New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 44:9-19

9Those who fashionיֹֽצְרֵי־yo.tze.rei-H3335a gravenH6459imageH6459are allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them futileתֹּ֔הוּTo.huH8414,and their preciousH2530thingsוַחֲמוּדֵיהֶ֖םva.cha.mu.dei.HemH2530are of noH1077profitיוֹעִ֑ילוּyo.'I.luH3276;even their own witnessesוְעֵדֵיהֶ֣םve.'e.dei.HemH5707failH1077to seeיִרְא֛וּyir.'UH7200or knowיֵדְע֖וּye.de.'UH3045,soלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616that they will beputH954to shameH954.

10Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has fashionedיָצַ֥רya.TzarH3335a godאֵ֖ל'elH410or castנָסָ֑ךְna.SakhH5258an idolוּפֶ֣סֶלu.Fe.selH6459tonoלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115profitהוֹעִֽיל׃ho.'IlH3276?

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכָּל־kol-H3605his companionsחֲבֵרָיו֙cha.ve.RavH2270will beputH954to shameH954,for the craftsmenוְחָרָשִׁ֥יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796themselvesהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992are mereH4480menמֵֽאָדָ֑םme.'a.DamH120.Let them allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605assembleיִֽתְקַבְּצ֤וּyit.ka.be.TzuH6908themselves, let them standיַֽעֲמֹ֔דוּya.'a.Mo.duH5975up, let them trembleיִפְחֲד֖וּyif.cha.DuH6342,let them togetherיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162be putH954to shameH954.

12Theman shapesחָרַ֤שׁcha.RashH2796ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270into a cuttingH4621toolמַֽעֲצָ֔דma.'a.TzadH4621and doesH6466his workH6466over the coalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352,fashioningיִצְּרֵ֑הוּyi.tze.Re.huH3335it with hammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717and workingH6466it with his strongכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581armבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220.He alsoגַּם־gam-H1571getsH7456hungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456andhis strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581failsוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369;he drinksשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH8354noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325and becomesH3286wearyוַיִּיעָֽף׃vai.yi.'AfH3286.

13Anothershapesחָרַ֣שׁcha.RashH2796woodעֵצִים֮'e.TzimH6086,he extendsנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186a measuringH6957lineH6957;he outlinesיְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּye.ta.'a.Re.huH8388it with red chalkבַשֶּׂ֔רֶדva.Se.redH8279.He worksיַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ya.'a.Se.huH6213it with planesבַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otH4741and outlinesיְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּye.to.'o.Re.huH8388it with a compassוּבַמְּחוּגָ֖הu.va.me.chu.GahH4230,and makesוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it like the formכְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.NitH8403of a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,like the beautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,so that it may sitלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in ahouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14Surely he cutsלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730for himself, and takesוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947acypressתִּרְזָה֙tir.ZahH8645or an oakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437andraisesוַיְאַמֶּץ־vay.'a.metz-H553itfor himself among the treesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293.He plantsנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193a firאֹ֖רֶן'O.renH766,and the rainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653makesH1431it growיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431.

15Then it becomesוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961somethingfor a manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120to burnלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197,so he takesוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947one of them and warmsוַיָּ֔חָםvai.Ya.chomH2552himself; he alsoאַף־'af-H637makesH8026a fireH8026to bakeוְאָ֣פָהve.'A.fahH644breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899.He alsoאַף־'af-H637makesיִפְעַל־yif.'al-H6466a godאֵל֙'elH410and worshipsוַיִּשְׁתָּ֔חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812it; he makesעָשָׂ֥הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213it a gravenH6459imageH6459andfallsH5456downH5456before it.

16Halfחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677of it he burnsשָׂרַ֣ףsa.RafH8313in the fireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784;overעַל־'al-H5921thishalfחֶצְיוֹ֙chetz.YoH2677he eatsיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398meatבָּשָׂ֣רba.SarH1320as he roastsיִצְלֶ֥הyitz.LehH6740a roastצָלִ֖יtza.LiH6748and is satisfiedוְיִשְׂבָּ֑עve.yis.Ba'H7646.He alsoאַף־'af-H637warmsיָחֹם֙ya.ChomH2552himself and saysוְיֹאמַ֣רve.yo.MarH559, “Ahaהֶאָ֔חhe.'AchH1889!I am warmחַמּוֹתִ֖יcha.mo.TiH2552,I have seenרָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the fireאֽוּר׃'UrH217.”

17But the restוּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹu.she.'E.ri.ToH7611of it hemakesעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213into a godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,his gravenH6459imageH6459.He fallsיִסְגָּדyis.goyd-H5456downל֤וֹloH5456before it and worshipsוְיִשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙ve.yish.Ta.chuH7812; he alsopraysוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419to it and saysוְיֹאמַר֙ve.yo.MarH559, “Deliverהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me, for you are my godאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.”

18They do notknowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045,norH3808do they understandיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995, for He hassmearedH2911overH2911their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869soH4480that they cannotH4480seeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200and their heartsלִבֹּתָֽם׃li.bo.TamH3820soH4480that they cannotH4480comprehendמֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילme.has.KilH7919.

19NoH3808onerecallsיָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־ לִבּ֗וֹya.Shiv 'el- li.BoH7725 H413 H3820,norH3808is thereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847or understandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394to sayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “I have burnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313halfחֶצְי֞וֹchetz.YoH2677of it in the fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784and alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH637have bakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899overעַל־'al-H5921its coalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513.I roastאֶצְלֶ֥ה'etz.LehH6740meatבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320and eatוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it. ThenI makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213the restוְיִתְרוֹ֙ve.yit.RoH3499of it into anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441,I fallH5456downH5456before a blockלְב֥וּלle.VulH944of woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086!”

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