New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 46:5-7

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.

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