Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 41:1-14

1“Be silentהַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790before Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,O islandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339,and let the peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816renewיַחֲלִ֣יפוּya.cha.Li.fuH2498their strengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581.Let them come forwardיִגְּשׁוּ֙yi.ge.ShuH5066andאָ֣ז'azH227testifyיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;let us togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162draw nearנִקְרָֽבָה׃nik.Ra.vahH7126for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has arousedהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782one from the eastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217andcalled himיִקְרָאֵ֣הוּyik.ra.'E.huH7121to his feetלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272in righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664?He hands nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471overיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414to himלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440andsubduesיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428before him.He turns themיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414to dustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083with his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719,to windblownנִדָּ֖ףni.DafH5086chaffכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179with his bowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3He pursues themיִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.FemH7291,going onיַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.VorH5674safelyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,hardlyלֹ֥אlo'H3808touchingיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935the pathאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has performed thisפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466and carried it outוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213,calling forthקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121the generationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from the beginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218?Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068—the firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the lastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314—Iאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589am Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931.”

5The islandsאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339seeרָא֤וּra.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372;the endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729.They approachקָרְב֖וּka.re.VuH7126and come forwardוַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃vai.ye.'e.ta.YunH857.

6Each oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853helpsיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826the otherרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453and saysיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to his brotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251, “Be strongחֲזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388!”

7The craftsmanחָרָשׁ֙cha.RashH2796אֶת־'et-H853encouragesוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388the goldsmithצֹרֵ֔ףtzo.RefH6884, andhe who wieldsמַחֲלִ֥יקma.cha.LikH2505the hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360אֶת־'et-H853cheershim who strikesה֣וֹלֶםHo.lemH1986the anvilפָּ֑עַםPa.'amH6471,sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559of the weldingלַדֶּ֙בֶק֙la.De.vekH1694, “Itה֔וּאHu'H1931is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896.”He nails it downוַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖יםvay.cha.ze.Ke.hu ve.mas.me.RimH2388 H4548so it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be toppledיִמּֽוֹט׃ סyi.MotH4131.

8“But youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977,descendantזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85My friendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157—

9I broughtהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388you fromאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the endsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and called youקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121from its farthest cornersוּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָu.me.'a.tzi.Lei.haH678.I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559, ‘Youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859are My servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650.’I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808rejected youמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988.

10Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am with youעִמְּךָ־'i.me.kha-H5973;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּשְׁתָּ֖עtish.Ta'H8159,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.I will strengthen youאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553;I will surely help youעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH637 H5826;I will uphold youתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551with My righteousצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664right handבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225.

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who rageהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against youwill be ashamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954and disgracedוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637;those who contendאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582with youרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379will beיִֽהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961reduced to nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and will perishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12You will seekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245themאַנְשֵׁ֖י מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָ'an.Shei ma.tzu.Te.khaH582 H4695but will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find themתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672.Those who wage warמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421against youאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582will comeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961to nothingכְאַ֛יִן וּכְאֶ֖פֶסkhe.'A.yin u.khe.'E.fesH369 H657.

13Forכִּ֗יKiH3588I amאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who takes holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388of your right handיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225and tellsהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559you:Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will help youעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826.

14Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,you wormתּוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438,O few menמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will help youעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Your Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350is the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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