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Isaiah 42:5-9

5This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559—He who createdבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and stretched them outוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186,who spread outרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and its offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631,who givesנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971on itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921and lifeוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to those who walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it:

6“Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,have called youקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121for a righteous purposeבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and I will take holdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388of your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.I will keep youוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341and appoint youוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414to be a covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285for the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971and a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471,

7to openלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491the eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869of the blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787,to bringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616out of the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525and those sittingיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822out from the prisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

8Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;thatה֣וּאhu'H1931is My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034!I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808yieldאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414My gloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519to anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312or My praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416to idolsלַפְּסִילִֽים׃la.pe.si.LimH6456.

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,the former thingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223have happenedבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935,and now Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589declareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046new thingsוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319.Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962they spring forthתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779I proclaim themאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085to youאֶתְכֶֽם׃ פ'et.KhemH853.”

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