New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 40:18-28

18To whomמִ֖יmiH4310then will you likenתְּדַמְּי֣וּןte.da.me.YunH1819Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410?Or whatוּמַה־u.mah-H4100likenessדְּמ֖וּתde.MutH1823will you compareתַּ֥עַרְכוּTa.'ar.khuH6186with Him?

19As for theidolהַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ha.Pe.selH6459,a craftsmanחָרָ֔שׁcha.RashH2796castsנָסַ֣ךְna.SakhH5258it,A goldsmithוְצֹרֵ֖ףve.tzo.RefH6884platesיְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּye.rak.ke.'E.nuH7554it with goldבַּזָּהָ֣בba.za.HavH2091,And a silversmithצוֹרֵֽף׃tzo.RefH6884fashionschainsוּרְתֻק֥וֹתu.re.tu.KotH7577of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701.

20He who is too impoverishedH5532for suchan offeringתְּרוּמָ֔הte.ru.MahH8641Selectsיִבְחָ֑רyiv.CharH977atreeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086that does not rotיִרְקַ֖בyir.KavH7537;He seeksיְבַקֶּשׁ־ye.va.kesh-H1245out for himself a skillfulחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450craftsmanחָרָ֤שׁcha.RashH2796Toprepareלְהָכִ֥יןle.ha.KhinH3559an idolפֶּ֖סֶלPe.selH6459thatwill not totterיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.

21Do you not knowתֵֽדְעוּ֙te.de.'UH3045?Have you not heardתִשְׁמָ֔עוּtish.Ma.'uH8085?Has it not been declaredהֻגַּ֥דhu.GadH5046to you from the beginningמֵרֹ֖אשׁme.RoshH7218?Have you not understoodהֲבִ֣ינֹתֶ֔םha.Vi.no.TemH995from the foundationsH4144of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776?

22It is He whositsהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427aboveעַל־'al-H5921thecircleח֣וּגchugH2329of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And its inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427are likegrasshoppersכַּחֲגָבִ֑יםka.cha.ga.VimH2284, Whostretchesהַנּוֹטֶ֤הha.no.TehH5186out the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064like acurtainכַדֹּק֙kha.DokH1852And spreadsוַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥םvai.yim.ta.ChemH4969them out like atentכָּאֹ֖הֶלka.'O.helH168to dwellלָשָֽׁבֶת׃la.Sha.vetH3427in.

23He it iswho reducesהַנּוֹתֵ֥ןha.no.TenH5414rulersרוֹזְנִ֖יםroz.NimH7336to nothingלְאָ֑יִןle.'A.yinH369, Whomakesעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213the judgesשֹׁ֥פְטֵיSho.fe.teiH8199of the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776meaninglessכַּתֹּ֥הוּka.To.huH8414.

24Scarcelyאַ֣ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077 H637have they been plantedנִטָּ֗עוּni.Ta.'uH5193,Scarcelyאַ֚ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077 H637have they been sownזֹרָ֔עוּzo.Ra.'uH2232,Scarcelyאַ֛ף בַּל־'af bal-H1077 H637has their stockגִּזְעָ֑םgiz.'AmH1503takenH8327rootשֹׁרֵ֥שׁsho.ReshH8327in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776,But He merelyוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571blowsנָשַׁ֤ףna.ShafH5398on them, and they witherוַיִּבָ֔שׁוּvai.yi.Va.shuH3001, And thestormוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591carriesתִּשָּׂאֵֽם׃ סti.sa.'EmH5375them away like stubbleכַּקַּ֥שׁka.KashH7179.

25“To whomמִ֥יmiH4310then will you likenתְדַמְּי֖וּנִיte.da.me.Yu.niH1819Me That I would be hisequalוְאֶשְׁוֶ֑הve.'esh.VehH7737?”saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Holyקָדֽוֹשׁ׃ka.Do.oshH6918OneH6918.

26Liftשְׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375up your eyesעֵינֵיכֶ֤ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869on highמָר֨וֹםma.RomH4791And seeוּרְאוּ֙u.re.'UH7200whoמִי־mi-H4310has createdבָרָ֣אva.Ra'H1254theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428stars, TheOne who leadsH3318forthH3318their hostצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635by numberבְמִסְפָּ֖רve.mis.ParH4557,He callsיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121them allלְכֻלָּם֙le.khu.LamH3605by nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034;BecauseH4480of thegreatnessמֵרֹ֤בme.RoH7230of His mightאוֹנִים֙'o.NimH202and thestrengthוְאַמִּ֣יץve.'a.MitzH533of Hispowerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,Not oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376of themis missingנֶעְדָּֽר׃ סne'.DarH5737.

27Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100do you sayתֹאמַר֙to.MarH559,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,and assertוּתְדַבֵּ֖רu.te.da.BerH1696,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “My wayדַרְכִּי֙dar.KiH1870ishiddenנִסְתְּרָ֤הnis.te.RahH5641from the Lordמֵֽיְהוָ֔הme.Yah.wehH3068, And thejusticeמִשְׁפָּטִ֥יmish.pa.TiH4941due meescapesH5674the noticeH5674ofmy Godוּמֵאֱלֹהַ֖יu.me.'e.lo.HaiH430”?

28Do you not knowיָדַ֜עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045?Have you not heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085? TheEverlastingעוֹלָ֤ם׀o.LamH5769Godאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Creatorבּוֹרֵא֙bo.Re'H1254of the endsקְצ֣וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776Does not becomeH3286wearyיִיעַ֖ףyi.'AfH3286or tiredיִיגָ֑עyi.Ga'H3021.His understandingלִתְבוּנָתֽוֹ׃lit.vu.na.ToH8394isinscrutableאֵ֥ין חֵ֖קֶר'ein Che.kerH369 H2714.

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