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Isaiah 43

1But now thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068thatcreatedבֹּרַאֲךָ֣bo.ra.'a.KhaH1254thee, OJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and he thatformedוְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ve.yo.tzer.KhaH3335thee, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372not: for I haveredeemedגְאַלְתִּ֔יךָge.'al.Ti.khaH1350thee, I havecalledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121thee by thynameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034; thou art mine.

2When thou passestthroughתַעֲבֹ֤רta.'a.VorH5674thewatersבַּמַּ֙יִם֙ba.Ma.yimH4325, I will be with thee; and through theriversוּבַנְּהָר֖וֹתu.va.ne.ha.RotH5104, they shall notoverflowיִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָyish.te.Fu.khaH7857thee: when thouwalkestH3212throughבְּמוֹ־be.mov-H1119thefireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784, thou shalt not beburnedתִכָּוֶ֔הti.ka.VehH3554; neither shall theflameוְלֶהָבָ֖הve.le.ha.VahH3852kindleתִבְעַר־tiv.'ar-H1197upon thee.

3For I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, the HolyOneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thySaviourמוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָmo.shi.'E.khaH3467: Igaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for thyransomכָפְרְךָ֙kha.fe.re.KhaH3724,Cushכּ֥וּשׁkushH3568andSebaוּסְבָ֖אu.se.Va'H5434for thee.

4Since thou hast beenpreciousיָקַ֧רְתָּya.Kar.taH3365in mysightבְעֵינַ֛יve.'ei.NaiH5869, thou hast beenhonourableנִכְבַּ֖דְתָּnikh.Bad.taH3513, and I havelovedאֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ'a.hav.Ti.khaH157thee: therefore will Igiveוְאֶתֵּ֤ןve.'e.TenH5414menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120for thee, andpeopleוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816for thylifeנַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃naf.She.khaH5315.

5Fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372not: for I am with thee: I willbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935thyseedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233from theeastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217, andgatherאֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃'a.ka.be.Tze.kaH6908thee from thewestוּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖בu.mi.ma.'a.RavH4628;

6I willsayאֹמַ֤ר'o.MarH559to thenorthלַצָּפוֹן֙la.tza.fOnH6828, Giveupתֵּ֔נִיTe.niH5414; and to thesouthוּלְתֵימָ֖ןu.le.tei.ManH8486, Keep notbackתִּכְלָ֑אִיtikh.La.'iH3607:bringהָבִ֤יאִיha.Vi.'iH935mysonsבָנַי֙va.NaiH1121fromfarמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350, and mydaughtersוּבְנוֹתַ֖יu.ve.no.TaiH1323from theendsמִקְצֵ֥הmik.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

7Even everyoneכֹּ֚לkolH3605that iscalledהַנִּקְרָ֣אha.nik.Ra'H7121by mynameבִשְׁמִ֔יvish.MiH8034: for I havecreatedבְּרָאתִ֑יוbe.ra.TivH1254him for mygloryוְלִכְבוֹדִ֖יve.likh.vo.DiH3519, I haveformedיְצַרְתִּ֖יוye.tzar.TivH3335him; verily, I havemadeעֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃'a.si.TivH6213him.

8Bringforthהוֹצִ֥יאho.Tzi'H3318theblindעִוֵּ֖ר'i.VerH5787peopleעַם־'am-H5971thathaveיֵ֑שׁYeshH3426eyesוְעֵינַ֣יִםve.'ei.Na.yimH5869, and thedeafוְחֵרְשִׁ֖יםve.che.re.ShimH2795that haveearsוְאָזְנַ֥יִםve.'a.ze.Na.yimH241.

9Let all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471begatheredנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908togetherיַחְדָּ֗וyach.DavH3162, and let thepeopleלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816beassembledוְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ve.ye.'a.se.FuH622: who among them candeclareיַגִּ֣ידya.GidH5046this, andshowיַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּyash.mi.'U.nuH8085us formerthingsוְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתve.ri.sho.NotH7223? let them bringforthיִתְּנ֤וּyi.te.NuH5414theirwitnessesעֵֽדֵיהֶם֙'e.dei.HemH5707, that they may bejustifiedוְיִצְדָּ֔קוּve.yitz.Da.kuH6663: or let themhearוְיִשְׁמְע֖וּve.yish.me.'UH8085, andsayוְיֹאמְר֥וּve.yo.me.RuH559, It istruthאֱמֶֽת׃'e.MetH571.

10Ye are mywitnessesעֵדַי֙'e.DaiH5707,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and myservantוְעַבְדִּ֖יve.'av.DiH5650whom I havechosenבָּחָ֑רְתִּיba.Cha.re.tiH977: that ye mayknowתֵּ֠דְעוּTe.de.'uH3045andbelieveוְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּve.ta.'a.Mi.nuH539me, andunderstandוְתָבִ֙ינוּ֙ve.ta.Vi.nuH995that I am he:beforeלְפָנַי֙le.fa.NaiH6440me there was noGodאֵ֔ל'ElH410formedנ֣וֹצַרNo.tzarH3335, neither shall there beafterוְאַחֲרַ֖יve.'a.cha.RaiH310me.

11I, even I, am theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andbesidesמִבַּלְעָדַ֖יmi.bal.'a.DaiH1107me there is nosaviourמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467.

