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Isaiah 45:11-18

11Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and its Makerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335: “Concerning things to comeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857,do you question Meשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592aboutעַל־'al-H5921My sonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121,or instruct Meתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680inוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of My handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027?

12It is Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595who madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776and createdבָרָ֑אתִי אֲנִ֗יva.Ra.ti 'a.NiH1254 H589manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon itעָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.It was My handsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027that stretched outנָט֣וּna.TuH5186the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,and I ordainedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635.

13Iאָנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595will raise upהַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּha.'i.ro.Ti.huH5782Cyrusin righteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and I will makeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870straight.Heהֽוּא־hu'-H1931will rebuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129My cityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892and set My exilesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546freeיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971,but notלֹ֤אlo'H3808for paymentבִמְחִיר֙vim.ChirH4242orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808rewardבְשֹׁ֔חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.”

14This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “The productsיְגִ֨יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of Egyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the merchandiseוּֽסְחַר־u.se.char-H5504of Cushכּוּשׁ֮kushH3568,along with the Sabeansוּסְבָאִים֮u.se.va.'ImH5436,menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of statureמִדָּה֒mi.DahH4060,will come overיַעֲבֹ֙רוּ֙ya.'a.Vo.ruH5674to youעָלַ֤יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921and will beיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961yours;they will trudge behindאַחֲרַ֣יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310youיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980;they will come overיַעֲבֹ֑רוּya.'a.Vo.ruH5674in chainsבַּזִּקִּ֖יםba.zi.KimH2131and bow downיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙yish.ta.cha.VuH7812to youוְאֵלַ֤יִךְve.'e.La.yikhH413.They will confessיִתְפַּלָּ֔לוּyit.pa.La.luH6419to youאֵלַ֣יִךְ'e.La.yikhH413: ‘Godאֵ֛ל'elH410is indeedאַ֣ךְ'akhH389with you,and there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369otherע֖וֹדodH5750;there is noאֶ֥פֶס'E.fesH657other Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.’”

15Trulyאָכֵ֕ן'a.KhenH403Youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are a Godאֵ֣ל'elH410who hides Himselfמִסְתַּתֵּ֑רmis.ta.TerH5641,O Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,the Saviorמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467.

16They will allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605be put to shameבּ֥וֹשׁוּBo.o.shuH954andוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571humiliatedנִכְלְמ֖וּnikh.le.MuH3637;the makersחָרָשֵׁ֖יcha.ra.SheiH2796of idolsצִירִֽים׃tzi.RimH6736will departהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162in disgraceבַכְּלִמָּ֔הva.ke.li.MahH3639.

17ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will be savedנוֹשַׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467by the LORDבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068with an everlastingעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668;you will notלֹא־lo'-H3808be put to shameתֵבֹ֥שׁוּ וְלֹא־te.Vo.shu ve.lo'-H954 H3808or humiliatedתִכָּלְמ֖וּti.kal.MuH3637,toעַד־'ad-H5704agesע֥וֹלְמֵיol.meiH5769everlastingעַֽד׃ פ'AdH5703.

18Forכִּ֣יkiH3588thusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saysאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559the LORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,who createdבּוֹרֵ֨אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064—Heה֣וּאhu'H1931isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;He formedיֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335the earthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776and fashioned itוְעֹשָׂהּ֙ve.'o.SahH6213;Heה֣וּאhu'H1931established itכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּkho.NahH3559;He did notלֹא־lo'-H3808createבְרָאָ֖הּve.ra.'AhH1254it to be emptyתֹ֥הוּTo.huH8414,but formedיְצָרָ֑הּye.tza.RahH3335it to be inhabitedלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427: “Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369otherעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

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