New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 43:18-28

18“Do not callH2142to mindH2142the formerרִֽאשֹׁנ֑וֹתri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223,Or ponderתִּתְבֹּנָֽנוּ׃tit.bo.Na.nuH995thingsH6931of the pastH6931.

19BeholdH2009,I will doעֹשֶׂ֤ה'o.SehH6213somethingH2319newחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319,Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258it will springH6779forthH6779;Will you not be awareתֵֽדָע֑וּהָte.da.'U.haH3045of it?I will evenאַ֣ף'afH637makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760a roadwayדֶּ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,Riversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹןbi.shi.MonH3452.

20The beastsH2421of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704will glorifyתְּכַבְּדֵ֙נִי֙te.kha.be.De.niH3513Me, ThejackalsH8565and the ostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֑הya.'a.NahH3284,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588I havegivenנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414watersמַ֗יִםMa.yimH4325in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֜רva.mid.BarH4057And riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104in the desertבִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ןbi.shi.MonH3452,To giveלְהַשְׁק֖וֹתle.hash.KotH8248drinkH8248to My chosenבְחִירִֽי׃ve.chi.RiH972peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971.

21The peopleעַם־'am-H5971whomזוּ֙zuH2098I formedיָצַ֣רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335for MyselfWill declareיְסַפֵּֽרוּ׃ סye.sa.Pe.ruH5608My praiseתְּהִלָּתִ֖יte.hi.la.TiH8416.

22“Yet you have not calledקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121on Me, O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;But you have becomeH3021wearyיָגַ֥עְתָּya.Ga'.taH3021of Me, O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

23You havenot broughtהֵבֵ֤יאתָhe.Vei.taH935to Me the sheepשֵׂ֣הsehH7716of your burntעֹלֹתֶ֔יךָ'o.lo.Tei.khaH5930offeringsH5930,NorH3808have youhonoredכִבַּדְתָּ֑נִיkhi.bad.Ta.niH3513Me with your sacrificesוּזְבָחֶ֖יךָu.ze.va.Chei.khaH2077. I have notburdenedהֶעֱבַדְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.'e.vad.Ti.khaH5647you withofferingsבְּמִנְחָ֔הbe.min.ChahH4503,NorH3808weariedהוֹגַעְתִּ֖יךָho.ga'.Ti.khaH3021you withincenseבִּלְבוֹנָֽה׃bil.vo.NahH3828.

24You have boughtקָנִ֨יתָka.Ni.taH7069Me notsweetH7070caneH7070with moneyבַכֶּ֙סֶף֙va.Ke.sefH3701,NorH3808have youfilledהִרְוִיתָ֑נִיhir.vi.Ta.niH7301Me with the fatוְחֵ֥לֶבve.Che.levH2459of your sacrificesזְבָחֶ֖יךָze.va.Chei.khaH2077;Ratherאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389you have burdenedהֶעֱבַדְתַּ֙נִי֙he.'e.vad.Ta.niH5647Me with your sinsבְּחַטֹּאותֶ֔יךָbe.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403, You haveweariedהוֹגַעְתַּ֖נִיho.ga'.Ta.niH3021Me with your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹתֶֽיךָ׃ סba.'a.vo.no.Tei.khaH5771.

25“I, even I, am the one whowipesמֹחֶ֥הmo.ChehH4229out your transgressionsפְשָׁעֶ֖יךָfe.sha.'Ei.khaH6588for My own sakeלְמַעֲנִ֑יle.ma.'a.NiH4616, And I willnot rememberאֶזְכֹּֽר׃'ez.KorH2142your sinsוְחַטֹּאתֶ֖יךָve.cha.to.Tei.khaH2403.

26PutH2142Me in remembranceH2142,let us argueH8199our caseH8199togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162;Stateסַפֵּ֥רsa.PerH5608your cause,that you may be provedH6663rightH6663.

27Yourfirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223forefatherאָבִ֥יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sinnedחָטָ֑אcha.Ta'H2398, And yourspokesmenH3917havetransgressedפָּ֥שְׁעוּPa.she.'uH6586against Me.

28So I willpolluteוַאֲחַלֵּ֖לva.'a.cha.LelH2490theprincesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269of the sanctuaryקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,And I will consignוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290to thebanלַחֵ֙רֶם֙la.Che.remH2764and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478torevilementלְגִדּוּפִֽים׃ סle.gi.du.FimH1421.

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