New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 2:1-9

1The wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amozאָמ֑וֹץ'a.MotzH531sawחָזָ֔הcha.ZahH2372concerningעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Now it will comeH1961about thatIn the lastבְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.RitH319daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117Themountainהַ֤רharH2022of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Will be establishedנָכ֨וֹןna.KhonH3559as the chiefבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,And will be raisedוְנִשָּׂ֖אve.ni.Sa'H5375aboveH4480the hillsמִגְּבָע֑וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389; Andallכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471will streamוְנָהֲר֥וּve.na.ha.RuH5102to it.

3And manyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971will comeוְֽהָלְכ֞וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980and sayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559, “Comeלְכ֣וּ׀le.KhuH1980,let us goוְנַעֲלֶ֣הve.na.'a.LehH5927up to the mountainהַר־har-H2022of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,To the houseבֵּית֙beitH1004of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290;That He may teachוְיֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ve.yo.Re.nuH3384usconcerningH4480His waysמִדְּרָכָ֔יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870And that we may walkוְנֵלְכָ֖הve.ne.le.KhahH1980in His pathsבְּאֹרְחֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.re.cho.TavH734.” For thelawתוֹרָ֔הto.RahH8451will goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318from Zionמִצִּיּוֹן֙mi.tzi.yOnH6726And the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And He will judgeוְשָׁפַט֙ve.sha.FatH8199betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, And willrenderH3198decisionsH3198for manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peoplesלְעַמִּ֣יםle.'a.MimH5971; Andthey will hammerוְכִתְּת֨וּve.khi.te.TuH3807their swordsחַרְבוֹתָ֜םchar.vo.TamH2719into plowsharesלְאִתִּ֗יםle.'i.TimH855and their spearsוַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙va.cha.ni.to.tei.HemH2595into pruningH4211hooksH4211.Nationג֤וֹיGoyH1471will not liftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375up swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719againstאֶל־'el-H413nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471,And neverH3808againע֖וֹדodH5750will they learnיִלְמְד֥וּyil.me.DuH3925warמִלְחָמָֽה׃ פmil.cha.MahH4421.

5Comeלְכ֥וּle.KhuH1980,houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290,and let us walkוְנֵלְכָ֖הve.ne.le.KhahH1980in thelightבְּא֥וֹרbe.'orH216of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6For You haveabandonedנָטַ֗שְׁתָּהna.Tash.tahH5203Your peopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971,the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,BecauseH3588they are filledמָלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390with influencesfrom the eastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924, And they aresoothsayersוְעֹֽנְנִ֖יםve.'o.ne.NimH6049like the Philistinesכַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםka.pe.lish.TimH6430, And theystrikeיַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ׃yas.Pi.kuH5606bargainswith the childrenוּבְיַלְדֵ֥יu.ve.yal.DeiH3206of foreignersנָכְרִ֖יםna.khe.RimH5237.

7Their landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776has also been filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with silverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701and goldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091And thereH369is noH369endקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097to their treasuresלְאֹצְרֹתָ֑יוle.'o.tze.ro.TavH214;Their landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776has also been filledוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390withhorsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483And thereH369is noH369endקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097to their chariotsלְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו׃le.mar.ke.vo.TavH4818.

8Their landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776has also beenfilledוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390with idolsאֱלִילִ֑ים'e.li.LimH457;They worshipיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812theworkלְמַעֲשֵׂ֤הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,That whichלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834their fingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃'etz.be.'o.TavH676have madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

9So the commonmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120has beenH7817humbledH7817And the manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376of importancehas beenH8213abasedH8213, Butdo not forgiveתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375them.

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