New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 59:14-18

14Justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941is turnedH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, Andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666standsתַּעֲמֹ֑דta.'a.ModH5975farמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350awayH4480;For truthאֱמֶ֔ת'e.MetH571has stumbledכָשְׁלָ֤הkha.she.LahH3782in the streetבָֽרְחוֹב֙va.re.chOvH7339,And uprightnessH5228cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֥לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808enterלָבֽוֹא׃la.Vo'H935.

15Yes, truthהָֽאֱמֶת֙ha.'e.MetH571is lackingנֶעְדֶּ֔רֶתne'.De.retH5737;And he who turnsH5493asideוְסָ֥רve.SarH5493from evilמֵרָ֖עme.Ra'H7451makesH7997himself a preyH7997.Now the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֧רְאvai.Yar'H7200, And it wasdispleasingוַיֵּ֥רַעvai.Ye.ra'H7489in His sightבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869that thereH369was noH369justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

16And He sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200that thereH369wasnoH369manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,And was astonishedוַיִּשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םvai.yish.to.MemH8074that thereH369was noH369oneH369to intercedeמַפְגִּ֑יעַmaf.Gi.a'H6293; Then Hisown armזְרֹע֔וֹze.ro.'OH2220broughtH3467salvationH3467to Him,And His righteousnessוְצִדְקָת֖וֹve.tzid.ka.ToH6666upheldסְמָכָֽתְהוּ׃se.ma.Kha.te.huH5564Him.

17He putוַיִּלְבַּ֤שׁvai.yil.BashH3847onrighteousnessצְדָקָה֙tze.da.KahH6666like a breastplateכַּשִּׁרְיָ֔ןka.shir.YanH8302, And ahelmetוְכ֥וֹבַעve.Khoa'H3553of salvationיְשׁוּעָ֖הye.shu.'AhH3444on His headבְּרֹאשׁ֑וֹbe.ro.ShoH7218;And He putוַיִּלְבַּ֞שׁvai.yil.BashH3847ongarmentsבִּגְדֵ֤יbig.DeiH899of vengeanceנָקָם֙na.KamH5359for clothingתִּלְבֹּ֔שֶׁתtil.Bo.shetH8516And wrappedוַיַּ֥עַטvai.Ya.'atH5844Himself withzealקִנְאָֽה׃kin.'AhH7068as a mantleכַּמְעִ֖ילkam.'IlH4598.

18Accordingכְּעַ֤לke.'AlH5921to theirdeedsגְּמֻלוֹת֙ge.mu.lOtH1578,soכְּעַ֣לke.'AlH5921He will repayיְשַׁלֵּ֔םye.sha.LemH7999,Wrathחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534to His adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,recompenseגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to His enemiesH340;To the coastlandsלָאִיִּ֖יםla.'i.YimH339He willmakeיְשַׁלֵּֽם׃ye.sha.LemH7999recompenseגְּמ֥וּלge.MulH1576.

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