New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 45:1-2

1Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068toCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566His anointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899,Whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have takenהֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388by the rightבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225handH3225, Tosubdueלְרַד־le.rad-H7286nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him And tolooseאֲפַתֵּ֑חַ'a.fa.Te.achH6605the loinsוּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.NeiH4975of kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428;To openלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605doorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him so that gatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179will not be shutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462:

2“I will goאֵלֵ֔ךְ'e.LekhH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you andmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474theroughH1921placesH1921smoothH3474; I willshatterאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665the doorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817of bronzeנְחוּשָׁה֙ne.chu.ShahH5154and cutאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438throughH1438their ironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270barsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280.

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