New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 49:2-6

2He has madeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760Mymouthפִּי֙piH6310like a sharpחַדָּ֔הcha.DahH2299swordכְּחֶ֣רֶבke.Che.revH2719, In theshadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027He has concealedהֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִיhech.bi.'A.niH2244Me;And He has also madeוַיְשִׂימֵ֙נִי֙vay.si.Me.niH7760Me aselectבָּר֔וּרba.RurH1305arrowלְחֵ֣ץle.ChetzH2671,He has hiddenהִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃his.ti.Ra.niH5641Me in His quiverבְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹbe.'ash.pa.ToH827.

3He saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Me, “You are My Servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֕לYis.ra.'ElH3478,In Whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I willshowH6286My gloryאֶתְפָּאָֽר׃'et.pa.'ArH6286.”

4But I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, “I havetoiledיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615My strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for nothingלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414and vanityוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892;Yet surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403the justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941dueto Me is with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, And Myrewardוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468with My Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.”

5And nowוְעַתָּ֣ה׀ve.'a.TahH6258saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,who formedיֹצְרִ֤יyo.tze.RiH3335Me from the wombמִבֶּ֙טֶן֙mi.Be.tenH990to be His Servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650,To bringלְשׁוֹבֵ֤בle.sho.VevH7725Jacobיַֽעֲקֹב֙ya.'a.KoH3290backH7725to Him, so thatIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478might be gatheredיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622to Him (For I amhonoredוְאֶכָּבֵד֙ve.'e.ka.VedH3513in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,And My Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יve.lo.HaiH430is Mystrengthעֻזִּֽי׃'u.ZiH5797),

6He saysוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “It is tooH4480smallH7043a thingH7043that You should be My Servantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650To raiseלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965up the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290and to restoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725thepreservedH5336ones of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will also makeוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414You alightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216of the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471So that My salvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444mayreachH1961to theendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.”

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