Isaiah 49

The Servant of YHWH, called from the womb with mouth like a sharp sword and hidden as a polished arrow, laments laboring in vain but is assured by YHWH of his mission to restore Yaʿakov, gather Yisraʾel, and be a light to the Goyim.[1][2][3] YHWH comforts Tsiyon, promising her children will return in abundance making the land too small, nations will bring them back in recognition of YHWH's sovereignty, and oppressors will be defeated.[1][3][4]

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And he said too light from being you to me servant to raise up [-direct object marker-] tribes of Jacob and preserved of and the guarded Israel to restore and I will give you as a light to nations to be my salvation to end of the earth
6 וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said HC/Vqw3ms נָקֵ֨ל 𐤍𐤒𐤋 naqel too light HVNp3ms מִֽ/הְיוֹתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤌/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤊 miheyotekha from being you HR/Vqc/Sp2ms לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs עֶ֔בֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant HNcmsa לְ/הָקִים֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤌 lehaqim to raise up HR/Vhc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [-direct object marker-] HTo שִׁבְטֵ֣י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey tribes of HNcmpc יַעֲקֹ֔ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob HNp ו/נצירי 𐤅/𐤍𐤑𐤉𐤓𐤉 vntsyry and preserved of HC/Aampc וּ/נְצוּרֵ֥י 𐤅/𐤍𐤑𐤅𐤓𐤉 unetsurey and the guarded HC/Vqsmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp לְ/הָשִׁ֑יב 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤁 lehashiv to restore HR/Vhc וּ/נְתַתִּ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤊 unetatikha and I will give you HC/Vqq1cs/Sp2ms לְ/א֣וֹר 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤓 leor as a light HR/Ncbsc גּוֹיִ֔ם 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim to nations HNcmpa לִֽ/הְי֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be HR/Vqc יְשׁוּעָתִ֖/י 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏𐤕/𐤉 yeshuati my salvation HNcfsc/Sp1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to HR קְצֵ֥ה 𐤒𐤑𐤄 qetseh end of HNcbsc הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the earth HTd/Ncbsa
thus says YHWH Redeemer Israel his Holy One to-the-despised one abhorred by-the-nation to-servant of-rulers kings will-see and-will-arise princes and-will-worship because-of YHWH who is-faithful Holy One of-Israel and-he-has-chosen-you
7 כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus HD אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp גֹּאֵ֨ל 𐤂𐤀𐤋 goel Redeemer HVqrmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp קְדוֹשׁ֗/וֹ 𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔/𐤅 qedosho his Holy One HAamsc/Sp3ms לִ/בְזֹה 𐤋/𐤁𐤆𐤄 livezoh to-the-despised HR/Vqc נֶ֜פֶשׁ 𐤍𐤐𐤔 nefesh one HNcbsa לִ/מְתָ֤עֵֽב 𐤋/𐤌𐤕𐤏𐤁 limetaev abhorred HR/Vprmsc גּוֹי֙ 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy by-the-nation HNcmsa לְ/עֶ֣בֶד 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤃 leeved to-servant HR/Ncmsc מֹשְׁלִ֔ים 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤌 moshelim of-rulers HVqrmpa מְלָכִים֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings HNcmpa יִרְא֣וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 yireu will-see HVqi3mp וָ/קָ֔מוּ 𐤅/𐤒𐤌𐤅 vaqamu and-will-arise HC/Vqq3cp שָׂרִ֖ים 𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 sarim princes HNcmpa וְ/יִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֑וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 veyishetachauu and-will-worship HC/Vvi3mp לְמַ֤עַן 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan because-of HR יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr נֶאֱמָ֔ן 𐤍𐤀𐤌𐤍 neeman is-faithful HVNrmsa קְדֹ֥שׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤔 qedosh Holy One HAamsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of-Israel HNp וַ/יִּבְחָרֶֽ/ךָּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤇𐤓/𐤊 vayivecharekha and-he-has-chosen-you HC/Vqw3ms/Sp2ms
and-they-will-be kings your-foster-fathers and-their-princesses your-nursing-mothers faces ground they-will-bow-down to-you and-dust of-your-feet they-will-lick and-you-will-know that I YHWH who not they-will-be-ashamed my-waiters
23 וְ/הָי֨וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 vehayu and-they-will-be HC/Vqq3cp מְלָכִ֜ים 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉𐤌 melakhim kings HNcmpa אֹֽמְנַ֗יִ/ךְ 𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤉/𐤊 omenayikhe your-foster-fathers HVqrmpc/Sp2fs וְ/שָׂרֽוֹתֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vesaroteyhem and-their-princesses HC/Ncfpc/Sp3mp מֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤌𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤒𐤕𐤉/𐤊 meyniqotayikhe your-nursing-mothers HVhrfpc/Sp2fs אַפַּ֗יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤉𐤌 apayim faces HNcmda אֶ֚רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets ground HNcbsa יִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּ 𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 yishetachavu they-will-bow-down HVvi3mp לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to-you HR/Sp2fs וַ/עֲפַ֥ר 𐤅/𐤏𐤐𐤓 vaafar and-dust HC/Ncmsc רַגְלַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤊 ragelayikhe of-your-feet HNcfdc/Sp2fs יְלַחֵ֑כוּ 𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤊𐤅 yelachekhu they-will-lick HVpi3mp וְ/יָדַ֨עַתְּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤕 veyadaate and-you-will-know HC/Vqq2fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that HC אֲנִ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I HPp1cs יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֵבֹ֖שׁוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤅 yevoshu they-will-be-ashamed HVqi3mp קוָֹֽ/י 𐤒𐤅/𐤉 qvoay my-waiters HVqrmpc/Sp1cs
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