Isaiah 41

YHWH calls the coastlands and nations to silence and renew their strength to present their case, declaring His stirring up a conqueror from the east (Cyrus) who subdues nations effortlessly, while idolaters encourage one another futilely.[1][2][3] YHWH reassures Israel, His worm-like servant, of victory over enemies, provision for the needy with water and trees in the desert, and challenges idols to trial, proving them powerless and worthless abominations.[1][3][4]

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Verse 2
Who who? stirred up he roused from the east from the sunrise-place righteousness righteousness calls him he calls him to his foot to his foot He gives he will give before him before his face nations people-groups and kings and kings he subdues he causes to rule He makes he will give like dust like dust his sword his destroying blade like stubble like dry straw driven away being driven away his bow his bow
מִ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi הֵעִיר֙ 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 heir stirred up he roused HVhp3ms מִ/מִּזְרָ֔ח 𐤌/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇 mimizerach from the east from the sunrise-place HR/Ncmsa צֶ֖דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness righteousness HNcmsa יִקְרָאֵ֣/הוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀/𐤄𐤅 yiqeraehu calls him he calls him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms לְ/רַגְל֑/וֹ 𐤋/𐤓𐤂𐤋/𐤅 leragelo to his foot to his foot HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms יִתֵּ֨ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten He gives he will give HVqi3ms לְ/פָנָ֤י/ו 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms גּוֹיִם֙ 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups HNcmpa וּ/מְלָכִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 umelakhim and kings and kings HC/Ncmpa יַ֔רְדְּ 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yarede he subdues he causes to rule HVhi3ms יִתֵּ֤ן 𐤉𐤕𐤍 yiten-2 He makes he will give HVqi3ms כֶּֽ/עָפָר֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤐𐤓 keafar like dust like dust HRd/Ncmsa חַרְבּ֔/וֹ 𐤇𐤓𐤁/𐤅 charebo his sword his destroying blade HNcfsc/Sp3ms כְּ/קַ֥שׁ 𐤊/𐤒𐤔 keqash like stubble like dry straw HR/Ncmsa נִדָּ֖ף 𐤍𐤃𐤐 nidaf driven away being driven away HVNrmsa קַשְׁתּֽ/וֹ 𐤒𐤔𐤕/𐤅 qasheto his bow his bow HNcfsc/Sp3ms
Verse 7
So the craftsman strengthens and he strengthened the craftsman craftsman of [direct object marker] object-marker the goldsmith the refining-one he who smooths the allotting one with the hammer hammer [direct object marker] object-marker him who strikes striking one of the anvil stroke-instance of saying the one saying of the soldering to the adhesive It is good good it he and he strengthens it and he made him strong with nails with projecting pegs not not it will move he will be shaken
וַ/יְחַזֵּ֤ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒 vayechazeq So the craftsman strengthens and he strengthened HC/Vpw3ms חָרָשׁ֙ 𐤇𐤓𐤔 charash the craftsman craftsman of HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo צֹרֵ֔ף 𐤑𐤓𐤐 tsoref the goldsmith the refining-one HVqrmsa מַחֲלִ֥יק 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤒 machaliq he who smooths the allotting one HVhrmsc פַּטִּ֖ישׁ 𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤔 patish with the hammer hammer HNcmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker HTo ה֣וֹלֶם 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤌 holem him who strikes striking one of HVqrmsc פָּ֑עַם 𐤐𐤏𐤌 paam the anvil stroke-instance of HNcfsa אֹמֵ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 omer saying the one saying HVqrmsa לַ/דֶּ֨בֶק֙ 𐤋/𐤃𐤁𐤒 ladeveq of the soldering to the adhesive HRd/Ncmsa ט֣וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov It is good good HAamsa ה֔וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu it he HPp3ms וַ/יְחַזְּקֵ֥/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒/𐤄𐤅 vayechazeqehu and he strengthens it and he made him strong HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms בְ/מַסְמְרִ֖ים 𐤁/𐤌𐤎𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 vemasemerim with nails with projecting pegs HR/Ncbpa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִמּֽוֹט 𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤈 yimot it will move he will be shaken HVNi3ms
Verse 10
