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Isaiah 49:8-16

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.

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