New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 37:16-20

16“O Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,who is enthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, You are theGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,You aloneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905,of allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.You have madeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186Your earאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241, O Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068,and hearוּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491Your eyesעֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869, O Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,and seeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200; andlistenוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085to allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,who sentשָׁלַ֔חsha.LachH7971them toreproachלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778the livingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

18Trulyאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551, O Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have devastatedהֶחֱרִ֜יבוּhe.che.Ri.vuH2717allכָּל־kol-H3605the countriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776and their landsאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776,

19and have castוְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.TonH5414their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430into the fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,for they were not godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430but theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639of men’sאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68. So they havedestroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

20Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,deliverהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467us from his handמִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027thatallכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776may knowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that You aloneלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905, Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,are GodH430.”

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