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Isaiah

Chapter 49
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Phonetic (Hebrew): shshime'֤u 'iyּiym֙ 'ela֔y vehaqeshshi֥ybu le'umּi֖ym merach֑oq yehvah֙ mibּe֣ten qera'a֔niy mimּe'e֥y 'imּi֖y hizekּi֥yr shshemiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Listen, O isles, to me; and hearken, you people, from far; The LORD has called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother has He made mention of my name.

שִׁמְע֤וּ אִיִּים֙ אֵלַ֔י וְהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּ לְאֻמִּ֖ים מֵרָח֑וֹק יְהוָה֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן קְרָאָ֔נִי מִמְּעֵ֥י אִמִּ֖י הִזְכִּ֥יר שְׁמִֽי׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֤shsem pּiy֙ kּeche֣reb chadּa֔h bּetze֥l yad֖o hechebּiy'a֑niy vayeshsiyme֨niy֙ leche֣tz bּar֔ur bּe'ashshepּat֖o hisetּiyraֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And He has made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand has He hid me, and made me a polished shaft; in His quiver has He hid me;

וַיָּ֤שֶׂם פִּי֙ כְּחֶ֣רֶב חַדָּ֔ה בְּצֵ֥ל יָד֖וֹ הֶחְבִּיאָ֑נִי וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִי֙ לְחֵ֣ץ בָּר֔וּר בְּאַשְׁפָּת֖וֹ הִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֥'mer li֖y 'abedּiy-'a֑tּah yishsera'e֕l 'ashsher-bּeka֖ 'etepּa'aֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And said to me, "You are My servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified."

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לִ֖י עַבְדִּי־אָ֑תָּה יִשְׂרָאֵ֕ל אֲשֶׁר־בְּךָ֖ אֶתְפָּאָֽר׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'ani֤y 'ama֨retּiy֙ leri֣yq yaga֔'etּiy leto֥hu vehe֖bel kּochi֣y kilּe֑ytiy 'aken֙ mishshepּati֣y 'et-yehva֔h upe'ulּati֖y 'et-'elohaֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then I said, "I have laboured in vain, I have spent my strength for nought, and in vain: yet surely my judgement is with the LORD, and my work with my God."

וַאֲנִ֤י אָמַ֨רְתִּי֙ לְרִ֣יק יָגַ֔עְתִּי לְתֹ֥הוּ וְהֶ֖בֶל כֹּחִ֣י כִלֵּ֑יתִי אָכֵן֙ מִשְׁפָּטִ֣י אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וּפְעֻלָּתִ֖י אֶת־אֱלֹהָֽי׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֣h ׀ 'ama֣r yehva֗h yotzeri֤y mibּe֨ten֙ le'e֣bed l֔o leshshobe֤b yaֽ'aqob֙ 'ela֔yv veyishsera'e֖l l l֣o ye'ase֑p ve'ekּabed֙ bּe'eyne֣y yehva֔h ve'loha֖y haya֥h 'uzּiֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And now, says the LORD that formed me from the womb to be His servant, to bring Jacob again to Him, "Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength."

וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה יֹצְרִ֤י מִבֶּ֨טֶן֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד ל֔וֹ לְשׁוֹבֵ֤ב יַֽעֲקֹב֙ אֵלָ֔יו וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לא ל֣וֹ יֵאָסֵ֑ף וְאֶכָּבֵד֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וֵאלֹהַ֖י הָיָ֥ה עֻזִּֽי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֗'mer naqe֨l miֽheyoteka֥ liy֙ 'e֔bed lehaqiym֙ 'et-shshibete֣y ya'aqo֔b vntzyry unetzure֥y yishsera'e֖l lehashshi֑yb unetatּi֨yka֙ le'֣or gּoyi֔m liֽhey֥ot yeshshu'ati֖y 'ad-qetze֥h ha'aֽretz׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And He said, "It is a light thing that you should be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel: I will also give you for a light to the Gentiles, that you may be My salvation to the end of the earth."

