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Isaiah 45:1-5

1This is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to Cyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834His anointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899,whose right handבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225I have graspedהֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388to subdueלְרַד־le.rad-H7286nationsגּוֹיִ֔ם וּמָתְנֵ֥יgo.Yim u.ma.te.NeiH1471 H4975before himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440,to disarmאֲפַתֵּ֑חַ'a.fa.Te.achH6605kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428,to openלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605the doorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817before himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440,so that the gatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be shutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462:

2“Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589will goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980before youלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440and levelאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474the mountainsוַהֲדוּרִ֖יםva.ha.du.RimH1921;I will break downאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665the gatesדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817of bronzeנְחוּשָׁה֙ne.chu.ShahH5154and cut throughאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438the barsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280of ironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270.

3I will giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414youthe treasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214of darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and the riches hiddenוּמַטְמֻנֵ֖יu.mat.mu.NeiH4301in secret placesמִסְתָּרִ֑יםmis.ta.RimH4565,so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may knowתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589amthe LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478,who callsהַקּוֹרֵ֥אha.ko.Re'H7121you by nameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034.

4For the sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478My chosen oneבְּחִירִ֑יbe.chi.RiH972,I callוָאֶקְרָ֤אva.'ek.Ra'H7121youby nameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034;I have given you a title of honorאֲכַנְּךָ֖'a.kha.ne.KhaH3655,though you have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808known Meיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045.

5Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369otherע֔וֹדodH5750;there is noאֵ֣ין'einH369Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430but Meזוּלָתִ֖יzu.la.TiH2108.I will equip you for battleאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247,though you have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808known Meיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045,

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