Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 45:16-25

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.

19I have notלֹ֧אlo'H3808spokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in secretבַסֵּ֣תֶרva.Se.terH5643,from a placeבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725in a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822.I did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808sayאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to the descendantsלְזֶ֥רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, ‘Seek Meבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִיva.ke.Shu.niH1245in a wastelandתֹּ֣הוּTo.huH8414.’Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,speakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696the truthצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664;I sayמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046what is rightמֵישָׁרִֽים׃mei.sha.RimH4339.

20Comeוָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uH935,gather togetherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,and draw nearהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּ יַחְדָּ֖וhit.na.ge.Shu yach.DavH5066 H3162,you fugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֣יpe.li.TeiH6412from the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.Ignorantלֹ֣א יָדְע֗וּlo' ya.de.'UH3808 H3045arethose who carryהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'ImH5375אֶת־'et-H853idolsפִּסְלָ֔םpis.LamH6459of woodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086and prayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.LimH6419toאֶל־'el-H413a godאֵ֖ל'elH410that cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808saveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467.

21Speak upהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046and present your caseוְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּve.ha.Gi.shuH5066—yesאַ֥ף'afH637,let them take counselיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.TzuH3289togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162.Whoמִ֣יmiH4310foretoldהִשְׁמִיעַ֩hish.mi.a'H8085thisזֹ֨אתzotH2063long agoמִקֶּ֜דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924?Who announced itהִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.DahH5046from ancient timesמֵאָ֣זme.'AzH227?Was it notהֲל֨וֹאha.Lo'H3808Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068?There is noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369otherע֤וֹדodH5750Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430but Meמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107,a righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662Godאֵֽל־'el-H410and Saviorוּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467;there is noneאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369but Meזוּלָתִֽי׃zu.la.TiH2108.

22Turnפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437to Meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413and be savedוְהִוָּשְׁע֖וּve.hi.va.she.'UH3467,allכָּל־kol-H3605the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;forכִּ֥יkiH3588Iאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589amGodאֵ֖ל'elH410,and there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369otherעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

23By MyselfI have swornנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650;truthצְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahH6666has gone outיָצָ֨אya.Tza'H3318from My mouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310,a wordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697that will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be revokedיָשׁ֑וּב כִּי־ya.Shuv ki-H7725 H3588:Everyכָּל־kol-H3605kneeבֶּ֔רֶךְBe.rekhH1290will bowתִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'H3766before Me,everyכָּל־kol-H3605tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956will swearתִּשָּׁבַ֖עti.sha.Va'H7650allegiance.

24Surelyאַ֧ךְ'akhH389they will say of Meאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559, ‘In the LORDבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068alone arerighteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666and strengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797.’”Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who rageהַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against Himwill comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935to Himעָדָיו֙'a.DavH5704and be put to shameוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954.

25In the LORDבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605descendantsזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478will be justifiedיִצְדְּק֥וּyitz.de.KuH6663and will exultוְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּve.yit.ha.LuH1984.

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