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָקֵ֨ל מִֽהְיוֹתְךָ֥ לִי֙ עֶ֔בֶד לְהָקִים֙ אֶת־שִׁבְטֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֔ב ונצירי וּנְצוּרֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְהָשִׁ֑יב וּנְתַתִּ֨יךָ֙ לְא֣וֹר גּוֹיִ֔ם לִֽהְי֥וֹת יְשׁוּעָתִ֖י עַד־קְצֵ֥ה הָאָֽרֶץ׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֣h 'aֽmar-yehvah֩ gּo'e֨l yishsera'e֜l qedoshsh֗o libezoh-ne֜peshsh limeta֤'eֽb gּoy֙ le'e֣bed moshsheli֔ym melakiym֙ yire'֣u vaqa֔mu shsari֖ym veyiֽshshetּachau֑u lema֤'an yehvah֙ 'ashshe֣r ne'ema֔n qedo֥shsh yishsera'e֖l vayּibechareֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD, the redeemer of Israel, and His Holy One, to him whom man despises, to him whom the nation abhors, to a servant of rulers, "Kings shall see and arise, princes also shall worship, because of the LORD that is faithful, and the Holy One of Israel, and He shall choose you."

כֹּ֣ה אָֽמַר־יְהוָה֩ גֹּאֵ֨ל יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל קְדוֹשׁ֗וֹ לִבְזֹה־נֶ֜פֶשׁ לִמְתָ֤עֵֽב גּוֹי֙ לְעֶ֣בֶד מֹשְׁלִ֔ים מְלָכִים֙ יִרְא֣וּ וָקָ֔מוּ שָׂרִ֖ים וְיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ לְמַ֤עַן יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נֶאֱמָ֔ן קְדֹ֥שׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וַיִּבְחָרֶֽךָּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּo֣h ׀ 'ama֣r yehva֗h bּe'e֤t ratzon֙ 'aniyti֔yka ubey֥om yeshshu'a֖h 'azaretּi֑yka ve'etzּareka֗ ve'etּeneka֙ liberi֣yt 'a֔m lehaqi֣ym 'e֔retz lehanechi֖yl nechal֥ot shshomemֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the LORD, "In an acceptable time have I heard you, and in a day of salvation have I helped you: and I will preserve you, and give you for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause to inherit the desolate heritages;"

כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה בְּעֵ֤ת רָצוֹן֙ עֲנִיתִ֔יךָ וּבְי֥וֹם יְשׁוּעָ֖ה עֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ וְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ וְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ לִבְרִ֣ית עָ֔ם לְהָקִ֣ים אֶ֔רֶץ לְהַנְחִ֖יל נְחָל֥וֹת שֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): le'mo֤r laֽ'asuriym֙ tze֔'u la'ashshe֥r bּacho֖shsheke higּal֑u 'al-dּeraki֣ym yire'֔u ubekal-shshepayi֖ym mare'iytaֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"That you may say to the prisoners, 'Go forth;' to them that are in darkness, 'Show yourselves.' They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places."

לֵאמֹ֤ר לַֽאֲסוּרִים֙ צֵ֔אוּ לַאֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְ הִגָּל֑וּ עַל־דְּרָכִ֣ים יִרְע֔וּ וּבְכָל־שְׁפָיִ֖ים מַרְעִיתָֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): lo֤ yire'a֨bu֙ velo֣ yitzema֔'u velo'-yakּe֥m shshara֖b vashsha֑meshsh kּiy-merachama֣m yenahage֔m ve'al-mabּ֥u'ey ma֖yim yenahaleֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun smite them: for He that has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water shall He guide them."

לֹ֤א יִרְעָ֨בוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִצְמָ֔אוּ וְלֹא־יַכֵּ֥ם שָׁרָ֖ב וָשָׁ֑מֶשׁ כִּי־מְרַחֲמָ֣ם יְנַהֲגֵ֔ם וְעַל־מַבּ֥וּעֵי מַ֖יִם יְנַהֲלֵֽם׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsametּi֥y kal-hara֖y ladּa֑reke umesilּota֖y yerumֽun׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will make all My mountains a way, and My highways shall be exalted."

וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י כָל־הָרַ֖י לַדָּ֑רֶךְ וּמְסִלֹּתַ֖י יְרֻמֽוּן׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּeh-'e֕lּeh merach֖oq yabo֑'u vehiֽnּeh-'e֨lּeh֙ mitzּap֣on umiyּa֔m ve'e֖lּeh me'e֥retz siyniֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Behold, these shall come from far: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim."

הִנֵּה־אֵ֕לֶּה מֵרָח֖וֹק יָבֹ֑אוּ וְהִֽנֵּה־אֵ֨לֶּה֙ מִצָּפ֣וֹן וּמִיָּ֔ם וְאֵ֖לֶּה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ סִינִֽים׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ranּ֤u shshama֨yim֙ vegi֣yliy 'a֔retz yptzchv upitzech֥u hari֖ym rinּa֑h kּiֽy-nicha֤m yehvah֙ 'amּ֔o va'aniyּa֖v yeracheֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted His people, and will have mercy upon His afflicted.

