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Isaiah 45:1-4

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.

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