New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 55:8-13

8“For My thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284are notyour thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284,NorH3808areyour waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870My waysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9“For asthe heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064are higherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361thanH4480the earthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776,Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651are My waysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361thanH4480your waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870And My thoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284thanH4480your thoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10For as therainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653and the snowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950comeH3381downH3381from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,And do not returnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725thereוְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ve.Sha.mahH8033withoutאִם־'im-H3588 H518wateringהִרְוָ֣הhir.VahH7301the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776And making it bearוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205and sproutוְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּve.hitz.mi.ChahH6779,And furnishingוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233to the sowerלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232and breadוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to the eaterלָאֹכֵֽל׃la.'o.KhelH398;

11Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will Mywordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697be whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834goesH3318forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from My mouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310; It willnot returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to Me emptyרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387,Withoutכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518accomplishingעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I desireחָפַ֔צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654,And without succeedingוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743in the matterfor whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I sentשְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃she.lach.TivH7971it.

12For you will goתֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318out withjoyבְשִׂמְחָ֣הve.sim.ChahH8057And be ledH2986forthH2986withpeaceוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu.ve.sha.LomH7965; Themountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022and the hillsוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389will breakיִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.ChuH6476forthH6476into shoutsרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440of joyH7440beforeלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440you,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thetreesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704will clapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-H4222theirhandsכָֽף׃KhafH3709.

13Insteadתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478of thethornH5285bushH5285thecypressבְר֔וֹשׁve.Ro.oshH1265will comeיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up,And insteadוְתַ֥חַתve.ta.chatH8478of thenettleהַסִּרְפַּ֖דha.sir.PadH5636the myrtleהֲדַ֑סha.DasH1918will comeיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up, And it will be amemorialלְשֵׁ֔םle.ShemH8034to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,For an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226whichwill not be cutיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772offH3772.”

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