1HearH8085yethis,houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,whoarecalledהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ha.nik.ra.'ImH7121bythenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andarecomeH3318forthH3318outofthewatersוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,whoswearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650bythenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,andmakeH8085mentionoftheGodוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,notintruthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571,norinrighteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666. 2Fortheyarenamedשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034aftertheholyH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892,andstaythemselvesupontheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameH8034. 3IhavedeclaredH5046theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223thingsH7223long ago;andtheywentH3318forthH3318outofmymouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310,andIcausedthemtobeheardH8085:Iwroughtsuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597,andtheycameH935topass. 4BecauseIknewthatthou artobstinate,andthyneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203isanironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517,andthy brow brass, 5soIhavelong agodeclaredH5046[them]tothee;beforetheycameH935topassIcaused theetohearH8085[them];lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, MineidolH6459hathdonethem,andmygravenimageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459,ormymoltenimageH6459hathcommandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them. 6Thou heardest,seeH2372allthis; —andye,willnotyedeclareH5046[it]?Ihavecaused theetohearH8085newחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319thingsfromthistime,andthingshidden,andthatthou knewestnot: 7theyarecreatedH1254nowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258,andnotlongago;andbeforethisdayי֖וֹםYomH3117thou hastnotheardH8085them,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435thou shouldestsayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559,Behold,IknewH3045them. 8Yea, thou heardestnot,yea, thou knewestnot,yea,fromofold thineearאָזְנֶ֑ךָ'a.ze.Ne.khaH241wasnotopenedפִתְּחָ֣הfi.te.ChahH6605;forIknewH3045thatthou wouldest everdealH898treacherouslyH898,andthou wastcalledקֹ֥רָאKo.ra'H7121atransgressorfromthewombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990. 9Formyname'ssakeלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616Iwilldefer mineangerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639,and[for]mypraiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416willIrefrain astothee,thatIcutהַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃hakh.ri.Te.khaH3772theenotoff. 10Behold,IhaverefinedH6884thee,butnotassilverבְכָ֑סֶףve.Kha.sefH3701;IhavechosenH977theeinthefurnaceבְּכ֥וּרbe.KhurH3564ofaffliction. 11Formine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֧יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,formine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֛יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,willIdo[it];forhowאֵ֣יךְ'eikhH349should[myname]beprofanedH2490?andIwillnotgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃ ס'e.TenH5414mygloryוּכְבוֹדִ֖יu.khe.vo.DiH3519untoanother. 12Hearken untome,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and[thou]Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,mycalledמְקֹרָאִ֑יme.ko.ra.'IH7121.I[am]HE;I,thefirstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223,andI,thelastאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314. 13Yea,myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027hathlaidthefoundationoftheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andmyrightוִֽימִינִ֖יvi.mi.NiH3225handH3027hathspreadabroadtheheavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064:Icallקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121untothem,theystandיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975uptogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162. 14Allye,gatherהִקָּבְצ֤וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselvestogetherH6908,andhearH8085:whichamongthemhathdeclaredH5046thesethingsאֵ֑לֶּה'E.lehH428?HewhomJehovahhathlovedH157shallexecutehispleasureחֶפְצוֹ֙chef.TzoH2656onBabylonבְּבָבֶ֔לbe.va.VelH894,andhisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220[shallbeon]theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778. 15I, [evenH637]I,havespokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696; yea,IhavecalledH7121him;IhavebroughtH935him,andhiswayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870shallbeprosperous. 16Comenearuntome,hearH8085yethis:Ihavenotspokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696insecretfromthebeginning;fromthetimeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256thatitwasH1961,thereamI;andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah hathsentH7971me,andhisSpiritוְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פve.ru.ChoH7307. 17Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah, thyRedeemerגֹּאַלְךָ֖go.'al.KhaH1350,theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I[am]JehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoteacheth theefor[thy]profitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276,wholeadeth theeinthewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870thatthou shouldest go. 18Ohthatthou hadst hearkenedtomycommandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֑יle.mitz.vo.TaiH4687!Thenwouldthypeaceשְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965havebeenH1961asariverכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104,andthyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666asthewavesoftheseaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220; 19andthyseedH2233wouldhavebeenH1961asthesandכַחוֹל֙kha.chOlH2344,andtheoffspringזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233ofthybowelsH4578likethegravel thereof:theirnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034shouldnothavebeenH1961cutיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772offnordestroyedיִשָּׁמֵ֛דyi.sha.MedH8045frombeforeme. 20GoH3318yeforthH3318fromBabylonמִבָּבֶל֮mi.ba.VelH894,fleeבִּרְח֣וּbir.ChuH1272fromtheChaldeansמִכַּשְׂדִּים֒mi.kas.DimH3778,withavoiceH6963ofsinging;declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046, causethistobeheardH8085, utterittotheendקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;sayאִמְר֕וּ'im.RuH559ye,Jehovahhathredeemedגָּאַ֥לga.'AlH1350hisservantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290. 21Andtheythirstednotwhenheled themthroughthedeserts;hecausedthewatersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325toflowהִזִּ֣ילhi.ZilH5140outoftherockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697forthem; yea,heclavetherockצ֔וּרTzurH6697,andthewatersמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325gushedout. 22Thereisnopeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, saithJehovah, untothewickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563. 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