New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 31:1-3

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to those who goהַיֹּרְדִ֤יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381downH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833Andrelyיִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172on horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,And trustוַיִּבְטְח֨וּvai.yiv.te.ChuH982in chariotsרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they are manyרָ֗בRavH7227And in horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they are veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strongעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105, But they do notlookשָׁעוּ֙sha.'UH8159to theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norH3808seekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃da.Ra.shuH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068!

2Yet He alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571iswiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450and willbringוַיָּ֣בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935disasterרָ֔עRa'H7451And doesnot retractהֵסִ֑ירhe.SirH5493His wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697,But will ariseוְקָם֙ve.KamH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofevildoersמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489And againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the helpעֶזְרַ֖ת'ez.RatH5833of theworkersפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466of iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

3Now the Egyptiansוּמִצְרַ֤יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714aremenאָדָם֙'a.DamH120and not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410, And theirhorsesוְסוּסֵיהֶ֥םve.su.sei.HemH5483are fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320and not spiritר֑וּחַRu.achH7307;So the Lordוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068willstretchיַטֶּ֣הya.TehH5186out His handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027, Andhe who helpsעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826will stumbleוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782And he who is helpedעָזֻ֔ר'a.ZurH5826will fallוְנָפַ֣לve.na.FalH5307,And allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605of them will comeיִכְלָיֽוּן׃ סyikh.la.YunH3615to an endH3615togetherH3164.

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