Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 41:18-29

18I will openאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104onעַל־'al-H5921the barren heightsשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205,and fountainsמַעְיָנ֑וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599in the middleוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of the valleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237.I will turnאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760the desertמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057into a poolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and the dryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776into flowing springsלְמוֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃le.mo.Tza.'ei Ma.yimH4161 H4325.

19I will plantאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414cedarsאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,acaciasשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848,myrtlesוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918,and oliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086.I will setאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760cypressesבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,elmsתִּדְהָ֥רtid.HarH8410and boxwoodוּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.te.'a.ShurH8391togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162,

20so thatלְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anH4616allיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162may seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and knowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045,may considerוְיָשִׂ֤ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760and understandוְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ve.yas.Ki.luH7919,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has doneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213thisזֹּ֑אתZotH2063and the Holyוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has created itבְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פbe.ra.'AhH1254.”

21“Presentקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126your caseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Submitהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066your argumentsעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110,”saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22“Let them comeיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066and tellוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046usאֵ֖ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will happenתִּקְרֶ֑ינָהtik.Rei.nahH7136.Tellהַגִּ֜ידוּha.Gi.duH5046the former thingsהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ מָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּהha.ri.sho.Not mah He.nahH7223 H4100 H2007,so that we may reflect onוְנָשִׂ֤ימָהve.na.Si.mahH7760themלִבֵּ֙נוּ֙li.Be.nuH3820and knowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045the outcomeאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319.Orא֥וֹ'oH176announce to usהַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃hash.mi.'U.nuH8085what is comingהַבָּא֖וֹתha.ba.'otH935.

23Tell usהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the thingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857that are to comeלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268,so that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588youאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859are godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.Yesאַף־'af-H637,do something goodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190or evilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489,that we may look on together in dismayוְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה וְנִרְאֶ֥ה יַחְדָּֽו׃ve.nish.Ta.'ah ve.ne.re yach.DavH8159 H7200 H3162.

24Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859are nothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369and your workוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467is of no valueמֵאָ֑פַעme.'A.fa'H659.Anyone who choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977youis detestableתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

25I have raised upהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782onefrom the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828,and he has comeוַיַּ֔אתvai.YatH857—one from the eastמִמִּזְרַח־ שֶׁ֖מֶשׁmi.miz.rach- She.meshH4217 H8121who calls onיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121My nameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034.He will march overוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935rulersסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461as ifכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644they were mortarחֹ֔מֶרCho.merH2563,likeוּכְמ֥וֹu.khe.MoH3644a potterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335who treadsיִרְמָס־yir.mos-H7429the clayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has declaredהִגִּ֤ידhi.GidH5046thisfrom the beginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218,so that we may knowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045,and from times pastוּמִלְּפָנִ֖יםu.mi.le.fa.NimH6440,so that we may sayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559: ‘He was rightצַדִּ֑יק אַ֣ףtza.Dik 'afH6662 H637’?Noאֵין־'ein-H369one announced itמַגִּ֗יד אַ֚ףma.Gid 'afH5046 H637,no oneאֵ֣ין'einH369foretold itמַשְׁמִ֔יעַ אַ֥ףmash.Mi.a' 'afH8085 H637,noאֵין־'ein-H369one heardשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085your wordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27I was the first to tellרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726: ‘Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,here they areהִנָּ֑םhi.NamH2005!’And I gaveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389a herald of good newsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319.

28When I lookוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200,there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369counselorיוֹעֵ֑ץyo.'EtzH3289among themוּמֵאֵ֖לֶּהu.me.'E.lehH428;when I ask themוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592,they have nothing to sayוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃ve.ya.Shi.vu da.VarH7725 H1697.

29Seeהֵ֣ןhenH2005, they areallכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605a delusionאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205;their worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639amount to nothingאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657;their imagesנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פnis.kei.HemH5262are as emptyוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414as the windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307.

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