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Isaiah 49:20-26

20The childrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121which thou shalt have, after thou hast lostשִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְshi.ku.La.yikhH7923the other, shall sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559again in thine earsבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241,The placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725istoo straitצַר־tzar-H6862for me: giveגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066placeH4725to me that I may dwellוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427.

21Then shalt thou sayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559in thine heartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824,Who hath begottenיָֽלַד־ya.lad-H3205me these, seeing I have lost my childrenH7921,and am desolateוְגַלְמוּדָ֑הve.gal.mu.DahH1565,a captiveגֹּלָ֣ה׀go.LahH1540,and removing to and froוְסוּרָ֗הve.su.RahH5493?and who hath brought upגִדֵּ֔לgi.DelH1431these? Behold, I was leftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604alone; these, whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375had they been?

22Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Yhwhיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,Behold, I will lift upאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375mine handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to the Gentilesגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,and set upאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my standardנִסִּ֑יni.SiH5251to the peopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971:and they shall bringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935thy sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121in theirarmsבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684,and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall be carriedתִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃ti.na.Se.nahH5375upon theirshouldersכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.

23And kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428shall be thy nursing fathersאֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ'o.me.Na.yikhH539,and their queensוְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ve.sa.ro.tei.HemH8282thy nursing mothersמֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmei.Ni.ko.Ta.yikhH3243:they shall bow downיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812to thee with theirfaceאַפַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639toward the earthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776,and lick upיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897the dustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083of thy feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272;and thou shalt knowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I amYhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068:for they shall not be ashamedיֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954that waitקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960for me.

24Shall the preyמַלְק֑וֹחַmal.Ko.achH4455be takenהֲיֻקַּ֥חha.yu.KachH3947from the mightyמִגִּבּ֖וֹרmi.gi.BorH1368,or the lawfulצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662captiveשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH7628deliveredיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422?

25But thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Even the captivesשְׁבִ֤יshe.ViH7628of the mightyגִבּוֹר֙gi.bOrH1368shall be taken awayיֻקָּ֔חyu.KachH3947,and the preyוּמַלְק֥וֹחַu.mal.Ko.achH4455of the terribleעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184shall be deliveredיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422:for I will contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378with him that contendethיְרִיבֵךְ֙ye.ri.veKhH3401with thee, and I will saveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃'o.Shi.a'H3467thy childrenבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121.

26And I will feedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.khal.TiH398them that oppressמוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙mo.Na.yikhH3238thee with their own fleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320;and they shall be drunkenיִשְׁכָּר֑וּןyish.ka.RunH7937with their own bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818,as with sweet wineוְכֶעָסִ֖יסve.khe.'a.SisH6071:and all fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320shall knowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068amthy Saviourמֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmo.shi.'EkhH3467and thy Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,the mighty Oneאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ סya.'a.KoH3290.

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