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Isaiah 51:1-8

1Hearkentome, yethatfollowafterrighteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664, yethatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245Jehovah:lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027untotherockצ֣וּרtzurH6697whence yewerehewn,andtotheholeofthepitבּ֖וֹרBorH953whence yeweredigged.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85yourfatherH1,anduntoSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283thatbareyou;forwhenhewasbutoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259Icalledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121him,andIblessedH1288him,andmadehimmanyH7235.

3ForJehovahhathcomfortedנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;hehathcomfortedנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162allherwasteחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723placesH2723,andhathmadeH7760herwildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,andherdesertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160likethegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofJehovah;joyH8057andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057shallbefoundH4672therein,thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426,andthevoiceH6963ofmelody.

4Attend untome, OmypeopleH5971;andgiveהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untome, Omynation:foralawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shallgoתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318fromme,andIwillestablishmyjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941foralightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216ofthepeoplesH5971.

5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnear,mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468isgoneH3318forthH3318,andminearmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shalljudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199thepeoplesH5971;theislesshallwaitH3176forme,andonminearmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shalltheytrust.

6Liftשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375upyoureyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869totheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andlookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027upontheearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath;fortheheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallvanishawayH5375likesmokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227,andtheearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallwaxoldlikeagarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;andtheythatdwellH3427thereinshalldieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191inlikemanner:butmysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,andmyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shallnotbeH1961abolished.

7Hearken untome, yethatknowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971inwhoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820ismylawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372yenotthereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofmen,neitherbeyedismayedתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865attheirrevilings.

8Forthemothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211shalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398themuplikeagarmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899,andthewormshalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398themlikewoolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785;butmyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,andmysalvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444untoallgenerationsH1755.

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