Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 43:18-28

18“Do notאַֽל־'al-H408call to mindתִּזְכְּר֖וּtiz.ke.RuH2142the former thingsרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223;pay noאַל־'al-H408attentionתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995to the things of oldוְקַדְמֹנִיּ֖וֹתve.kad.mo.ni.YotH6931.

19Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005,I am about to doעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213something newחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319;even nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258it is comingתִצְמָ֔חtitz.MachH6779.Do you notהֲל֖וֹאha.Lo'H3808see itתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045?Indeedאַ֣ף'afH637,I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760a wayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057andstreamsנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20The beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704will honor Meתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513,the jackalsתַּנִּ֖יםta.NimH8577andוּבְנ֣וֹתu.ve.NotH1323the ostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.NahH3284,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I provideנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414waterמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057andriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452,to give drinkלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248to My chosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971.

21The peopleעַם־ זוּ֙'am- zuH5971 H2098I formedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335for Myselfwill declareיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סye.sa.Pe.ruH5608My praiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

22But you have notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121on Meאֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have grown wearyיָגַ֥עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021of Me,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23You have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808broughtהֵבֵ֤יאתָhe.Vei.taH935Mesheepשֵׂ֣הsehH7716for burnt offeringsעֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930,nor honored Meלֹ֣א כִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיlo' khi.bad.Ta.niH3513 H3808with your sacrificesוּזְבָחֶ֖יךָu.ze.va.Chei.khaH2077.I have notלֹ֤אlo'H3808burdened youהֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.'e.vad.Ti.khaH5647with offeringsבְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.ChahH4503,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808weariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaH3021you with frankincenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil.vo.NahH3828.

24You have not boughtלֹא־ קָנִ֨יתָlo'- ka.Ni.taH7069 H3808Mesweet caneקָנֶ֔הka.NehH7070with your silverבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.sefH3701,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808satisfied Meהִרְוִיתָ֑נִיhir.vi.Ta.niH7301with the fatוְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levH2459of your sacrificesזְבָחֶ֖יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077.Butאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389you have burdened Meהֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he.'e.vad.Ta.niH5647with your sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403;you have wearied Meהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niH3021with your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771.

25Iאָנֹכִ֨י'a.no.KhiH595,yes Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595,am Heה֛וּאhu'H1931who blots outמֹחֶ֥הmo.ChehH4229your transgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588for My own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֑יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and remembersאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142your sinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָve.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403no moreלֹ֥אlo'H3808.

26Remind Meהַזְכִּירֵ֕נִיhaz.ki.Re.niH2142,let us argue the matterנִשָּׁפְטָ֖הni.sha.fe.TahH8199togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162.State your caseסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608,so thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859may be vindicatedתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663.

27Your firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223fatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sinnedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398,and your spokesmenוּמְלִיצֶ֖יךָu.me.li.Tzei.khaH3887rebelledפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.

28So I will disgraceוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.LelH2490the princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of your sanctuaryקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,and I will devoteוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290to destructionלַחֵ֙רֶם֙la.Che.remH2764and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to reproachלְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ סle.gi.du.FimH1421.”

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