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Isaiah 45:16-25

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.

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