Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 45

1Thusכֹּה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068to hisanointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899, toCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834rightבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225handH3225I have holden, tosubdueלְרַד־le.rad-H7286nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471beforeH6440him, and I will loose theloinsוּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.NeiH4975ofkingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428; toopenH6440thedoorsדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817beforeH6440him, and thegatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beshutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462;

2I will gobeforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474the ruggedplacesH1280plain: I willbreakאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665inpiecesH7665thedoorsדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817of brass, andcutאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438in sunder thebarsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280ofironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270:

3and I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thee thetreasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214ofdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, andhiddenוּמַטְמֻנֵ֖יu.mat.mu.NeiH4301riches ofsecretמִסְתָּרִ֑יםmis.ta.RimH4565placesH4565, that thou mayestknowתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, whichcallהַקּוֹרֵ֥אha.ko.Re'H7121thee by thynameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290myservant’sעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478mychosenבְּחִירִ֑יbe.chi.RiH972, I havecalledH7121thee by thynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034: I have surnamed thee, though thou hastnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808knownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045meH7121.

5I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and there isnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369elseע֔וֹדodH5750; besidemeH589there isnoH3808Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: I willgirdאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247thee,thoughאֵ֣ין'einH369thou hastnotH3808knownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045meH589:

6that they mayknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121, and from thewestוּמִמַּ֣עֲרָבָ֔הu.mi.Ma.'a.ra.VahH4628, that there isnoneH369besidemeאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589: I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and there isnoneH369elseעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

7I form thelightאוֹר֙'OrH216, andcreateוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; ImakeH6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965, andcreateוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254evilרָ֑עRa'H7451; I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that doethallכָל־khol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH428things.

8DropdownH5140, yeheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, fromaboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and let theskiesוּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.KimH7834pourH5140downH5140righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666: let theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605, that they may bringforthH6779salvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468, and let hercauseצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664righteousnessH6666tospringH6779upH6779togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162; I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havecreatedבְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סbe.ra.TivH1254it.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945unto him that striveth with hisMakerH3335! apotsherdH2789among thepotsherdsH2789of theearthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127! shall theclayH2789sayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559to him that fashioneth it,Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100makest thou? or thyworkוּפָעָלְךָ֖u.fa.'a.le.KhaH6467, He hathnoאֵין־'ein-H369handsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto him that saith unto afatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1,Whatמַה־mah-H4100begettest thou? or to awomanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802, withwhatמַה־mah-H4100travailest thou?

11Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisMakerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335:Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592meעַל־'al-H5921of the things that are tocomeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857concerning mysonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121, and concerning theworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of myhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027,commandתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680yemeוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921.

12I havemadeH6213theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, andcreatedבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120uponעָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it: I,evenH6213myhandsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027, havestretchedנָט֣וּna.TuH5186outH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theirhostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635have Icommandedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680.

13I have raised himupהַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּha.'i.ro.Ti.huH5782inrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, and I willmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474straightH3474allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870: he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129mycityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892, and he shallletH7971myexilesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546goיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971freeH7971,notלֹ֤אlo'H3808forpriceבִמְחִיר֙vim.ChirH4242norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808rewardבְשֹׁ֔חַדve.Sho.chadH7810, saith theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

14Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, The labour ofEgyptמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and the merchandise ofEthiopiaכּוּשׁ֮kushH3568, and theSabeansוּסְבָאִים֮u.se.va.'ImH5436,menH376of stature, shallcomeH1961over unto thee, and they shall be thine; they shallgoH1961afterאַחֲרַ֣יִךְ'a.cha.Ra.yikhH310thee; in chains they shallcomeH1961over: and they shallfallH1961downיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙yish.ta.cha.VuH7812unto thee, they shallmakeH6419supplicationH6419unto thee,sayingאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Surelyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430is in thee; and there isnoneH369elseע֖וֹדodH5750, there isnoH369GodH430.

15Verily thou art aGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430that hidest thyself, OGodH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, the Saviour.

16They shall beashamedבּ֥וֹשׁוּBo.o.shuH954, yea,confoundedנִכְלְמ֖וּnikh.le.MuH3637,allכֻּלָּ֑םku.LamH3605of them: they shallgoH1980intoH1980confusiontogetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162that are makers ofidolsצִירִֽים׃tzi.RimH6736.

17ButIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall besavedנוֹשַׁ֣עno.Sha'H3467by theLORDבַּיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068with aneverlastingH5769salvationתְּשׁוּעַ֖תte.shu.'AtH8668: ye shallnotH3808beashamedתֵבֹ֥שׁוּte.Vo.shuH954norH3808confoundedתִכָּלְמ֖וּti.kal.MuH3637worldwithoutH3808end.

18Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068thatcreatedבּוֹרֵ֨אbo.Re'H1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֜יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; he isGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430; thatformedיֹצֵ֨רyo.TzerH3335theearthהָאָ֤רֶץha.'A.retzH776andmadeוְעֹשָׂהּ֙ve.'o.SahH6213it; heestablishedכֽוֹנְנָ֔הּkho.NahH3559it, hecreatedבְרָאָ֖הּve.ra.'AhH1254itnotלֹא־lo'-H3808awasteתֹ֥הוּTo.huH8414, heformedיְצָרָ֑הּye.tza.RahH3335it to beinhabitedלָשֶׁ֣בֶתla.She.vetH3427: I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and there isnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369elseעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

19I havenotלֹ֧אlo'H3808spokenדִּבַּ֗רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in secret, in aplaceבִּמְקוֹם֙bim.kOmH4725of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822; Isaidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559notלֹ֥אlo'H3808unto theseedלְזֶ֥רַעle.Ze.ra'H2233ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,Seekבַקְּשׁ֑וּנִיva.ke.Shu.niH1245yemeH5046in vain: I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068speakדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, IdeclareH5046things that arerightH6664.

20Assembleהִקָּבְצ֥וּhi.ka.ve.TzuH6908yourselves andcomeוָבֹ֛אוּva.Vo.'uH935;drawהִֽתְנַגְּשׁ֥וּhit.na.ge.ShuH5066nearH5066togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162, ye that are escaped of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471: they havenoלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowledgeיָדְע֗וּya.de.'UH3045thatcarryהַנֹּֽשְׂאִים֙ha.no.se.'ImH5375thewoodעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086of theirgravenH6459imageH6459, andprayוּמִתְפַּלְלִ֔יםu.mit.pa.LimH6419unto agodאֵ֖ל'elH410thatcannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808saveיוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃yo.Shi.a'H3467.

21Declareהַגִּ֣ידוּha.Gi.duH5046ye, andbringוְהַגִּ֔ישׁוּve.ha.Gi.shuH5066itforthH5066; yea,letאַ֥ף'afH637themtakeיִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּyi.va.'a.TzuH3289counselH3289togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162: who hath shewed this from ancient time? who hathdeclaredהִגִּידָ֗הּhi.gi.DahH5046it of old? havenotH3808I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068? and there isnoH3808Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430elseע֤וֹדodH5750besidemeH5046; ajustצַדִּ֣יקtza.DikH6662GodH430and a saviour; there isnoneH369besidemeH5046.

22Lookפְּנוּ־pe.nu-H6437untomeאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413, and be yesavedוְהִוָּשְׁע֖וּve.hi.va.she.'UH3467,allכָּל־kol-H3605theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776: for I amGodאֵ֖ל'elH410, and there isnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369elseעֽוֹד׃odH5750.

23By myself have Iswornנִשְׁבַּ֔עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650, thewordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697isgoneH3318forthיָצָ֨אya.Tza'H3318from mymouthמִפִּ֧יmi.PiH6310inrighteousnessצְדָקָ֛הtze.da.KahH6666, and shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808returnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725, that untomeH7725everyכָּל־kol-H3605kneeבֶּ֔רֶךְBe.rekhH1290shallbowתִּכְרַ֣עtikh.Ra'H3766,everyכָּל־kol-H3605tongueלָשֽׁוֹן׃la.ShonH3956shallswearתִּשָּׁבַ֖עti.sha.Va'H7650.

24Onlyאַ֧ךְ'akhH389in theLORDבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068, shall onesayאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559untomeH935, isrighteousnessצְדָק֣וֹתtze.da.KotH6666andstrengthוָעֹ֑זva.'OzH5797:evenעָדָיו֙'a.DavH5704to him shallmenH3605comeH935, andallH3605they that were incensedagainstהַנֶּחֱרִ֥יםha.ne.che.RimH2734him shall beashamedוְיֵבֹ֔שׁוּve.ye.Vo.shuH954.

25In theLORDבַּיהוָ֛הba.Yah.wehH3068shallallכָּל־kol-H3605theseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478bejustifiedיִצְדְּק֥וּyitz.de.KuH6663, and shall glory.

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