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Isaiah 43:18-28

18Rememberתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142ye not the former thingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223,neither considerתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995the things of oldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתve.kad.mo.ni.YotH6931.

19Behold, I will doעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213a new thingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319;now it shall spring forthתִצְמָ֔חtitz.MachH6779;shall ye not knowתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045it? I will even makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20The beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shall honourתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513me, the dragonsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577and the owlsוּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑הu.ve.Not ya.'a.NahH3284 H1323:because I giveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452,to give drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248to my peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971,my chosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972.

21Thisזוּ֙zuH2098peopleעַם־'am-H5971have I formedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335for myself; they shall shew forthיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סye.sa.Pe.ruH5608my praiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

22But thou hast not calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121upon me, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;but thou hast been wearyיָגַ֥עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021of me, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Thou hast not broughtהֵבֵ֤יאתָhe.Vei.taH935me the small cattleשֵׂ֣הsehH7716of thy burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930;neither hast thou honouredכִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיkhi.bad.Ta.niH3513me with thy sacrificesוּזְבָחֶ֖יךָu.ze.va.Chei.khaH2077.I have not caused thee to serveהֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.'e.vad.Ti.khaH5647with an offeringבְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.ChahH4503,nor weariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaH3021thee with incenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil.vo.NahH3828.

24Thou hast boughtקָנִ֨יתָka.Ni.taH7069me no sweet caneקָנֶ֔הka.NehH7070with moneyבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.sefH3701,neither hast thou filledהִרְוִיתָ֑נִיhir.vi.Ta.niH7301me with the fatוְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levH2459of thy sacrificesזְבָחֶ֖יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077:but thou hast made me to serveהֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he.'e.vad.Ta.niH5647with thy sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403,thou hast weariedהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niH3021me with thine iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771.

25I, even I, amhe that blotteth outמֹחֶ֥הmo.ChehH4229thy transgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588for mine own sake, and will not rememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142thy sinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָve.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403.

26Put me in remembranceהַזְכִּירֵ֕נִיhaz.ki.Re.niH2142:let us pleadנִשָּׁפְטָ֖הni.sha.fe.TahH8199togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162:declareסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608thou, that thou mayest be justifiedתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663.

27Thy firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1hath sinnedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,and thy teachersוּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָu.me.li.Tzei.khaH3887have transgressedפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against me.

28Therefore I have profanedוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.LelH2490the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of the sanctuaryקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and have givenוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290to the curseלַחֵ֙רֶם֙la.Che.remH2764,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to reproachesלְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ סle.gi.du.FimH1421.

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