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Isaiah 45:4-7

4For Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290my servant’sעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650sake, and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478mine electבְּחִירִ֑יbe.chi.RiH972,I have even calledוָאֶקְרָ֤אva.'ek.Ra'H7121thee by thy nameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034:I have surnamedאֲכַנְּךָ֖'a.kha.ne.KhaH3655thee, though thou hast not knownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me.

5I amthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and there is none else, there isno Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430besideזוּלָתִ֖יzu.la.TiH2108me: I girdedאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247thee, though thou hast not knownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me:

6That they may knowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045from the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121,and from the westוּמִמַּ֣עֲרָבָ֔הu.mi.Ma.'a.ra.VahH4628, that there isnoneאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657besideבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107me. I amthe Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and there is none else.

7I formיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335the lightאוֹר֙'OrH216,and createוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822:I makeעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,and createוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254evilרָ֑עRa'H7451:I the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213all these things.

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