Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 1:10-20

10Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,you rulersקְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiH7101of Sodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;listenהַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to the instructionתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,you peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017!

11“Whatלָמָּה־la.mah-H4100good to Me isyour multitudeרֹב־rov-H7230of sacrificesזִבְחֵיכֶם֙ziv.chei.KhemH2077?”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “I am fullשָׂבַ֛עְתִּיsa.Va'.tiH7646from the burnt offeringsעֹל֥וֹתo.LotH5930of ramsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352and the fatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459of well-fed cattleמְרִיאִ֑יםme.ri.'ImH4806;I take no delightלֹ֥א חָפָֽצְתִּי׃lo' cha.Fa.tze.tiH3808 H2654in the bloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818of bullsפָּרִ֧יםpa.RimH6499and lambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֖יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260.

12Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you comeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935to appearלֵרָא֖וֹתle.ra.'otH7200before Meפָּנָ֑יpa.NaiH6440,whoמִי־mi-H4310has requiredבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063of youמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027—this tramplingרְמֹ֥סre.MosH7429of My courtsחֲצֵרָֽי׃cha.tze.RaiH2691?

13Bringהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935your worthlessשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723offeringsמִנְחַת־min.chat-H4503noלֹ֣אlo'H3808moreתוֹסִ֗יפוּto.Si.fuH3254;your incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004is detestableתּוֹעֵבָ֛ה הִ֖יאto.'e.Vah hi'H8441 H1931to Me.New Moonsחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320,Sabbathsוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676,and convocationsקְרֹ֣א מִקְרָ֔אke.Ro' mik.Ra'H7121 H4744—I cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808endureאוּכַ֥ל'u.KhalH3201iniquityאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205in a solemn assemblyוַעֲצָרָֽה׃va.'a.tza.RahH6116.

14Iנַפְשִׁ֔יnaf.ShiH5315hateשָׂנְאָ֣הsa.ne.'AhH8130your New Moonsחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320and your appointed feastsוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150.They have becomeהָי֥וּha.YuH1961a burdenלָטֹ֑רַחla.To.rachH2960to Meעָלַ֖י'a.LaiH5921;I am wearyנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811of bearing themנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375.

15When you spread outוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566your hands in prayerכַּפֵּיכֶ֗םka.pei.KhemH3709,I will hideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956My eyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869from you;evenגַּ֛םgamH1571thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588you multiplyתַרְבּ֥וּtar.BuH7235your prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605,I will notאֵינֶ֣נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369listenשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085.Your handsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027are coveredמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390with bloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364and cleanse yourselvesהִזַּכּ֔וּhi.za.KuH2135.Removeהָסִ֛ירוּha.Si.ruH5493your evilרֹ֥עַRo.a'H7455deedsמַעַלְלֵיכֶ֖םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611fromמִנֶּ֣גֶדmi.Ne.gedH5048My sightעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869.Stopחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308doing evilהָרֵֽעַ׃ha.Re.a'H7489!

17Learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925to do rightהֵיטֵ֛בhei.TevH3190;seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andcorrectאַשְּׁר֣וּ'a.she.RuH833the oppressorחָמ֑וֹץcha.MotzH2541.Defendשִׁפְט֣וּshif.TuH8199the fatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490andplead the caseרִ֖יבוּRi.vuH7378of the widowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.”

18“Comeלְכוּ־le.khu-H1980nowנָ֛אna'H4994,let us reason togetherוְנִוָּֽכְחָ֖הve.ni.va.khe.ChahH3198,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Thoughאִם־'im-H518your sinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399areיִֽהְי֨וּyih.YuH1961like scarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,they will be as whiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835as snowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;thoughאִם־'im-H518they are as redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119as crimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,they will becomeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961like woolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifאִם־'im-H518you are willingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14and obedientוּשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םu.she.ma'.TemH8085,you will eatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398the bestט֥וּבtuvH2898of the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776.

20But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you resistתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985and rebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784,you will be devouredתְּאֻכְּל֔וּte.'u.ke.LuH398by the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719.”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the mouthפִּ֥יpiH6310of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

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