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Isaiah 41:8-20

8But thou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478, art myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whom I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977, theseedזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157.

9Thou whom I havetakenהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388from theendsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andcalledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee from its chiefmenוּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָu.me.'a.tzi.Lei.haH678, andsaidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to thee, Thou art myservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650; I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977thee, and not cast theeawayמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988.

10Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372thou not; for I am with thee: be notdismayedתִּשְׁתָּ֖עtish.Ta'H8159; for I am thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430: I willstrengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553thee; yea, I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee; yea, I willupholdתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551thee with the righthandבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225of myrighteousnessצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664.

11Behold, all they that wereincensedהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against thee shall beashamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954andconfoundedוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637: they shall be as nothing; andtheyאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582thatcontendרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379with thee shallperishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12Thou shaltseekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245them, and shalt notfindתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them, eventhemH582thatcontendedמַצֻּתֶ֑ךָma.tzu.Te.khaH4695with thee: they thatwarמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing ofnoughtוּכְאֶ֖פֶסu.khe.'E.fesH657.

13For I theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willholdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thy righthandיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225,sayingהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559to thee,Fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not; I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee.

14Fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372not, thouwormתּוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and yemenמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; I willhelpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826thee,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thyredeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350, the HolyOneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Behold, I willmakeשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760thee anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319sharpחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742threshingלְמוֹרַג֙le.mo.RagH4173instrumenthavingבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167teethפִּֽיפִיּ֑וֹתpi.fi.YotH6374: thou shaltthreshתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022, and beat themsmallוְתָדֹ֔קve.ta.DokH1854, and shaltmakeתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389aschaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671.

16Thou shaltfanתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219them, and thewindוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307shall carry themawayתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375, and thewhirlwindוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591shallscatterתָּפִ֣יץta.FitzH6327them: and thou shaltrejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, and shaltgloryתִּתְהַלָּֽל׃ פtit.ha.LalH1984in the HolyOneבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17When thepoorהָעֲנִיִּ֨יםha.'a.ni.YimH6041andneedyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםve.ha.'ev.yo.NimH34seekמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםme.vak.ShimH1245waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325, and there is none, and theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956failethנָשָׁ֑תָּהna.Sha.tahH5405forthirstבַּצָּמָ֣אba.tza.Ma'H6772, I theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willhearאֶעֱנֵ֔ם'e.'e.NemH6030them, I theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478will notforsakeאֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃'e.'ez.VemH5800them.

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.

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