New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 45:16-25

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.

20“Gatherהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves and comeוָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uH935;Drawהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּhit.na.ge.ShuH5066nearH5066togetherH3164,you fugitivesפְּלִיטֵ֣יpe.li.TeiH6412of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;They haveH3045noלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowledgeH3045, Whocarryהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'ImH5375abouttheir woodenעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086idolפִּסְלָ֔םpis.LamH6459Andprayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.LimH6419to a godאֵ֖ל'elH410who cannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808saveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467.

21Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046and setH5066forthH5066your case;Indeedאַ֥ף'afH637,let them consultיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.TzuH3289togetherH3164.Whoמִ֣יmiH4310has announcedהִשְׁמִיעַ֩hish.mi.a'H8085thisH2088from of oldמִקֶּ֜דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924?Who has longH3975sinceH3975declaredהִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.DahH5046it?Is it not I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068?And thereH369isnoH369otherע֤וֹדodH5750Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430besidesמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH4480 H1107Me,A righteousצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662Godאֵֽל־'el-H410and aSaviorוּמוֹשִׁ֔יעַu.mo.Shi.a'H3467;ThereH369is noneH369exceptזוּלָתִֽי׃zu.la.TiH2108Me.

22Turnפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437to Me andbe savedוְהִוָּשְׁע֖וּve.hi.va.she.'UH3467,allכָּל־kol-H3605the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776;For I am Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,and thereH369is noH369otherעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

23I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650by Myself, Thewordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697has goneH3318forthיָצָ֨אya.Tza'H3318from My mouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310in righteousnessצְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahH6666And will not turnH7725backH7725, That to Meeveryכָּל־kol-H3605kneeבֶּ֔רֶךְBe.rekhH1290will bowתִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'H3766,everyכָּל־kol-H3605tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956willswearתִּשָּׁבַ֖עti.sha.Va'H7650allegiance.

24They will sayאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559of Me, ‘Onlyאַ֧ךְ'akhH389in the Lordבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068are righteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666and strengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797.’Men will comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935to Him, Andallכֹּ֖לkolH3605who were angryהַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםha.ne.che.RimH2734at Him will be putH954to shameH954.

25In the Lordבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478Will bejustifiedיִצְדְּק֥וּyitz.de.KuH6663and willgloryוְיִֽתְהַלְל֖וּve.yit.ha.LuH1984.”

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