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Isaiah 42:18-25

18Listenשְׁמָ֑עוּshe.Ma.'uH8085,you deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795ones;lookהַבִּ֥יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027,you blindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787ones,that you may seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200!

19Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,or deafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795like the messengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397I am sendingאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787like My covenant partnerכִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔םkim.shu.LamH7999,or blindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787like the servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

20Though seeingרָא֥וֹתra.'i.taH7200many thingsרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227,you do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808keep watchתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104.Though your earsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241are openפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,you do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.”

21The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654,for the sake ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616His righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664,to magnifyיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431His lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451and make it gloriousוְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ve.ya'.DirH142.

22But thisוְהוּא֮ve.Hu'H1931is a peopleעַם־'am-H5971plunderedבָּז֣וּזba.ZuzH962and lootedוְשָׁסוּי֒ve.sha.SuiH8154,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605trappedהָפֵ֤חַha.Fe.achH6351in cavesבַּֽחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH2352or imprisonedהָחְבָּ֑אוּha.che.Ba.'uH2244in dungeonsוּבְבָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖יםu.ve.va.Tei khe.la.'ImH1004 H3608.They have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961plunderלָבַז֙la.VazH957with noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one to rescue themמַצִּ֔ילma.TzilH5337,and lootמְשִׁסָּ֖הme.shi.SahH4933with noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369one to sayאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559, “Send them backהָשַֽׁב׃ha.ShavH7725!”

23Whoמִ֥יmiH4310among youwill pay attentionיַאֲזִ֣יןya.'a.ZinH238to thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063? Whowill listenיַקְשִׁ֥בyak.ShivH7181and obeyוְיִשְׁמַ֖עve.yish.Ma'H8085hereafterלְאָחֽוֹר׃le.'a.ChorH268?

24Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290up for spoilH4882,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to the plunderersלְבֹזְזִ֖יםle.vo.ze.ZimH962?Was it notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,against whomז֚וּzuH2098we have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398?They were unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָב֤וּve.lo'- 'a.VuH3808 H14to walkהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980in His waysבִדְרָכָיו֙vid.ra.KhavH1870,and they would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeyשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085His lawבְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃be.to.ra.ToH8451.

25So He poured outוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210on themעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921His furiousחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639and the fiercenessוֶעֱז֖וּזve.'e.ZuzH5807of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421.It enveloped themמִסָּבִיב֙mi.sa.VivH5439in flamesוַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּva.te.la.ha.Te.huH3857,but they did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808understandיָדָ֔עya.Da'H3045;it consumed themוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197,but they did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808takeיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760it toעַל־'al-H5921heartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.

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