Isaiah 55

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ה֤וֹיalas!כָּל־O every צָמֵא֙thirsty one לְכ֣וּcome לַמַּ֔יִםto the waters וַאֲשֶׁ֥רand one who אֵֽין־notל֖וֹbelongs to himכָּ֑סֶףmoney לְכ֤וּcome שִׁבְרוּ֙buy grain וֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּand eat וּלְכ֣וּand come שִׁבְר֗וּbuy grain בְּלוֹא־with not כֶ֛סֶףmoney וּבְל֥וֹאand with not מְחִ֖ירprice יַ֥יִןwine וְחָלָֽב׃and milk

לָ֤מָּהto why?תִשְׁקְלוּ־do you weigh out כֶ֙סֶף֙money בְּֽלוֹא־for not לֶ֔חֶםbread וִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םand toil your בְּל֣וֹאfor not לְשָׂבְעָ֑הto satiety שִׁמְע֨וּlisten שָׁמ֤וֹעַsteadfastly to listen אֵלַי֙to me וְאִכְלוּ־and eat ט֔וֹבgood things וְתִתְעַנַּ֥גso it may take delight בַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןin the fatness נַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃appetite your

הַטּ֤וּincline אָזְנְכֶם֙ear your וּלְכ֣וּand come אֵלַ֔יto me שִׁמְע֖וּlisten וּתְחִ֣יso may it live נַפְשְׁכֶ֑םself your וְאֶכְרְתָ֤הand I will makeלָכֶם֙to youבְּרִ֣יתa covenant of עוֹלָ֔םperpetuity חַֽסְדֵ֥יthe covenant loyalties of דָוִ֖דDavid הַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃the reliable

הֵ֛ןhere!עֵ֥דa witness of לְאוּמִּ֖יםpeoples נְתַתִּ֑יוI made him נָגִ֥ידa leader וּמְצַוֵּ֖הand a commander of לְאֻמִּֽים׃peoples

הֵ֣ןthere!גּ֤וֹיa nation לֹֽא־which not תֵדַע֙you know תִּקְרָ֔אyou will call וְג֥וֹיand a nation לֹֽא־which not יְדָע֖וּךָthey have known you אֵלֶ֣יךָto you יָר֑וּצוּthey will run לְמַ֙עַן֙on account of יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your וְלִקְד֥וֹשׁand to the holy one of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael כִּ֥יfor פֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ סhe has glorified you

דִּרְשׁ֥וּseek יְהוָ֖הYahweh בְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹwhen he lets be found himself קְרָאֻ֖הוּcall on him בִּֽהְיוֹת֥וֹwhen is he קָרֽוֹב׃near

יַעֲזֹ֤בlet him forsake רָשָׁע֙a wicked person דַּרְכּ֔וֹway his וְאִ֥ישׁand a person of אָ֖וֶןwickedness מַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוthoughts his וְיָשֹׁ֤בand let him return אֶל־to יְהוָה֙Yahweh וִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּso he may have compassion on him וְאֶל־and to אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּGod our כִּֽי־for יַרְבֶּ֥הhe will increase לִסְלֽוֹחַ׃to forgive

כִּ֣יfor לֹ֤אnot מַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙thoughts my מַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םare thoughts your וְלֹ֥אand not דַרְכֵיכֶ֖םare ways your דְּרָכָ֑יways my נְאֻ֖םthe utterance of יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

כִּֽי־for גָבְה֥וּthey are high שָׁמַ֖יִםthe heavens מֵאָ֑רֶץmore than the earth כֵּ֣ןso גָּבְה֤וּthey are high דְרָכַי֙ways my מִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmore than ways your וּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יand thoughts my מִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃more than thoughts your

כֵּ֣ןthus יִֽהְיֶ֤הit is דְבָרִי֙word my אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich יֵצֵ֣אit goes forth מִפִּ֔יfrom mouth my לֹֽא־not יָשׁ֥וּבit will return אֵלַ֖יto me רֵיקָ֑םin vain כִּ֤יthat אִם־except עָשָׂה֙it has done אֶת־obj.אֲשֶׁ֣רthat which חָפַ֔צְתִּיI desired וְהִצְלִ֖יחַand it has prospered אֲשֶׁ֥רthat which שְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃I sent it

כִּֽי־for בְשִׂמְחָ֣הin joy תֵצֵ֔אוּyou will go out וּבְשָׁל֖וֹםand in peace תּֽוּבָל֑וּןyou will be led !הֶהָרִ֣יםthe mountains וְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתand the hills יִפְצְח֤וּthey will break forth לִפְנֵיכֶם֙to before you רִנָּ֔הa shout of joy וְכָל־and all עֲצֵ֥יthe trees of הַשָּׂדֶ֖הthe field יִמְחֲאוּ־they will clap כָֽף׃a palm

תַּ֤חַתin place of הַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙the thornbush יַעֲלֶ֣הit will grow up בְר֔וֹשׁa cypress וְתַ֥חַתand in place of הַסִּרְפַּ֖דthe nettle יַעֲלֶ֣הit will grow up הֲדַ֑סa myrtle tree וְהָיָ֤הand it will become לַֽיהוָה֙for Yahweh לְשֵׁ֔םinto a name לְא֥וֹתinto a sign of עוֹלָ֖םperpetuity לֹ֥אwhich not יִכָּרֵֽת׃ סit will be cut down

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