Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 49:8-16

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, In anacceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522time have Iansweredאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thee, and in adayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444have Ihelpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee: and I willpreserveוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, andgiveH5414thee for acovenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of thepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971, toraiseלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965upH6965thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, tomakeוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414theminheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157thedesolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;

9sayingלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to them that areboundלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631,GoH3318forthH3318; to them that are indarknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, Shew yourselves. They shallfeedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462in thewaysדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870, and onallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605bareשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205shall be theirpastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830.

10They shallnotH3808hungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456norH3808thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770;neitherH3808shall theheatשָׁרָ֖בsha.RavH8273norH3808sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121smiteיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221them: for he that hathmercyמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355on them shallleadיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them,evenכִּי־ki-H3588by thespringsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall heguideH5095them.

11And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760allכָל־khol-H3605mymountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022awayלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870, and myhighwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546shall beexaltedיְרֻמֽוּן׃ye.ru.MunH7311.

12Loהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428shallcomeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935fromfarמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350: and,loוְהִֽנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428from thenorthמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and from thewestוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220; andtheseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofSinimסִינִֽים׃si.NimH5515.

13Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442, Oheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064; and bejoyfulH7440, Oearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776; andbreakוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476forthH6476intoH776singingH7440, Omountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcomfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and will havecompassionיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355upon hisafflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.

14ButZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559,JehovahH3068hath forsakenmeH7911, and theLordH3068hathforgottenשְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃she.khe.Cha.niH7911meH7911.

15CanH1121awomanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911herH802suckingchildH1121, thatsheH3808shouldnotH3808havecompassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355on thesonH1121ofherH802wombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990? yea,theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428mayforgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911, yet willnotH3808Iforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee.

16Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005, I have graven theeuponH5921thepalmsכַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimH3709of myhandsH3709; thywallsחוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346arecontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeנֶגְדִּ֖יneg.DiH5048meH5921.

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