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Isaiah 41:18-29

18I willopenאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104in highplacesשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205, andfountainsמַעְיָנ֑וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599in themidstוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of thevalleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237: I willmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057apoolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98ofwaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325, and thedryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776springsלְמוֹצָ֥אֵיle.mo.Tza.'eiH4161ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19I willplantאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057thecedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730, the shittahtreeשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848, and themyrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918, and theoilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086; I willsetאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760in thedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160the firtreeבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265, thepineתִּדְהָ֥רtid.HarH8410, and the boxtreeוּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.te.'a.ShurH8391togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162:

20That they mayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200, andknowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045, andconsiderוְיָשִׂ֤ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760, andunderstandוְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ve.yas.Ki.luH7919togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, that thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathdoneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213this, and the HolyOneוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathcreatedבְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פbe.ra.'AhH1254it.

21Produceקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126yourcauseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379,saithיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; bringforthהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066yourstrongעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110reasons,saithיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559theKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22Let them bring themforthיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066, andshowוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046us what shallhappenתִּקְרֶ֑ינָהtik.Rei.nahH7136: let themshowהַגִּ֜ידוּha.Gi.duH5046the formerthingsהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223, what they are, that we mayconsiderוְנָשִׂ֤ימָה לִבֵּ֙נוּ֙ve.na.Si.mah li.Be.nuH7760 H3820them, andknowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045the latterendאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319of them; ordeclareהַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃hash.mi.'U.nuH8085to us things tocomeהַבָּא֖וֹתha.ba.'otH935.

23Showהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the things that are tocomeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857afterthisלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268, that we mayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045that ye aregodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430: yea, dogoodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190, or doevilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489, that we may bedismayedוְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָהve.nish.Ta.'ahH8159, andbeholdוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.ne.reH7200ittogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162.

24Behold, ye are ofnothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369, and yourworkוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467ofnoughtמֵאָ֑פַעme.'A.fa'H659: anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441is he thatchoosethיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977you.

25I have raisedupהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782one from thenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828, and he shallcomeוַיַּ֔אתvai.YatH857: from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121shall hecallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121upon mynameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034: and he shallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935uponprincesסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461as uponmorterחֹ֔מֶרCho.merH2563, and as thepotterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadethיִרְמָס־yir.mos-H7429clayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26Who hathdeclaredהִגִּ֤ידhi.GidH5046from thebeginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218, that we mayknowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045? and in timespastוּמִלְּפָנִ֖יםu.mi.le.fa.NimH6440, that we maysayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, He isrighteousצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662? verily, there is none thatshowethמַגִּ֗ידma.GidH5046, verily, there is none thatdeclarethמַשְׁמִ֔יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085, verily, there is none thathearethשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085yourwordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27Thefirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223shall say toZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,BeholdH2009,beholdH2009them: and I willgiveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414toJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389one that bringeth goodtidingsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319.

28For Ibeheldוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200, and there was nomanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376; even among them, and there was nocounsellorיוֹעֵ֑ץyo.'EtzH3289, that, when Iaskedוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592of them, couldanswerוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725awordדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Behold, they are allvanityאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205; theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639arenothingאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657: their moltenimagesנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פnis.kei.HemH5262arewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307andconfusionוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

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