New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 38:9-14

9A writingמִכְתָּ֖בmikh.TavH4385of Hezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּle.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063after his illnessמֵחָלְיֽוֹ׃me.chal.YoH2483andrecoveryוַיְחִ֖יvay.ChiH2421:

10I saidאָמַ֗רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “In the middleבִּדְמִ֥יbid.MiH1824of mylifeיָמַ֛יya.MaiH3117I am to enterאֵלֵ֖כָה'e.Le.khahH1980thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֣יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Sheolשְׁא֑וֹלshe.'olH7585; I am to bedeprivedפֻּקַּ֖דְתִּיpu.Kad.tiH6485of the restיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of my yearsשְׁנוֹתָֽי׃she.no.TaiH8141.”

11I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will not seeאֶרְאֶ֣ה'er.'EhH7200the Lordיָ֔הּYahH3050,The Lordיָ֖הּyahH3050in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the livingהַחַיִּ֑יםha.chai.YimH2416;I will lookאַבִּ֥יט'a.BitH5027on manאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120noH3808moreע֖וֹדodH5750amongעִם־'im-H5973the inhabitantsי֥וֹשְׁבֵיYo.o.she.veiH3427of the worldH2465.

12Like a shepherd’sH7473tentכְּאֹ֣הֶלke.'O.helH168my dwellingדּוֹרִ֗יdo.RiH1755is pulledנִסַּ֧עni.Sa'H5265up and removedוְנִגְלָ֛הve.nig.LahH1540from me; As aweaverכָאֹרֵ֤גkha.'o.RegH707Irolledקִפַּ֨דְתִּיki.Pad.tiH7088up my lifeH2425. HecutsH1214me offH1214from the loomמִדַּלָּ֣הmi.da.LahH1803; Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915You makeתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999an endH7999of me.

13I composedשִׁוִּ֤יתִיshi.Vi.tiH7737my souluntilעַד־'ad-H5704morningבֹּ֙קֶר֙bo.kerH1242.Like a lionכָּֽאֲרִ֔יka.'a.RiH738--soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651Hebreaksיְשַׁבֵּ֖רye.sha.BerH7665allכָּל־kol-H3605my bonesעַצְמוֹתָ֑יatz.mo.TaiH6106, Fromdayמִיּ֥וֹםmi.YomH3117untilעַד־'ad-H5704nightלַ֖יְלָהLay.lahH3915You makeתַּשְׁלִימֵֽנִי׃tash.li.Me.niH7999an endH7999of me.

14Like a swallowכְּס֤וּסke.SusH5483, likea craneעָגוּר֙'a.GurH5693,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651I twitterאֲצַפְצֵ֔ף'a.tzaf.TzefH6850; Imoanאֶהְגֶּ֖ה'eh.GehH1897like a doveכַּיּוֹנָ֑הkai.yo.NahH3123; Myeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869lookH1809wistfullyH1809to the heightsלַמָּר֔וֹםla.ma.RomH4791;O LordH3068,I am oppressedעָֽשְׁקָה־'a.she.kah-H6234, be mysecurityעָרְבֵֽנִי׃'a.re.Ve.niH6148.

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