New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 30:13-25

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088iniquityהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771will be to you Like abreachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556about to fallנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307,A bulgeנִבְעֶ֖הniv.'EhH1158in a highנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834collapseשִׁבְרָֽהּ׃shiv.RahH7667comesיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597in an instantלְפֶ֖תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621,

14Whose collapseוּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahH7665is like the smashingכְּשֵׁ֨בֶרke.She.verH7667of apotter’sיוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.RimH3335jarנֵ֧בֶלNe.velH5035,So ruthlesslyיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH3808 H2550shatteredכָּת֖וּתka.TutH3807That a sherdחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789will not be foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672among its piecesבִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙vim.khi.ta.ToH4386Totakeלַחְתּ֥וֹתlach.TotH2846fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from a hearthמִיָּק֔וּדmi.ya.KudH3344Or to scoopוְלַחְשֹׂ֥ףve.lach.SofH2834waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from a cisternמִגֶּֽבֶא׃ פmi.Ge.ve'H1360.”

15For thusכֹֽה־khoh-H3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has saidאָמַר֩'a.MarH559, “Inrepentanceבְּשׁוּבָ֤הbe.shu.VahH7729andrestוָנַ֙חַת֙va.Na.chatH5183you will be savedתִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּןti.Va.she.'UnH3467, Inquietnessבְּהַשְׁקֵט֙be.hash.KetH8252and trustוּבְבִטְחָ֔הu.ve.vit.ChahH985is your strengthגְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.KhemH1369.”But you were not willingאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14,

16And you saidוַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּva.To.me.RuH559, “Noלֹא־lo'-H3808,for we will fleeנָנ֖וּסna.NusH5127onhorsesס֥וּסsusH5483,”Thereforeכֵּ֣ןkenH5921 H3651you shall fleeתְּנוּס֑וּןte.nu.SunH5127! “And we will rideנִרְכָּ֔בnir.KavH7392on swiftקַ֣לkalH7031horses,”Thereforeכֵּ֖ןkenH5921 H3651those who pursueרֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ro.de.fei.KhemH7291you shall be swiftיִקַּ֥לּוּyi.Ka.luH7043.

17Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505will fleeat the threatגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259man;You will fleeתָּנֻ֑סוּta.Nu.suH5127at the threatגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568,Untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518you are leftנוֹתַרְתֶּ֗םno.tar.TemH3498as aflagכַּתֹּ֙רֶן֙ka.To.renH8650on a mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218And as a signalוְכַנֵּ֖סve.kha.NesH5251on a hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

18Thereforeוְלָכֵ֞ןve.la.KhenH3651the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068longsH2442to be graciousלַֽחֲנַנְכֶ֔םla.cha.nan.KhemH2603to you,And thereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651HewaitsH2442onhighיָר֖וּםya.RumH7311to haveH7355compassionלְרַֽחֶמְכֶ֑םle.ra.chem.KhemH7355on you.For the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is aGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941;How blessedאַשְׁרֵ֖י'ash.ReiH835are allכָּל־kol-H3605those wholongH2442for Him.

19O peopleעַ֛ם'amH5971in Zionבְּצִיּ֥וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,inhabitantיֵשֵׁ֖בye.ShevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, you willweepבָּכ֣וֹba.KhoH1058noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longerתִבְכֶּ֗הtiv.KehH1058.He will surelyחָנ֤וֹןcha.NonH2603be graciousיָחְנְךָ֙ya.che.ne.KhaH2603to you at the soundלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of your cryזַעֲקֶ֔ךָza.'a.Ke.chaH2199;when He hearsכְּשָׁמְעָת֖וֹke.sha.me.'a.ToH8085it, He willanswerעָנָֽךְ׃'a.NakhH6030you.

20Although the Lordאֲדֹנָ֛י'a.do.NaiH136has givenוְנָתַ֨ןve.na.TanH5414youbreadלֶ֥חֶםLe.chemH3899of privationצָ֖רtzarH6862and waterוּמַ֣יִםu.Ma.yimH4325of oppressionלָ֑חַץLa.chatzH3906, He,your Teacherמוֹרֶ֔יךָmo.Rei.khaH4175will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerעוֹד֙'OdH5750hideיִכָּנֵ֥ףyi.ka.NefH3670Himself, but your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will beholdרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200your Teacherמוֹרֶֽיךָ׃mo.Rei.khaH4175.

21Your earsוְאָזְנֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'a.ze.Nei.khaH241will hearתִּשְׁמַ֣עְנָהtish.Ma'.nahH8085a wordדָבָ֔רda.VarH1697behindמֵֽאַחֲרֶ֖יךָme.'a.cha.Rei.khaH4480 H310you, “Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is thewayהַדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ha.De.rekhH1870,walkלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980in it,” wheneverH3588youturnH3231to the rightH3231or to the leftתַשְׂמְאִֽילוּ׃tas.me.'I.luH8041.

22And you will defileוְטִמֵּאתֶ֗םve.ti.me.TemH2930your gravenH6456imagesH6456overlaidצִפּוּי֙tzi.PuiH6826with silverכַסְפֶּ֔ךָkhas.Pe.khaH3701,and your moltenמַסֵּכַ֣תma.se.KhatH4541imagesH4541platedאֲפֻדַּ֖ת'a.fu.DatH642with goldזְהָבֶ֑ךָze.ha.Ve.khaH2091.You will scatterתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219them as an impureH1739thingH1739, andsayתֹּ֥אמַרTo.marH559to them, “Be goneH3318!”

23Then He willgiveוְנָתַן֩ve.na.TanH5414yourainמְטַ֨רme.TarH4306forthe seedזַרְעֲךָ֜zar.'a.KhaH2233whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you will sowתִּזְרַ֣עtiz.Ra'H2232in the groundהָאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127,and breadוְלֶ֙חֶם֙ve.Le.chemH3899fromthe yieldתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127, and it will berichדָשֵׁ֖ןda.ShenH1879andplenteousוְשָׁמֵ֑ןve.sha.MenH8082;on that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117your livestockמִקְנֶ֛יךָmik.Nei.chaH4735will grazeיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462in a roomyנִרְחָֽב׃nir.ChavH7337pastureכַּ֥רkarH3733.

24Also the oxenוְהָאֲלָפִ֣יםve.ha.'a.la.FimH504and the donkeysוְהָעֲיָרִ֗יםve.ha.'a.ya.RimH5895which workעֹֽבְדֵי֙'oe.DeiH5647the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127will eatיֹאכֵ֑לוּyo.Khe.luH398saltedחָמִ֖יץcha.MitzH2548fodderבְּלִ֥ילbe.LilH1098,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has beenwinnowedזֹרֶ֥הzo.RehH2219with shovelבָרַ֖חַתva.Ra.chatH7371and forkוּבַמִּזְרֶֽה׃u.va.miz.RehH4214.

25On everyכָּל־kol-H3605loftyגָּבֹ֗הַga.Vo.haH1364mountainהַ֣רharH2022and oneveryכָּל־kol-H3605highנִשָּׂאָ֔הni.sa.'AhH5375hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389there will bestreamsפְּלָגִ֖יםpe.la.GimH6388runningיִבְלֵי־yiv.lei-H2988with waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325on the dayבְּיוֹם֙be.yOmH3117of the greatרָ֔בRavH7227slaughterהֶ֣רֶגHe.regH2027,when the towersמִגְדָּלִֽים׃mig.da.LimH4026fallבִּנְפֹ֖לbin.FolH5307.

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