New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 48:1-5

1“Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085thisH2088,O houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290,who are namedהַנִּקְרָאִים֙ בְּשֵׁ֣םha.nik.ra.'Im be.ShemH7121 H8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478And who cameH3318forthH3318from theloinsוּמִמֵּ֥יu.mi.MeiH4325of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, Whoswearהַֽנִּשְׁבָּעִ֣ים׀ha.nish.ba.'ImH7650by the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068And invokeיַזְכִּ֔ירוּyaz.Ki.ruH2142the Godוּבֵאלֹהֵ֤יu.ve.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, Butnot in truthבֶאֱמֶ֖תve.'e.MetH571norH3808inrighteousnessבִצְדָקָֽה׃vitz.da.KahH6666.

2For they callנִקְרָ֔אוּnik.Ra.'uH7121themselves afterH4480theholyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944cityמֵעִ֤ירme.'IrH5892Andleanנִסְמָ֑כוּnis.Ma.khuH5564on the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃ סshe.MoH8034.

3Ideclaredהִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223thingsH7223longH3975agoH3975And they wentH3318forthH3318from My mouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310,and I proclaimedוְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085them.Suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597I actedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, and theycameH935to passH935.

4BecauseH4480I knowמִדַּעְתִּ֕יmi.da'.TiH3045that you areobstinateקָשֶׁ֖הka.ShehH7186, And yourneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203is an ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270sinewוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517And yourforeheadוּמִצְחֲךָ֖u.mitz.cha.KhaH4696bronzeנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154,

5Therefore I declaredוָאַגִּ֤ידva.'a.GidH5046themto you longH3975agoH3975,Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962they tookH935placeH935I proclaimedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085them to you,So that you would not sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, ‘Myidolעָצְבִּ֣י'a.tze.BiH6090has doneעָשָׂ֔ם'a.SamH6213them,And my gravenH6459imageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459and my moltenוְנִסְכִּ֖יve.nis.KiH5262imageH5262have commandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.’

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