12I havedeclaredהִגַּ֤דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046, and havesavedוְהוֹשַׁ֙עְתִּי֙ve.ho.Sha'.tiH3467, and I haveshownוְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּיve.hish.Ma'.tiH8085, when there was nostrangeזָ֑רZarH2114god among you: therefore ye are mywitnessesעֵדַ֛י'e.DaiH5707,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that I amGodאֵֽל׃'ElH410.

13Yea, before thedayמִיּוֹם֙mi.yOmH3117was I am he; and there is none that candeliverמַצִּ֑ילma.TzilH5337out of myhandמִיָּדִ֖יmi.ya.DiH3027: I willworkאֶפְעַ֖ל'ef.'AlH6466, and who shallhinderיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ סye.shi.Ve.nahH7725it?

14Thussaithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, yourredeemerגֹּאַלְכֶ֖םgo.'al.KhemH1350, the HolyOneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; For your sake I havesentשִׁלַּ֣חְתִּיshi.Lach.tiH7971toBabylonבָבֶ֗לָהva.Ve.lahH894, and have broughtdownוְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤יve.ho.rad.TiH3381all theirnoblesבָֽרִיחִים֙va.ri.ChimH1281, and theChaldeansוְכַשְׂדִּ֖יםve.khas.DimH3778, whosecryרִנָּתָֽם׃ri.na.TamH7440is in theshipsבָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹתbo.'o.ni.YotH591.

15I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, your HolyOneקְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑םke.do.she.KhemH6918, thecreatorבּוֹרֵ֥אbo.Re'H1254ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, yourKingמַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ סmal.ke.KhemH4428.

16Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, whomakethהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414awayדָּ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870in theseaבַּיָּ֖םbai.YamH3220, and apathנְתִיבָֽה׃ne.ti.VahH5410in themightyעַזִּ֖ים'a.ZimH5794watersוּבְמַ֥יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325;

17Who bringethforthהַמּוֹצִ֥יאha.mo.Tzi'H3318thechariotרֶֽכֶב־re.khev-H7393andhorseוָס֖וּסva.SusH5483, thearmyחַ֣יִלCha.yilH2428and thepowerוְעִזּ֑וּזve.'i.ZuzH5808; they shall liedownיִשְׁכְּבוּ֙yish.ke.VuH7901togetherיַחְדָּ֤וyach.DavH3162, they shall notriseיָק֔וּמוּya.Ku.muH6965: they areextinctדָּעֲכ֖וּda.'a.KhuH1846, they arequenchedכָבֽוּ׃kha.VuH3518as awickכַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥הka.pish.TahH6594.

18Rememberתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142ye not the formerthingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223, neitherconsiderתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995the things ofoldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתve.kad.mo.ni.YotH6931.

19Behold, I willdoעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213a newthingחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319; now it shall springforthתִצְמָ֔חtitz.MachH6779; shall ye notknowתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045it? I will evenmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760awayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in thedesertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20Thebeastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of thefieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704shallhonourתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513me, thedragonsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577and theowlsוּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑הu.ve.Not ya.'a.NahH1323 H3284: because Igiveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057, andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in thedesertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452, to givedrinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248to mypeopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971, mychosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972.

21Thisזוּ֙zuH2098peopleעַם־'am-H5971have Iformedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335for myself; they shall showforthיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סye.sa.Pe.ruH5608mypraiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

22But thou hast notcalledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121upon me, OJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290; but thou hast beenwearyיָגַ֥עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021of me, OIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23Thou hast notbroughtהֵבֵ֤יאתָhe.Vei.taH935me the smallcattleשֵׂ֣הsehH7716of thy burntofferingsעֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930; neither hast thouhonouredכִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיkhi.bad.Ta.niH3513me with thysacrificesוּזְבָחֶ֖יךָu.ze.va.Chei.khaH2077. I have not caused thee toserveהֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.'e.vad.Ti.khaH5647with anofferingבְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.ChahH4503, norweariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaH3021thee withincenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil.vo.NahH3828.

24Thou hastboughtקָנִ֨יתָka.Ni.taH7069me no sweetcaneקָנֶ֔הka.NehH7070withmoneyבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.sefH3701, neither hast thoufilledהִרְוִיתָ֑נִיhir.vi.Ta.niH7301me with thefatוְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levH2459of thysacrificesזְבָחֶ֖יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077: but thou hast burdenedmeהֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he.'e.vad.Ta.niH5647with thysinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403, thou hastweariedהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niH3021me with thyiniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771.

25I, even I, am he that blottethoutמֹחֶ֥הmo.ChehH4229thytransgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588for my own sake, and will notrememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142thysinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָve.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403.

26Put me inremembranceהַזְכִּירֵ֕נִיhaz.ki.Re.niH2142: let uspleadנִשָּׁפְטָ֖הni.sha.fe.TahH8199togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162:declareסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608thou, that thou mayest bejustifiedתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663.

27Thyfirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1hathsinnedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398, and thyteachersוּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָu.me.li.Tzei.khaH3887havetransgressedפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against me.

28Therefore I haveprofanedוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.LelH2490theprincesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of thesanctuaryקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944, and havegivenוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290to thecurseלַחֵ֙רֶם֙la.Che.remH2764, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478toreproachesלְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ סle.gi.du.FimH1421.

Commentaries on Isaiah 43

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