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Isaiah

Chapter 43
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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֞h kּoֽh-'ama֤r yehvah֙ bּora'aka֣ ya'aqo֔b veyotzereka֖ yishsera'e֑l 'al-tּiyra'֙ kּi֣y ge'aletּi֔yka qara֥'tiy beshshimeka֖ liy-'aֽtּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But now thus says the LORD that created you, O Jacob, and He that formed you, O Israel, "Fear not: for I have redeemed you, I have called you by your name; you are Mine."

וְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בֹּרַאֲךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-ta'abo֤r bּamּa֨yim֙ 'itּeka-'a֔niy ubanּehar֖ot lo֣ yishshetep֑uka kּiֽy-tele֤ke bּemo-'eshsh֙ lo֣ tikּave֔h velehaba֖h lo֥ tibe'ar-bּaֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you: when you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon you.

כִּֽי־תַעֲבֹ֤ר בַּמַּ֨יִם֙ אִתְּךָ־אָ֔נִי וּבַנְּהָר֖וֹת לֹ֣א יִשְׁטְפ֑וּךָ כִּֽי־תֵלֵ֤ךְ בְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ֙ לֹ֣א תִכָּוֶ֔ה וְלֶהָבָ֖ה לֹ֥א תִבְעַר־בָּֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֗y 'aniy֙ yehva֣h 'elohe֔yka qed֥oshsh yishsera'e֖l moshshiy'e֑ka nata֤tּiy kapereka֙ mitzera֔yim kּ֥ushsh useba֖ tּachetּeֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Saviour: I gave Egypt for your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for you.

כִּ֗י אֲנִי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ קְד֥וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מוֹשִׁיעֶ֑ךָ נָתַ֤תִּי כָפְרְךָ֙ מִצְרַ֔יִם כּ֥וּשׁ וּסְבָ֖א תַּחְתֶּֽיךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): me'ashshe֨r yaqa֧retּa be'eyna֛y nikebּa֖detּa va'ani֣y 'ahabetּi֑yka ve'etּe֤n 'adam֙ tּachetּe֔yka ule'umּi֖ym tּa֥chat napeshsheֽka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Since you were precious in My sight, you have been honourable, and I have loved you: therefore will I give men for you, and people for your life.

מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָקַ֧רְתָּ בְעֵינַ֛י נִכְבַּ֖דְתָּ וַאֲנִ֣י אֲהַבְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶתֵּ֤ן אָדָם֙ תַּחְתֶּ֔יךָ וּלְאֻמִּ֖ים תַּ֥חַת נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): al-tּiyra֖ kּi֣y 'itּeka-'a֑niy mimּizerach֙ 'abi֣y zare'e֔ka umiֽmּa'ara֖b 'aqabּetzeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Fear not: for I am with you: I will bring your seed from the east, and gather you from the west;

אַל־תִּירָ֖א כִּ֣י אִתְּךָ־אָ֑נִי מִמִּזְרָח֙ אָבִ֣יא זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וּמִֽמַּעֲרָ֖ב אֲקַבְּצֶֽךָּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): oma֤r latzּapon֙ tּe֔niy uleteyma֖n 'al-tּikela֑'iy habi֤y'iy banay֙ merach֔oq ubenota֖y miqetze֥h ha'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I will say to the north, "Give up;" and to the south, "Keep not back:" bring My sons from far, and My daughters from the ends of the earth;

אֹמַ֤ר לַצָּפוֹן֙ תֵּ֔נִי וּלְתֵימָ֖ן אַל־תִּכְלָ֑אִי הָבִ֤יאִי בָנַי֙ מֵרָח֔וֹק וּבְנוֹתַ֖י מִקְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֚l hanּiqera֣ bishshemi֔y velikebodi֖y bּera'ti֑yv yetzaretּi֖yv 'ap-'ashsiytiֽyv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Even every one that is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.

כֹּ֚ל הַנִּקְרָ֣א בִשְׁמִ֔י וְלִכְבוֹדִ֖י בְּרָאתִ֑יו יְצַרְתִּ֖יו אַף־עֲשִׂיתִֽיו׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hotzi֥y 'am-'iue֖r ve'eyna֣yim ye֑shsh vechereshshi֖ym ve'azena֥yim laֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.

הוֹצִ֥יא עַם־עִוֵּ֖ר וְעֵינַ֣יִם יֵ֑שׁ וְחֵרְשִׁ֖ים וְאָזְנַ֥יִם לָֽמוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּaֽl-hagּoyi֞m niqebּetz֣u yachedּa֗v veye'aֽsepu֙ le'umּi֔ym mi֤y bahem֙ yagּi֣yd zo֔'t veriֽ'shshon֖ot yashshemiy'u֑nu yitּen֤u 'eֽdeyhem֙ veyitzedּa֔qu veyishsheme'֖u veyo'mer֥u 'emeֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, "It is truth."

