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Isaiah 42:5-12

5Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,he that createdבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and stretched them outוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186;he that spread forthרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and that which cometh outוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631of it; he that givethנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397unto the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971upon it, and spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to them that walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980therein:

6I Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068have calledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee in righteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and will holdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thine handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027,and will keepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, and giveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for a covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971,for a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the Gentilesגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471;

7To openלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491the blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,to bring outלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318the prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from the prisonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525, andthem that sitיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822out of the prisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

8I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: that ismy nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034:and my gloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519will I not giveאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414to anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,neither my praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416to graven imagesלַפְּסִילִֽים׃la.pe.si.LimH6456.

9Behold, the former thingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223are come to passבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935,and new thingsוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319do I declareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046:before they spring forthתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779I tellאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085you of them.

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892, andhis praiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from the endמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ye that go downיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381to the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and all that is thereinוּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393;the islesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427thereof.

11Let the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and the citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892thereof lift upיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375their voice,the villagesחֲצֵרִ֖יםcha.tze.RimH2691thatKedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938doth inhabitתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427:let the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the rockH5553singיָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ya.Ro.nuH7442,let them shoutיִצְוָֽחוּ׃yitz.Va.chuH6681from the topמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218of the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.

12Let them giveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,and declareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046his praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in the islandsבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

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