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Isaiah 45

1Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtohisanointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899,toCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566,whoserightבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225handH3225Ihaveholden,tosubduenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471beforehim—andIwillloosetheloinsוּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.NeiH4975ofkingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428;toopenbeforehimthetwo-leaveddoorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817,andthegatesH8179shallnotbeshutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462:

2Iwillgobeforethee,andmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474theelevatedplacesplain;Iwillbreakאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665inpiecesthebrazendoorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817,andcutאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438asunderthebarsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280ofironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270;

3andIwillgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414theethetreasuresH214ofdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,andhiddenrichesofsecretמִסְתָּרִ֑יםmis.ta.RimH4565placesH4565;thatthou mayestknowתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045thatI,Jehovah,whocallהַקּוֹרֵ֥אha.ko.Re'H7121theebynameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034, [am]theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290myservant'ssakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478mine elect,IhavecalledH7121theebythynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034;Isurnamed thee, though thou didstnotknowיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me;

5I[am]Jehovah,andthereisnoneelse;thereisnoGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430besideme:Igirdedאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247thee,andthou hastnotknownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me;

6—thattheymayknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045fromtherisingofthesunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121,andfromthegoingdown,thatthereisnonebesideme.I[am]Jehovah,andthereisnoneelse;

7formingיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335thelightאוֹר֙'OrH216andcreatingdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,makingH6213peaceH7965andcreatingevilH7451:I,Jehovah,doallthesethingsאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH428.

8Dropdown, [ye]heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,fromabove,andlettheskiespourdownrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666; lettheearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605,andletthembringforthsalvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468,andwithitletrighteousnessH6666springH6779up.I,Jehovah,havecreatedH1254it.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945untohimthatstrivethwithhisMaker! LetapotsherdH2789[strive]withthepotsherdsH2789oftheearthH127.Shalltheclaysayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559tohimthatformethit,Whatmakest thou?Orthyworkוּפָעָלְךָ֖u.fa.'a.le.KhaH6467,Hehathnohandsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945untohimthatsaith unto [his]fatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1,Whatbegettest thou?Orto[his] mother,Whathast thoubroughtH3205forthH3205?

11Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhisMaker:Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592meofthethingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857tocomeH857;concerningmysonsH1121,andconcerningtheworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467ofmyhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027,commandתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680yeme.

12ItisIthathavemadeH6213theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andcreatedH1254manH120uponit;itisI,myhandsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027,thathavestretchedנָט֣וּna.TuH5186outtheheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064,andalltheirhostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635haveIcommandedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680.

13ItisIthathaveraisedhimupinrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,andIwillmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474allhiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870straightH3474:heshallbuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129mycityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892,andheshallletgoיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971mycaptives,notforpriceH4242norreward, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

14Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:ThewealthofEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andthemerchandiseofEthiopiaandtheSabeansוּסְבָאִים֮u.se.va.'ImH5436,menH376ofstature,shallcomeoverunto thee,andtheyshallbeH1961thine:theyshallwalkafterthee;inchainstheyshallcomeover,andtheyshallbowיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙yish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812unto thee,theyshallmakesupplicationunto thee, [sayingאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,]Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430isinthee;andthereisnoneelse,nootherGodH430. ...

15Verily thou artaGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430thathidest thyself,OGodH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,theSaviour. ...

16Theyshallbeashamedבּ֥וֹשׁוּBo.o.shuH954,andalsoוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571confounded,allofthem;theyshallgoH1980awayinconfusiontogetherH3162,themakersofidols.

17Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallbesavedH3467byJehovahwithaneverlastingsalvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668: yeshallnotbeashamedתֵבֹ֥שׁוּte.Vo.shuH954norconfounded, untotheagesofages.

18Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saithJehovahwhocreatedH1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430himselfwhoformedיֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335theearthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776andmadeH6213it,hewhoestablishedכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּkho.NahH3559it, —notaswastedidhecreateH1254it:heformedיְצָרָ֑הּye.tza.RahH3335ittobeinhabitedH3427: —I[am]Jehovah,andthereisnoneelse.

19IhavenotspokenH1696insecret,inadarkplaceבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725oftheearthH776;IsaidH559notuntotheseedH2233ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,Seekבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִיva.ke.Shu.niH1245meinvain:I[am]Jehovah,speakingH1696righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,declaringH5046thingswhichareright.

20Gatherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselvesandcomeוָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uH935;drawהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּhit.na.ge.ShuH5066neartogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, yethatareescapedofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471.Theyhavenoknowledgethatcarryהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'ImH5375thewoodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086oftheirgravenimageH6459,andprayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.LimH6419untoagodאֵ֖ל'elH410thatcannotsaveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467.

21Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046andbringוְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּve.ha.Gi.shuH5066[them]near; yea,letthemtakeיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.TzuH3289counselH3289togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162:whohathcausedthistobeheardH8085fromancienttime? [who] hathdeclaredהִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.DahH5046itlongago?IsitnotI,Jehovah?AndthereisnoGodאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430elsebesideme;ajustGodH430andaSaviour,thereisnonebesidesme.

22Lookuntome,andbeyesavedH3467,alltheendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657oftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:forI[am]Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,andthereisnoneelse.

23IhaveswornH7650bymyself,thewordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697isgoneH3318outofmymouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310[in]righteousnessצְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahH6666andshallnotreturnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,thatuntomeeverykneeshallbowתִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'H3766,everytongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956shallswearH7650.

24Onlyאַ֧ךְ'akhH389inJehovah,shallonesayאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559,haveIrighteousnessH6666andstrengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797.Tohimshall[men]comeH935;andallthatareincensedagainsthimshallbeashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954.

25InJehovahshallalltheseedH2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478bejustifiedH6663,andshallglory.

Commentaries on Isaiah 45

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