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Isaiah 46

1Belבֵּל֙belH1078boweth downכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766,Neboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015stoopethקֹרֵ֣סko.ResH7164,their idolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091were upon the beastsלַחַיָּ֖הla.chai.YahH2416,and upon the cattleוְלַבְּהֵמָ֑הve.la.be.he.MahH929:your carriagesנְשֻׂאֹתֵיכֶ֣םne.su.'o.tei.KhemH5385wereheavy loadenעֲמוּס֔וֹתa.mu.SotH6006; they area burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853to the wearyלַעֲיֵפָֽה׃la.'a.ye.FahH5889beast.

2They stoopקָרְס֤וּka.re.SuH7164,they bow downכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162;they couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not deliverמַלֵּ֣טma.LetH4422the burdenמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853,but themselvesוְנַפְשָׁ֖םve.naf.ShamH5315are goneהָלָֽכָה׃ סha.La.khahH1980into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֥יba.she.ViH7628.

3Hearkenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085unto me, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and all the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which are borneהַֽעֲמֻסִים֙ha.'a.mu.SimH6006by mefrom the bellyבֶ֔טֶןVe.tenH990,which are carriedהַנְּשֻׂאִ֖יםha.ne.su.'ImH5375from the wombרָֽחַם׃Ra.chamH7356:

4And even to yourold ageזִקְנָה֙zik.NahH2209I am he; and evento hoar hairsשֵיבָ֖הshei.VahH7872will I carryאֶסְבֹּ֑ל'es.BolH5445you:I have madeעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213,and I will bearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375;even I will carryאֶסְבֹּ֖ל'es.BolH5445,and will deliverוַאֲמַלֵּֽט׃ סva.'a.ma.LetH4422you.

5To whom will ye likenתְדַמְי֖וּנִיte.dam.Yu.niH1819me, and make meequalוְתַשְׁו֑וּve.tash.VuH7737,and compareוְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִיve.tam.shi.Lu.niH4911me, that we may be likeוְנִדְמֶֽה׃ve.nid.MehH1819?

6They lavishהַזָּלִ֤יםha.za.LimH2107goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091out of the bagמִכִּ֔יסmi.KisH3599,and weighיִשְׁקֹ֑לוּyish.Ko.luH8254silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in the balanceבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070, andhireיִשְׂכְּר֤וּyis.ke.RuH7936a goldsmithצוֹרֵף֙tzo.RefH6884;and he makethוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּve.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it a godאֵ֔ל'ElH410:they fall downיִסְגְּד֖וּyis.ge.DuH5456,yea, they worshipיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812.

7They bearיִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּYi.sa.'u.huH5375him upon the shoulderכָּתֵ֨ףka.TefH3802,they carryיִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּyis.be.Lu.huH5445him, and set him in his placeH3240,and he standethוְיַֽעֲמֹ֔דve.ya.'a.ModH5975;from his placeמִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725shall he not removeיָמִ֑ישׁya.MishH4185: yea, oneshall cryיִצְעַ֤קyitz.'AkH6817unto him, yet can he not answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030,nor saveיוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ סyo.shi.'E.nuH3467him out of his troubleמִצָּרָת֖וֹmi.tza.ra.ToH6869.

8Rememberזִכְרוּ־zikh.ru-H2142this, and shew yourselves menוְהִתְאֹשָׁ֑שׁוּve.hit.'o.Sha.shuH377: bring itagainהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725to mindלֵֽב׃LevH3820,O ye transgressorsפוֹשְׁעִ֖יםfo.she.'ImH6586.

9Rememberזִכְר֥וּzikh.RuH2142the former thingsרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתri.sho.NotH7223of oldמֵעוֹלָ֑םme.'o.LamH5769: for I amGodאֵל֙'elH410, and there is none else; I amGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and there isnoneוְאֶ֥פֶסve.'E.fesH657likeכָּמֽוֹנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644me,

10Declaringמַגִּ֤ידma.GidH5046the endאַחֲרִ֔ית'a.cha.RitH319from the beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225,and from ancient timesוּמִקֶּ֖דֶםu.mi.Ke.demH6924the things that are not yetdoneנַעֲשׂ֑וּna.'a.SuH6213,sayingאֹמֵר֙'o.MerH559,My counselעֲצָתִ֣י'a.tza.TiH6098shall standתָק֔וּםta.KumH6965,and I will doאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213all my pleasureחֶפְצִ֖יchef.TziH2656:

11Callingקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7121a ravenous birdעַ֔יִט'A.yitH5861from the eastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217,the manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376that executeth my counselעֲצָתִ֑יa.tza.tiH6098from a farמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776:yea, I have spokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696it,I will also bringאֲבִיאֶ֔נָּה'a.vi.'E.nahH935it to pass; I have purposedיָצַ֖רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335it,I will also doאֶעֱשֶֽׂנָּה׃ ס'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it.

12Hearkenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085unto me, ye stoutheartedאַבִּ֣ירֵי לֵ֑ב'a.Bi.rei LevH3820 H47, that arefar fromהָרְחוֹקִ֖יםha.re.cho.KimH7350righteousnessמִצְּדָקָֽה׃mi.tze.da.KahH6666:

13I bring nearקֵרַ֤בְתִּיke.Rav.tiH7126my righteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666;it shall not be far offתִרְחָ֔קtir.ChakH7368,and my salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖יu.te.shu.'a.TiH8668shall not tarryתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309:and I will placeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֔הte.shu.'AhH8668in Zionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478my gloryתִּפְאַרְתִּֽי׃ סtif.'ar.TiH8597.

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