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Isaiah 49:1-6

1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,O islandsאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339;pay attentionוְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181,O distantמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350peoplesלְאֻמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816:The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068called Meקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121from the wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990;from the bodyמִמְּעֵ֥יmi.me.'EiH4578of My motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517He named Meהִזְכִּ֥יר שְׁמִֽי׃hiz.Kir she.MiH2142 H8034.

2He madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760My mouthפִּי֙piH6310like a sharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719;He hid Meהֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.niH2244in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027.He made Meוַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niH7760like a polishedבָּר֔וּרba.RurH1305arrowלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671;He hid Meהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641in His quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827.

3He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Me, “Youאָ֑תָּה'A.tahH859are My Servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I will display My gloryאֶתְפָּאָֽר׃'et.pa.'ArH6286.”

4But Iוַאֲנִ֤יva.'a.NiH589saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, “I have laboredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615My strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581in futilityלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414and vanityוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892;yetאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403My vindicationמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941is withאֶת־'et-H854the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and My rewardוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468is withאֶת־'et-H854My Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.”

5And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,who formed Meיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335from the wombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to be His Servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,to bring Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290backלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725to Himאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413,that Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478 H3808might be gathered to Himיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622—for I am honoredוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and My Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430isהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961My strengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797—

6He saysוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “It is not enoughנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043for You to beמִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥mih.yot.KhaH1961MyServantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650,to raise upלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965אֶת־'et-H853the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725the protectedH5336ones of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I will also makeוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414You a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216for the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,to bringלִֽהְי֥וֹתlih.YotH1961My salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444toעַד־'ad-H5704the endsקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

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