כָּֽל־הַגּוֹיִ֞ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ יַחְדָּ֗ו וְיֵאָֽסְפוּ֙ לְאֻמִּ֔ים מִ֤י בָהֶם֙ יַגִּ֣יד זֹ֔את וְרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת יַשְׁמִיעֻ֑נוּ יִתְּנ֤וּ עֵֽדֵיהֶם֙ וְיִצְדָּ֔קוּ וְיִשְׁמְע֖וּ וְיֹאמְר֥וּ אֱמֶֽת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): atּe֤m 'eday֙ ne'um-yehva֔h ve'abedּi֖y 'ashshe֣r bּacha֑retּiy lema֣'an tּe֠de'u veta'ami֨ynu li֤y vetabi֨ynu֙ kּiֽy-'ani֣y h֔u lepanay֙ lo'-n֣otzar 'e֔l ve'achara֖y lo֥ yiheyeֽh׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)You are My witnesses, says the LORD, and My servant whom I have chosen: that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He: before Me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after Me.

אַתֶּ֤ם עֵדַי֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה וְעַבְדִּ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בָּחָ֑רְתִּי לְמַ֣עַן תֵּ֠דְעוּ וְתַאֲמִ֨ינוּ לִ֤י וְתָבִ֨ינוּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא לְפָנַי֙ לֹא־נ֣וֹצַר אֵ֔ל וְאַחֲרַ֖י לֹ֥א יִהְיֶֽה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): anoki֥y 'anoki֖y yehva֑h ve'e֥yn mibּale'ada֖y moshshiֽy'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I, even I, am the LORD; and beside Me there is no saviour.

אָנֹכִ֥י אָנֹכִ֖י יְהוָ֑ה וְאֵ֥ין מִבַּלְעָדַ֖י מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): anoki֞y higּa֤detּiy vehoshsha֨'etּiy֙ vehishshema֔'etּiy ve'e֥yn bּake֖m za֑r ve'atּe֥m 'eda֛y ne'um-yehva֖h vaֽ'aniy-'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I have declared, and have saved, and I have showed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore you are My witnesses, says the LORD, that I am God.

אָנֹכִ֞י הִגַּ֤דְתִּי וְהוֹשַׁ֨עְתִּי֙ וְהִשְׁמַ֔עְתִּי וְאֵ֥ין בָּכֶ֖ם זָ֑ר וְאַתֶּ֥ם עֵדַ֛י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽאֲנִי־אֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-miyּom֙ 'ani֣y h֔u ve'e֥yn miyּadi֖y matzּi֑yl 'epe'a֖l umi֥y yeshshiybeֽnּah׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Yes, before the day was I am He; and there is none that can deliver out of My hand: I will work, and who shall let it?

גַּם־מִיּוֹם֙ אֲנִ֣י ה֔וּא וְאֵ֥ין מִיָּדִ֖י מַצִּ֑יל אֶפְעַ֖ל וּמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoֽh-'ama֧r yehva֛h gּo'aleke֖m qed֣oshsh yishsera'e֑l lema'aneke֞m shshilּa֣chetּiy babe֗lah vehoradetּi֤y baֽriychiym֙ kּulּa֔m vekashsedּi֖ym bּa'oniyּ֥ot rinּataֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD, your redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; "For your sake I have sent to Babylon, and have brought down all their nobles, and the Chaldeans, whose cry is in the ships."

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֧ר יְהוָ֛ה גֹּאַלְכֶ֖ם קְד֣וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְמַעַנְכֶ֞ם שִׁלַּ֣חְתִּי בָבֶ֗לָה וְהוֹרַדְתִּ֤י בָֽרִיחִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם וְכַשְׂדִּ֖ים בָּאֳנִיּ֥וֹת רִנָּתָֽם׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ani֥y yehva֖h qedֽoshsheke֑m bּore֥ yishsera'e֖l malekּekeֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)I am the LORD, your Holy One, the creator of Israel, your King.

אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה קְדֽוֹשְׁכֶ֑ם בּוֹרֵ֥א יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מַלְכְּכֶֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֚h 'ama֣r yehva֔h hanּote֥n bּayּa֖m dּa֑reke ubema֥yim 'azּi֖ym netiybaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD, which makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הַנּוֹתֵ֥ן בַּיָּ֖ם דָּ֑רֶךְ וּבְמַ֥יִם עַזִּ֖ים נְתִיבָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hamּotzi֥y reֽkeb-vas֖us cha֣yil ve'izּ֑uz yachedּa֤v yishshekּebu֙ bּal-yaq֔umu dּa'ak֖u kּapּishshetּa֥h kabֽu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Which brings forth the chariot and horse, the army and the power; they shall lie down together, they shall not rise: they are extinct, they are quenched as tow.

הַמּוֹצִ֥יא רֶֽכֶב־וָס֖וּס חַ֣יִל וְעִזּ֑וּז יַחְדָּ֤ו יִשְׁכְּבוּ֙ בַּל־יָק֔וּמוּ דָּעֲכ֖וּ כַּפִּשְׁתָּ֥ה כָבֽוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽl-tּizekּer֖u riֽ'shshon֑ot veqademoniyּ֖ot 'al-tּitebּonaֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Remember you not the former things, neither consider the things of old.

