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Isaiah 59:1-15

1Behold, Jehovah'shandיַד־yad-H3027isnotshortenedthatitcannotsaveH3467,neitherhisearאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241heavyכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513thatitcannothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085;

2butyouriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveseparatedH914betweenyouandyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andyoursinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403havehidH5641[his]faceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440fromyou,thathedothnothearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3Foryourhandsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709arestainedwithbloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818,andyourfingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676withiniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771;yourlipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193speakH1696liesH8267,yourtongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956mutterethunrighteousnessH5766:

4nonecallethforjustice,nonepleadethintruthfulness.Theytrustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982invanityH7723,andspeakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696falsehoodH7723;theyconceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999,andbringוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205forthH3205iniquity.

5TheyhatchH1234serpents'eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000,andweaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707thespider'swebוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980: hethateatethoftheireggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000dieth,andthatwhichiscrushed breakethoutintoaviperH660.

6Theirwebsקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980shallnotbecomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961garmentsH899,neithershalltheycoverיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680themselveswiththeirworksH4639;theirworksH4639areworksH4639ofiniquity,andtheactofviolenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555isintheirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

7TheirfeetH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323toevilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,andtheymakeH4116hasteH4116toshedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;theirthoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284arethoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284ofiniquity; wastinganddestructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667areintheirpaths;

8thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofpeaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965theyknowH3045not,andthereisnojudgmentH4941intheirgoings;theyhavemadeH3045theirpathscrookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ'i.ke.ShuH6140: whoso goeth therein knowethnotpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

9ThereforeH3651isjusticeמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368fromus,andrighteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666overtakethusnot:wewaitנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960forlightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,andbeholddarknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822;forbrightness, [but]wewalkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980inobscurity.

10Wegropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659forthewallקִ֔ירKirH7023liketheblindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787,andwegropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659as ifwehadnoeyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869:westumbleH3782atmidday asinthetwilightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399; amongsttheflourishingweareasthedeadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191.

11WeroarH1993alllikebearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677,andmourn grievouslylikedovesH3123:welookforjudgmentH4941,andthereisnone;forsalvationH3444, [but]itisfarרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368fromus.

12Forourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588aremultipliedH7235beforethee,andoursinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403testifyH6030againstus;forourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588arewithus;andouriniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771,weknowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045them:

13intransgressingH6586andlyingH8267againstJehovah,anddepartingawayfromourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,speakingH1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233andrevolt,conceivingH2029andutteringH1897fromtheheartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267.

14AndjudgmentH4941isturnedawayH7350backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268,andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standethafarH7350off;fortruthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571stumblethinthestreet,anduprightnesscannotenter.

15Andtruthהָֽאֱמֶת֙ha.'e.MetH571faileth;andhethatdepartethfromevilמֵרָ֖עme.Ra'H7451maketh himselfaprey.AndJehovahsawH7200[it],anditwasevilH7451inhissightthattherewasnojudgmentH4941.

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