רָנּ֤וּ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְגִ֣ילִי אָ֔רֶץ יפצחו וּפִצְח֥וּ הָרִ֖ים רִנָּ֑ה כִּֽי־נִחַ֤ם יְהוָה֙ עַמּ֔וֹ וַעֲנִיָּ֖ו יְרַחֵֽם׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֥'mer tziyּ֖on 'azaba֣niy yehva֑h va'dona֖y shshekechaֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, and my Lord has forgotten me."

וַתֹּ֥אמֶר צִיּ֖וֹן עֲזָבַ֣נִי יְהוָ֑ה וַאדֹנָ֖י שְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hatishshekּa֤ch 'ishshּah֙ 'ula֔hּ merache֖m bּen-bּitena֑hּ gּam-'e֣lּeh tishshekּa֔chenah ve'anoki֖y lo֥ 'eshshekּacheֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, they may forget, yet will I not forget you."

הֲתִשְׁכַּ֤ח אִשָּׁה֙ עוּלָ֔הּ מֵרַחֵ֖ם בֶּן־בִּטְנָ֑הּ גַּם־אֵ֣לֶּה תִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָה וְאָנֹכִ֖י לֹ֥א אֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): he֥n 'al-kּapּa֖yim chaqּoti֑yke chomota֥yike negedּi֖y tּamiֽyd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Behold, I have graven you upon the palms of My hands; your walls are continually before Me."

הֵ֥ן עַל־כַּפַּ֖יִם חַקֹּתִ֑יךְ חוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְ נֶגְדִּ֖י תָּמִֽיד׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽhar֖u bּana֑yike mehaֽresa֥yike umachariba֖yike mimּe֥ke yetzeֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Your children shall make haste; your destroyers and they that made you waste shall go forth of you."

מִֽהֲר֖וּ בָּנָ֑יִךְ מְהָֽרְסַ֥יִךְ וּמַחֲרִבַ֖יִךְ מִמֵּ֥ךְ יֵצֵֽאוּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): shse'iֽy-sabi֤yb 'eyna֨yike֙ ure'i֔y kּulּa֖m niqebּetz֣u baֽ'u-la֑ke chay-'a֣niy ne'um-yehva֗h kּi֤y kulּam֙ kּa'adi֣y tilebּa֔shshiy uֽteqashshּeri֖ym kּakּalּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Lift up your eyes round about, and behold: all these gather themselves together, and come to you. "As I live," says the LORD, "you shall surely clothe you with them all, as with an ornament, and bind them on you, as a bride does."

שְׂאִֽי־סָבִ֤יב עֵינַ֨יִךְ֙ וּרְאִ֔י כֻּלָּ֖ם נִקְבְּצ֣וּ בָֽאוּ־לָ֑ךְ חַי־אָ֣נִי נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י כֻלָּם֙ כָּעֲדִ֣י תִלְבָּ֔שִׁי וּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖ים כַּכַּלָּֽה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֤y charebota֨yike֙ veshsho֣memota֔yike ve'e֖retz hariֽsute֑yke kּi֤y 'atּah֙ tּetzeri֣y miyּoshshe֔b verachaq֖u mebalּe'aֽyike׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"For your waste and your desolate places, and the land of your destruction, shall even now be too narrow by reason of the inhabitants, and they that swallowed you up shall be far away."

כִּ֤י חָרְבֹתַ֨יִךְ֙ וְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְ וְאֶ֖רֶץ הֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְ כִּ֤י עַתָּה֙ תֵּצְרִ֣י מִיּוֹשֵׁ֔ב וְרָחֲק֖וּ מְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ֚od yo'mer֣u be'azena֔yike bּene֖y shshikּula֑yike tzar-li֥y hamּaq֖om gּeshshah-lּi֥y ve'eshsheֽbah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The children which you shall have, after you have lost the other, shall say again in your ears, 'The place is too strait for me: give place to me that I may dwell.'"

ע֚וֹד יֹאמְר֣וּ בְאָזְנַ֔יִךְ בְּנֵ֖י שִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְ צַר־לִ֥י הַמָּק֖וֹם גְּשָׁה־לִּ֥י וְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'ama֣retּe bּilebabe֗ke mi֤y yaֽlad-liy֙ 'et-'e֔lּeh va'ani֥y shshekula֖h vegalemuda֑h gּola֣h ׀ vesura֗h ve'e֨lּeh֙ mi֣y gidּe֔l he֤n 'aniy֙ nishshe'a֣retּiy lebadּi֔y 'e֖lּeh 'eypo֥h heֽm׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)"Then shall you say in your heart, 'Who has begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who has brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?'"

