New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 28:18-20

18Yourcovenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285with deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194will becanceledוְכֻפַּ֤רve.khu.ParH3722,And your pactוְחָזוּתְכֶ֥םve.cha.zu.te.KhemH2380with Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585will not standתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965;Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588theoverwhelmingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752passesיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674throughH5674,Then you becomeוִהְיִ֥יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961itstramplingלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823place.

19Asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as it passesH5674throughH5674, it willseizeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947you; Formorningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242after morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242it will passH5674throughH5674, anytimeduring the dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117or nightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָהu.va.La.ye.lahH3915, And it will besheerH7534terrorזְוָעָ֖הze.va.'AhH2113to understandהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995whatH8052it meansH8052.”

20The bedהַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'H4702is tooH4480shortקָצַ֥רka.TzarH7114on which to stretchמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'H8311out, And theblanketוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541is toosmallצָ֖רָהTza.rahH6887to wrapכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ke.hit.ka.NesH3664oneself in.

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