New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 41:1-5

1“Coastlandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339, listen to Mein silenceהַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790,And let the peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816gainH2498newH2498strengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581;Let them comeH5066forwardH5066,thenאָ֣ז'azH227let them speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;Let us comeנִקְרָֽבָה׃nik.Ra.vahH7126togetherH3164for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has arousedהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782one from the eastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217Whom Hecallsיִקְרָאֵ֣הוּyik.ra.'E.huH7121in righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664to Hisfeetלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272? Hedeliversיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414up nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440himAnd subduesיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428.He makesיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414them likedustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083with his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, As the wind-drivenchaffכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179with his bowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3He pursuesיִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.FemH7291them, passingיַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.VorH5674on in safetyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,By a wayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734he had not beentraversingיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has performedפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466and accomplishedוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213it,Callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121forth the generationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from the beginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218? ‘I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,am the firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223,and with the lastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314. I am He.’”

5Thecoastlandsאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339have seenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200and are afraidוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372; Theendsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729;They have drawnH7126nearH7126and have comeוַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃vai.ye.'e.ta.YunH857.

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