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Isaiah 65:1-16

1“I revealed Myselfנִדְרַ֙שְׁתִּי֙nid.Rash.tiH1875to those who did notלְל֣וֹאle.Lo'H3808ask for Meשָׁאָ֔לוּsha.'A.luH7592;I was foundנִמְצֵ֖אתִיnim.Tze.tiH4672by those who did notלְלֹ֣אle.Lo'H3808seek Meבִקְשֻׁ֑נִיvik.Shu.niH1245.Toאֶל־'el-H413a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471that did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808callקֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121My nameבִשְׁמִֽי׃vish.MiH8034,I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘Here I amהִנֵּ֣נִיhi.Ne.niH2005!Here I amהִנֵּ֔נִיhi.Ne.niH2005!’

2All day longכָּל־ הַיּ֖וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117I have held outפֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566My handsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027toאֶל־'el-H413an obstinateסוֹרֵ֑רso.RerH5637peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971who walkהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980in the wrongלֹא־ ט֔וֹבlo'- TovH3808 H2896pathהַדֶּ֣רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870,who followאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310their own imaginationsמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284,

3to a peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971who continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548provoke Meהַמַּכְעִיסִ֥יםha.makh.'i.SimH3707אוֹתִ֛י'o.TiH853toעַל־'al-H5921My faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440,sacrificingזֹֽבְחִים֙zoe.ChimH2076in the gardensבַּגַּנּ֔וֹתba.ga.NotH1593and burning incenseוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.RimH6999onעַל־'al-H5921altars of brickהַלְּבֵנִֽים׃ha.le.ve.NimH3843,

4sittingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427among the gravesבַּקְּבָרִ֔יםba.ke.va.RimH6913,spending nightsיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885in secret placesוּבַנְּצוּרִ֖יםu.va.ne.tzu.RimH5341,eatingהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398the meatבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of pigsהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386 H6564and polluted brothפִּגֻּלִ֖יםpi.gu.LimH6292from their bowlsכְּלֵיהֶֽם׃ke.lei.HemH3627.

5They sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559, ‘Keepקְרַ֣בke.RavH7126to yourselfאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413;do notאַל־'al-H408come nearתִּגַּשׁ־ti.gash-H5066me,forכִּ֣יkiH3588I am holier than youקְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָke.dash.Ti.chaH6942!’Such peopleאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are smokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227in My nostrilsבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639,a fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784that burnsיֹקֶ֖דֶתyo.Ke.detH3344all day longכָּל־ הַיּֽוֹם׃kol- hai.YomH3605 H3117.

6Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,it is writtenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789before Meלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440:I will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808keep silentאֶחֱשֶׂה֙'e.che.SehH2814,butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518I will repayשִׁלַּ֔מְתִּיshi.Lam.tiH7999;I will pay it backוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֖יve.shi.lam.TiH7999intoעַל־'al-H5921their lapsחֵיקָֽם׃chei.KamH2436,

7bothיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162for your iniquitiesעֲ֠וֹנֹתֵיכֶם'A.vo.no.tei.khemH5771andוַעֲוֹנֹ֨תva.'a.vo.NotH5771for thoseof your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Becauseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they burned incenseקִטְּרוּ֙ki.te.RuH6999onH5921the mountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022and scorned Meחֵרְפ֑וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778onH5921the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389,I will measureוּמַדֹּתִ֧יu.ma.do.TiH4058into their lapsחֵיקָֽם׃ סchei.KamH2436full payment for their formerרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223 H5921deedsפְעֻלָּתָ֛םfe.'u.la.TamH6468.”

8This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834the new wineהַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.VoshH8492is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in a cluster of grapesבָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.KolH811,and men sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408destroy itתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843,forכִּ֥יkiH3588it containsa blessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293,’soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I will actאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213on behalfלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My servantsעֲבָדַ֔י'a.va.DaiH5650;I will notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115destroy themהַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.ChitH7843allהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605.

9And I will bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318descendantsזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233from Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙mi.ya.'a.KoH3290,and heirsיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423from Judahוּמִיהוּדָ֖הu.mi.hu.DahH3063;My electבְחִירַ֔יve.chi.RaiH972will possessוִירֵשׁ֣וּהָvi.re.Shu.haH3423My mountainsהָרָ֑יha.RaiH2022,and My servantsוַעֲבָדַ֖יva.'a.va.DaiH5650will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931thereשָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahH8033.

10Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289will becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a pastureלִנְוֵה־lin.veh-H5116for flocksצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,and the Valleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911a resting placeלְרֵ֣בֶץle.Re.vetzH7258for herdsבָּקָ֑רba.KarH1241,for My peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834seek Meדְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃de.ra.Shu.niH1875.

11But youוְאַתֶּם֙ve.'a.TemH859who forsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,who forgetהַשְּׁכֵחִ֖יםha.she.khe.ChimH7913אֶת־'et-H853My holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,who setהַֽעֹרְכִ֤יםha.'o.re.KhimH6186a tableשֻׁלְחָ֔ןshul.ChanH7979for Fortuneלַגַּד֙la.GadH1408and fillוְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםve.ha.mal.'ImH4390bowls of mixed wineמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469for Destinyלַמְנִ֥יlam.NiH4507,

12I will destineוּמָנִ֨יתִיu.ma.Ni.tiH4487youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853for the swordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719,and you will allוְכֻלְּכֶם֙ve.khu.le.KhemH3605kneel downתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766to be slaughteredלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874,becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121and you did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808answerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030,I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and you did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085;you didוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and choseבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.TemH977that in whichוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.SherH834I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654.”

13Thereforeלָכֵ֞ןla.KhenH3651this is whatכֹּה־koh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֗ה הִנֵּ֨הYah.weh hi.NehH3069 H2009saysאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559: “My servantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650will eatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398,but youוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859will go hungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּ הִנֵּ֧הtir.'A.vu hi.NehH7456 H2009;My servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650will drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354,but youוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859will go thirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּ הִנֵּ֧הtitz.Ma.'u hi.NehH6770 H2009;My servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650will rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055,but youוְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.TemH859will be put to shameתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃te.Vo.shuH954.

14הִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009My servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650will shout for joyיָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442with a gladמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,but youוְאַתֶּ֤םve.'a.TemH859will cry outתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817with a heavyמִכְּאֵ֣בmi.ke.'EvH3511heartלֵ֔בLevH3820and wailתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃te.ye.Li.luH3213with a brokenוּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶרu.mi.She.verH7667spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

15You will leave behindוְהִנַּחְתֶּ֨םve.hi.nach.TemH5117your nameשִׁמְכֶ֤םshim.KhemH8034as a curseלִשְׁבוּעָה֙lish.vu.'AhH7621for My chosen onesלִבְחִירַ֔יliv.chi.RaiH972,and the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069will slay youוֶהֱמִיתְךָ֖ve.he.mi.te.KhaH4191;but to His servantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוve.la.'a.va.DavH5650He will giveיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

16Whoeverאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834invokes a blessingהַמִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְha.mit.ba.RekhH1288in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776willיִתְבָּרֵךְ֙yit.ba.reKhH1288do soby the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of truthאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543,and whoever takes an oathוְהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣עve.ha.nish.Ba'H7650in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776will swearיִשָּׁבַ֖עyi.sha.Va'H7650by the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of truthאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹת וְכִ֥יha.Ri.sho.Not ve.KhiH7223 H3588troublesהַצָּרוֹת֙ha.tza.rOtH6869will be forgottenנִשְׁכְּח֗וּnish.ke.ChuH7911and hiddenנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from My sightמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

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