וְאָמַ֣רְתְּ בִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְ מִ֤י יָֽלַד־לִי֙ אֶת־אֵ֔לֶּה וַאֲנִ֥י שְׁכוּלָ֖ה וְגַלְמוּדָ֑ה גֹּלָ֣ה ׀ וְסוּרָ֗ה וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ מִ֣י גִדֵּ֔ל הֵ֤ן אֲנִי֙ נִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּי לְבַדִּ֔י אֵ֖לֶּה אֵיפֹ֥ה הֵֽם׃פ

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּoֽh-'ama֞r 'adona֣y yehvi֗h hinּe֨h 'eshsּa֤ 'el-gּoyim֙ yadi֔y ve'el-'amּi֖ym 'ari֣ym nisּi֑y vehebi֤y'u bana֨yike֙ bּecho֔tzen ubenota֖yike 'al-kּate֥p tּinּashseֽ'nah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus says the Lord GOD, "Behold, I will lift up My hand to the Gentiles, and set up My ensign to the people: and they shall bring your sons in their arms, and your daughters shall be carried upon their shoulders."

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨ה אֶשָּׂ֤א אֶל־גּוֹיִם֙ יָדִ֔י וְאֶל־עַמִּ֖ים אָרִ֣ים נִסִּ֑י וְהֵבִ֤יאוּ בָנַ֨יִךְ֙ בְּחֹ֔צֶן וּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְ עַל־כָּתֵ֥ף תִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): vehay֨u melaki֜ym 'oֽmena֗yike veshsarֽoteyhem֙ meyni֣yqota֔yike 'apּa֗yim 'e֚retz yishshetּa֣chavu la֔ke va'apa֥r ragela֖yike yelache֑ku veyada֨'atּe֙ kּiֽy-'ani֣y yehva֔h 'ashshe֥r loֽ'-yebo֖shshu qoaֽy׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"And kings shall be your nursing fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers: they shall bow down to you with their face toward the earth, and lick up the dust of your feet; and you shall know that I am the LORD: for they shall not be ashamed that wait for Me."

וְהָי֨וּ מְלָכִ֜ים אֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ וְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְ אַפַּ֗יִם אֶ֚רֶץ יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ לָ֔ךְ וַעֲפַ֥ר רַגְלַ֖יִךְ יְלַחֵ֑כוּ וְיָדַ֨עַתְּ֙ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ קוָֹֽי׃ס

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hayuqּa֥ch migּibּ֖or maleq֑ocha ve'im-shshebi֥y tzadּi֖yq yimּaleֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

הֲיֻקַּ֥ח מִגִּבּ֖וֹר מַלְק֑וֹחַ וְאִם־שְׁבִ֥י צַדִּ֖יק יִמָּלֵֽט׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-ko֣h ׀ 'ama֣r yehva֗h gּam-shshebi֤y gibּor֙ yuqּa֔ch umaleq֥ocha 'ari֖ytz yimּale֑t ve'et-yeriybeke֙ 'anoki֣y 'ari֔yb ve'et-bּana֖yike 'anoki֥y 'oshshiֽy'a׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But thus says the LORD, "Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contends with you, and I will save your children."

כִּי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה גַּם־שְׁבִ֤י גִבּוֹר֙ יֻקָּ֔ח וּמַלְק֥וֹחַ עָרִ֖יץ יִמָּלֵ֑ט וְאֶת־יְרִיבֵךְ֙ אָנֹכִ֣י אָרִ֔יב וְאֶת־בָּנַ֖יִךְ אָנֹכִ֥י אוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veha'akaletּi֤y 'et-mona֨yike֙ 'et-bּeshsara֔m veke'asi֖ys dּama֣m yishshekּar֑un veyade'֣u kal-bּashsa֗r kּi֣y 'ani֤y yehvah֙ mֽoshshiy'e֔ke vego'ale֖ke 'abi֥yr ya'aqoֽb׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"And I will feed them that oppress you with their own flesh; and they shall be drunken with their own blood, as with sweet wine: and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am your Saviour and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob."

וְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤י אֶת־מוֹנַ֨יִךְ֙ אֶת־בְּשָׂרָ֔ם וְכֶעָסִ֖יס דָּמָ֣ם יִשְׁכָּר֑וּן וְיָדְע֣וּ כָל־בָּשָׂ֗ר כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהוָה֙ מֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְ וְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְ אֲבִ֥יר יַעֲקֹֽב׃ס