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Isaiah 49:6-23

6And hesaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, It is a lightthingנָקֵ֨לna.KelH7043that thou shouldest be myservantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650to raiseupלְהָקִים֙le.ha.KimH6965thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and torestoreלְהָשִׁ֑יבle.ha.ShivH7725thepreservedוּנְצוּרֵ֥יu.ne.tzi.reiH5341 H5336ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: I will alsogiveוּנְתַתִּ֙יךָ֙u.ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414thee for alightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216to theGentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, that thou mayest be mysalvationיְשׁוּעָתִ֖יye.shu.'a.TiH3444to theendקְצֵ֥הke.TzehH7097of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ סha.'A.retzH776.

7Thussaithאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068, theRedeemerגֹּאֵ֨לgo.'ElH1350ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and his HolyOneקְדוֹשׁ֗וֹke.do.ShoH6918, to him whommanנֶ֜פֶשׁNe.feshH5315despisethH960, to him whom thenationגּוֹי֙goyH1471abhorrethלִמְתָ֤עֵֽבlim.Ta.'evH8581, to aservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650ofrulersמֹשְׁלִ֔יםmo.she.LimH4910,Kingsמְלָכִים֙me.la.KhimH4428shallseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200andariseוָקָ֔מוּva.Ka.muH6965,princesשָׂרִ֖יםsa.RimH8269also shallworshipוְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּve.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812, because of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068that isfaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539, and the HolyOneקְדֹ֥שׁke.DoshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and he shallchooseוַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃vai.yiv.cha.Re.kaH977thee.

8Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, In anacceptableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256have Iheardעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030thee, and in adayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444have Ihelpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee: and I willpreserveוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341thee, andgiveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414thee for acovenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of thepeopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971, toestablishלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, to cause toinheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157thedesolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;

9That thou mayestsayלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to theprisonersלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631, Goforthצֵ֔אוּTze.'uH3318; to them that are indarknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822,Showהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540yourselves. They shallfeedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462in thewaysדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870, and theirpasturesמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830shall be in all highplacesשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205.

10They shall nothungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456northirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770; neither shall theheatשָׁרָ֖בsha.RavH8273norsunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121smiteיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221them: for he that hathmercyמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355on them shallleadיְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.GemH5090them, even by thespringsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002ofwaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shall heguideיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them.

11And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760all mymountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022awayלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870, and myhighwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546shall beexaltedיְרֻמֽוּן׃ye.ru.MunH7311.

12Behold, these shallcomeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935fromfarמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350: and, lo, these from thenorthמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and from thewestוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220; and these from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofSinimסִינִֽים׃si.NimH5515.

13Singרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442, Oheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064; and bejoyfulוְגִ֣ילִיve.Gi.liH1523, Oearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776; and breakforthוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476intosingingרִנָּ֑הri.NahH7440, Omountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathcomfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, and will havemercyיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355upon hisafflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.

14ButZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068hathforsakenעֲזָבַ֣נִי'a.za.Va.niH5800me, and myLordוַאדֹנָ֖יva.do.NaiH136hathforgottenשְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃she.khe.Cha.niH7911me.

15Can awomanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her nursingchildעוּלָ֔הּ'u.LahH5764, that she should not havecompassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355on thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of herwombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990? yea, they mayforgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911, yet I will notforgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911thee.

16Behold, I havegravenחַקֹּתִ֑יךְcha.ko.TikhH2710thee upon the palms of myhandsכַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimH3709; thywallsחוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346arecontinuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548before me.

17Thychildrenבָּנָ֑יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121shall makehasteמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116; thydestroyersמְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְme.ha.re.Sa.yikhH2040and they that made theewasteוּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְu.ma.cha.ri.Va.yikhH2717shall goforthיֵצֵֽאוּ׃ye.Tze.'uH3318from thee.

18Liftupשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thyeyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869allaroundסָבִ֤יבsa.VivH5439, andbeholdוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200: all these gather themselvestogetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908, andcomeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to thee. As Iliveחַי־chai-H2416,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, thou shalt surelyclotheתִלְבָּ֔שִׁיtil.Ba.shiH3847thee with them all, as with anornamentכָּעֲדִ֣יka.'a.DiH5716, andbindוּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖יםu.te.ka.she.RimH7194them on thee, as abrideכַּכַּלָּֽה׃ka.ka.LahH3618doeth .

19For thywasteחָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cha.re.vo.Ta.yikhH2723and thy desolateplacesוְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְve.Sho.me.mo.Ta.yikhH8074, and thelandוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776of thydestructionהֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְha.ri.su.TeikhH2035, shall even now be toosmallתֵּצְרִ֣יte.tze.RiH3334by reason of theinhabitantsמִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmi.yo.ShevH3427, and they that swallowed theeupמְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃me.va.le.'A.yikhH1104shall be farawayוְרָחֲק֖וּve.ra.cha.KuH7368.

20Thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121who thou shalt have, after thou hastlostשִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְshi.ku.La.yikhH7923the other, shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559again in thyearsבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241, Theplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725is toosmallצַר־tzar-H6862for me:giveגְּשָׁה־ge.shah-H5066placeH4725to me that I maydwellוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427.

21Then shalt thousayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559in thyheartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, Who hathbegottenיָֽלַד־ya.lad-H3205these for me, seeing I have lost mychildrenH7921, and amdesolateוְגַלְמוּדָ֑הve.gal.mu.DahH1565, acaptiveגֹּלָ֣ה׀go.LahH1540, and moving to andfroוְסוּרָ֗הve.su.RahH5493? and who hath broughtupגִדֵּ֔לgi.DelH1431these? Behold, I wasleftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604alone; these,whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375have they been ?

22Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069, Behold, I will liftupאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375myhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to theGentilesגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, and setupאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311mystandardנִסִּ֑יni.SiH5251to thepeopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971: and they shallbringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935thysonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121in theirarmsבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684, and thydaughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall becarriedתִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃ti.na.Se.nahH5375upon theirshouldersכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.

23Andkingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428shall be thy nursingfathersאֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ'o.me.Na.yikhH539, and theirqueensוְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ve.sa.ro.tei.HemH8282thy nursingmothersמֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmei.Ni.ko.Ta.yikhH3243: they shallbowיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812to thee with theirfaceאַפַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639toward theearthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776, and lickupיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897thedustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083of thyfeetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272; and thou shaltknowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I am theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: for they shall not beashamedיֵבֹ֖שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954thatwaitקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960for me.

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