New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 32:28-36

28“For they are a nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471lackingאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6in counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098,And thereH369is noH369understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29Wouldל֥וּluH3863that they were wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449,that they understoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919thisH2088,That they would discernיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995theirfutureלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30HowH351could oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,And twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147putH5127tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH7233to flightH5127,Unlessאִם־ לֹא֙ כִּי־'im- lo' ki-H518 H3808 H3588theirRockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had soldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376them,And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had givenהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462them up?

31Indeedכִּ֛יkiH3588their rockכְצוּרֵ֖נוּkhe.tzu.Re.nuH6697is not like our Rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697,Even our enemiesH340themselves judgeפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414this.

32For their vineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612is from the vineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,And from the fieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017;Their grapesעֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙'a.na.Ve.movH6025are grapesעִנְּבֵי־'i.ne.vei-H6025ofpoisonר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219,Their clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811,bitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846.

33Their wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196is the venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534ofserpentsתַּנִּינִ֖םta.ni.NimH8577, And thedeadlyאַכְזָֽר׃'akh.ZarH393poisonוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7219of cobrasפְּתָנִ֖יםpe.ta.NimH6620.

34‘Is it not laidH3647up in storeH3647with Me,Sealedחָתֻ֖םcha.TumH2856up in My treasuriesבְּאוֹצְרֹתָֽי׃be.'otz.ro.TaiH214?

35Vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359is Mine, and retributionוְשִׁלֵּ֔םve.shi.LemH8005,In due timeלְעֵ֖תle.'EtH6256their footרַגְלָ֑םrag.LamH7272will slipתָּמ֣וּטta.MutH4131;For the dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of their calamityאֵידָ֔ם'ei.DamH343is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138,And the impendingH6264thingsH6264are hasteningוְחָ֖שׁve.ChashH2363upon them.’

36For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will vindicateיָדִ֤יןya.DinH1777His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,And will haveH5162compassionיִתְנֶחָ֑םyit.ne.ChamH5162on His servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650,WhenH3588He seesיִרְאֶה֙yir.'EhH7200that theirstrengthיָ֔דYadH3027is goneאָ֣זְלַת'A.ze.latH235,And thereH657is noneH657remaining,bondעָצ֥וּר'a.TzurH6113or freeוְעָזֽוּב׃ve.'a.ZuvH5800.

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