do not upon / over fear may you fear for for/because with you with you I I do not upon / over be dismayed may you look intently for for/because I I your God your Mighty One I have strengthened you I strengthened you indeed indeed I have helped you I have helped you indeed indeed I have upheld you I have supported you with right hand in right hand of my righteousness my righteousness
אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not upon / over HTn תִּירָא֙ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira tina (Bemba) fear may you fear HVqj2ms כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC עִמְּ/ךָ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊 imekha with you with you HR/Sp2ms אָ֔נִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 do not upon / over HTn תִּשְׁתָּ֖ע 𐤕𐤔𐤕𐤏 tisheta be dismayed may you look intently HVqj2ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani-2 Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your Mighty One HNcmpc/Sp2ms אִמַּצְתִּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤑𐤕𐤉/𐤊 imatsetikha I have strengthened you I strengthened you HVpp1cs/Sp2ms אַף 𐤀𐤐 af indeed indeed HTa עֲזַרְתִּ֔י/ךָ 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 azaretikha I have helped you I have helped you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms אַף 𐤀𐤐 af-2 indeed indeed HTa תְּמַכְתִּ֖י/ךָ 𐤕𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤉/𐤊 temakhetikha I have upheld you I have supported you HVqp1cs/Sp2ms בִּ/ימִ֥ין 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍 bimin with right hand in right hand HR/Ncfsc צִדְקִֽ/י 𐤑𐤃𐤒/𐤉 tsideqi of my righteousness my righteousness HNcmsc/Sp1cs
Verse 17
the afflicted the afflicted ones and the needy and the needy men are seeking the ones seeking earnestly water waters but there is none and there is not their tongue their tongue with thirst in the thirst is parched she has run dry I I the LORD Yahweh Yahweh will answer them I will answer them God of mighty ones of Israel El-Contends Yiserael not not will I forsake them I will abandon them
הָ/עֲנִיִּ֨ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤍𐤉𐤉𐤌 haaniyim the afflicted the afflicted ones HTd/Aampa וְ/הָ/אֶבְיוֹנִ֜ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehaeveyonim and the needy and the needy men HC/Td/Aampa מְבַקְשִׁ֥ים 𐤌𐤁𐤒𐤔𐤉𐤌 mevaqeshim are seeking the ones seeking earnestly HVprmpa מַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa וָ/אַ֔יִן 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 vaayin but there is none and there is not HC/Tn לְשׁוֹנָ֖/ם 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤌 leshonam their tongue their tongue HNcbsc/Sp3mp בַּ/צָּמָ֣א 𐤁/𐤑𐤌𐤀 batsama with thirst in the thirst HRd/Ncmsa נָשָׁ֑תָּה 𐤍𐤔𐤕𐤄 nashatah is parched she has run dry HVqp3fs אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶעֱנֵ֔/ם 𐤀𐤏𐤍/𐤌 eenem will answer them I will answer them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God of mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֶעֶזְבֵֽ/ם 𐤀𐤏𐤆𐤁/𐤌 eezevem will I forsake them I will abandon them HVqi1cs/Sp3mp
Verse 22
let them bring they will bring near and let them tell and they will make known to us — what object-marker that that-which shall happen they will happen the former things the first ones what what? they [are] these ones here declare Cause to make known that we may set let us set our heart our inner core and we may know and let us know their outcome their ultimate outcome or or the things to come the coming ones declare to us Make us hear
יַגִּ֨ישׁוּ֙ 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤔𐤅 yagishu let them bring they will bring near HVhi3mp וְ/יַגִּ֣ידוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 veyagidu and let them tell and they will make known HC/Vhi3mp לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp אֵ֖ת 𐤀𐤕 et what object-marker HTo אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr תִּקְרֶ֑ינָה 𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤍𐤄 tiqereynah shall happen they will happen HVqi3fp הָ/רִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤅𐤕 harishonot the former things the first ones HTd/Aafpa מָ֣ה 𐤌𐤄 mah what what? HTi הֵ֗נָּה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 henah they [are] these ones here HPp3fp הַגִּ֜ידוּ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 hagidu declare Cause to make known HVhv2mp וְ/נָשִׂ֤ימָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤄 venasimah