New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 51:1-8

1“Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to me, you whopursueרֹ֥דְפֵיRo.de.feiH7291righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,Who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027to therockצ֣וּרtzurH6697from which you were hewnחֻצַּבְתֶּ֔םchu.tzav.TemH2672And to thequarryמַקֶּ֥בֶת בּ֖וֹרma.Ke.vet BorH953 H4718from which you were dugנֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃nu.kar.TemH5365.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027toAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֔ם'a.vi.KhemH1And to Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283who gaveH2342birthתְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑םte.cho.lel.KhemH2342to you in painH2342;Whenכִּי־ki-H3588he was butoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259I calledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121him,Then I blessedוַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּva.'a.va.re.Khe.huH1288him and multipliedוְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ סve.'ar.Be.huH7235him.”

3Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588,the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will comfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;He will comfortנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162allכָּל־kol-H3605herwasteחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723placesH2723. And herwildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057He will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,And her desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like thegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057will be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672in her,Thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426and soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of a melodyזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172.

4“Payהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181attentionH7181to Me, O My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,And giveהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238to Me, O Mynationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816; For alawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451will goתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318from Me, And I willsetאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280Myjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941for alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216of the peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971.

5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664is nearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138,My salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468has goneH3318forthH3318, And Myarmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220will judgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199the peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971; Thecoastlandsאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339will waitיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960for Me, And for Myarmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220they will waitH3176expectantlyH3176.

6Liftשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375up your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to the skyלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Then lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027to the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneathמִתַּ֗חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478; For theskyשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064will vanishנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414like smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227, And theearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will wearתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086out like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899And its inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427will dieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191in likeכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644mannerכֵ֣ןkhenH3654; But Mysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444will be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,And My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will notwaneתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.

7Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to Me, you who knowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,A peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971in whoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820is My lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;Do not fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372thereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of manאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582,NorH408be dismayedתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865at their revilingsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8For themothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899, And thegrubסָ֑סSasH5580will eatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398them like woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785. But Myrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will be foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,And My salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444to allלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755generationsדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.”

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