Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 9:14-17

14So the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will cut offוַיַּכְרֵ֨תvai.yakh.RetH3772Israel’sמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478headH7218and tailH2180, bothpalm branchכִּפָּ֥הki.PahH3712and reedוְאַגְמ֖וֹןve.'ag.MonH100in a singleאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

15The headהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218is the elderזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2205and honorableוּנְשׂוּא־u.ne.su'-H5375פָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440manה֣וּאhu'H1931,and the tailהַזָּנָֽב׃ha.za.NavH2180is the prophetוְנָבִ֥יאve.na.Vi'H5030ה֥וּאhu'H1931who teachesמֽוֹרֶה־mo.reh-H3384liesשֶּׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267.

16Forוַיִּֽהְי֛וּvai.yih.YuH1961those who guideמְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יme.'a.she.ReiH833this peopleהָֽעָם־ הַזֶּ֖הha.'om- ha.ZehH5971 H2088mislead themמַתְעִ֑יםmat.'ImH8582,and those they misleadוּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוu.me.'u.sha.RavH833are swallowed upמְבֻלָּעִֽים׃me.vu.la.'ImH1104.

17Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֨ן'al- kenH5921 H3651the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853takes noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808pleasureיִשְׂמַ֣ח׀yis.MachH8055inעַל־'al-H5921their young menבַּחוּרָ֜יוba.chu.RavH970;He has noלֹ֣אlo'H3808compassionיְרַחֵ֔םye.ra.ChemH7355on their fatherlessיְתֹמָ֤יוye.to.MavH3490andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853widowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490.ForH3588every one of themכֻלּוֹ֙khu.LoH3605is godlessחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611and wickedוּמֵרַ֔עu.me.Ra'H7489,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605mouthפֶּ֖הpehH6310speaksדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696follyנְבָלָ֑הne.va.LahH5039.Despite allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is notלֹא־lo'-H3808turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725;His handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750upraisedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

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