Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 26

1In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088songהַשִּׁיר־ha.shir-H7892will be sungיוּשַׁ֥רyu.SharH7891in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063: We havea strongעָז־'oz-H5794cityעִ֣יר'irH5892;salvationיְשׁוּעָ֥הye.shu.'AhH3444is establishedיָשִׁ֖יתya.ShitH7896as its wallsחוֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346and rampartsוָחֵֽל׃va.ChelH2426.

2Openפִּתְח֖וּpit.ChuH6605the gatesשְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.RimH8179so a righteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662nationגוֹי־goy-H1471may enterוְיָבֹ֥אve.ya.Vo'H935—one that remainsשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104faithfulאֱמֻנִֽים׃'e.mu.NimH529.

3You will keepתִּצֹּ֖רti.TzorH5341in perfect peaceH7965the steadfastסָמ֔וּךְsa.MukhH5564of mindיֵ֣צֶרYe.tzerH3336,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588he trustsבָּטֽוּחַ׃ba.Tu.achH982in You.

4Trustבִּטְח֥וּbit.ChuH982in the LORDבַֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068foreverעֲדֵי־ עַ֑ד'a.dei- 'AdH5704 H5703,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588GODבְּיָ֣הּbe.YahH3050the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isthe Rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697eternalעוֹלָמִֽים׃o.la.MimH5769.

5Forכִּ֤יkiH3588He has humbledהֵשַׁח֙he.ShachH7817those who dwellיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427on highמָר֔וֹםma.RomH4791;He laysיַשְׁפִּילֶ֤נָּהyash.pi.Le.nahH8213the loftyנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682city lowקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.He brings it downיַשְׁפִּילָהּ֙yash.pi.LahH8213toעַד־'ad-H5704the groundאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776;He castsיַגִּיעֶ֖נָּהya.gi.'E.nahH5060it intoעַד־'ad-H5704the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

6Feetרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272trample it downתִּרְמְסֶ֖נָּהtir.me.Se.nahH7429—the feetרַגְלֵ֥יrag.LeiH7272of the oppressedעָנִ֖י'a.NiH6041,the stepsפַּעֲמֵ֥יpa.'a.MeiH6471of the poorדַלִּֽים׃da.LimH1800.

7The pathאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734of the righteousלַצַּדִּ֖יקla.tza.DikH6662is levelמֵֽישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339;You clearתְּפַלֵּֽס׃te.fa.LesH6424a straightצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662pathמַעְגַּ֥לma'.GalH4570for the uprightיָשָׁ֕רya.SharH3477.

8Yesאַ֣ף'afH637,we wait for Youקִוִּינ֑וּךָki.vi.Nu.chaH6960,O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; we walkin the pathאֹ֧רַח'O.rachH734of Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֛יךָmish.pa.Tei.khaH4941.Your nameלְשִׁמְךָ֥le.shim.KhaH8034and renownוּֽלְזִכְרְךָ֖u.le.zikh.re.KhaH2143are the desireתַּאֲוַת־ta.'a.vat-H8378of our soulsנָֽפֶשׁ׃Na.feshH5315.

9My soulנַפְשִׁ֤יnaf.ShiH5315longsאִוִּיתִ֙יךָ֙'i.vi.Ti.khaH183for Youin the nightבַּלַּ֔יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915;indeedאַף־'af-H637,my spiritרוּחִ֥יru.ChiH7307seeks Youאֲשַֽׁחֲרֶ֑ךָּ'a.sha.cha.Re.kaH7836at dawnבְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130.Forכִּ֞יkiH3588whenכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834Your judgmentsמִשְׁפָּטֶ֙יךָ֙mish.pa.Tei.khaH4941comeupon the earthלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,the peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398learnלָמְד֖וּla.me.DuH3925righteousnessצֶ֥דֶקTze.dekH6664.

10Though grace is shownיֻחַ֤ןyu.ChanH2603to the wicked manרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563,he does notבַּל־bal-H1077learnלָמַ֣דla.MadH3925righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664.In the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of righteousnessנְכֹח֖וֹתne.kho.ChotH5229he acts unjustlyיְעַוֵּ֑לye.'a.VelH5765and failsוּבַל־u.val-H1077to seeיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200the majestyגֵּא֥וּתge.'UtH1348of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

11O LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027is upraisedרָ֥מָהRa.mahH7311,but they do notבַּל־bal-H1077see itיֶחֱזָי֑וּןye.che.za.YunH2372.They will seeיֶחֱז֤וּye.che.ZuH2372Your zealקִנְאַת־kin.'at-H7068for Your peopleעָ֔ם אַף־'Am 'af-H5971 H637and be put to shameוְיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ve.ye.Vo.shuH954.The fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784setfor Your enemiesצָרֶ֥יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862will consume themתֹאכְלֵֽם׃ סto.khe.LemH398!

