New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 2:12-22

12For the Lordלַיהוָ֧הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will have a dayי֞וֹםYomH3117of reckoningAgainstעַ֥ל'alH5921everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605whoH1343is proudH1343and loftyוָרָ֑םva.RamH7311And againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is liftedנִשָּׂ֥אni.Sa'H5375up,That he may be abasedוְשָׁפֵֽל׃ve.sha.FelH8213.

13And it will beagainstוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844that are loftyהָרָמִ֖יםha.ra.MimH7311and liftedוְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑יםve.han.ni.sa.'ImH5375up,Againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theoaksאַלּוֹנֵ֥י'a.lo.NeiH437of Bashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316,

14Againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theloftyהָרָמִ֑יםha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022,Againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the hillsהַגְּבָע֥וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389that are liftedהַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת׃ha.ni.sa.'otH5375up,

15Againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגָּבֹ֑הַga.Vo.haH1364towerמִגְדָּ֣לmig.DalH4026,Againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605fortifiedבְצוּרָֽה׃ve.tzu.RahH1219wallחוֹמָ֥הcho.MahH2346,

16Againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659And againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the beautifulהַחֶמְדָּֽה׃ha.chem.DahH2532craftשְׂכִיּ֥וֹתse.khi.YotH7914.

17The prideגַּבְה֣וּתgav.HutH1365of manהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120will be humbledוְשַׁח֙ve.ShachH7817And the loftinessר֣וּםrumH7312of menH376will be abasedוְשָׁפֵ֖לve.sha.FelH8213;And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905will be exaltedוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.GavH7682in that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,

18But theidolsוְהָאֱלִילִ֖יםve.ha.'e.li.LimH457will completelyכָּלִ֥ילka.LilH3632vanishיַחֲלֹֽף׃ya.cha.LofH2498.

19Men willgoוּבָ֙אוּ֙u.Va.'uH935into cavesבִּמְעָר֣וֹתbim.'a.RotH4631of the rocksצֻרִ֔יםtzu.RimH6697And into holesוּבִמְחִלּ֖וֹתu.vim.chi.LotH4247of thegroundעָפָ֑ר'a.FarH6083Beforeמִפְּנֵ֞יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the terrorפַּ֤חַדPa.chadH6343of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068And the splendorוּמֵהֲדַ֣רu.me.ha.DarH1926of His majestyגְּאוֹנ֔וֹge.'o.NoH1347,When He arisesבְּקוּמ֖וֹbe.ku.MoH6965to makeH6206the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776trembleH6206.

20In that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117menהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120willcastH7993awayיַשְׁלִ֣יךְyash.LikhH7993to the molesH2663and thebatsוְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.ta.le.FimH5847Their idolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457of silverכַסְפּ֔וֹkhas.PoH3701and their idolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457of goldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091,Whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they madeעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213for themselves to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812,

21In order togoלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935into the cavernsבְּנִקְר֣וֹתbe.nik.RotH5366of the rocksהַצֻּרִ֔יםha.tzu.RimH6697and the cleftsוּבִסְעִפֵ֖יu.vis.'i.FeiH5585of the cliffsהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553Beforeמִפְּנֵ֞יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the terrorפַּ֤חַדPa.chadH6343of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the splendorוּמֵהֲדַ֣רu.me.ha.DarH1926of His majestyגְּאוֹנ֔וֹge.'o.NoH1347,When He arisesבְּקוּמ֖וֹbe.ku.MoH6965to makeH6206the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776trembleH6206.

22StopH2308regardingמִן־min-H2308 H4480manהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,whoseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834breathנְשָׁמָ֖הne.sha.MahH5397of lifeis in his nostrilsבְּאַפּ֑וֹbe.'a.PoH639; Forwhyבַמֶּ֥הva.MehH4100should he be esteemedנֶחְשָׁ֖בnech.ShavH2803?

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