New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 49:18-23

18Liftשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375up your eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869and lookוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200aroundסָבִ֤יבsa.VivH5439;Allכֻּלָּ֖םku.LamH3605of them gatherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908together,they comeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to you.As I liveחַי־chai-H2416,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “You will surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588putתִלְבָּ֔שִׁיtil.Ba.shiH3847on allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605of them asjewelsכָּעֲדִ֣יka.'a.DiH5716and bindוּֽתְקַשְּׁרִ֖יםu.te.ka.she.RimH7194them on as a brideכַּכַּלָּֽה׃ka.ka.LahH3618.

19Foryour wasteחָרְבֹתַ֙יִךְ֙cha.re.vo.Ta.yikhH2723and desolateוְשֹׁ֣מְמֹתַ֔יִךְve.Sho.me.mo.Ta.yikhH8074places and your destroyedהֲרִֽסֻתֵ֑יךְha.ri.su.TeikhH2035landוְאֶ֖רֶץve.'E.retzH776--SurelyH3588nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258you will betooH4480crampedH6887for the inhabitantsמִיּוֹשֵׁ֔בmi.yo.ShevH3427, And those whoswallowedמְבַלְּעָֽיִךְ׃me.va.le.'A.yikhH1104you will be farוְרָחֲק֖וּve.ra.cha.KuH7368away.

20Thechildrenבְּנֵ֖יbe.NeiH1121ofwhom you were bereavedשִׁכֻּלָ֑יִךְshi.ku.La.yikhH7923will yetע֚וֹדodH5750sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559in your earsבְאָזְנַ֔יִךְve.'a.ze.Na.yikhH241, ‘The placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725is too crampedצַר־tzar-H6862for me;MakeH5066roomH5066for me that I may liveוְאֵשֵֽׁבָה׃ve.'e.She.vahH3427here.’

21Then you willsayוְאָמַ֣רְתְּve.'a.MartH559in your heartבִּלְבָבֵ֗ךְbil.va.VekhH3824, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has begottenיָֽלַד־ya.lad-H3205theseאֵ֔לֶּה'E.lehH428for me,Since I have beenH7921bereavedH7909of my childrenH7909And ambarrenוְגַלְמוּדָ֑הve.gal.mu.DahH1565, anexileגֹּלָ֣ה׀go.LahH1540and a wandererוְסוּרָ֗הve.su.RahH5493?And whoמִ֣יmiH4310has rearedגִדֵּ֔לgi.DelH1431theseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428?Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, I wasleftנִשְׁאַ֣רְתִּיnish.'Ar.tiH7604aloneלְבַדִּ֔יle.va.DiH905;From whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375did theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428come?’”

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,I will liftאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375up My handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027to the nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471And setאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311up Mystandardנִסִּ֑יni.SiH5251to the peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971; And they willbringוְהֵבִ֤יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935your sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121in theirbosomבְּחֹ֔צֶןbe.Cho.tzenH2684,And your daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323will be carriedתִּנָּשֶֽׂאנָה׃ti.na.Se.nahH5375on theirshouldersכָּתֵ֥ףka.TefH3802.

23Kingsמְלָכִ֜יםme.la.KhimH4428will be your guardiansאֹֽמְנַ֗יִךְ'o.me.Na.yikhH539,And their princessesוְשָׂרֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ve.sa.ro.tei.HemH8282your nursesמֵינִ֣יקֹתַ֔יִךְmei.Ni.ko.Ta.yikhH3243. They willbowיִשְׁתַּ֣חֲווּyish.Ta.cha.vuH7812downH7812to you with their facesאַפַּ֗יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the earthאֶ֚רֶץ'E.retzH776Andlickיְלַחֵ֑כוּye.la.Che.khuH3897the dustוַעֲפַ֥רva.'a.FarH6083of your feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272; And you willknowוְיָדַ֙עַתְּ֙ve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I am the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Those whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834hopefullyH6960waitקוָֹֽי׃ סko.VaiH6960for Me willnot be putH954to shameH954.

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