Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 57:13-20

13When you cry outבְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙be.za.'a.keKhH2199,let your companiesקִבּוּצַ֔יִךְki.bu.Tza.yikhH6899of idolsdeliver youיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337!Yetוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307will carry offיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375all of themכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605,a breathהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892will take them awayיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947.But he who seeks refugeוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620in Mewill inheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776and possessוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.”

14And it will be saidוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, “Build it upסֹֽלּוּ־so.lu-H5549,build it upסֹ֖לּוּSo.luH5549,prepareפַּנּוּ־pa.nu-H6437the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,takeהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311every obstacleמִכְשׁ֖וֹלmikh.SholH4383out of the wayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.”

15Forכִּי֩kiH3588thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the One who is highרָ֣םramH7311and lifted upוְנִשָּׂ֗אve.ni.Sa'H5375,who inhabitsשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931eternityעַד֙'adH5703,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034is Holyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918: “I dwellאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן'esh.KonH7931in a highמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791and holy placeוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918,and withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the oppressedדַּכָּא֙da.Ka'H1793and humbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217in spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,to restoreלְהַחֲיוֹת֙le.ha.cha.yOtH2421the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the lowlyשְׁפָלִ֔יםshe.fa.LimH8217and reviveוּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421the heartלֵ֥בlevH3820of the contriteנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792.

16Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808accuse you foreverלְעוֹלָם֙ אָרִ֔יבle.'o.Lam 'a.RivH7378 H5769,nor will Iוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808alwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331be angryאֶקְּצ֑וֹף'e.ke.TzofH7107;forכִּי־ki-H3588then the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of manwould grow weakיַֽעֲט֔וֹףya.'a.TofH5848before Meמִלְּפָנַ֣יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440—the breath of lifeוּנְשָׁמ֖וֹתu.ne.sha.MotH5397Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17I was enragedקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107by his sinfulבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771greedבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215,so I struck himוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221and hidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641My facein angerוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107;yet he keptוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980turning backשׁוֹבָ֖בsho.VavH7726to the desiresבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200his waysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870,but I will heal himוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495;I will guide himוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148and restoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150to himand his mournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57,

19bringingבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254praiseנִ֣יבnuvH5108to their lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193.Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to those farלָרָח֧וֹקla.ra.ChokH7350and nearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “and I will heal themוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495.”

20But the wickedוְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'ImH7563are like the storm-tossedנִגְרָ֑שׁnig.RashH1644seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,forכִּ֤יkiH3588it cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be stillהַשְׁקֵט֙ יוּכָ֔לhash.Ket yu.KhalH8252 H3201,and its wavesמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325churn upוַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּvai.yig.re.ShuH1644mireרֶ֥פֶשׁRe.feshH7516and muckוָטִֽיט׃va.TitH2916.

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