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Isaiah 49:8-16

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.

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