לְמַ֤עַן צִיּוֹן֙ לֹ֣א אֶחֱשֶׁ֔ה וּלְמַ֥עַן יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לֹ֣א אֶשְׁק֑וֹט עַד יֵצֵ֤א כַנֹּ֨גַהּ֙ צִדְקָ֔הּ וִישׁוּעָתָ֖הּ כְּלַפִּ֥יד יִבְעָֽר
For Zion's sake will I not hold my peace, and for Jerusalem's sake I will not rest, until the righteousness thereof go forth as brightness, and the salvation thereof as a lamp burneth.
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וְרָא֤וּ גוֹיִם֙ צִדְקֵ֔ךְ וְכָל מְלָכִ֖ים כְּבוֹדֵ֑ךְ וְקֹ֤רָא לָךְ֙ שֵׁ֣ם חָדָ֔שׁ אֲשֶׁ֛ר פִּ֥י יְהוָ֖ה יִקֳּבֶֽנּוּ
And the Gentiles shall see your righteousness, and all kings your glory: and you shall be called by a new name, which the mouth of YHWH shall name.
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וְהָיִ֛יתְ עֲטֶ֥רֶת תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת בְּיַד יְהוָ֑ה וצנוף וּצְנִ֥יף מְלוּכָ֖ה בְּכַף אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ
You shall also be a crown of glory in the hand of YHWH, and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
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לֹֽא יֵאָמֵר֩ לָ֨ךְ ע֜וֹד עֲזוּבָ֗ה וּלְאַרְצֵךְ֙ לֹא יֵאָמֵ֥ר עוֹד֙ שְׁמָמָ֔ה כִּ֣י לָ֗ךְ יִקָּרֵא֙ חֶפְצִי בָ֔הּ וּלְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ בְּעוּלָ֑ה כִּֽי חָפֵ֤ץ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ וְאַרְצֵ֖ךְ תִּבָּעֵֽל
You shall no more be termed Forsaken; neither shall your land any more be termed Desolate: but you shall be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah: for YHWH delighteth in you, and your land shall be married.
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כִּֽי יִבְעַ֤ל בָּחוּר֙ בְּתוּלָ֔ה יִבְעָל֖וּךְ בָּנָ֑יִךְ וּמְשׂ֤וֹשׂ חָתָן֙ עַל כַּלָּ֔ה יָשִׂ֥ישׂ עָלַ֖יִךְ אֱלֹהָֽיִךְ
For a young man marrieth a virgin, shall your sons marry you: and the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, shall your God rejoice over you.
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עַל חוֹמֹתַ֣יִךְ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם הִפְקַ֨דְתִּי֙ שֹֽׁמְרִ֔ים כָּל הַיּ֧וֹם וְכָל הַלַּ֛יְלָה תָּמִ֖יד לֹ֣א יֶחֱשׁ֑וּ הַמַּזְכִּרִים֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה אַל דֳּמִ֖י לָכֶֽם
I have set watchmen upon your walls, O Jerusalem, shall never hold their peace day nor night: you that make mention of YHWH, keep not silence,
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וְאַֽל תִּתְּנ֥וּ דֳמִ֖י ל֑וֹ עַד יְכוֹנֵ֞ן וְעַד יָשִׂ֧ים אֶת יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֛ם תְּהִלָּ֖ה בָּאָֽרֶץ
And give him no rest, till he establish, and till he make Jerusalem a praise in the earth.
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נִשְׁבַּ֧ע יְהוָ֛ה בִּֽימִינ֖וֹ וּבִזְר֣וֹעַ עֻזּ֑וֹ אִם אֶתֵּן֩ אֶת דְּגָנֵ֨ךְ ע֤וֹד מַֽאֲכָל֙ לְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְ וְאִם יִשְׁתּ֤וּ בְנֵֽי נֵכָר֙ תִּֽירוֹשֵׁ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָגַ֖עַתְּ בּֽוֹ
YHWH has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your corn meat for your enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink your wine, for the which you have laboured:
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כִּ֤י מְאַסְפָיו֙ יֹאכְלֻ֔הוּ וְהִֽלְל֖וּ אֶת יְהוָ֑ה וּֽמְקַבְּצָ֥יו יִשְׁתֻּ֖הוּ בְּחַצְר֥וֹת קָדְשִֽׁי
But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise YHWH; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.
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עִבְר֤וּ עִבְרוּ֙ בַּשְּׁעָרִ֔ים פַּנּ֖וּ דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָעָ֑ם סֹ֣לּוּ סֹ֤לּוּ הַֽמְסִלָּה֙ סַקְּל֣וּ מֵאֶ֔בֶן הָרִ֥ימוּ נֵ֖ס עַל הָעַמִּֽים
Go through, go through the gates; prepare you the way of the people; cast up, cast up the highway; gather out the stones; lift up a standard for the people.
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הִנֵּ֣ה יְהוָ֗ה הִשְׁמִ֨יעַ֙ אֶל קְצֵ֣ה הָאָ֔רֶץ אִמְרוּ֙ לְבַת צִיּ֔וֹן הִנֵּ֥ה יִשְׁעֵ֖ךְ בָּ֑א הִנֵּ֤ה שְׂכָרוֹ֙ אִתּ֔וֹ וּפְעֻלָּת֖וֹ לְפָנָֽיו
Behold, YHWH has proclaimed to the end of the world, Say you to the daughter of Zion, Behold, your salvation cometh; behold, his reward with him, and his work before him.
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וְקָרְא֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַם הַקֹּ֖דֶשׁ גְּאוּלֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלָךְ֙ יִקָּרֵ֣א דְרוּשָׁ֔ה עִ֖יר לֹ֥א נֶעֱזָֽבָה
And they shall call them, The holy people, The redeemed of YHWH: and you shall be called, Sought out, A city not forsaken.