Isaiah 59
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Isaiah 59:1-8

1Surelyהֵ֛ןhenH2005the armיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808too shortקָצְרָ֥הka.tze.RahH7114to saveמֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'H3467,nor His earוְלֹא־ אָזְנ֖וֹve.lo'- 'a.ze.NoH241H3808too dullכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513to hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.
2Butכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518your iniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ הָי֣וּ'a.vo.no.tei.Khem ha.YuH5771H1961have built barriersמַבְדִּלִ֔יםmav.di.LimH914between youH996and your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and your sinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403have hiddenהִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruH5641Hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440from you,so that He does not hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.
3Forכִּ֤יkiH3588your handsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709are stainedנְגֹאֲל֣וּne.go.'a.LuH1351with bloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818,and your fingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676with iniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771;your lipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193have spokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267,and your tongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956muttersתֶהְגֶּֽה׃teh.GehH1897injusticeעַוְלָ֥ה'av.LahH5766.
4No oneאֵין־'ein-H369callsקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121for justiceבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664;no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369pleads his caseנִשְׁפָּ֖טnish.PatH8199honestlyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530.They relyבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982onעַל־'al-H5921emptyתֹּ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414pleas;they tellוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723;they conceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and give birth toוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
5They hatchבִּקֵּ֔עוּbi.Ke.'uH1234the eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000of vipersצִפְעוֹנִי֙tzif.'o.NiH6848and weaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707a spider’sעַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980.Whoever eatsהָאֹכֵ֤לha.'o.KhelH398their eggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191;crack one openוְהַזּוּרֶ֖הve.ha.zu.RehH2116,and a viperאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660is hatchedתִּבָּקַ֥עti.ba.Ka'H1234.
6Their cobwebsקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808be made intoיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961clothingלְבֶ֔גֶדle.Ve.gedH899,and they cannotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808cover themselvesיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680with their worksבְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639.Their deedsמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei.HemH4639are sinfulאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205deedsמַֽעֲשֵׂי־ma.'a.sei-H4639,and actsוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555are in their handsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.
7Their feetרַגְלֵיהֶם֙rag.lei.HemH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451;they are swiftוִֽימַהֲר֔וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116to shedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818.Their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284are sinfulאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284;ruinשֹׁ֥דshodH7701and destructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667lie in their wakeבִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃bim.si.lo.TamH4546.
8The wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965they have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knownיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045,and there is noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941in their tracksבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑םbe.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570. They have turned them intocrookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ'i.ke.ShuH6140pathsנְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ne.ti.vo.tei.HemH5410;no oneכֹּ֚ל לֹ֥אkol lo'H3605H3808who treadsדֹּרֵ֣ךְdo.RekhH1869on themwill knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.
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