H9038–הֶם–hem

And I saw that there was no man, even no wise man among them, who might give an answer to my questions.

וְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖ם (ם) m “them”

God the Lord, even he who made the heavens, measuring them out on high; stretching out the earth, and giving its produce; he who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who go about on it, says:

וְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔ם (הֶ֔ם) Hem “them”

And I will take the blind by a way of which they had no knowledge, guiding them by roads strange to them: I will make the dark places light before them, and the rough places level. These things will I do and will not give them up.

אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם (ם) m “them”עֲשִׂיתִ֖ם (ם) m “them”עֲזַבְתִּֽים׃ (ם) m “them”

Send out the blind people who have eyes, and those who have ears, but they are shut.

לָֽמוֹ׃ (מוֹ) mo “them”

Let all the nations come together, and let the peoples be present: who among them is able to make this clear, and give us word of earlier things? let their witnesses come forward, so that they may be seen to be true, and that they may give ear, and say,

בָהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “them”

If there is one like me, let him come forward and say it, let him make it clear and put it in order before me: who has made clear in the past the things to come? let him make clear the future to me.

לָֽמוֹ׃ (מוֹ) mo “them”

Then it will be used to make a fire, so that a man may get warm; he has the oven heated with it and makes bread: he makes a god with it, to which he gives worship: he makes a pictured image out of it, and goes down on his face before it.

מֵהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “them”לָֽמוֹ׃ (מוֹ) mo “it”

I was angry with my people, I put shame on my heritage, and gave them into your hands: you had no mercy on them; you put a cruel yoke on those who were old;

וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם (ם) m “them”לָהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “them”

Truly, they have become like dry stems, they have been burned in the fire; they are not able to keep themselves safe from the power of the flame: it is not a coal for warming them, or a fire by which a man may be seated.

שְׂרָפָ֔תַם (ם) m “them”לַחְמָ֔ם (ם) m “them”

I gave word in the past of the things which came about; they came from my mouth, and I made them clear: suddenly I did them, and they came about.

וְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑ם (ם) m “them”

For this reason I made it clear to you in the past, before it came I gave you word of it: for fear that you might say, My god did these things, and my pictured and metal images made them come about.

עָשָׂ֔ם (ם) m “them”צִוָּֽם׃ (ם) m “them”

All this has come to your ears and you have seen it; will you not give witness to it? I am now making clear new things, even secret things, of which you had no knowledge.

יְדַעְתָּֽם׃ (ם) m “them”

They have only now been effected, and not in the past: and before this day they had not come to your ears; for fear that you might say, I had knowledge of them.

שְׁמַעְתָּ֑ם (ם) m “them”

Yes, by my hand was the earth placed on its base, and by my right hand the heavens were stretched out; at my word they take up their places.

אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “them”

Come together, all of you, and give ear; who among you has given news of these things? the Lord's loved one will do his pleasure with Babylon, and with the seed of the Chaldaeans.

בָהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “them”

They had no need of water when he was guiding them through the waste lands: he made water come out of the rock for them: the rock was parted and the waters came flowing out.

הֽוֹלִיכָ֔ם (ם) m “them”לָ֑מוֹ (מוֹ) mo “them”

They will not be in need of food or drink, or be troubled by the heat or the sun: for he who has mercy on them will be their guide, taking them by the springs of water.

יַכֵּ֥ם (ם) m “them”מְרַחֲמָ֣ם (ם) m “them”יְנַהֲגֵ֔ם (ם) m “them”יְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ (ם) m “them”

Let your eyes be lifted up round about, and see: they are all coming together to you. By my life, says the Lord, truly you will put them all on you as an ornament, and be clothed with them like a bride.

וּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖ים (ם) m “them”

See, the Lord God is my helper; who will give a decision against me? truly, all of them will become old like a robe; they will be food for the worm.

יֹאכְלֵֽם׃ (ם) m “them”

For like a coat they will be food for the insect, the worm will make a meal of them like wool: but my righteousness will be for ever, and my salvation to all generations.

יֹאכְלֵ֣ם (ם) m “them”יֹאכְלֵ֣ם (ם) m “them”

So will nations give him honour; kings will keep quiet because of him: for what had not been made clear to them they will see; and they will give their minds to what had not come to their ears.

לָהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “them”

But it was our pain he took, and our diseases were put on him: while to us he seemed as one diseased, on whom God's punishment had come.

סְבָלָ֑ם (ם) m “them”

They took away from him help and right, and who gave a thought to his fate? for he was cut off from the land of the living: he came to his death for the sin of my people.

לָֽמוֹ׃ (מוֹ) mo “him”

I will give to them in my house, and inside my walls, a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an eternal name which will not be cut off.

לָהֶ֜ם (הֶ֜ם) Hem “them”

I will make them come to my holy mountain, and will give them joy in my house of prayer; I will take pleasure in the burned offerings which they make on my altar: for my house will be named a house of prayer for all peoples.

וַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞ים (ם) m “them”וְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ (ם֙) m “them”