Isaiah 45

YHWH anoints Koresh (Cyrus), a non-Israelite king, empowering him to conquer nations, break gates, and free Yisra'el exiles from Babylon without price or reward, demonstrating YHWH's sovereign control.[1][2][3] YHWH asserts sole divinity, condemns idols, promises nations like Mitsrayim (Egypt) and Kush (Cush) will submit to Yisra'el, calls all to look to Him for salvation, and declares every knee shall bow to Him in righteousness.[1][2][4]

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Verse 1 כֹּה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לִ/מְשִׁיח/וֹ֮ 𐤋/𐤌𐤔𐤉𐤇/𐤅 limeshicho to his anointed to his anointed one HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms לְ/כ֣וֹרֶשׁ 𐤋/𐤊𐤅𐤓𐤔 lekhoresh to Cyrus to Cyrus to Koresh HR/Np אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr הֶחֱזַ֣קְתִּי 𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤕𐤉 hechezaqeti I have grasped I strengthened HVhp1cs בִֽ/ימִינ֗/וֹ 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤍/𐤅 vimino his right hand his right hand HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms לְ/רַד 𐤋/𐤓𐤃 lerad to subdue to tread down HR/Vqc לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv before him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim nations people-groups HNcmpa וּ/מָתְנֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉 umateney and loins of and loins of HC/Ncmdc מְלָכִ֖ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings kings HNcmpa אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ 𐤀𐤐𐤕𐤇 afatecha I will loose I will open up HVpi1cs לִ/פְתֹּ֤חַ 𐤋/𐤐𐤕𐤇 lifetocha to open to open HR/Vqc לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤅 lefanayv-2 before him before his face HR/Ncbpc/Sp3ms דְּלָתַ֔יִם 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 delatayim doors two hanging door-panels HNcfda וּ/שְׁעָרִ֖ים 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 ushearim and gates and gates HC/Ncmpa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יִסָּגֵֽרוּ 𐤉𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤅 yisageru will be shut they will be shut in HVNi3mp
Verse 14 כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus in this manner HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יְגִ֨יעַ 𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤏 yegia labor toil-product of HNcmsc מִצְרַ֥יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim of-Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp וּֽ/סְחַר 𐤅/𐤎𐤇𐤓 usechar and-merchandise and trade-of HC/Ncmsc כּוּשׁ֮ 𐤊𐤅𐤔 kush Cush Kush Kush HNp וּ/סְבָאִים֮ 𐤅/𐤎𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 usevaim and-Sabeans and Sebaites and Sevai HC/Np אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men-of men of HNcmpc מִדָּה֒ 𐤌𐤃𐤄 midah stature measured portion HNcfsa עָלַ֤יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe to-you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs יַעֲבֹ֨רוּ֙ 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 yaavoru will-pass-over they will cross over HVqi3mp וְ/לָ֣/ךְ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤊 velakhe and-to-you HC/R/Sp2fs יִֽהְי֔וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu they-will-be they will become HVqi3mp אַחֲרַ֣יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉/𐤊 acharayikhe after-you behind you (feminine) HR/Sp2fs יֵלֵ֔כוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 yelekhu they-will-walk they will go HVqi3mp בַּ/זִּקִּ֖ים 𐤁/𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤌 baziqim in-chains sparks of fire HRd/Ncmpa יַעֲבֹ֑רוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 yaavoru-2 they-will-pass-over they will cross over HVqi3mp וְ/אֵלַ֤יִ/ךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 veelayikhe and-to-you and toward you HC/R/Sp2fs יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּוּ֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 yishetachauu they-will-bow-down they will prostrate themselves HVvi3mp אֵלַ֣יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤊 elayikhe to-you toward you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs יִתְפַּלָּ֔לוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋𐤅 yitepalalu they-will-pray they will intercede HVti3mp אַ֣ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe surely surely HTa בָּ֥/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 bakhe in-you HR/Sp2fs אֵ֛ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and-there-is-not and there is not HC/Tn ע֖וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od still still, again, further HD אֶ֥פֶס 𐤀𐤐𐤎 efes besides end-limit HNcmsc אֱלֹהִֽים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa
Verse 18 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כֹ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus HD אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְ֠הוָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בּוֹרֵ֨א 𐤁𐤅𐤓𐤀 bore creator-of the creating-one HVqrmsa הַ/שָּׁמַ֜יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the-heavens the lofty-heights HTd/Ncmpa ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he HPp3ms הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the-God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa יֹצֵ֨ר 𐤉𐤑𐤓 yotser former-of shaper HVqrmsa הָ/אָ֤רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/עֹשָׂ/הּ֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔/𐤄 veosah and-maker-of-it and maker of her HC/Vqrmsc/Sp3fs ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu-2 he he HPp3ms כֽוֹנְנָ֔/הּ 𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍/𐤄 khonenah establisher-of-it he firmly established her HVop3ms/Sp3fs לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֹ֥הוּ 𐤕𐤄𐤅 tohu waste formless waste HNcmsa בְרָאָ֖/הּ 𐤁𐤓𐤀/𐤄 veraah he-created-it and he saw HVqp3ms/Sp3fs לָ/שֶׁ֣בֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕 lashevet for-inhabiting to sit, to dwell HR/Vqc יְצָרָ֑/הּ 𐤉𐤑𐤓/𐤄 yetsarah he-formed-it he formed her HVqp3ms/Sp3fs אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/אֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and-none and there is not HC/Tn עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od else still, again, further HD
Verse 21 הַגִּ֣ידוּ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 hagidu Declare Cause to make known HVhv2mp וְ/הַגִּ֔ישׁוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤔𐤅 vehagishu and bring near bring near HC/Vhv2mp אַ֥ף 𐤀𐤐 af even indeed HTa יִֽוָּעֲצ֖וּ 𐤉𐤅𐤏𐤑𐤅 yivaatsu let them take counsel they will deliberate HVNi3mp יַחְדָּ֑ו 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together HD מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi Who who? HTi הִשְׁמִיעַ֩ 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤏 hishemia has made heard he caused to hear HVhp3ms זֹ֨את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one HPdxfs מִ/קֶּ֜דֶם 𐤌/𐤒𐤃𐤌 miqedem from ancient times from before HR/Ncmsa מֵ/אָ֣ז 𐤌/𐤀𐤆 meaz from then from then HR/D הִגִּידָ֗/הּ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃/𐤄 higidah declared it she made known HVhp3ms/Sp3fs הֲ/ל֨וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Is it not is it not? HTi/Tn אֲנִ֤י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/אֵֽין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and there is no and there is not HC/Tn ע֤וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od other still, again, further HD אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones HNcmpa מִ/בַּלְעָדַ֔/י 𐤌/𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤃/𐤉 mibaleaday besides Me apart from me HR/R/Sp1cs אֵֽל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa צַדִּ֣יק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq righteous righteous man HAamsa וּ/מוֹשִׁ֔יעַ 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏 umoshia and Savior and one who delivers HC/Vhrmsa אַ֖יִן 𐤀𐤉𐤍 ayin none there is not HTn זוּלָתִֽ/י 𐤆𐤅𐤋𐤕/𐤉 zulati besides Me apart from me HR/Sp1cs