Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 1:2-7

2Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,and give earוְהַאֲזִ֣ינִיve.ha.'a.Zi.niH238,O earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: “I have raisedגִּדַּ֣לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431childrenבָּנִים֙ba.NimH1121and brought them upוְרוֹמַ֔מְתִּיve.ro.Mam.tiH7311,but theyוְהֵ֖םve.HemH1992have rebelledפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.

3The oxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794knowsיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045its ownerקֹנֵ֔הוּko.Ne.huH7069,and the donkeyוַחֲמ֖וֹרva.cha.MorH2543its master’sבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167mangerאֵב֣וּס'e.VusH18,but Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדַ֔עya.Da'H3045;My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808understandהִתְבּוֹנָֽן׃hit.bo.NanH995.”

4Alasה֣וֹי׀HoH1945,O sinfulחֹטֵ֗אcho.Te'H2398nationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471,a peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971ladenכֶּ֣בֶדKe.vedH3515with iniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771,a broodזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of evildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121who act corruptlyמַשְׁחִיתִ֑יםmash.chi.TimH7843!They have forsakenעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;they have despisedנִֽאֲצ֛וּni.'a.TzuH5006אֶת־'et-H853the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andturnedנָזֹ֥רוּna.Zo.ruH2114their backs on Himאָחֽוֹר׃'a.ChorH268.

5Whyעַ֣ל מֶ֥ה'al mehH5921 H4100do you want moreע֖וֹדodH5750beatingsתֻכּ֛וּtu.KuH5221?Why do you keepתּוֹסִ֣יפוּto.Si.fuH3254rebellingסָרָ֑הsa.RahH5627?Your headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218has a massiveכָּל־kol-H3605woundלָחֳלִ֔יlo.cho.LiH2483,and your wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824is afflictedדַּוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742.

6From the soleמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709of your footרֶ֤גֶלRe.gelH7272to the topוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704of your headרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218, there isnoאֵֽין־'ein-H369soundnessמְתֹ֔םme.TomH4974—only woundsפֶּ֥צַעPe.tza'H6482and weltsוְחַבּוּרָ֖הve.cha.bu.RahH2250and festeringטְרִיָּ֑הte.ri.YahH2961soresוּמַכָּ֣הu.ma.KahH4347neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808cleansedזֹ֙רוּ֙zo.ruH2115norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808bandagedחֻבָּ֔שׁוּchu.Ba.shuH2280norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808soothedרֻכְּכָ֖הru.ke.KhahH7401with oilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

7Your landאַרְצְכֶ֣ם'ar.tze.KhemH776is desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077;your citiesעָרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.rei.KhemH5892areburnedשְׂרֻפ֣וֹתse.ru.FotH8313with fireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784.Foreignersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114devourאֹכְלִ֣ים'o.khe.LimH398אֹתָ֔הּ'o.TahH853your fieldsאַדְמַתְכֶ֗ם'ad.mat.KhemH127before youלְנֶגְדְּכֶם֙le.neg.de.KhemH5048—a desolationוּשְׁמָמָ֖הu.she.ma.MahH8077demolishedכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֥תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114by strangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114.

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