אַֽל־תִּזְכְּר֖וּ רִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹת וְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹת אַל־תִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hineni֨y 'oshse֤h chadashshah֙ 'atּa֣h titzema֔ch hal֖o teֽda'֑uha 'a֣p 'ashsi֤ym bּamּidebּar֙ dּe֔reke bּiֽyshshim֖on neharֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

הִנְנִ֨י עֹשֶׂ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ עַתָּ֣ה תִצְמָ֔ח הֲל֖וֹא תֵֽדָע֑וּהָ אַ֣ף אָשִׂ֤ים בַּמִּדְבָּר֙ דֶּ֔רֶךְ בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹן נְהָרֽוֹת׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tּekabּede֨niy֙ chayּa֣t hashsּade֔h tּanּi֖ym uben֣ot yaֽ'ana֑h kּiֽy-nata֨tּiy bamּidebּa֜r ma֗yim neharot֙ bּiֽyshshiymo֔n lehashsheq֖ot 'amּi֥y bechiyriֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The beast of the field shall honour Me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to My people, My chosen.

תְּכַבְּדֵ֨נִי֙ חַיַּ֣ת הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה תַּנִּ֖ים וּבְנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֑ה כִּֽי־נָתַ֨תִּי בַמִּדְבָּ֜ר מַ֗יִם נְהָרוֹת֙ בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן לְהַשְׁק֖וֹת עַמִּ֥י בְחִירִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): am-zu֙ yatza֣retּiy li֔y tּehilּati֖y yesapּeֽru׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)This people have I formed for Myself; they shall show forth My praise.

עַם־זוּ֙ יָצַ֣רְתִּי לִ֔י תְּהִלָּתִ֖י יְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): velo'-'oti֥y qara֖'ta yaֽ'aqo֑b kּiֽy-yaga֥'etּa bּi֖y yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But you have not called upon Me, O Jacob; but you have been weary of Me, O Israel.

וְלֹא־אֹתִ֥י קָרָ֖אתָ יַֽעֲקֹ֑ב כִּֽי־יָגַ֥עְתָּ בִּ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-hebe֤y'ta lּiy֙ shse֣h 'olote֔yka uzebache֖yka lo֣ kibּadetּa֑niy lo֤ he'ebadetּi֨yka֙ bּeminecha֔h velo֥ hoga'etּi֖yka bּilebonaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You have not brought Me the small cattle of your burnt offerings; neither have you honoured Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with an offering, nor wearied you with incense.

לֹֽא־הֵבֵ֤יאתָ לִּי֙ שֵׂ֣ה עֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ וּזְבָחֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִי לֹ֤א הֶעֱבַדְתִּ֨יךָ֙ בְּמִנְחָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א הוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָ בִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): lo'-qani֨yta lּi֤y bakּe֨sep֙ qane֔h veche֥leb zebache֖yka lo֣ hireviyta֑niy 'a֗ke he'ebadetּa֨niy֙ bּechatּo'vte֔yka hoga'etּa֖niy bּa'avonoteֽyka׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)You have bought Me no sweet cane with money, neither have you filled Me with the fat of your sacrifices: but you have made Me to serve with your sins, you have wearied Me with your iniquities.

לֹא־קָנִ֨יתָ לִּ֤י בַכֶּ֨סֶף֙ קָנֶ֔ה וְחֵ֥לֶב זְבָחֶ֖יךָ לֹ֣א הִרְוִיתָ֑נִי אַ֗ךְ הֶעֱבַדְתַּ֨נִי֙ בְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָ הוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִי בַּעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): anoki֨y 'anoki֥y h֛u moche֥h peshsha'e֖yka lema'ani֑y vechatּo'te֖yka lo֥ 'ezekּoֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I, even I, am He that blots out your transgressions for My own sake, and will not remember your sins.

אָנֹכִ֨י אָנֹכִ֥י ה֛וּא מֹחֶ֥ה פְשָׁעֶ֖יךָ לְמַעֲנִ֑י וְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָ לֹ֥א אֶזְכֹּֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hazekּiyre֕niy nishshּapeta֖h ya֑chad sapּe֥r 'atּa֖h lema֥'an tּitzedּaֽq׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Put Me in remembrance: let us plead together: declare you, that you may be justified.

הַזְכִּירֵ֕נִי נִשָּׁפְטָ֖ה יָ֑חַד סַפֵּ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה לְמַ֥עַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): abi֥yka hari'shsh֖on chata֑ umeliytze֖yka pּa֥shshe'u biֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Your first father has sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against Me.

אָבִ֥יךָ הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן חָטָ֑א וּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָ פָּ֥שְׁעוּ בִֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): va'achalּe֖l shsa֣rey qo֑deshsh ve'etּena֤h lache֨rem֙ ya'aqo֔b veyishsera'e֖l legidּupiֽym׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore I have profaned the princes of the sanctuary, and have given Jacob to the curse, and Israel to reproaches.

וַאֲחַלֵּ֖ל שָׂ֣רֵי קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לַחֵ֨רֶם֙ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ס