Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 44:1-8

1But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258listenשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650,Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom I have chosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977.

2Thisכֹּה־koh-H3541is the wordאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,your Makerעֹשֶׂ֛ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213,who formed youוְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990andwho will help youיַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּya'.ze.Re.kaH5826: “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650,Jeshurunוִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484,whom I have chosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977.

3Forכִּ֤יkiH3588I will pourאֶצָּק־'e.tzok-H3332waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325onעַל־'al-H5921the thirsty landצָמֵ֔אtza.Me'H6771,and currentsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140onעַל־'al-H5921the dry groundיַבָּשָׁ֑הya.ba.ShahH3004.I will pour outאֶצֹּ֤ק'e.TzokH3332My Spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307onעַל־'al-H5921your descendantsזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233,and My blessingוּבִרְכָתִ֖יu.vir.kha.TiH1293onעַל־'al-H5921your offspringצֶאֱצָאֶֽיךָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631.

4They will sproutוְצָמְח֖וּve.tza.me.ChuH6779amongבְּבֵ֣יןbe.VeinH996the grassחָצִ֑ירcha.TzirH2682like willowsכַּעֲרָבִ֖יםka.'a.ra.VimH6155byעַל־'al-H5921flowingיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988streamsמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

5Oneזֶ֤הzehH2088will sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, ‘Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589belongto the LORDלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068,’anotherוְזֶ֖הve.ZehH2088will call himselfיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121by the nameבְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and still anotherוְזֶ֗הve.ZehH2088will writeיִכְתֹּ֤בyikh.ToH3789on his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, ‘The LORD’sלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,’and will takeיְכַנֶּֽה׃ פye.kha.NehH3655the nameוּבְשֵׁ֥םu.ve.ShemH8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.”

6Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068,the Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428and Redeemerוְגֹאֲל֖וֹve.go.'a.LoH1350of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: “Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589am the firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223and I amוַאֲנִ֣יva.'a.NiH589the lastאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314,and there is noאֵ֥ין'einH369Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430but Meוּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יu.mi.bal.'a.DaiH1107.

7Who thenוּמִֽי־u.mi-H4310islike Meכָמ֣וֹנִיkha.Mo.niH3644?Let him say soיִקְרָ֗אyik.Ra'H7121!Let him declareוְיַגִּידֶ֤הָve.ya.gi.De.haH5046hiscaseוְיַעְרְכֶ֙הָ֙ve.ya'.re.Khe.haH6186before Me,since I establishedמִשּׂוּמִ֖יmi.su.MiH7760an ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769peopleעַם־'am-H5971.Let him foretellיַגִּ֥ידוּya.Gi.duH5046the things to comeוְאֹתִיּ֛וֹתve.'o.ti.YotH857,and whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834is to take placeתָּבֹ֖אנָהta.Vo.nahH935.

8Do notאַֽל־'al-H408trembleתִּפְחֲדוּ֙tif.cha.DuH6342orוְאַל־ve.'al-H408fearתִּרְה֔וּtir.HuH7297.Have I notהֲלֹ֥אha.Lo'H3808told youהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֥יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085and declared itוְהִגַּ֖דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046long agoמֵאָ֛זme.'AzH227?Youוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859are My witnessesעֵדָ֑י'e.DaiH5707!Is thereהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426any Godאֱל֙וֹהַּ֙'e.Lo.ahH433but Meמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107?There is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369other Rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697;I knowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045not oneבַּל־bal-H1077.”

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