Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 41:21-29

21Produce yourcauseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;bringקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126forthהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066yourstrongעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110reasons, saith theKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22LetH5046thembringH935themforthיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066, anddeclareH5046untousH5046whatH4100shall happen:declareH5046ye theformerהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223things,whatH4100they be, thatweאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834mayconsiderוְנָשִׂ֤ימָהve.na.Si.mahH7760them, andknowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045thelatterH319endאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319of them; or shewusH5046things for tocomeH935.

23Declareהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the things that are tocomeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857hereafterלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268, thatweH3588mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045that ye aregodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430:yeaH3588,doH3190goodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190, ordoH3190evilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489, thatweH3588may be dismayed, andbeholdוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.ne.reH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

24Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005, ye are ofnothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369, and yourworkוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467of nought: anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441is he that choosethyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859.

25I have raisedupהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782one from thenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828, and he iscomeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935; from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121one that callethuponH935mynameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034: and he shallcomeH935uponH935rulersסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461asuponH935mortar, and as thepotterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadethclayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26Who hathdeclaredH5046it from thebeginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218, thatweמַשְׁמִ֔יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085mayknowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045? and beforetime, thatweשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085maysayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, He isrighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662? yea, there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369that declareth, yea, there isnoneאֵ֣ין'einH369that sheweth, yea, there isnoneאֵין־'ein-H369that heareth yourwordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27Ifirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223will say untoZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,BeholdH2009,beholdH2009them; and I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414toJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389one that bringethgoodH1319tidingsH1319.

28And when Ilookוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200, there isnoH369manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; even among them there isnoH369counsellor, that, when Iaskוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592of them,canH369answerוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725awordדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them, theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639arevanityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205and nought: their molten images arewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307andconfusionוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

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