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Isaiah 43:1-7

1But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559—He who created youבֹּרַאֲךָ֣bo.ra.'a.KhaH1254,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and He who formed youוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I have redeemed youגְאַלְתִּ֔יךָge.'al.Ti.khaH1350;I have calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121you by your nameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034;you areאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859Mine!

2Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you passתַעֲבֹ֤רta.'a.VorH5674through the watersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325,Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589will be with youאִתְּךָ־'i.te.kha-H854;and when you go through the riversוּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104,they will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808overwhelm youיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.khaH7857.Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588you walkתֵלֵ֤ךְte.LekhH1980throughבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784,you will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be scorchedתִכָּוֶ֔הti.ka.VehH3554;the flamesוְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.VahH3852will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808set you ablazeתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197.

3Forכִּ֗יKiH3588Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589amthe LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,your Saviorמוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmo.shi.'E.khaH3467;I giveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714foryour ransomכָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.KhaH3724,Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568and Sebaוּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'H5434in your placeתַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃tach.Tei.khaH8478.

4Becauseמֵאֲשֶׁ֨רme.'a.SherH834you are preciousיָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.taH3365and honoredנִכְבַּ֖דְתָּnikh.Bad.taH3513in My sightבְעֵינַ֛יve.'ei.NaiH5869,and because Iוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589love youאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.khaH157,I will giveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.TenH5414menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120in exchange for youתַּחְתֶּ֔יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478and nationsוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816in place ofתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478your lifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

5Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָ֑נִי'A.niH589am with youאִתְּךָ־'i.te.kha-H854;I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935your offspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233from the eastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217and gather youאֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃'a.ka.be.Tze.kaH6908from the westוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בu.mi.ma.'a.RavH4628.

6I will sayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559to the northלַצָּפוֹן֙la.tza.fOnH6828, ‘Give them upתֵּ֔נִיTe.niH5414!’and to the southוּלְתֵימָ֖ןu.le.tei.ManH8486, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408hold them backתִּכְלָ֑אִיtikh.La.'iH3607!’Bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935My sonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121from afarמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,and My daughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֖יu.ve.no.TaiH1323from the endsמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776—

7everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605calledהַנִּקְרָ֣אha.nik.Ra'H7121by My nameבִשְׁמִ֔יvish.MiH8034and createdבְּרָאתִ֑יוbe.ra.TivH1254for My gloryוְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יve.likh.vo.DiH3519,whom I have indeed formedיְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־ye.tzar.Tiv 'af-H3335 H637andmadeעֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃'a.si.TivH6213.”

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