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Isaiah 51:3-16

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will comfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726and will look with compassionנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162on all herכָּל־kol-H3605ruinsחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723;He will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760her wildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057like Edenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731and her desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like the gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057will be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672in her,thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426and melodiousזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172songוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963.

4Pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and listenהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to Meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,My nationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816;forכִּ֤יkiH3588a lawתוֹרָה֙ מֵאִתִּ֣יto.Rah me.'i.TiH8451 H854will go out from Meתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318,and My justiceוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941will becomea lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971;I will bring it about quicklyאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280.

5My righteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664draws nearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138,My salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468is on the wayיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,and My armsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220will bring justiceיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199to the nationsעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971.The islandsאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339will lookיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960for Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413and wait in hopeיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ye.ya.che.LunH3176forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413My armזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220.

6Lift upשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027atאֶל־'el-H413the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776belowמִתַּ֗חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the heavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064will vanishנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414like smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227,the earthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will wear outתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899,and its peopleוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427will dieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191likeכְּמוֹ־ כֵ֣ןke.mov- khenH3644 H3654gnats.But My salvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444will last foreverלְעוֹלָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔הle.'o.Lam tih.YehH1961 H5769,and My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808failתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.

7Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,you who knowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045what is rightצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,you peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971with My lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451in your heartsבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820:Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372the scornחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of menאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582;do notאַל־'al-H408be brokenתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865by their insultsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the mothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211will devour themיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398like a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899,and the wormסָ֑סSasH5580will eat themיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398like woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785.But My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will last foreverלְעוֹלָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔הle.'o.Lam tih.YehH1961 H5769,My salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444through all generationsH1755.”

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,put onלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847strengthעֹז֙'ozH5797,O armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Wake upע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782as in daysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117pastקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924,as in generationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755of oldעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769.Was it notהֲל֥וֹא הִ֛יאha.Lo' hi'H3808 H1931Youאַתְּ־'at-H859who cut Rahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294to piecesהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672,who pierced throughמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490the dragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Was it notהֲל֤וֹא הִיא֙ha.Lo' hi'H3808 H1931Youאַתְּ־'at-H859who dried upהַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶתha.ma.cha.Re.vetH2717the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,the watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of the greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415,who madeהַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ha.Sa.mahH7760a roadדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the depthsמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220for the redeemedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350to cross overלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674?

11So the redeemedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will returnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725and enterוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726with singingבְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.NahH7440,crownedעַל־ רֹאשָׁ֑ם'al- ro.ShamH5921 H7218with everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyוְשִׂמְחַ֥תve.sim.ChatH8057.Gladnessשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and joyוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057will overtake themיַשִּׂיג֔וּןya.si.GunH5381,and sorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015and sighingוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585will fleeנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127.

12“Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595,even Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595,am Heה֖וּאhu'H1931who comforts youמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םme.na.chem.KhemH5162.Whyמִֽי־mi-H4310should youאַ֤תְּ'atH859be afraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372of mortalיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191manמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582,of a sonוּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120who withersיִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.TenH5414like grassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682?

13But you have forgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,your Makerעֹשֶׂ֗ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213,who stretched outנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064and laid the foundationsוְיֹסֵ֣דve.yo.SedH3245of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776.You live in terrorוַתְּפַחֵ֨דva.te.fa.ChedH6342all day longתָּמִ֜יד כָּל־ הַיּ֗וֹםta.Mid kol- hai.YomH8548 H3605 H3117because ofמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the furyחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693whoכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834is bentכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559on destructionלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843.But whereוְאַיֵּ֖הve.'ai.YehH346is the furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14The captiveצֹעֶ֖הtzo.'EhH6808will soonמִהַ֥רmi.HarH4116be freedלְהִפָּתֵ֑חַle.hi.pa.Te.achH6605;he will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191in the dungeonלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,and his breadלַחְמֽוֹ׃lach.MoH3899will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be lackingיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

15For Iוְאָֽנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.KhiH595am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who stirs upרֹגַ֣עro.Ga'H7280the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220so that its wavesגַּלָּ֑יוga.LavH1530roarוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993—the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isHis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

16I have putוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,and covered youכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680with the shadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738of My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,to establishלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,to foundוְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.SodH3245the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and to sayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559to Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, ‘Youאָֽתָּה׃ ס'A.tahH859are My peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.’”

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