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Isaiah 48:9-15

9For my name’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sake will I deferאַאֲרִ֣יךְ'a.'a.RikhH748mine angerאַפִּ֔י'a.PiH639,and for my praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416will I refrainאֶחֱטָם־'e.che.tom-H2413for thee, that I cut thee not offהַכְרִיתֶֽךָ׃hakh.ri.Te.khaH3772.

10Behold, I have refinedצְרַפְתִּ֖יךָtze.raf.Ti.khaH6884thee, but not with silverבְכָ֑סֶףve.Kha.sefH3701;I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977thee in the furnaceבְּכ֥וּרbe.KhurH3564of afflictionעֹֽנִי׃'O.niH6040.

11For mine own sake, evenfor mine own sake, will I doאֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה'e.'e.SehH6213it: for how should my namebe pollutedיֵחָ֑לye.ChalH2490?and I will not giveאֶתֵּֽן׃ ס'e.TenH5414my gloryוּכְבוֹדִ֖יu.khe.vo.DiH3519unto anotherלְאַחֵ֥רle.'a.CherH312.

12Hearkenשְׁמַ֤עshe.Ma'H8085unto me, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,my calledמְקֹרָאִ֑יme.ko.ra.'IH7121; I am he; I amthe firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223, I also amthe lastאַחֲרֽוֹן׃'a.cha.RonH314.

13Mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027also hath laid the foundationיָ֣סְדָהYa.se.dahH3245of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and my right handוִֽימִינִ֖יvi.mi.NiH3225hath spannedטִפְּחָ֣הti.pe.ChahH2946the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064: whenI callקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121unto them, they stand upיַעַמְד֥וּya.'am.DuH5975togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

14All ye, assembleהִקָּבְצ֤וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves, and hearוּֽשֲׁמָ֔עוּu.sha.Ma.'uH8085;which among them hath declaredהִגִּ֣ידhi.GidH5046these things?The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hath lovedאֲהֵב֔וֹ'a.he.VoH157him: he will doיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213his pleasureחֶפְצוֹ֙chef.TzoH2656on Babylonבְּבָבֶ֔לbe.va.VelH894,and his armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220shall be onthe Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּֽים׃kas.DimH3778.

15I, evenI, have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696;yea, I have calledקְרָאתִ֑יוke.ra.TivH7121him: I have broughtהֲבִיאֹתִ֖יוha.vi.'o.TivH935him, and he shall make his wayדַּרְכּֽוֹ׃dar.KoH1870prosperousוְהִצְלִ֥יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743.

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