New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 56:6-12

6“Also theforeignersוּבְנֵ֣י הַנֵּכָ֗רu.ve.Nei ha.ne.KharH1121 H5236who joinהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselves to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,To ministerלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334to Him, and to loveוּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.VahH157the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,To be His servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,everyH3605oneH3605whokeepsשֹׁמֵ֤רsho.MerH8104from profaningמֵֽחַלְּל֔וֹme.cha.le.LoH2490the sabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676And holdsוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388fastH2388My covenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

7Eventhose I will bringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935to Myholyקָדְשִׁ֗יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022Andmakeוְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ve.si.mach.TimH8055them joyfulH8055in My houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605.Their burntעוֹלֹתֵיהֶ֧םo.lo.tei.HemH5930offeringsH5930and their sacrificesוְזִבְחֵיהֶ֛םve.ziv.chei.HemH2077will be acceptableלְרָצ֖וֹןle.ra.TzonH7522onMy altarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196; ForMy houseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004will be calledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121a houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of prayerתְּפִלָּ֥הte.fi.LahH8605for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peoplesהָעַמִּֽים׃ha.'a.MimH5971.”

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, whogathersמְקַבֵּ֖ץme.ka.BetzH6908the dispersedנִדְחֵ֣יnid.CheiH5080of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002, “Yetע֛וֹדodH5750othersI will gatherאֲקַבֵּ֥ץ'a.ka.BetzH6908to them, to those alreadygatheredלְנִקְבָּצָֽיו׃le.nik.ba.TzavH6908.”

9Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605youbeastsH2421of the fieldH7706,Allכָּל־kol-H3605you beastsH2421in the forestבַּיָּֽעַר׃ סbai.Ya.'arH3293,Comeאֵתָ֕יוּ'e.Ta.yuH857to eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398.

10Hiswatchmenצֹפָ֞יוtza.fiuH6822areblindעִוְרִ֤ים'iv.RimH5787,Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045nothingלֹ֣אlo'H3808.Allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605of them are muteאִלְּמִ֔ים'i.le.MimH483dogsכְּלָבִ֣יםke.la.VimH3611unableלֹ֥א יוּכְל֖וּlo' yu.khe.LuH3808 H3201to barkלִנְבֹּ֑חַlin.Bo.achH5024,Dreamersהֹזִים֙ho.ZimH1957lyingשֹֽׁכְבִ֔יםsho.khe.VimH7901downH7901,who loveאֹהֲבֵ֖י'o.ha.VeiH157to slumberלָנֽוּם׃la.NumH5123;

11And the dogsוְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםve.ha.ke.la.VimH3611aregreedyעַזֵּי־ נֶ֗פֶשׁ'a.zei- Ne.feshH5315 H5794, theyare not satisfiedיָֽדְעוּ֙ שָׂבְעָ֔הya.de.'U sa.ve.'AhH3045 H7654.And they are shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462who haveיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045noH3808understandingהָבִ֑יןha.VinH995;They have allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605turnedפָּנ֔וּpa.NuH6437to their own wayלְדַרְכָּ֣םle.dar.KamH1870,EachH376oneH376to his unjustלְבִצְע֖וֹle.vitz.'OH1215gainH1215,to the lastH7097oneH7097.

12“Comeאֵתָ֥יוּ'e.Ta.yuH857,” they say, “letus getאֶקְחָה־'ek.chah-H3947wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,and let us drinkשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941heavilyH5433of strongH7941drinkH5433; Andtomorrowמָחָ֔רma.CharH4279will be like todayכָזֶה֙ י֣וֹםkha.Zeh YomH2088 H3117,only moreגָּד֖וֹל יֶ֥תֶר מְאֹֽד׃ga.Dol Ye.ter me.'OdH1419 H3499 H3966so.”

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