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Isaiah 49:1-19

1Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O islesאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339,unto me; and hearkenוְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּve.hak.Shi.vuH7181,ye peopleלְאֻמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,from farמֵרָח֑וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath calledקְרָאָ֔נִיke.ra.'A.niH7121me from the wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990;from the bowelsמִמְּעֵ֥יmi.me.'EiH4578of my motherאִמִּ֖י'i.MiH517hath he made mentionהִזְכִּ֥ירhiz.KirH2142of my nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.

2And he hath madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760my mouthפִּי֙piH6310like a sharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719;in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027hath he hidהֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.niH2244me, and madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niH7760me a polishedבָּר֔וּרba.RurH1305shaftלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671;in his quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827hath he hidהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641me;

3And saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Thou artmy servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in whom I will be glorifiedאֶתְפָּאָֽר׃'et.pa.'ArH6286.

4Then I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,I have labouredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615my strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for noughtלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414,and in vainוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892: yetsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941iswith the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my workוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468with my Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.

5And now, saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that formedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335me from the wombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to behis servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,to bringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290againH7725to him, Though Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478be not gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622,yet shall I be gloriousוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and my Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430shall be my strengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797.

6And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,It is a light thingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be my servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650to raise upלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725the preservedוּנְצוּרֵ֥יu.ne.tzi.reiH5336 H5341of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:I will also giveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for a lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216to the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,that thou mayest be my salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444unto the endקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7Thus saithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068,the Redeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhis Holy Oneקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918,to him whom manנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315despisethH960,to him whom the nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorrethלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlim.Ta.'evH8581,to a servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650of rulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910,Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shall seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and ariseוָקָ֔מוּva.Ka.muH6965,princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269also shall worshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812,because of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that is faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539, andthe Holy Oneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and he shall chooseוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.kaH977thee.

8Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,In an acceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256have I heardעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030thee, and in a dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444have I helpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee: and I will preserveוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, and giveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971,to establishלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,to cause to inheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157the desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;

9That thou mayest sayלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to the prisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631,Go forthצֵ֔אוּTze.'uH3318; to them that arein darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Shewהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540yourselves. They shall feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462in the waysדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870,and their pasturesמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830shall bein all high placesשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205.

10They shall not hungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456nor thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770;neither shall the heatשָׁרָ֖בsha.RavH8273nor sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121smiteיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221them: for he that hath mercyמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355on them shall leadיְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.GemH5090them, even by the springsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall he guideיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them.

11And I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760all my mountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022a wayלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870,and my highwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546shall be exaltedיְרֻמֽוּן׃ye.ru.MunH7311.

12Behold, these shall comeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935from farמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350:and, lo, these from the northמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and from the westוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220;and these from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Sinimסִינִֽים׃si.NimH5515.

13Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064;and be joyfulוְגִ֣ילִיve.Gi.liH1523,O earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;and break forthוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476into singingרִנָּ֑הri.NahH7440,O mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022:for the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath comfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and will have mercyיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355upon his afflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.

14But Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559,The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hath forsakenעֲזָבַ֣נִי'a.za.Va.niH5800me, and my Lordוַאדֹנָ֖יva.do.NaiH136hath forgottenשְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃she.khe.Cha.niH7911me.

15Can a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her sucking childעוּלָ֔הּ'u.LahH5764,that she should not have compassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355on the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of her wombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990?yea, they may forgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911,yet will I not forgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee.

16Behold, I have gravenחַקֹּתִ֑יךְcha.ko.TikhH2710thee upon the palms of myhandsכַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimH3709;thy wallsחוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346arecontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before me.

17Thy childrenבָּנָ֑יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121shall make hasteמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116;thy destroyersמְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְme.ha.re.Sa.yikhH2040and they that made thee wasteוּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְu.ma.cha.ri.Va.yikhH2717shall go forthיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318of thee.

18Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thine eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869round aboutסָבִ֤יבsa.VivH5439,and beholdוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200:all these gather themselves togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908, andcomeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to thee. AsI liveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,thou shalt surely clotheתִלְבָּ֔שִׁיtil.Ba.shiH3847thee with them all, as with an ornamentכָּעֲדִ֣יka.'a.DiH5716,and bindוּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖יםu.te.ka.she.RimH7194them on thee,as a brideכַּכַּלָּֽה׃ka.ka.LahH3618doeth.

19For thy wasteחָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cha.re.vo.Ta.yikhH2723and thy desolate placesוְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְve.Sho.me.mo.Ta.yikhH8074,and the landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776of thy destructionהֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְha.ri.su.TeikhH2035,shall even now be too narrowתֵּצְרִ֣יte.tze.RiH3334by reason of the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmi.yo.ShevH3427,and they that swallowed thee upמְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃me.va.le.'A.yikhH1104shall be far awayוְרָחֲק֖וּve.ra.cha.KuH7368.

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