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Isaiah 49:20-26

20Yetע֚וֹדodH5750the childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121of your bereavementשִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְshi.ku.La.yikhH7923will sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in your hearingבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241, ‘This placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725is too small for usצַר־tzar-H6862;make roomגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066for usto live hereוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427.’

21Then you will sayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559in your heartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has begottenיָֽלַד־ya.lad-H3205אֶת־'et-H853theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428for me?Iוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589was bereavedשְׁכוּלָ֖הshe.khu.LahH7909and barrenוְגַלְמוּדָ֑הve.gal.mu.DahH1565;I was exiledגֹּלָ֣ה׀go.LahH1540and rejectedH5494.So whoמִ֣יmiH4310has reared themוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ גִדֵּ֔לve.'E.leh gi.DelH428 H1431?Lookהֵ֤ןhenH2005,Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589was leftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604all aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905,soאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375did they come fromהֵֽם׃ פHemH1992?’”

22This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559: “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I will lift upאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375My handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027toאֶל־'el-H413the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,and raiseאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311My bannerנִסִּ֑יni.SiH5251toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.They will bringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935your sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121in their armsבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684and carryתִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃ti.na.Se.nahH5375your daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323onעַל־'al-H5921their shouldersכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.

23Kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428will beוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961your foster fathersאֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ'o.me.Na.yikhH539,and their queensוְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ve.sa.ro.tei.HemH8282your nursing mothersמֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmei.Ni.ko.Ta.yikhH3243.They will bowיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812to youfacedownאַפַּ֗יִם אֶ֚רֶץ'a.Pa.yim 'E.retzH639 H776and lickיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897the dustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083at your feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272.Then you will knowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;those whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hope in Meקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960will neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808be put to shameיֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.”

24Can the plunderמַלְק֑וֹחַmal.Ko.achH4455be snatchedהֲיֻקַּ֥חha.yu.KachH3947from the mightyמִגִּבּ֖וֹרmi.gi.BorH1368,orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the captivesשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH7628of a tyrantצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662be deliveredיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422?

25Indeedכִּי־ki-H3588,this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the captivesשְׁבִ֤יshe.ViH7628of the mightyגִבּוֹר֙gi.bOrH1368will be taken awayיֻקָּ֔חyu.KachH3947,and the plunderוּמַלְק֥וֹחַu.mal.Ko.achH4455of the tyrantעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184will be retrievedיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422;Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595will contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854those who contend with youיְרִיבֵךְ֙ye.ri.veKhH3401,and Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595will saveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃'o.Shi.a'H3467your childrenבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121.

26I will make your oppressorsמוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙mo.Na.yikhH3238אֶת־'et-H853eatוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.khal.TiH398אֶת־'et-H853their own fleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320;they will be drunkיִשְׁכָּר֑וּןyish.ka.RunH7937on their own bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818,as with wineוְכֶעָסִ֖יסve.khe.'a.SisH6071.Then allכָל־khol-H3605mankindבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320will knowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,am your Saviorמֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmo.shi.'EkhH3467and your Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,the Mightyאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46One of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ סya.'a.KoH3290.”

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