New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 29:9-17
9Be delayedהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102and waitוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539,Blindהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173yourselves and be blindוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173; Theybecomeשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937drunkH7937,but not with wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,They staggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,but not with strongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH7941.
10For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has pouredנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258overעֲלֵיכֶ֤ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you a spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639, He hasshutוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;And He has coveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,the seersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374.
11The entireהַכֹּ֗לha.KolH3605visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380will be to you like the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697of a sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834when they giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414it to the one whois literateיוֹדֵ֥עַ סֵ֛פֶרyo.De.a' se.ferH3045H5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Pleaseנָא־na'-H4994readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thisזֶ֑הZehH2088,”he will sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “I cannotלֹ֣א אוּכַ֔לlo' 'u.KhalH3201H3808,for it is sealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856.”
12Then thebookהַסֵּ֗פֶרha.Se.ferH5612will be givenוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414to the one whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is illiterateלֹֽא־ יָדַ֥ע סֵ֛פֶרlo'- ya.Da' Se.ferH3808H3045H5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Pleaseנָא־na'-H4994readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thisזֶ֑הZehH2088.”And he will sayוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, “Icannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808readיָדַ֖עְתִּי סֵֽפֶר׃ סya.Da'.ti Se.ferH3045H5612.”
13Then the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseיַ֚עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282H3588thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971drawH5066nearH5066with theirwordsבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310And honorכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513Me with theirlipוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193serviceH8193,But they removeH7368their heartsוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368from Me, And theirreverenceH3372for Meconsistsוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961oftraditionמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687H376learnedמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925by rote,
14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I will once againיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254dealH6381marvelouslyH6381with thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,wondrouslyH6381marvelousH6381; Andthe wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of their wiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450menH2450will perishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,And the discernmentוּבִינַ֥תu.vi.NatH998of their discerningנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995men will be concealedתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.”
15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who deeplyהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009hideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641theirplansעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098from the Lordמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068, And whosedeedsמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639are donein a darkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285placeH4285,And they sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310seesרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200us?” or “Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nuH3045us?”
16You turnH2016thingsaroundH2016!Shall the potterH3335be consideredיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as equal with the clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563, ThatwhatH4639is madeH4639would sayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559to its makerלְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙le.'o.Se.huH6213, “He did not makeעָשָׂ֔נִי'a.Sa.niH6213me”;Or whatוְיֵ֛צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3336is formedH3335sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to him who formedH3335it, “He has noH3808understandingהֵבִֽין׃he.VinH995”?
Commentaries on Isaiah 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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