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Isaiah 41:2-8

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—

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