Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 46

1Belבֵּל֙belH1078bowethdownכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766,Neboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015stoopeth; theiridolsעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091areuponH1961thebeastsH929, anduponH1961thecattleוְלַבְּהֵמָ֑הve.la.be.he.MahH929: the things that ye carriedaboutH1961aremadeH1961aloadמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853, aburdenH4853to thewearyלַעֲיֵפָֽה׃la.'a.ye.FahH5889beastH929.

2They stoop, theybowH3766downכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162; theycouldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201notלֹ֥אlo'H3808deliverמַלֵּ֣טma.LetH4422theburdenמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853, butthemselvesוְנַפְשָׁ֖םve.naf.ShamH5315aregoneH1980intoH1980captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֥יba.she.ViH7628.

3Hearken untomeH413, Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH1004have beenborneH5375bymeH413from thebellyבֶ֔טֶןVe.tenH990,whichH1004have beencarriedH5375from thewombH990:

4andevenH5704tooldH7872ageH7872I am he, andevenH5704to hoarhairsשֵיבָ֖הshei.VahH7872will IcarryH5375youH5704: I havemadeעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213, and I willbearאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375; yea, I willcarryH5375, and willdeliverוַאֲמַלֵּֽט׃ סva.'a.ma.LetH4422.

5Towhomלְמִ֥יle.MiH4310will yelikenH1819meH1819, andmakeH1819meH1819equalH1819, andcompareH1819meH1819, thatweH1819may be like?

6Such aslavishהַזָּלִ֤יםha.za.LimH2107goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091outH8254of thebagמִכִּ֔יסmi.KisH3599, andweighיִשְׁקֹ֑לוּyish.Ko.luH8254silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701in the balance, theyhireיִשְׂכְּר֤וּyis.ke.RuH7936agoldsmithצוֹרֵף֙tzo.RefH6884, and he maketh it agodאֵ֔ל'ElH410; theyfallיִסְגְּד֖וּyis.ge.DuH5456downיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812, yea, theyworshipH7812.

7TheybearH5375himuponH5921theshoulderכָּתֵ֨ףka.TefH3802, theycarryH5375him, andsetH5975him in hisplaceמִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725, and he standeth; from hisplaceH4725shall henotלֹ֣אlo'H3808removeיָמִ֑ישׁya.MishH4185: yea, one shallcryיִצְעַ֤קyitz.'AkH6817unto him, yetcanH5975henotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808saveיוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ סyo.shi.'E.nuH3467himoutH5921of histroubleמִצָּרָת֖וֹmi.tza.ra.ToH6869.

8Rememberזִכְרוּ־zikh.ru-H2142this, and shew yourselves men:bringהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725itagainH7725tomindלֵֽב׃LevH3820, O yetransgressorsפוֹשְׁעִ֖יםfo.she.'ImH6586.

9Rememberזִכְר֥וּzikh.RuH2142theformerרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתri.sho.NotH7223things ofoldמֵעוֹלָ֑םme.'o.LamH5769: for I amGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and there isnoneH369elseע֔וֹדodH5750; I amGodH430, and there isnoneH369likemeכָּמֽוֹנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644;

10declaringמַגִּ֤ידma.GidH5046theendאַחֲרִ֔ית'a.cha.RitH319from thebeginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225, and from ancient times things that arenotלֹא־lo'-H3808yetdoneנַעֲשׂ֑וּna.'a.SuH6213;sayingאֹמֵר֙'o.MerH559, Mycounselעֲצָתִ֣י'a.tza.TiH6098shallstandתָק֔וּםta.KumH6965, and I willdoאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mypleasureחֶפְצִ֖יchef.TziH2656:

11callingקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7121a ravenousbirdעַ֔יִט'A.yitH5861from theeastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217, themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of mycounselעֲצָתִ֑יa.tza.tiH6098from afarמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776; yea, I havespokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696, I will alsobringאֲבִיאֶ֔נָּה'a.vi.'E.nahH935it topassH935; I have purposed, I will alsodoאֶעֱשֶֽׂנָּה׃ ס'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it.

12Hearken untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, ye stouthearted, that arefarהָרְחוֹקִ֖יםha.re.cho.KimH7350fromrighteousnessמִצְּדָקָֽה׃mi.tze.da.KahH6666:

13IbringH7126nearH7126myrighteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666, it shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808befarתִרְחָ֔קtir.ChakH7368offH5414, and mysalvationוּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖יu.te.shu.'a.TiH8668shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808tarryתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309; and I willplaceH5414salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֔הte.shu.'AhH8668inZionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726forIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478mygloryתִּפְאַרְתִּֽי׃ סtif.'ar.TiH8597,

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