Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 45:1-13

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.

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