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Isaiah 52:1-6

1Awakeעוּרִ֥י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֛י'u.RiH5782;put onלִבְשִׁ֥יliv.ShiH3847thy strengthעֻזֵּ֖ךְ'u.ZekhH5797,O Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726;put onלִבְשִׁ֣י׀liv.ShiH3847thy beautifulתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899,O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892:for henceforth there shall no moreיוֹסִ֛יףyo.SifH3254comeיָבֹא־ya.vo'-H935into thee the uncircumcisedעָרֵ֥ל'a.RelH6189and the uncleanוְטָמֵֽא׃ve.ta.Me'H2931.

2Shakeהִתְנַעֲרִ֧יhit.na.'a.RiH5287thyself from the dustמֵעָפָ֛רme.'a.FarH6083;ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965, andsit downשְּׁבִ֖יshe.ViH3427,O Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:looseהִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙hit.pa.te.chuH6605thyself from the bandsמוֹסְרֵ֣יmos.ReiH4147of thy neckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677,O captiveשְׁבִיָּ֖הshe.vi.YahH7628daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

3For thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Ye have soldנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑םnim.kar.TemH4376yourselves for noughtחִנָּ֖םchi.NamH2600;and ye shall be redeemedתִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ti.ga.'E.luH1350without moneyבְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701.

4For thus saithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971went downיָֽרַד־ya.rad-H3381aforetimeבָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223into Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָג֣וּרla.GurH1481there; and the Assyrianוְאַשּׁ֖וּרve.'a.ShurH804oppressedעֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃a.sha.KoH6231them without causeבְּאֶ֥פֶסbe.'E.fesH657.

5Now therefore, what have I here, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971is taken awayלֻקַּ֥חlu.KachH3947for noughtחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600?they that ruleמֹשְׁלָ֤יוmo.she.lovH4910over them make them to howlיְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ye.hei.Li.luH3213,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and my nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034continuallyוְתָמִ֥ידve.ta.MidH8548every dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117isblasphemedמִנֹּאָֽץ׃mi.no.'AtzH5006.

6Therefore my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971shall knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045my nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034: therefore they shall knowin that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117that I amhe that doth speakהַֽמְדַבֵּ֖רham.da.BerH1696: behold, it is I.

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