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Isaiah 51:3-16

3For theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallcomfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726: he willcomfortנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162all her wasteplacesחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723; and he willmakeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760herwildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731, and herdesertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057shall befoundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672in it,thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426, and thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963ofmelodyזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172.

4Hearkenהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to me, mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971; and giveearהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to me, O mynationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816: for alawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shallproceedתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318from me, and I will make myjudgmentוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941torestאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of thepeopleעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.

5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138; mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468is goneforthיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318, and myarmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shalljudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199thepeopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971; theislesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shallwaitיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960upon me, and on myarmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shall theytrustיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ye.ya.che.LunH3176.

6Liftupשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to theheavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andlookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027upon theearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath: for theheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shall vanishawayנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414likesmokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227, and theearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shall becomeoldתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086like agarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899, and itsinhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427shalldieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191inlikeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644mannerכֵ֣ןkhenH3654: but mysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444shall be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, and myrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shall not beabolishedתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.

7Hearkenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to me, ye thatknowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664, thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971in whoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820is mylawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372ye not thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofmenאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, neither be yeafraidתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865of theirrevilingsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8For themothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211shall eatthemיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398like agarmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899, and thewormסָ֑סSasH5580shalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them likewoolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785: but myrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shall be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769, and mysalvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444fromgenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755togenerationדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782, putonלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847thystrengthעֹז֙'ozH5797, Oarmזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;awakeע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782, as in theancientקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924daysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117, in thegenerationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755ofoldעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769. Art thou not that which hathcutהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672Rahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294, andwoundedמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490thedragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Art thou not that which hathdriedהַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶתha.ma.cha.Re.vetH2717theseaיָ֔םYamH3220, thewatersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of thegreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415; that hathmadeהַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ha.Sa.mahH7760thedepthsמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of theseaיָ֔םYamH3220awayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870for theransomedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350to passoverלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674?

11Therefore theredeemedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068shallreturnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725, andcomeוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935withsingingבְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.NahH7440toZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726; andeverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyוְשִׂמְחַ֥תve.sim.ChatH8057shall be upon theirheadרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218: they shallobtainיַשִּׂיג֔וּןya.si.GunH5381gladnessשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342andjoyוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057;sorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015andmourningוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585shall fleeawayנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127.

12I, even I, am he thatcomfortethמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םme.na.chem.KhemH5162you: who art thou, that thou shouldest beafraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372of amanמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582that shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191, and of thesonוּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-H1121ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120who shall bemadeיִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.TenH5414asgrassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682;

13Andforgettestוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thymakerעֹשֶׂ֗ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213, that hath stretchedforthנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186theheavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064, and laid thefoundationsוְיֹסֵ֣דve.yo.SedH3245of theearthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776; and hastfearedוַתְּפַחֵ֨דva.te.fa.ChedH6342continuallyתָּמִ֜ידta.MidH8548everydayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117becauseמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440of thefuryחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of theoppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693, asifכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834he werereadyכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559todestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843? and where is thefuryחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of theoppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14The captiveexileצֹעֶ֖הtzo.'EhH6808hastenethמִהַ֥רmi.HarH4116that he may beloosedלְהִפָּתֵ֑חַle.hi.pa.Te.achH6605, and that he should notdieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191in thepitלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845, nor that hisbreadלַחְמֽוֹ׃lach.MoH3899shouldfailיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

15But I am theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, thatdividedרֹגַ֣עro.Ga'H7280theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, whosewavesגַּלָּ֑יוga.LavH1530roaredוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993: TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is hisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

16And I haveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in thymouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310, and havecoveredכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680thee in theshadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738of myhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027, that I mayplantלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064, and lay thefoundationsוְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.SodH3245of theearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776, andsayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559toZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, Thou art mypeopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.

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