12O LORDיְהוָ֕הYah.wehH3068,You will establishתִּשְׁפֹּ֥תtish.PotH8239peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965for us.Forכִּ֛י גַּ֥םki gamH3588 H1571allכָּֽל־kal-H3605that we have accomplishedמַעֲשֵׂ֖ינוּma.'a.Sei.nuH4639,You have doneפָּעַ֥לְתָּpa.'Al.taH6466for us.

13O LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, otherlordsאֲדֹנִ֖ים'a.do.NimH113besides Youזֽוּלָתֶ֑ךָzu.la.Te.khaH2108have ruled over usבְּעָל֥וּנוּbe.'a.Lu.nuH1166,but Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034aloneלְבַד־le.vad-H905do we confessנַזְכִּ֥ירnaz.KirH2142.

14The deadמֵתִים֙me.TimH4191will notבַּל־bal-H1077liveיִחְי֔וּyich.YuH2421;the departed spiritsרְפָאִ֖יםre.fa.'ImH7496will notבַּל־bal-H1077riseיָקֻ֑מוּya.Ku.muH6965.Thereforeלָכֵ֤ןla.KhenH3651You have punishedפָּקַ֙דְתָּ֙pa.Kad.taH6485and destroyed themוַתַּשְׁמִידֵ֔םva.tash.mi.DemH8045;You have wiped outוַתְּאַבֵּ֥דva.te.'a.BedH6allכָּל־kol-H3605memoryזֵ֖כֶרZe.kherH2143of them.

15You have enlargedיָסַ֤פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the nationלַגּוֹי֙la.goyH1471,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;You have enlargedיָסַ֥פְתָּya.Saf.taH3254the nationלַגּ֖וֹיla.GoyH1471.You have gained glory for Yourselfנִכְבָּ֑דְתָּnikh.Ba.de.taH3513;You have extendedרִחַ֖קְתָּri.Chak.taH7368allכָּל־kol-H3605the bordersקַצְוֵי־katz.vei-H7099of the landאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

16O LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,they sought Youפְּקָד֑וּךָpe.ka.Du.chaH6485in their distressבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862;when You disciplined themמוּסָרְךָ֖mu.sa.re.KhaH4148,they poured outצָק֣וּןtza.KunH6694a quiet prayerלַ֔חַשׁLa.chashH3908.

17Asכְּמ֤וֹke.MoH3644a woman with childהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030aboutתַּקְרִ֣יבtak.RivH7126to give birthלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205writhesתָּחִ֥ילta.ChilH2342and cries outתִּזְעַ֖קtiz.'AkH2199in painבַּחֲבָלֶ֑יהָba.cha.va.Lei.haH2256,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651were weהָיִ֥ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961in Your presenceמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH6440,O LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18We were with childהָרִ֣ינוּha.Ri.nuH2029;we writhed in painחַ֔לְנוּChal.nuH2342;butכְּמ֖וֹke.MoH3644we gave birth toיָלַ֣דְנוּya.Lad.nuH3205windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307.We have givenנַ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213noבַּל־bal-H1077salvationיְשׁוּעֹת֙ye.shu.'OtH3444to the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,norוּבַֽל־u.val-H1077broughtיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307any lifeיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427into the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.

19Your deadמֵתֶ֔יךָme.Tei.khaH4191will liveיִֽחְי֣וּyich.YuH2421;their bodiesנְבֵלָתִ֖יne.ve.la.TiH5038will riseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965.Awakeהָקִ֨יצוּha.Ki.tzuH6974and singוְרַנְּנ֜וּve.ra.ne.NuH7442,you who dwellשֹׁכְנֵ֣יsho.khe.NeiH7931in the dustעָפָ֗ר'a.FarH6083!Forכִּ֣יkiH3588your dewטַ֤לtalH2919is like the dewטַלֶּ֔ךָta.Le.khaH2919of the morningאוֹרֹת֙'o.RotH219,and the earthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776will bring forthתַּפִּֽיל׃ סta.PilH5307her deadרְפָאִ֥יםre.fa.'ImH7496.

20Goלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980,my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,enterבֹּ֣אbo'H935your roomsבַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָva.cha.da.Rei.khaH2315and shutוּֽסְגֹ֥רu.se.GorH5462your doorsדְּלָתְךָ֖de.la.tei.khaH1817behind youבַּעֲדֶ֑ךָba.'a.De.khaH1157.Hide yourselvesחֲבִ֥יcha.ViH2247a littleכִמְעַט־khim.'at-H4592whileרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281untilעַד־'ad-H5704the wrathזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195has passedיַעֲבָרya.'a.VorH5674.

21Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is comingיֹצֵ֣אyo.Tze'H3318out of His dwellingמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725to punishלִפְקֹ֛דlif.KodH6485the inhabitantsיֹֽשֵׁב־yo.shev-H3427of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776for their iniquityעֲוֹ֥ן עָלָ֑יו'a.Von 'a.LavH5771 H5921.The earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776אֶת־'et-H853will revealוְגִלְּתָ֤הve.gi.le.TahH1540her bloodshedדָּמֶ֔יהָda.Mei.haH1818and will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹד עַל־od 'al-H5750 H5921concealתְכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680her slainהֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ סha.ru.Gei.haH2026.

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