New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 45:11-19

11Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559theLordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisMakerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335: “Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592Me aboutעַל־'al-H5921the thingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857to comeH857concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Mysonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121,And you shall commitתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680to Methe workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of My handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027.

12It is I whomadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and createdבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon it. Istretchedנָט֣וּna.TuH5186out the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064with My handsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027And Iordainedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635.

13I have arousedהַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּha.'i.ro.Ti.huH5782him inrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664And I willmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605his waysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870smoothH3474; He willbuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129My cityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892and will letH7971My exilesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546goיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971freeH7971,WithoutH3808any paymentבִמְחִיר֙vim.ChirH4242or rewardבְשֹׁ֔חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,”saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

14Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Theproductsיְגִ֨יעַye.Gi.a'H3018ofEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and the merchandiseוּֽסְחַר־u.se.char-H5504ofCushכּוּשׁ֮kushH3568And the Sabeansוּסְבָאִים֮u.se.va.'ImH5436,menH376of statureמִדָּה֒mi.DahH4060, WillcomeH5674overH5674to you and will be yours;They will walkיֵלֵ֔כוּye.Le.khuH1980behindאַחֲרַ֣יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310you, they will comeH5674overH5674inchainsH2203And willbowיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙yish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812to you;They will makeH6419supplicationH6419to you: ‘Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389,Godאֵ֛ל'elH410is with you, andthereH369is noneH369elseע֖וֹדodH5750,NoH657otherH657Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.’”

15Trulyאָכֵ֕ן'a.KhenH403,You are a Godאֵ֣ל'elH410whohidesמִסְתַּתֵּ֑רmis.ta.TerH5641Himself,O Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Saviorמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467!

16They will beputH954to shameH954and evenוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571humiliatedנִכְלְמ֖וּnikh.le.MuH3637,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them; Themanufacturersחָרָשֵׁ֖יcha.ra.SheiH2796of idolsצִירִֽים׃tzi.RimH6736will goהָלְכ֣וּha.le.KhuH1980away togetherH3164in humiliationבַכְּלִמָּ֔הva.ke.li.MahH3639.

17Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478has been savedנוֹשַׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467by the Lordבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068With aneverlastingעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668; Youwill not be putH954to shameH954or humiliatedתִכָּלְמ֖וּti.kal.MuH3637To allעַֽד׃ פ'AdH5703eternityע֥וֹלְמֵיol.meiH5769.

18For thusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saysאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068, whocreatedבּוֹרֵ֨אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064(He is the Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoformedיֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335the earthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776and madeוְעֹשָׂהּ֙ve.'o.SahH6213it, He establishedכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּkho.NahH3559it anddid not createבְרָאָ֖הּve.ra.'AhH1254it awasteH8414placeH8414, butformedיְצָרָ֑הּye.tza.RahH3335it to beinhabitedלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427), “I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andthereH369is noneH369elseעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

19I have not spokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in secretבַסֵּ֣תֶרva.Se.terH5643, Insomeבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725darkחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776;I did not sayאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to theoffspringלְזֶ֥רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290, ‘Seekבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִיva.ke.Shu.niH1245Me ina wasteH8414placeH8414’;I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,speakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,Declaringמַגִּ֖ידma.GidH5046thingsH4339that are uprightH4339.

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