127!Shalltheclaysayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559tohimthatfashionethit,Whatmakest thou?orthyworkוּפָעָלְךָ֖u.fa.'a.le.KhaH6467,Hehathnohandsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945untohimthatsaith untoafatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1,Whatbegettest thou?ortoawomanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802,Withwhattravailest thou?

11Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhisMaker:Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592meofthethingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857thataretocomeH857;concerningmysonsH1121,andconcerningtheworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467ofmyhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027,commandתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680yeme.

12IhavemadeH6213theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andcreatedH1254manH120uponit:I,evenmyhandsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027,havestretchedנָט֣וּna.TuH5186outtheheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;andalltheirhostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635haveIcommandedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680.

13Ihaveraisedhimupinrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,andIwillmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474straightH3474allhiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870:heshallbuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129mycityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892,andheshallletmyexilesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546goיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971free,notforpriceH4242norreward, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

14Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,ThelaborofEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andthemerchandiseofEthiopia,andtheSabeansוּסְבָאִים֮u.se.va.'ImH5436,menH376ofstature,shallcomeoverunto thee,andtheyshallbeH1961thine:theyshallgoafterthee,inchainstheyshallcomeover;andtheyshallfalldownיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙yish.ta.cha.VuH7812unto thee,theyshallmakesupplicationunto thee,sayingאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430isinthee;andthereisnoneelse,thereisnoGodH430.

15Verily thou artaGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430thathidest thyself,OGodH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theSaviour.

16TheyshallbeputH954toshameH954, yea,confounded,allofthem;theyshallgoH1980intoconfusiontogetherH3162thataremakersofidols.

17ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallbesavedH3467byJehovahwithaneverlastingsalvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668: yeshallnotbeputH954toshameH954norconfoundedworldwithoutend.

18Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saithJehovahthatcreatedH1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,theGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatformedיֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335theearthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776andmadeH6213it,thatestablishedכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּkho.NahH3559itandcreatedH1254itnotawaste,thatformedיְצָרָ֑הּye.tza.RahH3335ittobeinhabitedH3427:IamJehovah;andthereisnoneelse.

19IhavenotspokenH1696insecret,inaplaceבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725ofthelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;IsaidH559notuntotheseedH2233ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,Seekבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִיva.ke.Shu.niH1245yemeinvain:I,Jehovah,speakH1696righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,IdeclareH5046thingsthatareright.

20AssembleH6908yourselvesandcomeוָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uH935;drawהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּhit.na.ge.ShuH5066neartogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, yethatareescapedofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471:theyhavenoknowledgethatcarryהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'ImH5375thewoodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086oftheirgravenimageH6459,andprayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.LimH6419untoagodאֵ֖ל'elH410thatcannotsaveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467.

21Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye,andbringוְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּve.ha.Gi.shuH5066itforth; yea,letthemtakeיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.TzuH3289counselH3289togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:whohath showedthisfromancienttime?whohathdeclaredהִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.DahH5046itofold?havenotI,Jehovah?andthereisnoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430elsebesidesme,ajustGodH430andaSaviour;thereisnonebesidesme.

22Lookuntome,andbeyesavedH3467,alltheendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657oftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;forIamGodאֵ֖ל'elH410,andthereisnoneelse.

23BymyselfhaveIswornנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650,thewordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697isgoneH3318forthיָצָ֨אya.Tza'H3318frommymouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310inrighteousnessצְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahH6666,andshallnotreturnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,thatuntomeeverykneeshallbowתִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'H3766,everytongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956shallswearתִּשָּׁבַ֖עti.sha.Va'H7650.

24Onlyאַ֧ךְ'akhH389inJehovah,itissaidאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559ofme,isrighteousnessH6666andstrengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797;eventohimshallmencomeH935;andalltheythatwere incensedagainsthimshallbeputH954toshameH954.

25InJehovahshallalltheseedH2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478bejustifiedH6663,andshallglory.

Commentaries on Isaiah 45

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