that we may set let us set HC/Vqh1cp לִבֵּ֨/נוּ֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤍𐤅 libenu our heart our inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cp וְ/נֵדְעָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤃𐤏𐤄 venedeah and we may know and let us know HC/Vqh1cp אַחֲרִיתָ֔/ן 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤕/𐤍 acharitan their outcome their ultimate outcome HNcfsc/Sp3fp א֥וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC הַ/בָּא֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 habaot the things to come the coming ones HTd/Vqrfpa הַשְׁמִיעֻֽ/נוּ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏/𐤍𐤅 hashemiunu declare to us Make us hear HVhv2mp/Sp1cp
Verse 25
I have stirred up I have roused from the north from the north and he has come and he caused to come from the east from the sunrise-place of the sun sun he will call he calls on my name in my name and he will come and may he come rulers provincial governors as upon like mortar clay-mass of and as and like the potter shaper treads he will trample clay sticky mud
הַעִיר֤וֹתִי 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉 hairoti I have stirred up I have roused HVhp1cs מִ/צָּפוֹן֙ 𐤌/𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤍 mitsafon from the north from the north HR/Ncfsa וַ/יַּ֔את 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤕 vayat and he has come and he caused to come HC/Vqw3ms מִ/מִּזְרַח 𐤌/𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇 mimizerach from the east from the sunrise-place HR/Ncmsc שֶׁ֖מֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shemesh of the sun sun HNcbsa יִקְרָ֣א 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqera he will call he calls HVqi3ms בִ/שְׁמִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤔𐤌/𐤉 vishemi on my name in my name HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs וְ/יָבֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 veyavo and he will come and may he come HC/Vqi3ms סְגָנִים֙ 𐤎𐤂𐤍𐤉𐤌 seganim rulers provincial governors HNcmpa כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo as upon like HR חֹ֔מֶר 𐤇𐤌𐤓 chomer mortar clay-mass of HNcmsa וּ/כְמ֥וֹ 𐤅/𐤊𐤌𐤅 ukhemo and as and like HC/R יוֹצֵ֖ר 𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤓 yotser the potter shaper HNcmsa יִרְמָס 𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤎 yiremas treads he will trample HVqi3ms טִֽיט 𐤈𐤉𐤈 tit clay sticky mud HNcmsa
Verse 26
who who? has-declared he made known from-the-beginning from the head and-we-may-know and let us know and-from-beforetime and from before the face and-we-may-say and we will say righteous righteous man yea indeed there-is-none there is not that-declares the one who makes known yea indeed there-is-none there is not that-announces the one causing to hear yea indeed there-is-none there is not that-hears the one who listens your-words your utterances
מִֽי 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi הִגִּ֤יד 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 higid has-declared he made known HVhp3ms מֵ/רֹאשׁ֙ 𐤌/𐤓𐤀𐤔 merosh from-the-beginning from the head HR/Ncmsa וְ/נֵדָ֔עָה 𐤅/𐤍𐤃𐤏𐤄 venedaah and-we-may-know and let us know HC/Vqh1cp וּ/מִ/לְּ/פָנִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤌/𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 umilefanim and-from-beforetime and from before the face HC/R/R/Ncbpa וְ/נֹאמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤓 venomar and-we-may-say and we will say HC/Vqi1cp צַדִּ֑יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man HAamsa אַ֣ף 𐤀𐤐 af yea indeed HTa אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there-is-none there is not HTn מַגִּ֗יד 𐤌𐤂𐤉𐤃 magid that-declares the one who makes known HVhrmsa אַ֚ף 𐤀𐤐 af-2 yea indeed HTa אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn-2 there-is-none there is not HTn מַשְׁמִ֔יעַ 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏 mashemia that-announces the one causing to hear HVhrmsa אַ֥ף 𐤀𐤐 af-3 yea indeed HTa אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn-3 there-is-none there is not HTn שֹׁמֵ֖עַ 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shomea that-hears the one who listens HVqrmsa אִמְרֵי/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉/𐤊𐤌 imereykhem your-words your utterances HNcmpc/Sp2mp
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