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Isaiah 45:1-13

1Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068to hisanointedלִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮lim.shi.ChoH4899, toCyrusלְכ֣וֹרֶשׁle.Kho.reshH3566, whose righthandבִֽימִינ֗וֹvi.mi.NoH3225I haveheldהֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּיhe.che.Zak.tiH2388, tosubdueלְרַד־le.rad-H7286nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him; and I willlooseאֲפַתֵּ֑חַ'a.fa.Te.achH6605theloinsוּמָתְנֵ֥יu.ma.te.NeiH4975ofkingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428, toopenלִפְתֹּ֤חַlif.To.achH6605beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him the two leavedgatesדְּלָתַ֔יִםde.la.Ta.yimH1817; and thegatesוּשְׁעָרִ֖יםu.she.'a.RimH8179shall not beshutיִסָּגֵֽרוּ׃yi.sa.Ge.ruH5462;

2I willgoH3212beforeלְפָנֶ֣יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andmakeאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'o.shirH3474the crookedplacesוַהֲדוּרִ֖יםva.ha.du.RimH1921straightH3474: I will break inpiecesאֲשַׁבֵּ֔ר'a.sha.BerH7665thegatesדַּלְת֤וֹתdal.TotH1817ofbrassנְחוּשָׁה֙ne.chu.ShahH5154, and cutasunderאֲגַדֵּֽעַ׃'a.ga.De.a'H1438thebarsוּבְרִיחֵ֥יu.ve.ri.CheiH1280ofironבַרְזֶ֖לvar.ZelH1270:

3And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414thee thetreasuresאוֹצְר֣וֹת'otz.RotH214ofdarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822, and hiddenrichesוּמַטְמֻנֵ֖יu.mat.mu.NeiH4301of secretplacesמִסְתָּרִ֑יםmis.ta.RimH4565, that thou mayestknowתֵּדַ֗עte.Da'H3045that I, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, whocallהַקּוֹרֵ֥אha.ko.Re'H7121thee by thynameבְשִׁמְךָ֖ve.shim.KhaH8034, am theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4ForJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290myservant’sעַבְדִּ֣י'av.DiH5650sake, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478myelectבְּחִירִ֑יbe.chi.RiH972, I have evencalledוָאֶקְרָ֤אva.'ek.Ra'H7121thee by thynameבִּשְׁמֶ֔ךָbish.Me.khaH8034: I havesurnamedאֲכַנְּךָ֖'a.kha.ne.KhaH3655thee, though thou hast notknownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me.

5I am theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and there is none else, there is noGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430besidesזוּלָתִ֖יzu.la.TiH2108me: Igirdedאֲאַזֶּרְךָ֖'a.'a.zer.KhaH247thee, though thou hast notknownיְדַעְתָּֽנִי׃ye.da'.Ta.niH3045me:

6That they mayknowיֵדְע֗וּye.de.'UH3045from therisingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of thesunשֶׁ֙מֶשׁ֙she.meshH8121, and from thewestוּמִמַּ֣עֲרָבָ֔הu.mi.Ma.'a.ra.VahH4628, that there isnoneאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657besidesבִּלְעָדָ֑יbil.'a.DaiH1107me. I am theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and there is none else.

7Iformיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335thelightאוֹר֙'OrH216, andcreateוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822: Imakeעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965, andcreateוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254evilרָ֑עRa'H7451: I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213all these things .

8Dropdownהַרְעִ֤יפוּhar.'I.fuH7491, yeheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, fromaboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605, and let theskiesוּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.KimH7834pourdownיִזְּלוּ־yi.ze.lu-H5140righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664: let theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605, and let them bringforthוְיִפְרוּ־ve.yif.ru-H6509salvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468, and letrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666springupתַצְמִ֙יחַ֙tatz.Mi.achH6779togetherיַ֔חַדYa.chadH3162; I theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068havecreatedבְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סbe.ra.TivH1254it.

9Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to him thatcontendethרָ֚בravH7378with hisMakerיֹ֣צְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335! Let thepotsherdחֶ֖רֶשׂChe.resH2789contend with thepotsherdsחַרְשֵׂ֣יchar.SeiH2789of theearthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127. Shall theclayחֹ֤מֶרCho.merH2563sayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559to him thatfashionethלְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙le.yo.tze.RoH3335it, Whatmakestתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213thou? or thyworkוּפָעָלְךָ֖u.fa.'a.le.KhaH6467, He hath nohandsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him thatsaithאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559to hisfatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1, Whatbegettestתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205thou? or to thewomanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802, What hast thou broughtforthתְּחִילִֽין׃ סte.chi.LinH2342?

11Thussaithאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, the HolyOneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisMakerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335,Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592me of things tocomeהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857concerning mysonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121, and concerning theworkפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of myhandsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027commandתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680ye me.

12I havemadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, andcreatedבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon it: I, even myhandsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027, have stretchedoutנָט֣וּna.TuH5186theheavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064, and all theirhostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635have Icommandedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680.

13I have raised himupהַעִירֹתִ֣הֽוּha.'i.ro.Ti.huH5782inrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, and I willdirectאֲיַשֵּׁ֑ר'a.ya.SherH3474all hiswaysדְּרָכָ֖יוde.ra.KhavH1870: he shallbuildיִבְנֶ֤הyiv.NehH1129mycityעִירִי֙'i.RiH5892, and he shall letgoיְשַׁלֵּ֔חַye.sha.Le.achH7971mycaptivesוְגָלוּתִ֣יve.ga.lu.TiH1546, not forpriceבִמְחִיר֙vim.ChirH4242norrewardבְשֹׁ֔חַדve.Sho.chadH7810,saithאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

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