New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 49:20-26

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.

24“Can the preyמַלְק֑וֹחַmal.Ko.achH4455be takenהֲיֻקַּ֥חha.yu.KachH3947from the mightyH1368manH1368,Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518the captivesשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH7628ofa tyrant be rescuedיִמָּלֵֽט׃yi.ma.LetH4422?”

25Surelyכִּי־ki-H3588,thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “Evenגַּם־gam-H1571thecaptivesשְׁבִ֤יshe.ViH7628of the mightyH1368manH1368will be takenיֻקָּ֔חyu.KachH3947away,And the preyוּמַלְק֥וֹחַu.mal.Ko.achH4455of the tyrantעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184will be rescuedיִמָּלֵ֑טyi.ma.LetH4422;For I will contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378with the oneH3401whoH3401contendsH3401with you, And I willsaveאוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃'o.Shi.a'H3467your sonsבָּנַ֖יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121.

26I will feedוְהַאֲכַלְתִּ֤יve.ha.'a.khal.TiH398youroppressorsמוֹנַ֙יִךְ֙mo.Na.yikhH3238with theirown fleshבְּשָׂרָ֔םbe.sa.RamH1320,And they will becomeיִשְׁכָּר֑וּןyish.ka.RunH7937drunkH7937with their own bloodדָּמָ֣םda.MamH1818as with sweetוְכֶעָסִ֖יסve.khe.'a.SisH6071wineH6071; Andallכָל־khol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֗רba.SarH1320will knowוְיָדְע֣וּve.ya.de.'UH3045that I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, am yourSaviorמֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmo.shi.'EkhH3467And yourRedeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,the Mightyאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46OneH46of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ סya.'a.KoH3290.”

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