New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 45:7-12

7The Oneformingיוֹצֵ֥רyo.TzerH3335lightאוֹר֙'OrH216andcreatingוּבוֹרֵ֣אu.vo.Re'H1254darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,Causingעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213well-beingשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965andcreatingוּב֣וֹרֵאu.Vo.re'H1254calamityרָ֑עRa'H7451;I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who doesעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213allכָל־khol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃ ס'E.lehH428.

8“Dripהַרְעִ֤יפוּhar.'I.fuH7491downH7491,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,from aboveמִמַּ֔עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605,And let the cloudsוּשְׁחָקִ֖יםu.she.cha.KimH7834pourH5140downH5140righteousnessצֶ֑דֶקTze.dekH6664; Let theearthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776openתִּפְתַּח־tif.tach-H6605up and salvationיֶ֗שַׁעYe.sha'H3468bearוְיִפְרוּ־ve.yif.ru-H6509fruitH6509,And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֤הu.tze.da.KahH6666springתַצְמִ֙יחַ֙tatz.Mi.achH6779up with it.I, the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,have createdבְּרָאתִֽיו׃ סbe.ra.TivH1254it.

9“Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the one whoquarrelsרָ֚בravH7378with hisMakerיֹ֣צְר֔וֹyo.tze.RoH3335--An earthenwareH2789vesselH2789amongH854the vesselsH2789of earthאֲדָמָ֑ה'a.da.MahH127! Will theclayחֹ֤מֶרCho.merH2563sayהֲיֹאמַ֨רha.yo.MarH559to thepotterלְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙le.yo.tze.RoH3335, ‘Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100are you doingתַּעֲשֶׂ֔הta.'a.SehH6213?’Or the thingH6467you are makingH6467say, ‘He hasH369noH369handsיָדַ֥יִםya.Da.yimH3027’?

10Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to him who saysאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559to a fatherלְאָ֖בle.'AvH1, ‘Whatמַה־mah-H4100are you begettingתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205?’Or to a womanוּלְאִשָּׁ֖הu.le.'i.ShahH802, ‘To whatמַה־mah-H4100are yougivingH2342birthH2342?’”

11Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559theLordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and hisMakerוְיֹצְר֑וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335: “Askשְׁאָל֔וּנִיshe.'a.Lu.niH7592Me aboutעַל־'al-H5921the thingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857to comeH857concerningוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921Mysonsבָּנַ֛יba.NaiH1121,And you shall commitתְּצַוֻּֽנִי׃te.tza.Vu.niH6680to Methe workפֹּ֥עַלPo.'alH6467of My handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027.

12It is I whomadeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and createdבָרָ֑אתִיva.Ra.tiH1254manוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120upon it. Istretchedנָט֣וּna.TuH5186out the heavensשָׁמַ֔יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064with My handsיָדַי֙ya.DaiH3027And Iordainedצִוֵּֽיתִי׃tzi.Vei.tiH6680allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their hostצְבָאָ֖םtze.va.'AmH6635.

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