New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 49:8-16

8Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “In afavorableרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522timeבְּעֵ֤תbe.'EtH6256I have answeredעֲנִיתִ֔יךָ'a.ni.Ti.khaH6030You,And in a dayוּבְי֥וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444I have helpedעֲזַרְתִּ֑יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826You; And I willkeepוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341You andgiveוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֙ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414You for a covenantלִבְרִ֣יתliv.RitH1285of the peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971, Torestoreלְהָקִ֣יםle.ha.KimH6965the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, to make theminheritלְהַנְחִ֖ילle.han.ChilH5157the desolateשֹׁמֵמֽוֹת׃sho.me.MotH8074heritagesנְחָל֥וֹתne.cha.LotH5159;

9Sayingלֵאמֹ֤רle.MorH559to those who areboundלַֽאֲסוּרִים֙la.'a.su.RimH631, ‘GoH3318forthH3318,’To those whoלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834are in darknessבַּחֹ֖שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822, ‘Showהִגָּל֑וּhi.ga.LuH1540yourselves.’Alongעַל־'al-H5921the roadsדְּרָכִ֣יםde.ra.KhimH1870they will feedיִרְע֔וּyir.'UH7462,And their pastureמַרְעִיתָֽם׃mar.'i.TamH4830will beon allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605bareשְׁפָיִ֖יםshe.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205.

10They willnot hungerיִרְעָ֙בוּ֙yir.'A.vuH7456or thirstיִצְמָ֔אוּyitz.Ma.'uH6770,NorH3808will the scorchingH8273heatH8273or sunוָשָׁ֑מֶשׁva.Sha.meshH8121strikeיַכֵּ֥םya.KemH5221them downH5221; ForHe who hasH7355compassionמְרַחֲמָ֣םme.ra.cha.MamH7355on them willleadיְנַהֲגֵ֔םye.na.ha.GemH5090themAnd will guideיְנַהֲלֵֽם׃ye.na.ha.LemH5095them tospringsמַבּ֥וּעֵיma.Bu.'eiH4002of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

11I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.TiH7760allכָל־khol-H3605My mountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022a roadלַדָּ֑רֶךְla.Da.rekhH1870, And Myhighwaysוּמְסִלֹּתַ֖יu.me.si.lo.TaiH4546will be raisedיְרֻמֽוּן׃ye.ru.MunH7311up.

12Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֕לֶּה'E.lehH428will comeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935from afarמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350;And loוְהִֽנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428will come from thenorthמִצָּפ֣וֹןmi.tza.FonH6828and from the westוּמִיָּ֔םu.mi.YamH3220,And theseוְאֵ֖לֶּהve.'E.lehH428from the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Sinimסִינִֽים׃si.NimH5515.”

13Shoutרָנּ֤וּra.NuH7442for joyH7442,O heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064!And rejoiceוְגִ֣ילִיve.Gi.liH1523,O earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776!Breakוּפִצְח֥וּvuf.tze.chuH6476forthH6476into joyfulH7440shoutingרִנָּ֑הri.NahH7440,O mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022! For theLordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has comfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971And willhaveH7355compassionיְרַחֵֽם׃ סye.ra.ChemH7355on His afflictedוַעֲנִיָּ֖וva.'a.ni.YavH6041.

14But Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726saidוַתֹּ֥אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has forsakenעֲזָבַ֣נִי'a.za.Va.niH5800me,And the Lordוַאדֹנָ֖יva.do.NaiH136has forgottenשְׁכֵחָֽנִי׃she.khe.Cha.niH7911me.”

15“Can a womanאִשָּׁה֙'i.ShahH802forgetהֲתִשְׁכַּ֤חha.tish.KachH7911her nursingH5764childעוּלָ֔הּ'u.LahH5764And haveH7355noH4480compassionמֵרַחֵ֖םme.ra.ChemH7355on the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of her wombבִּטְנָ֑הּbit.NahH990?Evenגַּם־gam-H1571theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428may forgetתִשְׁכַּ֔חְנָהtish.Kach.nahH7911, butI will not forgetאֶשְׁכָּחֵֽךְ׃'esh.ka.ChekhH7911you.

16Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005, I haveinscribedחַקֹּתִ֑יךְcha.ko.TikhH2710you on the palmsכַּפַּ֖יִםka.Pa.yimH3709of My hands; Yourwallsחוֹמֹתַ֥יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346are continuallyתָּמִֽיד׃ta.MidH8548beforeנֶגְדִּ֖יneg.DiH5048Me.

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