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Isaiah 63:8-16

8For he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Surely they aremy peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121thatwill not lieיְשַׁקֵּ֑רוּye.sha.Ke.ruH8266:so he was their Saviourלְמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃le.mo.Shi.a'H3467.

9In all their afflictionצָרָתָ֣ם׀tza.ra.TamH6869he was afflictedצָ֗רTzarH6862,and the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of his presenceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440savedהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔םho.shi.'AmH3467them: in his loveבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160and in his pityוּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹu.ve.chem.la.ToH2551he redeemedגְאָלָ֑םge.'a.LamH1350them; and he bareוַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥םvay.na.te.LemH5190them, and carriedוַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖םvay.na.se.'EmH5375them all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

10But they rebelledמָר֥וּma.RuH4784,and vexedוְעִצְּב֖וּve.'i.tze.VuH6087his holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307:therefore he was turnedוַיֵּהָפֵ֥ךְvai.ye.ha.FekhH2015to be their enemyלְאוֹיֵ֖בle.'o.YevH341, andhe foughtנִלְחַם־nil.cham-H3898against them.

11Then he rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142the daysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of oldעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769,Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872, andhis peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971, saying, Where ishe that brought them upהַֽמַּעֲלֵ֣םha.ma.'a.LemH5927out of the seaמִיָּ֗םmi.YamH3220with the shepherdרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of his flockצֹאנ֔וֹtzo.NoH6629? where ishe that putהַשָּׂ֥םha.SamH7760his holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307withinבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130him?

12That ledH3212themby the right handלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872with his gloriousתִּפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220,dividingבּ֤וֹקֵֽעַBo.ke.a'H1234the waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them, to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213himself an everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034?

13That ledH3212them through the deepבַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹתba.te.ho.MotH8415,as an horseכַּסּ֥וּסka.SusH5483in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057, thatthey should not stumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃yi.ka.She.luH3782?

14As a beastכַּבְּהֵמָה֙ka.be.he.MahH929goeth downתֵרֵ֔דte.RedH3381into the valleyבַּבִּקְעָ֣הba.bik.'AhH1237,the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068caused him to restתְּנִיחֶ֑נּוּte.ni.Che.nuH5117:so didst thou leadנִהַ֣גְתָּni.Hag.taH5090thy peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971,to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thyself a gloriousתִּפְאָֽרֶת׃tif.'A.retH8597nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

15Look downהַבֵּ֤טha.BetH5027from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and beholdוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200from the habitationמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073of thy holinessקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944and of thy gloryוְתִפְאַרְתֶּ֑ךָve.tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597: where isthy zealקִנְאָֽתְךָ֙kin.'a.te.ChaH7068and thy strengthוּגְב֣וּרֹתֶ֔ךָu.ge.Vu.ro.Te.khaH1369,the soundingהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995of thy bowelsמֵעֶ֛יךָme.'Ei.khaH4578and of thy merciesוְֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356toward me? are they restrainedהִתְאַפָּֽקוּ׃hit.'a.Pa.kuH662?

16DoubtlessH3588thou artour fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,though Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85be ignorantיְדָעָ֔נוּye.da.'A.nuH3045 H3808of us, and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478acknowledgeיַכִּירָ֑נוּya.ki.Ra.nuH5234us not: thou, O Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, artour fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,our redeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֥נוּgo.'a.Le.nuH1350;thy nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034isfrom everlastingמֵֽעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769.

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