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Isaiah 49

1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,Oisles, untome;andhearken, yepeoplesH3816,fromfarH7350:Jehovahhathcalledקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121mefromthewombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990;fromthebowelsH4578ofmymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517hathhemadementionofmynameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034:

2andhehathmadeH7760mymouthפִּי֙piH6310likeasharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719;intheshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hathhehidH5641me:andhehathmadeH7760meapolishedshaft;inhisquiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hathhekeptmeclose:

3andhesaidH559untome, Thou artmyservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inwhomIwillbeglorifiedH6286.

4ButIsaidH559,Ihavelaboredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021invain,Ihavespentmystrengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581fornoughtandvanityH1892;yetsurelythejusticeמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941duetomeiswithJehovah,andmyrecompenseוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468withmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

5Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258saithJehovahthatformedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335mefromthewombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990tobeH1961hisservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,tobringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againtohim,andthatIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478beH1961gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622untohim(forIamH1961honorableintheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,andmyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430isbecomeH1961mystrengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797);

6yea,hesaith,Itistoolightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216athingH7043thatthou shouldestbeH1961myservantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650toraiseלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965upthetribesH7626ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andtorestoreH7725thepreservedofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:IwillalsogiveH5414theeforalightH216totheGentiles,thatthou mayestbeH1961mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444untotheendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah,theRedeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhisHolyקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918Oneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918,tohimwhommandespiseth,tohimwhomthenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorreth,toaservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650ofrulers:Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200andariseH6965;princesH8269,andtheyshallworship;becauseofJehovahthatisfaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539,eventheHolyH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohathchosenH977thee.

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,Inanacceptabletimeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256haveIansweredthee,andinadayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444haveIhelpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee;andIwillpreserveH5341thee,andgiveH5414theeforacovenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285ofthepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971,toraiseלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965upthelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,tomakeוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414theminheritH5157thedesolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritages;

9sayingלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559tothemthatareboundH631,GoH3318forthH3318;tothemthatareindarknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Showyourselves.TheyshallfeedH7462inthewaysH1870,andonallbareשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205shallbetheirpastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830.

10TheyshallnothungerH7456northirst;neithershalltheheatnorsunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121smitethem:forhethathathmercyH7355onthemwillleadיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them,evenbyspringsofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325willheguidethem.

11AndIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760allmymountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022awayH1870,andmyhighwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546shallbeexaltedH7311.

12Lo,theseshallcomeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935fromfarH7350;and,lo,thesefromthenorthמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828andfromthewestוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220;andthesefromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofSinim.

13SingH7442,Oheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064;andbejoyful,Oearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;andbreakוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476forthH6476intosinging,Omountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022:forJehovahhathcomfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andwillhavecompassionיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355uponhisafflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.

14ButZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726saidH559,Jehovahhath forsakenme,andtheLordhathforgottenשְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃she.khe.Cha.niH7911me.

15Canawomanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911hersuckingchild,thatsheshouldnothavecompassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355onthesonH1121ofherwombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990? yea,thesemayforgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911,yetwillnotIforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee.

16Behold,Ihavegraven theeuponthepalmsכַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimH3709ofmyhandsH3709; thywallsחוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346arecontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeme.

17ThychildrenmakeH4116hasteמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116; thydestroyersandtheythatmadeH4116thee wasteshallgoיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318forthH3318fromthee.

18Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375upthineeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869roundH5439about,andbehold:allthesegatherH6908themselvestogetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908,andcomeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935tothee.AsIlive, saithJehovah, thou shaltsurelyclotheH3847theewiththemallaswithanornament,andgird thyselfwiththem,likeabrideכַּכַּלָּֽה׃ka.ka.LahH3618.

19For,asforthywasteחָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cha.re.vo.Ta.yikhH2723andthydesolateוְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְve.Sho.me.mo.Ta.yikhH8074placesH2723,andthylandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776thathathbeendestroyed,surelynowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258shalt thoubetoo straitfortheinhabitantsמִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmi.yo.ShevH3427,andtheythatswallowedמְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃me.va.le.'A.yikhH1104theeupshallbefarוְרָחֲק֖וּve.ra.cha.KuH7368awayH7368.

20Thechildrenofthy bereavementshallyetע֚וֹדodH5750sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559inthineearsבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,Theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725istoostraitforme; giveplaceH4725tomethatImaydwellוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427.

21Thenshalt thousayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559inthyheartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824,Whohathbegottenmethese, seeingIhavebeenbereavedH7921ofmychildren,andamsolitary,anexileH1473,andwanderingtoandfro?andwhohathbroughtH3205upthese?Behold,IwasleftH7604aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905;these,whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375werethey?

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Behold,IwillliftH5375upmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027tothenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,andsetupmyensigntothepeoplesH5971;andtheyshallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935thysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121intheirbosomבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684,andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shallbecarriedH5375upontheirshouldersכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.

23Andkingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428shallbeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thynursingfathers,andtheirqueens thynursingmothers:theyshallbowיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812downH7812totheewiththeirfacesH639totheearthH776,andlickיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897thedustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083ofthyfeetH7272;andthou shaltknowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045thatIamJehovah;andtheythatwaitקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960formeshallnotbeH1961putH954toshameH954.

24ShallthepreybetakenH3947fromthemightyH1368,orthelawfulcaptivesשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH7628bedeliveredH4422?

25Butthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah,Eventhecaptivesשְׁבִ֤יshe.ViH7628ofthemightyH1368shallbetakenH3947awayH3947,andthepreyoftheterribleshallbedeliveredH3467;forIwillcontendH7378withhimthatcontendethwiththee,andIwillsaveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃'o.Shi.a'H3467thychildren.

26AndIwillfeedthemthatoppressH3238theewiththeirownfleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320;andtheyshallbedrunkenwiththeirownbloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818,aswithsweetוְכֶעָסִ֖יסve.khe.'a.SisH6071wineH6071:andallfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320shallknowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatI,Jehovah,amthy Saviour,andthyRedeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,theMightyאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46OneofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ סya.'a.KoH3290.

Commentaries on Isaiah 49

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