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Isaiah 49:2-4

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 a sharpenedבָּר֔וּרba.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 will showH6286My gloryאֶתְפָּאָֽר׃'et.pa.'ArH6286.”

4But I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, “I havelaboredיָגַ֔עְתִּיya.Ga'.tiH3021in vainלְרִ֣יקle.RikH7385,I have spentכִלֵּ֑יתִיkhi.Lei.tiH3615My strengthכֹּחִ֣יko.ChiH3581for nothingלְתֹ֥הוּle.To.huH8414and futilityוְהֶ֖בֶלve.He.velH1892;Neverthelessאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403,the justiceמִשְׁפָּטִ֣יmish.pa.TiH4941dueto Me is with the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, And Myrewardוּפְעֻלָּתִ֖יu.fe.'u.la.TiH6468is with My Godאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430.”

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