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Isaiah 41:18-29

18I will openאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104in high placesשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205,and fountainsמַעְיָנ֑וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599in the midstוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of the valleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237:I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057a poolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and the dryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776springsלְמוֹצָ֥אֵיle.mo.Tza.'eiH4161of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19I will plantאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057the cedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730,the shittah treeשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848,and the myrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918,and the oilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086;I will setאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160the fir treeבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265, andthe pineתִּדְהָ֥רtid.HarH8410,and the box treeוּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.te.'a.ShurH8391togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162:

20That they may seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200,and knowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045,and considerוְיָשִׂ֤ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760,and understandוְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ve.yas.Ki.luH7919togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,that the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath doneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213this, and the Holy Oneוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hath createdבְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פbe.ra.'AhH1254it.

21Produceקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126your causeרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;bring forthהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066your strongעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110reasons,saithיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22Let them bring themforthיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066,and shewוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046us what shall happenתִּקְרֶ֑ינָהtik.Rei.nahH7136:let them shewהַגִּ֜ידוּha.Gi.duH5046the former thingsהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223, what they be,that we may considerוְנָשִׂ֤ימָה לִבֵּ֙נוּ֙ve.na.Si.mah li.Be.nuH3820 H7760them, and knowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045the latter endאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319of them; or declareהַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃hash.mi.'U.nuH8085us things for to comeהַבָּא֖וֹתha.ba.'otH935.

23Shewהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the things that are to comeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857hereafterלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268,that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045that ye aregodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:yea, do goodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190,or do evilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489,that we may be dismayedוְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָהve.nish.Ta.'ahH8159,and beholdוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.ne.reH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

24Behold, ye areof nothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369,and your workוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467of noughtמֵאָ֑פַעme.'A.fa'H659:an abominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441is he thatchoosethיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977you.

25I have raised upהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782onefrom the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828,and he shall comeוַיַּ֔אתvai.YatH857:from the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121shall he callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121upon my nameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034:and he shall comeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935upon princesסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461as uponmorterחֹ֔מֶרCho.merH2563,and as the potterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadethיִרְמָס־yir.mos-H7429clayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26Who hath declaredהִגִּ֤ידhi.GidH5046from the beginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218,that we may knowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045?and beforetimeוּמִלְּפָנִ֖יםu.mi.le.fa.NimH6440,that we may sayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, He isrighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662? yea, there isnone that shewethמַגִּ֗ידma.GidH5046, yea, there isnone that declarethמַשְׁמִ֔יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085, yea, there isnone that hearethשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085your wordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27The firstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223shall sayto Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,BeholdH2009,beholdH2009them: and I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389one that bringeth good tidingsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319.

28For I beheldוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200, and there wasno manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; even among them, and there wasno counsellorיוֹעֵ֑ץyo.'EtzH3289,that, when I askedוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592of them, could answerוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725a wordדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Behold, they areall vanityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205;their worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639arenothingאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657:their molten imagesנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פnis.kei.HemH5262arewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307and confusionוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

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