Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 43:18-28

18Rememberתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142yenotאַֽל־'al-H408theformerרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223things,neitherאַל־'al-H408considerתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995the things ofoldH7223.

19Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willdoעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213anewחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319thingH2319;nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258shall itspringH6779forthH6779; shall yenotהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808knowתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045it? I willevenאַ֣ף'afH637makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760awayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in thedesertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20Thebeastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shall honourmeH5414, thejackalsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577and theostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.NahH3284:becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588IgiveH5414watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in thedesertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452, togiveH5414drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248to mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971, mychosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972:

21thepeopleעַם־'am-H5971whichזוּ֙zuH2098Iformedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335for myself, that they might set forth mypraiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

22Yet thou hastnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121uponH7121meH7121, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290; but thou hast beenwearyיָגַ֥עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021ofmeH7121, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Thou hastnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808broughtH935meH935the small cattle of thyburntעֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsבְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.ChahH4503;neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808hast thou honouredmeH935with thysacrificesוּזְבָחֶ֖יךָu.ze.va.Chei.khaH2077. I havenotלֹ֤אlo'H3808madeכִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיkhi.bad.Ta.niH3513thee toserveהֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.'e.vad.Ti.khaH5647withofferingsH4503,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808weariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaH3021thee withfrankincenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil.vo.NahH3828.

24Thou hastboughtקָנִ֨יתָka.Ni.taH7069meH3808noH3808sweetH7070caneH7070withmoneyבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.sefH3701,neitherH3808hast thoufilledH7301meH3808with thefatוְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levH2459of thysacrificesזְבָחֶ֖יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077: but thou hastmadeH7301meH3808toserveהֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he.'e.vad.Ta.niH5647with thysinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403, thou hastweariedהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niH3021meH3808with thineiniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771.

25I,evenH3808I, am he that blottethoutמֹחֶ֥הmo.ChehH4229thytransgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588for mine ownsakeלְמַעֲנִ֑יle.ma.'a.NiH4616; and I willnotH3808rememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142thysinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָve.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403.

26PutH2142meH2142inremembranceH2142;letH2142usסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608pleadנִשָּׁפְטָ֖הni.sha.fe.TahH8199togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162: set thou forth thy cause, that thou mayest bejustifiedתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663.

27Thyfirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sinnedH2398, and thine interpreters havetransgressedפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586againstH2398meH2398.

28Therefore I willprofaneוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.LelH2490theprincesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of thesanctuaryקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, and I willmakeוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290a curse, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478a reviling.

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