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Isaiah 45:5-10

5I amYhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and there is none else, there isno Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430besideזוּלָתִ֖יzu.la.TiH2108me: I girdedאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247thee, though thou hast not knownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me:

6That they may knowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045from the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121,and from the westוּמִמַּ֣עֲרָבָ֔הu.mi.Ma.'a.ra.VahH4628, that there isnoneאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657besideבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107me. I amYhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and there is none else.

7I formיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335the lightאוֹר֙'OrH216,and createוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822:I makeעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965,and createוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254evilרָ֑עRa'H7451:I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213all these things.

8Drop downהַרְעִ֤יפוּhar.'I.fuH7491,ye heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,from aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,and let the skiesוּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.KimH7834pour downיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664:let the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605,and let them bring forthוְיִפְרוּ־ve.yif.ru-H6509salvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468,and let righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666spring upתַצְמִ֙יחַ֙tatz.Mi.achH6779togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162;I Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068have createdבְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סbe.ra.TivH1254it.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto him that strivethרָ֚בravH7378with his Makerיֹ֣צְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335! Letthe potsherdחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789strivewith the potsherdsחַרְשֵׂ֣יchar.SeiH2789of the earthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127.Shall the clayחֹ֤מֶרCho.merH2563sayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559to him that fashionethלְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙le.yo.tze.RoH3335it, What makestתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thou? or thy workוּפָעָלְךָ֖u.fa.'a.le.KhaH6467,He hath no handsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto him that saithאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559unto hisfatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1,What begettestתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205thou? or to the womanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802,What hast thou brought forthתְּחִילִֽין׃ סte.chi.LinH2342?

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