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Isaiah 48

1HearH8085yethis,Ohouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,whoarecalledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121bythenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andarecomeH3318forthH3318outofthewatersוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063;whoswearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650bythenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,andmakeH8085mentionoftheGodוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,butnotintruthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571,norinrighteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666

2(fortheycallנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121themselvesoftheholyH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,andstaythemselvesupontheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034):

3IhavedeclaredH5046theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223thingsH7223fromofold; yea,theywentH3318forthH3318outofmymouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310,andIshowedthem:suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597Ididthem,andtheycameH935topass.

4BecauseIknewthatthou artobstinate,andthyneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203isanironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517,andthy brow brass;

5thereforeIhavedeclaredH5046ittotheefromofold;beforeitcameH935topassIshoweditthee;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, MineidolH6459hathdonethem,andmygravenimageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459,andmymoltenimageH6459, hathcommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.

6Thou hastheardH8085it;beholdH2372allthis;andye,willyenotdeclareH5046it?Ihaveshowed theenewחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319thingsfromthistime,evenhiddenthings, which thou hastnotknownH3045.

7TheyarecreatedH1254nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258,andnotfromofold;andbeforethisdayי֖וֹםYomH3117thou heardestthemnot;lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559,Behold,IknewH3045them.

8Yea, thou heardestnot;yea, thou knewestnot;yea,fromofold thineearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241wasnotopenedפִתְּחָ֣הfi.te.ChahH6605:forIknewH3045thatthou didstdealH898verytreacherouslyH898,andwastcalledקֹ֥רָאKo.ra'H7121atransgressorfromthewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990.

9Formyname’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616willIdefer mineangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639,andformypraiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416willIrefrainforthee,thatIcutהַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃hakh.ri.Te.khaH3772theenotoff.

10Behold,IhaverefinedH6884thee,butnotassilverבְכָ֑סֶףve.Kha.sefH3701;IhavechosenH977theeinthefurnaceבְּכ֥וּרbe.KhurH3564ofaffliction.

11Formine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֧יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,formine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֛יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,willIdoit;forhowאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349shouldmynamebeprofanedH2490?andmygloryוּכְבוֹדִ֖יu.khe.vo.DiH3519willInotgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃ ס'e.TenH5414toanother.

12Hearken untome,OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478mycalledמְקֹרָאִ֑יme.ko.ra.'IH7121:Iamhe;Iamthefirstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223,Ialsoאַ֖ף'afH637amthelastאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314.

13Yea,myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027hathlaidthefoundationoftheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andmyrightוִֽימִינִ֖יvi.mi.NiH3225handH3027hathspreadouttheheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064:whenIcallקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121untothem,theystandיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975uptogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

14AssembleH6908yourselves,allye,andhearH8085;whoamongthemhathdeclaredH5046thesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?HewhomJehovahlovethshallperformhispleasureחֶפְצוֹ֙chef.TzoH2656onBabylonבְּבָבֶ֔לbe.va.VelH894,andhisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220shallbeontheChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

15I,evenH637I,havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696; yea,IhavecalledH7121him;IhavebroughtH935him,andheshallmakehiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870prosperous.

16Comeyenearuntome,hearH8085yethis;fromthebeginningIhavenotspokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696insecret;fromthetimeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256thatitwasH1961,thereamI:andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah hathsentH7971me,andhisSpiritוְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פve.ru.ChoH7307.

17Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah, thyRedeemerגֹּאַלְךָ֖go.'al.KhaH1350,theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:IamJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoteacheth theetoprofitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276,wholeadeth theebythewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870thatthou shouldest go.

18Ohthatthou hadst hearkenedtomycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֑יle.mitz.vo.TaiH4687!thenhadthypeaceשְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965beenH1961asariverכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104,andthyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666asthewavesoftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220:

19thyseedH2233alsohadbeenH1961asthesandכַחוֹל֙kha.chOlH2344,andtheoffspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233ofthybowelsH4578likethegrainsthereof:hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034wouldnotbeH1961cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offnordestroyedיִשָּׁמֵ֛דyi.sha.MedH8045frombeforeme.

20GoH3318yeforthH3318fromBabylonמִבָּבֶל֮mi.ba.VelH894,fleeבִּרְח֣וּbir.ChuH1272yefromtheChaldeansמִכַּשְׂדִּים֒mi.kas.DimH3778;withavoiceH6963ofsingingdeclareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye,tellH5046this, utteriteventotheendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:sayאִמְר֕וּ'im.RuH559ye,Jehovahhathredeemedגָּאַ֥לga.'AlH1350hisservantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

21Andtheythirstednotwhenheled themthroughthedeserts;hecausedthewatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325toflowהִזִּ֣ילhi.ZilH5140outoftherockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697forthem;heclavetherockצ֔וּרTzurH6697also,andthewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325gushedout.

22Thereisnopeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, saithJehovah,tothewickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

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