New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 22:8-13

8And He removedוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540thedefenseמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117youdependedוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027on the weaponsנֶ֖שֶׁקNe.shekH5402of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the forestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293,

9And you sawרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200that the breachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233In the wallof the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732were manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231; And youcollectedוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10Then you countedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389And toreH5422downוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙va.titTzevH5422housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004to fortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11And you madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213a reservoirוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the twoהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346For the watersלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of theoldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295. But you did notdependהִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.TemH5027on Him who madeעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213it,NorH3808did youtakeH7200into considerationH7200Him who plannedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it longH7350agoH7350.

12Therefore in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121you toweepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,to wailingוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553, ToshavingH7144the headH7144and to wearingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

13Instead, there isgaietyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057,Killingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026of cattleבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and slaughteringוְשָׁחֹ֣טve.sha.ChotH7819of sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,Eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398of meatבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320and drinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354of wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: “Let us eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,for tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we may dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.”

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