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Isaiah 42:1-17

1Behold myservantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; myelectבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972, in whom mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightethרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521; I haveputנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414myspiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon him: he shall bringforthיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to theGentilesלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He shall notcryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817, nor liftupיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375, nor cause hisvoiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963to beheardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in thestreetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3Abruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070shall he notbreakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665, and thesmokingכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544flaxוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594shall he notquenchיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518: he shall bringforthיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941totruthלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571.

4He shall notfailיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543nor bediscouragedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533, till he hathsetיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in theearthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776: and theislesאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339shallwaitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176for hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.

5Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, he thatcreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, and stretched themoutוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186; he that spreadforthרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and that which comethoutוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631of it; he thatgivethנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to thepeopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971upon it, andspiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to them thatwalkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it:

6I theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121thee inrighteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, and willholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388thyhandבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027, and willkeepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, andgiveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for acovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285of thepeopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of theGentilesגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471;

7Toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491theblindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, to bringoutלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318theprisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from theprisonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525, and them thatsitיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427indarknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822out of theprisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

8I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068: that is mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034: and mygloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519will I notgiveאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414toanotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312, neither mypraiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416to gravenimagesלַפְּסִילִֽים׃la.pe.si.LimH6456.

9Behold, the formerthingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223have come topassבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935, and newthingsוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319do Ideclareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046: before they springforthתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779Itellאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085you of them.

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892, and hispraiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from theendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, ye that godownיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381to theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, and all that is initוּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393; theislesאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339, and theirinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427.

11Let thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and itscitiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892liftupיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375their voice, thevillagesחֲצֵרִ֖יםcha.tze.RimH2691thatKedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938dothinhabitתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427: let theinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of therockH5553singיָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ya.Ro.nuH7442, let themshoutיִצְוָֽחוּ׃yitz.Va.chuH6681from thetopמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218of themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.

12Let themgiveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, anddeclareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046hispraiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in theislesבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

13TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall goforthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318as a mightymanכַּגִּבּ֣וֹרka.gi.BorH1368, he shall stirupיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782jealousyקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068like amanכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376ofwarמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421: he shallcryיָרִ֙יעַ֙ya.Ri.a'H7321, yea,roarיַצְרִ֔יחַyatz.Ri.achH6873; he shallprevailיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סyit.ga.BarH1396against hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341.

14I have longtimeמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769held mypeaceהֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙he.che.Shei.tiH2814; I have beenstillאַחֲרִ֖ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790, andrestrainedאֶתְאַפָּ֑ק'et.'a.PakH662myself: now will Icryאֶפְעֶ֔ה'ef.'EhH6463like a travailingwomanכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣הkai.yo.le.DahH3205; I willdestroyאֶשֹּׁ֥ם'e.ShomH5395 H8074anddevourוְאֶשְׁאַ֖ףve.'esh.'AfH7602atonceיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

15I will makewasteאַחֲרִ֤יב'a.cha.RivH2717mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022andhillsוּגְבָע֔וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389, and dryupאוֹבִ֑ישׁ'o.VishH3001all theirherbsעֶשְׂבָּ֖ם'es.BamH6212; and I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760theriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104islesלָֽאִיִּ֔יםla.'i.YimH339, and I will dryupאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001thepoolsוַאֲגַמִּ֖יםva.'a.ga.MimH98.

16And I willbringH3212theblindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by awayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870that theyknewיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045not; I willleadאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869them inpathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410that they have notknownיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045: I willmakeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them, and crookedthingsוּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙u.ma.'a.ka.ShimH4625straightלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334. Thesethingsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697will Idoעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213for them, and notforsakeעֲזַבְתִּֽים׃'a.zav.TimH5800them.

17They shall beturnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, they shall begreatlyבֹ֔שֶׁתVo.shetH1322ashamedיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954, thattrustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in gravenimagesבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459, thatsayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to the moltenimagesלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541, Ye are ourgodsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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