New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 57:16-18

16For I willnot contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,NorH3808will I alwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331be angryאֶקְּצ֑וֹף'e.ke.TzofH7107;For the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307would growH5848faintיַֽעֲט֔וֹףya.'a.TofH5848beforeמִלְּפָנַ֣יmi.le.fa.NaiH4480 H6440Me, And thebreathוּנְשָׁמ֖וֹתu.ne.sha.MotH5397of those whomI have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17Because of the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771of hisunjustבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215gainH1215I was angryקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107and struckוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221him;I hidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641My faceand was angryוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107,And he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980onturningH7726awayH7726,in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200his waysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870, but I willhealוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him; I willleadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him andrestoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150to him and to his mournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57,

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