New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 59:1-4

1Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005,the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027is not soH4480shortקָצְרָ֥הka.tze.RahH7114That it cannotH4480saveמֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'H3467;NorH3808is His earאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241soH4480dullכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513That it cannotH4480hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

2But youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771have madeH914a separationH914betweenH996you and your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,And your sinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403have hiddenהִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruH5641Hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440from you soH4480that He doesnot hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3For yourhandsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709are defiledנְגֹאֲל֣וּne.go.'a.LuH1351with bloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818And your fingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676with iniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771;Your lipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193have spokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696falsehoodשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267,Your tongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956muttersתֶהְגֶּֽה׃teh.GehH1897wickednessH5767.

4NoH369oneH369suesקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121righteouslyבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664andnoH369oneH369pleadsנִשְׁפָּ֖טnish.PatH8199honestlyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530. Theytrustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982in confusionתֹּ֙הוּ֙to.huH8414and speakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesשָׁ֔וְאShav'H7723; Theyconceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999and bringוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205forthH3205iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

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