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Isaiah 44:6-23

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.”

9Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605makersיֹֽצְרֵי־yo.tze.rei-H3335of idolsפֶ֤סֶלFe.selH6459are nothingתֹּ֔הוּTo.huH8414,and the things they treasureוַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.mu.dei.HemH2530are worthlessבַּל־ יוֹעִ֑ילוּbal- yo.'I.luH1077 H3276.Their witnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣ם הֵׄ֗מָּׄהׄve.'e.dei.Hem He.mahH5707 H1992fail toבַּל־bal-H1077seeיִרְא֛וּ וּבַל־yir.'U u.val-H7200 H1077or comprehendיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045,soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they are put to shameיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310fashionsיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335a godאֵ֖ל'elH410or castsנָסָ֑ךְna.SakhH5258an idolוּפֶ֣סֶלu.Fe.selH6459which profits himהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276nothingלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115?

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכָּל־kol-H3605his companionsחֲבֵרָיו֙cha.ve.RavH2270will be put to shameיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954,for the craftsmenוְחָרָשִׁ֥יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796themselvesהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are only humanמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120.Let them allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605assembleיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908and take their standיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975;they will allיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162be brought to terrorיִפְחֲד֖וּyif.cha.DuH6342and shameיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

12The blacksmithחָרַ֤שׁ בַּרְזֶל֙cha.Rash bar.ZelH2796 H1270takes a toolמַֽעֲצָ֔דma.'a.TzadH4621and laborsוּפָעַל֙u.fa.'AlH6466over the coalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352;he fashionsיִצְּרֵ֑הוּyi.tze.Re.huH3335an idolwith hammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717and forgesוַיִּפְעָלֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yif.'a.Le.huH6466itwith his strongכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581armsבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220.Yetגַּם־gam-H1571he grows hungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456and loses his strengthוְאֵ֣ין כֹּ֔חַve.'Ein Ko.achH3581 H369;he failsלֹא־lo'-H3808to drinkשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325and grows faintוַיִּיעָֽף׃vai.yi.'AfH3286.

13The woodworkerחָרַ֣שׁ עֵצִים֮cha.Rash 'e.TzimH2796 H6086extendsנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186a measuring lineקָו֒kavH6957;he marks it outיְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּye.ta.'a.Re.huH8388with a stylusבַשֶּׂ֔רֶדva.Se.redH8279;he shapesיַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ya.'a.Se.huH6213it with chiselsבַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otH4741and outlinesיְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּye.to.'o.Re.huH8388it with a compassוּבַמְּחוּגָ֖הu.va.me.chu.GahH4230.He fashions itוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213in the likenessכְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.NitH8403of manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,like manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120in all his gloryכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597,that it may dwellלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in a shrineבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14He cuts downלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730or retrievesוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947a cypressתִּרְזָה֙tir.ZahH8645or oakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437.He lets it grow strongוַיְאַמֶּץ־vay.'a.metz-H553among the treesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293.He plantsנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193a laurelאֹ֖רֶן'O.renH766,and the rainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653makes it growיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431.

15It servesוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961as fuelלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197for manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120.He takesוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947some of itto warm himselfוַיָּ֔חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552,andאַף־'af-H637he kindles a fireיַשִּׂ֖יקya.SikH5400and bakesוְאָ֣פָהve.'A.fahH644hisbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899.He alsoאַף־'af-H637fashions itיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466into a godאֵל֙'elH410and worships itוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812;he makesעָשָׂ֥הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213an idolפֶ֖סֶלFe.selH6459and bows downוַיִּסְגָּד־vai.yis.god-H5456to it.

16He burnsשָׂרַ֣ףsa.RafH8313halfחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677of it inבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784,and he roastsיִצְלֶ֥הyitz.LehH6740meatבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320onעַל־'al-H5921that halfחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677.He eatsיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398the roastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748and is satisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֑עve.yis.Ba'H7646.Indeedאַף־'af-H637,he warms himselfיָחֹם֙ya.ChomH2552and saysוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, “Ahהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889!I am warmחַמּוֹתִ֖יcha.mo.TiH2552;I seeרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the fireאֽוּר׃'UrH217.”

17From the restוּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹu.she.'E.ri.ToH7611he makesעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213a godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,his graven imageלְפִסְל֑וֹle.fis.LoH6459.He bows down to itH5456and worshipsוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812;he praysוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419to itאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413and saysוְיֹאמַר֙ve.yo.MarH559, “Save meהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337,forכִּ֥יkiH3588youאָֽתָּה׃'A.tahH859are my godאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.”

18They do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808comprehendיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808discernיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995,forכִּ֣יkiH3588He has shutטַ֤חtachH2902their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869so they cannot seeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200and closed their mindsלִבֹּתָֽם׃li.bo.TamH3820so they cannot understandמֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילme.has.KilH7919.

19And no oneוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808considersיָשִׁ֣יבya.ShivH7725inאֶל־'el-H413his heartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,noוְלֹ֨אve.Lo'H3808one has the knowledgeדַ֥עַת וְלֹֽא־Da.'at ve.lo'-H1847 H3808or insightתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394to sayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “I burnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313halfחֶצְי֞וֹchetz.YoH2677of it inבְמוֹ־ve.mov-H1119the fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784,and Iוְ֠אַףVe.'afH637bakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899onעַל־'al-H5921its coalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513;I roastedאֶצְלֶ֥ה'etz.LehH6740meatבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320and I ateוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398.Shall I makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213something detestableלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441with the rest of itוְיִתְרוֹ֙ve.yit.RoH3499?Shall I bow downאֶסְגּֽוֹד׃'es.GodH5456to a blockלְב֥וּלle.VulH944of woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086?”

20He feeds onרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462ashesאֵ֔פֶר'E.ferH665.His deludedהוּתַ֖לhu.TalH2048heartלֵ֥בlevH3820has led him astrayהִטָּ֑הוּhi.Ta.huH5186,and he cannotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808deliverיַצִּ֤ילya.TzilH5337אֶת־'et-H853himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, “Is notהֲל֥וֹאha.Lo'H3808this thing in my right handבִּימִינִֽי׃ סbi.mi.NiH3225a lieשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267?”

21Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142these thingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,forכִּ֣יkiH3588youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are My servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,O Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.I have made youיְצַרְתִּ֤יךָye.tzar.Ti.khaH3335, andyouאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859are My servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650;O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Iwill neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808forgetתִנָּשֵֽׁנִי׃ti.na.She.niH5382you.

22I have blotted outמָחִ֤יתִיma.Chi.tiH4229your transgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֔יךָpe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588like a cloudכָעָב֙kha.'AvH5645,and your sinsחַטֹּאותֶ֑יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403like a mistוְכֶעָנָ֖ןve.khe.'a.NanH6051.Returnשׁוּבָ֥הshu.VahH7725to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have redeemed youגְאַלְתִּֽיךָ׃ge.'al.Ti.khaH1350.

23Sing for joyרָנּ֨וּra.NuH7442,O heavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has done thisעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213;shout aloudהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321,O depthsתַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776.Break forthפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476in songרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440,O mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,you forestsיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293and all yourוְכָל־ve.kholH3605treesעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has redeemedגָאַ֤לga.'AlH1350Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and revealed His gloryיִתְפָּאָֽר׃ פyit.pa.'ArH6286in Israelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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