New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 51:19-23

19Theseהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2007twoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147thingsH8147have befallenקֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְko.re.'o.Ta.yikhH7122you;Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will mournיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110for you? Thedevastationהַשֹּׁ֧דha.ShodH7701and destructionוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרve.ha.She.verH7667,famineוְהָרָעָ֥בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458and swordוְהַחֶ֖רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;Howמִ֥יmiH4310shall I comfortאֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃'a.na.cha.MekhH5162you?

20Your sonsבָּנַ֜יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have faintedעֻלְּפ֥וּ'u.le.FuH5968, Theylieשָׁכְב֛וּsha.khe.VuH7901helplessat the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351, Like anantelopeכְּת֣וֹאke.To'H8377in a netמִכְמָ֑רmikh.MarH4364,Fullהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםham.le.'ImH4392of the wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Therebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085thisH2088, youafflictedעֲנִיָּ֑ה'a.ni.YahH6041, Who aredrunkוּשְׁכֻרַ֖תu.she.khu.RatH7937,but not with wineמִיָּֽיִן׃ סmi.Ya.yinH3196:

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559your LordH136,the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,even your Godוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ve.lo.Ha.yikhH430Whocontendsיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378for His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have takenלָקַ֛חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947out of your handמִיָּדֵ֖ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of reelingהַתַּרְעֵלָ֑הha.tar.'e.LahH8653, Thechaliceקֻבַּ֙עַת֙ כּ֣וֹסku.Ba.'at KosH3563 H6907of My angerחֲמָתִ֔יcha.ma.TiH2534;You will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּlish.to.TahH8354it againתוֹסִ֥יפִיto.Si.fiH3254.

23I willputוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760it into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of your tormentorsמוֹגַ֔יִךְmo.Ga.yikhH3013,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have saidאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559to you, ‘LieH7812downH7812that we may walkH5674overH5674you.’You have even madeוַתָּשִׂ֤ימִיva.ta.Si.miH7760your backגֵּוֵ֔ךְge.VekhH1460like the groundכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776And like the streetוְכַח֖וּץve.kha.ChutzH2351for those who walkH5674overH5674it.”

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