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Isaiah 51:9-23

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,put onלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847strengthעֹז֙'ozH5797,O armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;awakeע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782,as in the ancientקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924daysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117,in the generationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755of oldעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769. Artthou not it that hath cutהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672Rahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294, andwoundedמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490the dragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Artthou not it which hath driedהַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶתha.ma.cha.Re.vetH2717the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,the watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of the greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415;that hath madeהַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ha.Sa.mahH7760the depthsמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220a wayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for the ransomedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350to pass overלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674?

11Therefore the redeemedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shall returnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725,and comeוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935with singingבְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.NahH7440unto Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726;and everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyוְשִׂמְחַ֥תve.sim.ChatH8057shall beupon their headרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218:they shall obtainיַשִּׂיג֔וּןya.si.GunH5381gladnessשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and joyוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057; andsorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015and mourningוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585shall flee awayנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127.

12I, even I, amhe that comfortethמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םme.na.chem.KhemH5162you: who artthou, that thou shouldest be afraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372of a manמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582thatshall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191,and of the sonוּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120whichshall be madeיִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.TenH5414asgrassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682;

13And forgettestוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy makerעֹשֶׂ֗ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213,that hath stretched forthנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064,and laid the foundationsוְיֹסֵ֣דve.yo.SedH3245of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776;and hast fearedוַתְּפַחֵ֨דva.te.fa.ChedH6342continuallyתָּמִ֜ידta.MidH8548every dayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of the furyחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693,as ifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he were readyכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559to destroyלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843? and where isthe furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14The captive exileצֹעֶ֖הtzo.'EhH6808hastenethמִהַ֥רmi.HarH4116that he may be loosedלְהִפָּתֵ֑חַle.hi.pa.Te.achH6605,and that he should not dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191in the pitלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,nor that his breadלַחְמֽוֹ׃lach.MoH3899should failיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

15But I amthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,that dividedרֹגַ֣עro.Ga'H7280the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,whose wavesגַּלָּ֑יוga.LavH1530roaredוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993:The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

16And I have putוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760my wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in thy mouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,and I have coveredכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680thee in the shadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738of mine handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,that I may plantלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,and lay the foundationsוְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.SodH3245of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and sayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559unto Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, Thou artmy peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.

17Awakeהִתְעוֹרְרִ֣יhit.'o.RiH5782,awakeהִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗יhit.'o.RiH5782,stand upק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,which hast drunkשָׁתִ֛יתsha.TitH8354at the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of his furyחֲמָת֑וֹcha.ma.ToH2534;thou hast drunkenשָׁתִ֖יתsha.TitH8354the dregsקֻבַּ֜עַתku.Ba.'atH6907of the cupכּ֧וֹסKosH3563of tremblingהַתַּרְעֵלָ֛הha.tar.'e.LahH8653, and wrung themoutמָצִֽית׃ma.TzitH4680.

18There isnone to guideמְנַהֵ֣לme.na.HelH5095her among all the sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121whomshe hath brought forthיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205; neither is there anythat takethמַחֲזִיק֙ma.cha.ZikH2388her by the handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027of all the sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121thatshe hath brought upגִּדֵּֽלָה׃gi.De.lahH1431.

19These twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147thingsare comeקֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְko.re.'o.Ta.yikhH7122unto thee; who shall be sorryיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for thee? desolationהַשֹּׁ֧דha.ShodH7701,and destructionוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרve.ha.She.verH7667,and the famineוְהָרָעָ֥בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458,and the swordוְהַחֶ֖רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719:by whom shall I comfortאֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee?

20Thy sonsבָּנַ֜יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have faintedעֻלְּפ֥וּ'u.le.FuH5968,they lieשָׁכְב֛וּsha.khe.VuH7901at the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of all the streetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,as a wild bullכְּת֣וֹאke.To'H8377in a netמִכְמָ֑רmikh.MarH4364:they are fullהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםham.le.'ImH4392of the furyחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the rebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of thy Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

21Therefore hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085now this, thou afflictedעֲנִיָּ֑ה'a.ni.YahH6041,and drunkenוּשְׁכֻרַ֖תu.she.khu.RatH7937,but not with wineמִיָּֽיִן׃ סmi.Ya.yinH3196:

22Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559thy Lordאֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ'a.do.Na.yikhH113the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and thy Godוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ve.lo.Ha.yikhH430thatpleadethיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378the cause of his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,Behold, I have taken outלָקַ֛חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947of thine handמִיָּדֵ֖ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of tremblingהַתַּרְעֵלָ֑הha.tar.'e.LahH8653, eventhe dregsקֻבַּ֙עַת֙ku.Ba.'atH6907of the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of my furyחֲמָתִ֔יcha.ma.TiH2534;thou shalt no moreתוֹסִ֥יפִיto.Si.fiH3254drink it againלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּlish.to.TahH8354:

23But I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760it into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of them that afflictמוֹגַ֔יִךְmo.Ga.yikhH3013thee; which have saidאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559to thy soulלְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְle.naf.ShekhH5315,Bow downשְׁחִ֣יshe.ChiH7812,that we may go overוְנַעֲבֹ֑רָהve.na.'a.Vo.rahH5674:and thou hast laidוַתָּשִׂ֤ימִיva.ta.Si.miH7760thy bodyגֵּוֵ֔ךְge.VekhH1460as the groundכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776,and as the streetוְכַח֖וּץve.kha.ChutzH2351,to them that went overלַעֹבְרִֽים׃ סla.'oe.RimH5674.

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