New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 44:1-5

1“But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258listenשְׁמַ֖עshe.Ma'H8085,O Jacobיַעֲקֹ֣בya.'a.KoH3290, Myservantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650,And Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whom I have chosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977:

2Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068who madeעֹשֶׂ֛ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213you Andformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335you from the wombמִבֶּ֖טֶןmi.Be.tenH990, whowill helpיַעְזְרֶ֑ךָּya'.ze.Re.kaH5826you, ‘Do not fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290My servantעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650; And youJeshurunוִישֻׁר֖וּןvi.shu.RunH3484whom I have chosenבָּחַ֥רְתִּיba.Char.tiH977.

3ForI will pourאֶצָּק־'e.tzok-H3332out waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325onthe thirstyצָמֵ֔אtza.Me'H6771landAnd streamsוְנֹזְלִ֖יםve.no.ze.LimH5140on the dryיַבָּשָׁ֑הya.ba.ShahH3004groundH3004; I willpourאֶצֹּ֤ק'e.TzokH3332out My Spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307on youroffspringH6631And My blessingוּבִרְכָתִ֖יu.vir.kha.TiH1293on your descendantsצֶאֱצָאֶֽיךָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.khaH6631;

4And they will springוְצָמְח֖וּve.tza.me.ChuH6779upamongבְּבֵ֣יןbe.VeinH996the grassחָצִ֑ירcha.TzirH2682Likepoplarsכַּעֲרָבִ֖יםka.'a.ra.VimH6155by streamsיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.’

5ThisH2088oneH2088will sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, ‘I am the Lord’sלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068’;And that oneH2088will callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121on the nameבְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;And anotherH2088willwriteיִכְתֹּ֤בyikh.ToH3789onhis handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027, ‘Belonging to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,’And will nameH3655Israel’sיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478nameוּבְשֵׁ֥םu.ve.ShemH8034with honorH3655.

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