New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 28:18-22

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.

21For the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will riseיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965up as atMountכְהַר־khe.har-H2022Perazimפְּרָצִים֙pe.ra.TzimH6559,He will be stirredיִרְגָּ֑זyir.GazH7264up as in the valleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010ofGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,To doלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213Histaskמַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.Se.huH4639, Hisunusualזָ֣רzarH2114taskמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,And to workוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647His workעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656, Hisextraordinaryנָכְרִיָּ֖הna.khe.ri.YahH5237workעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

22And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258do not carryH3917on asscoffersH3917,Orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435your fettersמֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.KhemH4147will be madeH2388strongerיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388;For I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635Of decisiveוְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782destructionכָלָ֨הkha.LahH3617on allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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