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Isaiah 49

1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,Oisles, untome;andhearken, yepeoplesH3816fromafarH7350.Jehovahhathcalledקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121mefromthewombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990;fromthebowelsH4578ofmymotherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517hathhemadementionofmynameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.

2AndhehathmadeH7760mymouthפִּי֙piH6310likeasharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719,hehathconcealedH5641meundertheshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738ofhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027,andhehathmadeH7760meapolishedshaft:inhisquiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hathhehiddenH5641me.

3AndhesaidH559untome, Thou artmyservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478,inwhomIwillglorifyH6286myself.

4—AndIsaidH559,Ihavelabouredinvain,Ihavespentmystrengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581fornoughtandinvain;neverthelessאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403myjudgmentH4941iswithJehovah,andmyworkH6468withmyGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

5Andnowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258, saithJehovah,thatformedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335mefromthewombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990tobeH1961hisservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,thatIshouldbringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againtohim; (thoughIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478beH1961notgatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622,yetshallIbeH1961glorifiedH3513intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,andmyGodוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430shallbeH1961mystrengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797;)

6—andhesaith,ItisasmallthingH7043thatthou shouldestbeH1961myservantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650toraiseלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965upthetribesH7626ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andtorestoreH7725thepreservedofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;IhaveevengivenH5414theeforalightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216ofthenationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,thatthou mayestbeH1961mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444untotheendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541saithJehovah,theRedeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,hisHolyקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918Oneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918,tohimwhommandespiseth,tohimwhomthenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorreth,totheservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650ofrulers:Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200andariseH6965,princesH8269,andtheyshallworship,becauseofJehovahwhoisfaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539,theHolyH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whohathchosenH977thee.

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:Inatimeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256ofacceptanceH7522haveIansweredthee,andinthedayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444haveIhelpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee;andIwillpreserveH5341thee,andgiveH5414theeforacovenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285ofthepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971,toestablishH6965thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,tocausetoinheritH5157thedesolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritages;

9sayingלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559totheprisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631,GoH3318forthH3318;tothemthatareindarknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, Shewyourselves.TheyshallfeedH7462inthewaysH1870,andtheirpastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830shallbeonallbareשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205hills.

10TheyshallnothungerH7456northirst,neithershalltheheatnorsunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121smitethem;forhethathathmercyH7355onthemwillleadיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them,andbythespringsofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325willheguidethem.

11AndIwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760allmymountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022awayH1870,andmyhighwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546shallberaisedH7311up.

12Behold,theseshallcomeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935fromafarH7350;andbehold,thesefromthenorthמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828andfromthewestוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220;andthesefromthelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofSinim.

13Shoutרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442, yeheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064;andbejoyful, thouearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;andbreakוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476forthH6476intosinging, yemountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022:forJehovahhathcomfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,andwillhavemercyH7355uponhisafflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041ones.

14ButZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726saidH559,Jehovahhath forsakenme,andtheLordhathforgottenשְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃she.khe.Cha.niH7911me.

15Canawomanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911hersuckingchild,thatsheshouldnothavecompassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355onthesonH1121ofherwombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990?Eventheseforgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911,butIwillnotforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee.

16Lo,Ihavegraven theeuponthepalmsכַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimH3709of[my]handsH3709; thywallsחוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346arecontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeme.

17ThysonsH1121shallmakeH4116hasteמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116; thydestroyersandtheythatlaidthee wasteshallgoיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318forthH3318fromthee.

18Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375upthineeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869roundH5439aboutandbehold:theyallgatherH6908themselvestogetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908,theycomeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935tothee.AsIlive, saithJehovah, thou shaltindeedclotheH3847theewiththemallaswithanornament,andbindH7194themonasabrideכַּכַּלָּֽה׃ka.ka.LahH3618doth.

19For[in] thywasteחָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cha.re.vo.Ta.yikhH2723andthydesolateוְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְve.Sho.me.mo.Ta.yikhH8074placesH2723,andthydestroyedlandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776, thou shaltevennowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258betoo straitenedbyreasonoftheinhabitantsמִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmi.yo.ShevH3427,andtheythatswallowedמְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃me.va.le.'A.yikhH1104theeupshallbefarוְרָחֲק֖וּve.ra.cha.KuH7368awayH7368.

20Thechildrenofthy bereavementshallyetע֚וֹדodH5750sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559inthineearsבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,Theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725istoonarrowforme:makeroomH4725forme,thatImaydwellוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427.

21Andthou shaltsayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559inthyheartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824,WhohathborneH3205methese, seeingIhadlostmychildrenandwasdesolate,anexileH1473,anddrivenabout?andwhohathbroughtH3205upthese?behold,IwasleftH7604aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905;these,whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375werethey?

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah:Behold,IwillliftH5375upmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027tothenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,andsetupmybannertothepeoplesH5971;andtheyshallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935thysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121in[their]bosomבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684,andthydaughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shallbecarriedH5375upontheshoulderכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.

23Andkingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428shallbeוְהָי֨וּve.ha.YuH1961thy nursing-fathers,andtheirprincessesthy nursing-mothers:theyshallbowיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812downH7812totheewiththefaceH639towardtheearthH776,andlickיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897upthedustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083ofthyfeetH7272.Andthou shaltknowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045thatI[am]Jehovah;fortheyshallnotbeH1961ashamedיֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954whowaitקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960onme.

24ShallthepreybetakenH3947fromthemightyH1368?andshallhethatisrightfully captivebedeliveredH4422?

25Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah:EventhecaptiveofthemightyH1368shallbetakenH3947awayH3947,andthepreyoftheterribleshallbedeliveredH3467;andIwillstrivewithhimthatstrivethwiththee,andIwillsaveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃'o.Shi.a'H3467thychildren.

26AndIwillfeedthemthatoppressH3238theewiththeirownfleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320;andtheyshallbedrunkenwiththeirownbloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818,aswithnewwineוְכֶעָסִ֖יסve.khe.'a.SisH6071.Andallfleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320shallknowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045thatI,Jehovah, [am] thy SaviourandthyRedeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,theMightyאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46OneofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ סya.'a.KoH3290.

Commentaries on Isaiah 49

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