New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 46:5-13

5“To whomלְמִ֥יle.MiH4310would you likenתְדַמְי֖וּנִיte.dam.Yu.niH1819MeAnd makeוְתַשְׁו֑וּve.tash.VuH7737Me equalH7737and compareוְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִיve.tam.shi.Lu.niH4911Me,That we would be alikeוְנִדְמֶֽה׃ve.nid.MehH1819?

6Those wholavishהַזָּלִ֤יםha.za.LimH2107goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091from the purseמִכִּ֔יסmi.KisH3599And weighיִשְׁקֹ֑לוּyish.Ko.luH8254silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701on the scaleבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070Hireיִשְׂכְּר֤וּyis.ke.RuH7936a goldsmithצוֹרֵף֙tzo.RefH6884,and he makesוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּve.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it intoa godאֵ֔ל'ElH410; TheybowH5456downH5456,indeedאַף־'af-H637they worshipיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812it.

7Theyliftיִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּYi.sa.'u.huH5375it upon the shoulderכָּתֵ֨ףka.TefH3802andcarryיִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּyis.be.Lu.huH5445it;They setוְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּve.ya.ni.Chu.huH5117it in its placeתַחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478and it standsוְיַֽעֲמֹ֔דve.ya.'a.ModH5975there.It does not moveיָמִ֑ישׁya.MishH4185from its placeמִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.Thoughאַף־'af-H637one may cryיִצְעַ֤קyitz.'AkH6817to it, itcannotH3808answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030; ItcannotH3808deliverיוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ סyo.shi.'E.nuH3467him from his distressמִצָּרָת֖וֹmi.tza.ra.ToH6869.

8“Rememberזִכְרוּ־zikh.ru-H2142thisH2088, and beassuredH847;Recallהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725it tomindלֵֽב׃LevH3820, youtransgressorsפוֹשְׁעִ֖יםfo.she.'ImH6586.

9Rememberזִכְר֥וּzikh.RuH2142theformerרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223longמֵעוֹלָ֑םme.'o.LamH5769pastH5769,For I am Godאֵל֙'elH410,and thereH369isnoH369otherע֔וֹדodH5750; I amGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and there isnoH657oneH657likeכָּמֽוֹנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644Me,

10Declaringמַגִּ֤ידma.GidH5046the endאַחֲרִ֔ית'a.cha.RitH319from the beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225,And from ancientH6924timesH6924things whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have not been doneנַעֲשׂ֑וּna.'a.SuH6213,Sayingאֹמֵר֙'o.MerH559, ‘My purposeעֲצָתִ֣י'a.tza.TiH6098will be establishedתָק֔וּםta.KumH6965,And I will accomplishאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605My goodH2656pleasureH2656’;

11Callingקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7121abirdעַ֔יִט'A.yitH5861of preyH5861from theeastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217,The manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofMy purposeעֲצָתִ֑יa.tza.tiH6098from a farמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.TrulyH637I havespokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696;trulyH637I will bringאֲבִיאֶ֔נָּה'a.vi.'E.nahH935it to passH935.I have plannedיָצַ֖רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335it, surelyI will doאֶעֱשֶֽׂנָּה׃ ס'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it.

12“Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to Me, youstubborn-mindedאַבִּ֣ירֵי לֵ֑ב'a.Bi.rei LevH47 H3820, Who arefarהָרְחוֹקִ֖יםha.re.cho.KimH7350from righteousnessמִצְּדָקָֽה׃mi.tze.da.KahH6666.

13IbringH7126nearH7126My righteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666,it is not farתִרְחָ֔קtir.ChakH7368off;And My salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖יu.te.shu.'a.TiH8668will not delayתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309.And I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֔הte.shu.'AhH8668in Zionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726, And Mygloryתִּפְאַרְתִּֽי׃ סtif.'ar.TiH8597for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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