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Isaiah 49:8-16

8This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “In the timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256of favorרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522I will answer Youעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030,and in the dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444I will help Youעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826;I will keep Youוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341and appoint Youוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414to be a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285for the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971,to restoreלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,to apportionלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157its desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074inheritancesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159,

9to sayלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to the prisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631, ‘Come outצֵ֔אוּTze.'uH3318,’and to thoseלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834in darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, ‘Show yourselvesהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540.’They will feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462alongעַל־'al-H5921the pathwaysדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870,and find pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830on everyוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605barren hillשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205.

10They will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808hungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456or thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770,nor willוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808scorching heatשָׁרָ֖בsha.RavH8273or sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121beat down on themיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221.Forכִּי־ki-H3588He who has compassion on themמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355will guide themיְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.GemH5090and lead themיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095besideוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921springsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

11I will turnוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760allכָל־khol-H3605My mountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022into roadsלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870,and My highwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546will be raised upיְרֻמֽוּן׃ye.ru.MunH7311.

12Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theyאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428will comeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935from far awayמֵרָח֖וֹק וְהִֽנֵּה־ אֵ֙לֶּה֙me.ra.Chok ve.hi.neh- 'e.lehH7350 H2009 H428,from the northמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and from the westוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220,and fromוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Aswanסִינִֽים׃si.NimH5515.”

13Shout for joyרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064;rejoiceוְגִ֣ילִיve.Gi.liH1523,O earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;break forthוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476in songרִנָּ֑הri.NahH7440,O mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has comfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and He will have compassionיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355on His afflicted onesוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.

14But Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has forsaken meעֲזָבַ֣נִי'a.za.Va.niH5800;the Lordוַאדֹנָ֖יva.do.NaiH136has forgotten meשְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃she.khe.Cha.niH7911!”

15“Can a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her nursing childעוּלָ֔הּ'u.LahH5764,or lack compassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355for the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of her wombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990?Even ifגַּם־gam-H1571sheאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428could forgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911,I willוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595notלֹ֥אlo'H3808forget youאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911!

16Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,I have inscribed youחַקֹּתִ֑יךְcha.ko.TikhH2710onעַל־'al-H5921the palms of My handsכַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimH3709;your wallsחוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346are everתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before Meנֶגְדִּ֖יneg.DiH5048.

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