New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 45:20-25

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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