New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 41:8-13

8“But you, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977,Descendantזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85Myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157,

9You whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I havetakenהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388from the endsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776And calledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121from itsremotestH678partsH678,And saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘You areMy servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650, I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977you and have not rejectedמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988you.

10Do notfearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372, for I am with you;Do not beH8159afraidH8159,for I am your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.I will strengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553you,I will alsoאַף־'af-H637helpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826you,I will alsoאַף־'af-H637upholdתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551you with My righteousצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664rightבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225handH3225.’

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605those who are angeredהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734at you will be shamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954and dishonoredוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637;ThoseH376whoH376contendרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379with you will be as nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and will perishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12You will seekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245thoseH376whoH376quarrelמַצֻּתֶ֑ךָma.tzu.Te.khaH4695with you, but will not findתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them,ThoseH376whoH376warמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421with you will be as nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and non-existentוּכְאֶ֖פֶסu.khe.'E.fesH657.

13For I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who takesH2388holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388of your rightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225,Who saysהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559to you, ‘Do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372,I will helpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826you.’

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