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Isaiah 44:1-8

1Yet now hearשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290my servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650;and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom I have chosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977:

2Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068that madeעֹשֶׂ֛ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213thee, and formedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335thee from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990, whichwill helpיַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּya'.ze.Re.kaH5826thee; Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372not, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,my servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650;and thou, Jesurunוִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484,whom I have chosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977.

3For I will pourאֶצָּק־'e.tzok-H3332waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325upon him that is thirstyצָמֵ֔אtza.Me'H6771,and floodsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140upon the dry groundיַבָּשָׁ֑הya.ba.ShahH3004:I will pourאֶצֹּ֤ק'e.TzokH3332my spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon thy seedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233,and my blessingוּבִרְכָתִ֖יu.vir.kha.TiH1293upon thine offspringצֶאֱצָאֶֽיךָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631:

4And they shall spring upוְצָמְח֖וּve.tza.me.ChuH6779asamongבְּבֵ֣יןbe.VeinH996the grassחָצִ֑ירcha.TzirH2682,as willowsכַּעֲרָבִ֖יםka.'a.ra.VimH6155by the waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325coursesיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988.

5One shall sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, I amthe Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068;and another shall callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121himselfby the nameבְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;and another shall subscribeיִכְתֹּ֤בyikh.ToH3789withhis handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and surnameיְכַנֶּֽה׃ פye.kha.NehH3655himselfby the nameוּבְשֵׁ֥םu.ve.ShemH8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068the Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and his redeemerוְגֹאֲל֖וֹve.go.'a.LoH1350the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; I amthe firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223, and I amthe lastאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314;and besideוּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יu.mi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me there isno Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

7And who, as I, shall callיִקְרָ֗אyik.Ra'H7121,and shall declareוְיַגִּידֶ֤הָve.ya.gi.De.haH5046it, and set it in orderוְיַעְרְכֶ֙הָ֙ve.ya'.re.Khe.haH6186for me, since I appointedמִשּׂוּמִ֖יmi.su.MiH7760the ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769peopleעַם־'am-H5971?and the things that are comingוְאֹתִיּ֛וֹתve.'o.ti.YotH857,and shall comeתָּבֹ֖אנָהta.Vo.nahH935,let them shewיַגִּ֥ידוּya.Gi.duH5046unto them.

8Fearתִּפְחֲדוּ֙tif.cha.DuH6342ye not, neither be afraidתִּרְה֔וּtir.HuH7297:have not I toldהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֥יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085thee from that timeמֵאָ֛זme.'AzH227,and have declaredוְהִגַּ֖דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046it? ye areeven my witnessesעֵדָ֑י'e.DaiH5707.Is thereהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426a Godאֱל֙וֹהַּ֙'e.Lo.ahH433besideמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me? yea, there isno Godצ֖וּרtzurH6697;I knowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045not any.

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