New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 42:20-22

20You have seenרָא֥וֹתra.'i.taH7200manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227thingsH7227,but you do not observeתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104them; Yourearsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241are openפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,but noneH3808hearsיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.

21The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654for His righteousness’צִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616To makeיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431the lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451greatH1431and gloriousוְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ve.ya'.DirH142.

22But thisוְהוּא֮ve.Hu'H1931is a peopleעַם־'am-H5971plunderedבָּז֣וּזba.ZuzH962and despoiledוְשָׁסוּי֒ve.sha.SuiH8154;Allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them aretrappedהָפֵ֤חַha.Fe.achH6351incavesבַּֽחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH2352, Or arehiddenהָחְבָּ֑אוּha.che.Ba.'uH2244away in prisonsכְלָאִ֖יםkhe.la.'ImH3608;They have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961a preyלָבַז֙la.VazH957with noneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to deliverמַצִּ֔ילma.TzilH5337them,And a spoilמְשִׁסָּ֖הme.shi.SahH4933,with noneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369to sayאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559, “GiveH7725thembackהָשַֽׁב׃ha.ShavH7725!”

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