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Isaiah 49:1-9

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.

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