Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 57:3-9

3“But comeקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126hereהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008,youוְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.TemH859sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of a sorceressעֹנְנָ֑ה'o.ne.NahH6049,you offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of adulterersמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and prostitutesוַתִּזְנֶֽה׃va.tiz.NehH2181!

4Whomעַל־ מִי֙'al- miH5921 H4310are you mockingתִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּtit.'a.Na.guH6026?Atעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֛יmiH4310do you sneerתַּרְחִ֥יבוּ פֶ֖הtar.Chi.vu fehH7337 H6310and stick outתַּאֲרִ֣יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748your tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956?Are youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808childrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206of transgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of deceitשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5who burn with lustהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552among the oaksבָּֽאֵלִ֔יםba.'e.LimH352,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605luxuriantרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,who slaughterשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819your childrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in the valleysבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the cleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Your portionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506isamong the smoothבְּחַלְּקֵי־be.cha.le.kei-H2511stonesof the valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158;indeed, theyH1992are your lotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486.Evenגַּם־gam-H1571to themyou have poured outשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210a drink offeringנֶ֙סֶךְ֙ne.sekhH5262andofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503.Should I relentאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162because ofהַ֥עַלHa.'alH5921theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428?

7Onעַ֤ל'alH5921a highגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364and loftyוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375hillהַר־har-H2022you have madeשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904,andגַּם־gam-H1571thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033you went upעָלִ֖ית'a.LitH5927to offerלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificesזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817and doorpostוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201you have set upשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760your memorialזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146.Forsaking Meכִּ֣י מֵאִתִּ֞יki me.'i.TiH3588 H854,you uncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904;you climbed upוַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.LiH5927and opened it wideהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337.And you have made a pactוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772with thosewhose bedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904you have lovedאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157;you have gazedחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372upon their nakednessיָ֥דyadH3027.

9You wentוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788toלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428Molechwith oilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081and multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235your perfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547.You have sentוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971your envoysצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735a great distanceמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350;you have descendedעַד־ וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִי'ad- va.tash.Pi.liH8213 H5704even toעַד־'ad-H5704Sheol itselfשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

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