Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 42:16-21

16I will leadוְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣יve.ho.lakh.TiH1980the blindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by a wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870they did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045;I will guide themאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869on unfamiliarלֹֽא־ יָדְע֖וּlo'- ya.de.'UH3808 H3045pathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410.I will turnאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285into lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440and rough placesוּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙u.ma.'a.ka.ShimH4625into level groundלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697I will do for themעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213,and I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsake themעֲזַבְתִּֽים׃'a.zav.TimH5800.

17But those who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in idolsבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459and sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to molten imagesלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541, ‘Youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859are our godsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!’will be turnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268in utterבֹ֔שֶׁתVo.shetH1322shameיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

18Listenשְׁמָ֑עוּshe.Ma.'uH8085,you deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795ones;lookהַבִּ֥יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027,you blindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787ones,that you may seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200!

19Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,or deafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795like the messengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397I am sendingאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787like My covenant partnerכִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔םkim.shu.LamH7999,or blindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787like the servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

20Though seeingרָא֥וֹתra.'i.taH7200many thingsרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227,you do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808keep watchתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104.Though your earsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241are openפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,you do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.”

21The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654,for the sake ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616His righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664,to magnifyיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431His lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451and make it gloriousוְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ve.ya'.DirH142.

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