New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 3:1-8

1For beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the LordH136Godיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is going to removeמֵסִ֤ירme.SirH5493from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Mi.hu.DahH3063Bothsupplyמַשְׁעֵ֖ןmash.'EnH4937and supportוּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑הu.mash.'e.NahH4938,the wholeכֹּ֚לkolH3605supplyמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899And the wholeוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605supplyמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325;

2The mightyH1368manH1368and the warriorמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,The judgeשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199and the prophetוְנָבִ֖יאve.na.Vi'H5030,The divinerוְקֹסֵ֥םve.ko.SemH7080and the elderוְזָקֵֽן׃ve.za.KenH2205,

3The captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572and the honorableוּנְשׂ֣וּא פָנִ֑יםu.ne.Su' fa.NimH5375 H6440man,The counselorוְיוֹעֵ֛ץve.yo.'EtzH3289and the expertוַחֲכַ֥םva.cha.KhamH2450artisanH2796,And the skillfulוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995enchanterלָֽחַשׁ׃La.chashH3908.

4And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414mereladsנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֑םsa.rei.HemH8269, AndcapriciousH8586childrenH8586will ruleיִמְשְׁלוּ־yim.she.lu-H4910over them,

5And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971will beoppressedוְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.GasH5065,EachH376oneH376by anotherH376,and eachH376oneH376by hisneighborבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453;The youthהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288will stormיִרְהֲב֗וּyir.ha.VuH7292against the elderבַּזָּקֵ֔ןba.za.KenH2205And the inferiorוְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הve.ha.nik.LehH7034against the honorableבַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ba.nikh.BadH3513.

6Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376laysH8610holdH8610of his brotherבְּאָחִיו֙be.'a.ChivH251in his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, saying, “You have a cloakשִׂמְלָ֣הsim.LahH8071,you shall be our rulerקָצִ֖יןka.TzinH7101,And theseH2088ruinsוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥הve.ha.makh.she.LahH4384will be underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478yourchargeיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027,”

7He willprotestיִשָּׂא֩yi.Sa'H5375on that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “I will not be yourhealerחֹבֵ֔שׁcho.VeshH2280,For in my houseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יu.ve.vei.TiH1004thereH369is neitherH369breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899norH369cloakשִׂמְלָ֑הsim.LahH8071;You should not appointתְשִׂימֻ֖נִיte.si.Mu.niH7760me rulerקְצִ֥יןke.TzinH7101of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.”

8ForJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389has stumbledכָשְׁלָה֙kha.she.LahH3782and Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063has fallenנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307,BecauseH3588theirspeechלְשׁוֹנָ֤םle.sho.NamH3956and their actionsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611are againstאֶל־'el-H413the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Torebelלַמְר֖וֹתlam.RotH4784againstHis gloriousכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃khe.vo.DoH3519presenceעֵנֵ֥י'e.NeiH5869.

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