American Standard Version

Isaiah 59

1Behold, Jehovah’shandיַד־yad-H3027isnotshortened,thatitcannotsaveH3467;neitherhisearאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241heavyכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513,thatitcannothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085:

2butyouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveseparatedH914betweenyouandyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andyoursinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403havehidH5641hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440fromyou,sothathewillnothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3Foryourhandsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709aredefiledwithbloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818,andyourfingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676withiniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771;yourlipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193havespokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesH8267,yourtongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956mutterethwickedness.

4Nonesuethinrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,andnonepleadethintruth:theytrustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982invanityH7723,andspeakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696lies;theyconceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999,andbringוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205forthH3205iniquity.

5TheyhatchH1234adders’eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000,andweaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707thespider’sעַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980: hethateatethoftheireggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000dieth;andthatwhichiscrushed breakethoutintoaviperH660.

6Theirwebsקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980shallnotbecomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961garmentsH899,neithershalltheycoverיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680themselveswiththeirworksH4639:theirworksH4639areworksH4639ofiniquity,andtheactofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555isintheirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

7TheirfeetH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323toevilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,andtheymakeH4116hasteH4116toshedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818:theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284arethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284ofiniquity; desolationanddestructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667areintheirpaths.

8Thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965theyknowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045not;andthereisnojusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941intheirgoings:theyhavemadeH3045themcrookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ'i.ke.ShuH6140paths; whosoever goeth therein dothnotknowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

9ThereforeH3651isjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368fromus,neitherdothrighteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666overtakeH5381us:welookforlightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,but,behold,darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;forbrightness,butwewalkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980inobscurity.

10Wegropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659forthewallקִ֔ירKirH7023liketheblindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787; yea,wegropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659astheythathavenoeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869:westumbleH3782atnoonday asinthetwilightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399; amongthemthatarelustyweareasdeadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191men.

11WeroarH1993alllikebearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677,andmoanH1897sorelikedovesH3123:welookforjusticeלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941,butthereisnone;forsalvationH3444,butitisfarרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368offfromus.

12Forourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588aremultipliedH7235beforethee,andoursinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403testifyH6030againstus;forourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588arewithus,andasforouriniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771,weknowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045them:

13transgressingH6586anddenyingH3584Jehovah,andturningawayfromfollowingourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,speakingH1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233andrevolt,conceivingH2029andutteringH1897fromtheheartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14Andjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941isturnedawayH7350backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268,andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standethafarH7350off;fortruthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571isfalleninthestreet,anduprightnesscannotenter.

15Yea,truthהָֽאֱמֶת֙ha.'e.MetH571islacking;andhethatdepartethfromevilמֵרָ֖עme.Ra'H7451maketh himselfaprey.AndJehovahsawH7200it,anditdispleasedhimthattherewasnojusticeמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

16AndhesawH7200thattherewasnomanH376,andwonderedthattherewasnointercessor:thereforehisownarmזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220broughtsalvationuntohim;andhisrighteousnessוְצִדְקָת֖וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666,itupheldhim.

17Andheputוַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onrighteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666asabreastplate,andahelmetוְכ֥וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553ofsalvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444uponhisheadבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;andheputוַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁvai.yil.BashH3847ongarmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899ofvengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359forclothingH899,andwascladwithzealקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068asamantle.

18Accordingtotheirdeeds, accordinglyhewillrepayיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999,wrathH2534tohisadversaries,recompenseגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576tohisenemiesלְאֹֽיְבָ֑יוle.'o.ye.VavH341;totheislandsלָאִיִּ֖יםla.'i.YimH339hewillrepayיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999recompenseגְּמ֥וּלge.MulH1576.

19Soshalltheyfearוְיִֽירְא֤וּve.yi.re.'UH3372thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofJehovahfromthewestH4628,andhisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519fromtherisingofthesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121;forhewillcomeיָב֤וֹאya.Vo'H935asarushingstream,whichthebreathH7307ofJehovahdriveth.

20AndaRedeemerגּוֹאֵ֔לgo.'ElH1350willcomeוּבָ֤אu.Va'H935toZionלְצִיּוֹן֙le.tzi.yOnH6726,anduntothemthatturnH7725fromtransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588inJacobבְּיַֽעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290, saithJehovah.

21Andasforme,thisismycovenantבְּרִיתִ֤יbe.ri.TiH1285withthem, saithJehovah:mySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307thatisuponthee,andmywordsוּדְבָרַ֖יu.de.va.RaiH1697whichIhaveputשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760inthymouthבְּפִ֑יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,shallnotdepartיָמ֡וּשׁוּya.Mu.shuH4185outofthymouthמִפִּיךָ֩mi.pi.KhaH6310,noroutofthemouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310ofthyseedH2233,noroutofthemouthוּמִפִּ֨יu.mi.PiH6310ofthy seed’sseedH2233, saithJehovah,fromhenceforthandforeverH5769.

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