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Isaiah 51:1-8

1Hearkenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to me, ye that follow afterרֹ֥דְפֵיRo.de.feiH7291righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,ye that seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027unto the rockצ֣וּרtzurH6697whenceye are hewnחֻצַּבְתֶּ֔םchu.tzav.TemH2672,and to the holeמַקֶּ֥בֶתma.Ke.vetH4718of the pitבּ֖וֹרBorH953whenceye are diggedנֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃nu.kar.TemH5365.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027unto Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֔ם'a.vi.KhemH1,and unto Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283thatbareתְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑םte.cho.lel.KhemH2342you: for I calledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121him aloneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259,and blessedוַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּva.'a.va.re.Khe.huH1288him, and increasedוְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ סve.'ar.Be.huH7235him.

3For the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall comfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726:he will comfortנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162all her waste placesחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723;and he will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760her wildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057like Edenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,and her desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like the gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057shall be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672therein, thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426,and the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of melodyזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172.

4Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181unto me, my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971;and give earהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238unto me, O my nationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816:for a lawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shall proceedתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318from me, and I will make my judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941to restאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280for a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.

5My righteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138;my salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468is gone forthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,and mine armsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shall judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199the peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971;the islesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960upon me, and on mine armזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shall they trustיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ye.ya.che.LunH3176.

6Lift upשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027upon the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath: for the heavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall vanish awayנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414like smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227,and the earthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall wax oldתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899,and they that dwellוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427therein shall dieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191in likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644mannerכֵ֣ןkhenH3654:but my salvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,and my righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shall not be abolishedתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.

7Hearkenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085unto me, ye that knowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,the peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971in whose heartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820ismy lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372ye not the reproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of menאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,neither be ye afraidתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865of their revilingsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8For the mothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211shall eat them upיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398like a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899,and the wormסָ֑סSasH5580shall eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785:but my righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,and my salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444from generationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755to generationדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.

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