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Isaiah 48:9-15

9For the sakeלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034I will delayאַאֲרִ֣יךְ'a.'a.RikhH748My wrathאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639;for the sake of My praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416I will restrain itאֶחֱטָם־'e.che.tom-H2413,so that you will notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115be cut offהַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃hakh.ri.Te.khaH3772.

10Seeהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have refined youצְרַפְתִּ֖יךָtze.raf.Ti.khaH6884,but notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808as silverבְכָ֑סֶףve.Kha.sefH3701;I have testedבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977you in the furnaceבְּכ֥וּרbe.KhurH3564of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040.

11For My own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֧יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,My very own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֛יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,I will actאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213;forכִּ֣יkiH3588howאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349can I let Myself be defamedיֵחָ֑לye.ChalH2490?I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808yieldאֶתֵּֽן׃ ס'e.TenH5414My gloryוּכְבוֹדִ֖יu.khe.vo.DiH3519to anotherלְאַחֵ֥רle.'a.CherH312.

12Listenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom I have calledמְקֹרָאִ֑יme.ko.ra.'IH7121:Iאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589am Heהוּא֙hu'H1931;Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223,and I amאַ֖ף אֲנִ֥י'af 'a.NiH589 H637the lastאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314.

13Surelyאַף־'af-H637My own handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027foundedיָ֣סְדָהYa.se.dahH3245the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and My right handוִֽימִינִ֖יvi.mi.NiH3225spread outטִפְּחָ֣הti.pe.ChahH2946the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;when Iאֲנִ֛י אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.Ni 'a.lei.HemH589 H413summon themקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121,they stand upיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

14Come togetherהִקָּבְצ֤וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908,all of youכֻלְּכֶם֙khu.le.KhemH3605,and listenוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּu.sha.Ma.'uH8085:Whichמִ֥יmiH4310of the idolshas foretoldהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046אֶת־'et-H853these thingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?The LORD’sיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068chosen allyאֲהֵב֔וֹ'a.he.VoH157will carry outיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213His desireחֶפְצוֹ֙chef.TzoH2656against Babylonבְּבָבֶ֔לbe.va.VelH894,and His armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220will be against the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

15Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589,even Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589,have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696;yesאַף־'af-H637,I have called himקְרָאתִ֑יוke.ra.TivH7121.I have brought himהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יוha.vi.'o.TivH935,and he will succeedוְהִצְלִ֥יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in his missionדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870.

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