New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 30:18-26

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.

26The lightאֽוֹר־'or-H216of the moonהַלְּבָנָה֙ha.le.va.NahH3842will be as the lightכְּא֣וֹרke.'orH216of the sunהַֽחַמָּ֔הha.cha.MahH2535,and the lightוְא֤וֹרve.'orH216of the sunהַֽחַמָּה֙ha.cha.MahH2535will be sevenH7659timesH7659brighter,like the lightכְּא֖וֹרke.'orH216of sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֑יםhai.ya.MimH3117,on the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068bindsחֲבֹ֤שׁcha.VoshH2280up thefractureשֶׁ֣בֶרShe.verH7667of His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971andhealsיִרְפָּֽא׃ סyir.Pa'H7495the bruiseוּמַ֥חַץu.Ma.chatzH4273He has inflictedמַכָּת֖וֹma.ka.ToH4347.

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