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Isaiah 44:5-8

5One shall sayיֹאמַר֙yo.MarH559, I amYhwh'sלַֽיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068;and another shall callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121himselfby the nameבְשֵֽׁם־ve.shem-H8034of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;and another shall subscribeיִכְתֹּ֤בyikh.ToH3789withhis handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and surnameיְכַנֶּֽה׃ פye.kha.NehH3655himselfby the nameוּבְשֵׁ֥םu.ve.ShemH8034of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

6Thus saithאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068the Kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and his redeemerוְגֹאֲל֖וֹve.go.'a.LoH1350Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635; I amthe firstרִאשׁוֹן֙ri.shOnH7223, and I amthe lastאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314;and besideוּמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יu.mi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me there isno Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

7And who, as I, shall callיִקְרָ֗אyik.Ra'H7121,and shall declareוְיַגִּידֶ֤הָve.ya.gi.De.haH5046it, and set it in orderוְיַעְרְכֶ֙הָ֙ve.ya'.re.Khe.haH6186for me, since I appointedמִשּׂוּמִ֖יmi.su.MiH7760the ancientעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769peopleעַם־'am-H5971?and the things that are comingוְאֹתִיּ֛וֹתve.'o.ti.YotH857,and shall comeתָּבֹ֖אנָהta.Vo.nahH935,let them shewיַגִּ֥ידוּya.Gi.duH5046unto them.

8Fearתִּפְחֲדוּ֙tif.cha.DuH6342ye not, neither be afraidתִּרְה֔וּtir.HuH7297:have not I toldהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֥יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085thee from that timeמֵאָ֛זme.'AzH227,and have declaredוְהִגַּ֖דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046it? ye areeven my witnessesעֵדָ֑י'e.DaiH5707.Is thereהֲיֵ֤שׁha.YeshH3426a Godאֱל֙וֹהַּ֙'e.Lo.ahH433besideמִבַּלְעָדַ֔יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me? yea, there isno Godצ֖וּרtzurH6697;I knowיָדָֽעְתִּי׃ya.Da.'e.tiH3045not any.

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