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Isaiah 44:6-23

6Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theKingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhisRedeemerוְגֹאֲל֖וֹve.go.'a.LoH1350,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:I[am]thefirstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223,andI[am]thelastאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314,andbesidemethereisnoGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

7Andwho,asI,shallcallH7121,andshalldeclareוְיַגִּידֶ֤הָve.ya.gi.De.haH5046it,andsetH7760itinorderforme,sinceIappointedH7760theancientpeopleעַם־'am-H5971?Andthecomingתָּבֹ֖אנָהta.Vo.nahH935thingsוְאֹתִיּ֛וֹתve.'o.ti.YotH857,andthosethatshallhappen,letthemdeclareיַגִּ֥ידוּya.Gi.duH5046untothem.

8FearH6342not,neitherbeafraidH6342.HaveInotcaused theetohearH8085fromthattime,andhavedeclaredוְהִגַּ֖דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046it?andyearemywitnessesH5707.IsthereaGodאֱל֙וֹהַּ֙'e.Lo.ahH433besideme? yea,thereisnoRockצ֖וּרtzurH6697:Iknowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045notany.

9TheythatformagravenimageH6459areallofthemvanity,andtheirdelectablethingsareofnoprofitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276;andtheyaretheirownwitnessesH5707:theyseeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200not,norknowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045; —thattheymaybeashamedיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.

10Whohathformedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335agodאֵ֖ל'elH410,ormoltenagravenimageH6459thatisprofitablefornothing?

11Behold,allhisfellowsshallbeashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954;andtheworkmenarebutmenH120. Letthemallbegatheredיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908togetherH3162, letthemstandיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975up:theyshallfearH6342,theyshallbeashamedיֵבֹ֥שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954togetherH3162.

12Theiron-smith [hath]achisel,andheworkethinthecoals,andhefashionethitwithhammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717,andworkethitwithhisstrongarmבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220; —butheishungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456,andhisstrengthH2220faileth;hehathnotdrunkH8354waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325,andheisfaint.

13Theworkerinwoodעֵצִים֮'e.TzimH6086stretchethoutaline;hemarkethitoutwithredchalk;heformethitwithsharp tools,andhemarkethitoutwiththecompass,andmakethitafterthefigureofamanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,accordingtothebeautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597ofmanH376:thatitmayremainH3427inthehouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14Whenhehewethhimdownלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730,hetaketh alsoaholm-oakandaterebinth —hechoosethforhimselfamongthetreesH6086oftheforestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293:heplantethapine,andtherainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653maketh [it]growיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431.

15AnditshallbeH1961foramanH120toburnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197,andhetaketh thereof,andwarmethhimself;hekindlethitalsoאַף־'af-H637,andbakethbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899;hemakethalsoאַף־'af-H637agodאֵל֙'elH410,andworshippethit;hemakethitagravenimageH6459,andfallethdownוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812thereto.

16Heburnethpartthereofinthefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;withpartthereofheeatethfleshH1320,heroastethroastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748,andissatisfiedH7646; yea,heiswarmיָחֹם֙ya.ChomH2552,andsaith,Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889,Iambecomewarmחַמּוֹתִ֖יcha.mo.TiH2552,Ihaveseenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thefireH784.

17Andwiththeremainder thereofhemakethagodלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,hisgravenimageH6459;hefallethdownוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812untoit,andworshippethit,andprayeth untoit,andsaith,Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me,forthou artmygodאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.

18Theyhavenoknowledge,andunderstandיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995not;forhehathplasteredH2902theireyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,thattheymaynotseeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200;andtheirheartsH3820,thattheymaynotunderstandH995.

19Andnonetakethittoheartלִבּ֗וֹli.BoH3820,neitheristhereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847norunderstandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394tosayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Ihaveburnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313partofitinthefireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784,andhavealsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH637bakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899uponthecoalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513thereof,IhaveroastedfleshH1320,andeatenוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398[it],andwiththerestH3499thereofshallImakeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441?shallIbowdowntoablockofwoodH6086?

20Hefeedethonashesאֵ֔פֶר'E.ferH665;adeceivedheartלֵ֥בlevH3820hathturnedH5186himasideהִטָּ֑הוּhi.Ta.huH5186,thathecannotdeliverיַצִּ֤ילya.TzilH5337hissoulH5315,norsayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559,IstherenotalieH8267inmyrightבִּימִינִֽי׃ סbi.mi.NiH3225handH3225?

21Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142thesethingsאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428,OJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,forthou artmyservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650;Ihaveformedיְצַרְתִּ֤יךָye.tzar.Ti.khaH3335thee: thou artmyservantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; thou shaltnotbeforgottenתִנָּשֵֽׁנִי׃ti.na.She.niH5382ofme.

22Ihaveblottedout,asathickcloudוְכֶעָנָ֖ןve.khe.'a.NanH6051, thytransgressionsפְּשָׁעֶ֔יךָpe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588,and,asacloudH6051, thysinsחַטֹּאותֶ֑יךָcha.to.Tei.khaH2403:returnשׁוּבָ֥הshu.VahH7725untome;forIhaveredeemedגְאַלְתִּֽיךָ׃ge.'al.Ti.khaH1350thee.

23SingH7442, yeheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064;forJehovahhathdoneit:shoutהָרִ֙יעוּ֙ha.Ri.'uH7321, yelowerpartsתַּחְתִּיּ֣וֹתtach.ti.YotH8482oftheearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;breakפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476forthH6476intosinging, yemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293,andeverytreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086therein!ForJehovahhathredeemedגָאַ֤לga.'AlH1350Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andglorifiedH6286himselfinIsraelוּבְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לu.ve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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