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Isaiah 41:8-16

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.

15Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I will make youשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760into a threshing sledgeלְמוֹרַג֙le.mo.RagH4173,newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319andsharpחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742,withבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167many teethפִּֽיפִיּ֑וֹתpi.fi.YotH6374.You will threshתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and crush themוְתָדֹ֔קve.ta.DokH1854,and reduceתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389to chaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671.

16You will winnow themתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219,and a windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307will carry them awayתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375;a galeוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591will scatterתָּפִ֣יץta.FitzH6327themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.But youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859will rejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068;you will gloryתִּתְהַלָּֽל׃ פtit.ha.LalH1984in the Holyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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