New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 59:2-13

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.

5They hatchH1234adders’צִפְעוֹנִי֙tzif.'o.NiH6848eggsבֵּיצֵ֤יbei.TzeiH1000andweaveיֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guH707the spider’sעַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.VishH5908webוְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.ReiH6980;He who eatsהָאֹכֵ֤לha.'o.KhelH398of their eggsמִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.HemH1000diesיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191, And fromthat which is crushedH2115a snakeאֶפְעֶֽה׃'ef.'EhH660breaksH1234forthH1234.

6Their websקֽוּרֵיהֶם֙ku.rei.HemH6980will not becomeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961clothingלְבֶ֔גֶדle.Ve.gedH899,NorH3808will theycoverיִתְכַּסּ֖וּyit.ka.SuH3680themselves with their worksבְּמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םbe.ma.'a.sei.HemH4639; Theirworksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei.HemH4639are worksמַֽעֲשֵׂי־ma.'a.sei-H4639of iniquityאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205, And anactוּפֹ֥עַלu.Fo.'alH6467of violenceחָמָ֖סcha.MasH2555is in theirhandsבְּכַפֵּיהֶֽם׃be.kha.pei.HemH3709.

7Their feetרַגְלֵיהֶם֙rag.lei.HemH7272runיָרֻ֔צוּya.Ru.tzuH7323to evilלָרַ֣עla.Ra'H7451,And they hastenוִֽימַהֲר֔וּvi.ma.ha.RuH4116to shedלִשְׁפֹּ֖ךְlish.PokhH8210innocentנָקִ֑יna.KiH5355bloodדָּ֣םdamH1818;Their thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284are thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתmach.she.VotH4284of iniquityאָ֔וֶן'A.venH205,Devastationשֹׁ֥דshodH7701and destructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667are in their highwaysבִּמְסִלּוֹתָֽם׃bim.si.lo.TamH4546.

8They do not knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of peaceשָׁלוֹם֙sha.lOmH7965,And thereH369isnoH369justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941in their tracksבְּמַעְגְּלוֹתָ֑םbe.ma'.ge.lo.TamH4570;They have madeH6140their pathsנְתִיבֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ne.ti.vo.tei.HemH5410crookedעִקְּשׁ֣וּ'i.ke.ShuH6140,Whoeverכֹּ֚לkolH3605treadsדֹּרֵ֣ךְdo.RekhH1869onthem does not knowיָדַ֖עya.Da'H3045peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃sha.LomH7965.

9Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941is farרָחַ֤קra.ChakH7368from us,And righteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666does not overtakeתַשִּׂיגֵ֖נוּta.si.Ge.nuH5381us; Wehopeנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960for lightלָאוֹר֙la.'OrH216,but beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822,For brightnessלִנְגֹה֖וֹתlin.go.HotH5054,but we walkנְהַלֵּֽךְ׃ne.ha.LekhH1980in gloomבָּאֲפֵל֥וֹתba.'a.fe.LotH653.

10Wegropeנְגַֽשְׁשָׁ֤הne.gash.ShahH1659along the wallקִ֔ירKirH7023like blindכַֽעִוְרִים֙kha.'iv.RimH5787menH5787,We gropeנְגַשֵּׁ֑שָׁהne.ga.She.shahH1659like those who haveH369noH369eyesעֵינַ֖יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869; Westumbleכָּשַׁ֤לְנוּka.Shal.nuH3782at middayבַֽצָּהֳרַ֙יִם֙va.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672as in the twilightכַּנֶּ֔שֶׁףka.Ne.shefH5399,Among those whoH820are vigorousH820we arelike deadכַּמֵּתִֽים׃ka.me.TimH4191men.

11Allכֻּלָּ֔נוּku.La.nuH3605of us growlנֶהֱמֶ֤הne.he.MehH1993like bearsכַדֻּבִּים֙kha.du.BimH1677, Andmoanהָגֹ֣הha.GohH1897sadlyנֶהְגֶּ֑הneh.GehH1897like dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123;We hopeנְקַוֶּ֤הne.ka.VehH6960forjusticeלַמִּשְׁפָּט֙la.mish.PatH4941,but thereH369is noneH369,For salvationלִֽישׁוּעָ֖הli.shu.'AhH3444, butit is farרָחֲקָ֥הra.cha.KahH7368from us.

12For ourtransgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֙ינוּ֙fe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are multipliedרַבּ֤וּra.BuH7231beforeנֶגְדֶּ֔ךָneg.De.khaH5048You, And oursinsוְחַטֹּאותֵ֖ינוּve.cha.to.Tei.nuH2403testifyעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030against us;For our transgressionsפְשָׁעֵ֣ינוּfe.sha.'Ei.nuH6588are with us, Andwe knowיְדַֽעֲנֽוּם׃ye.Da.'a.NumH3045our iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹתֵ֖ינוּva.'a.vo.no.Tei.nuH5771:

13Transgressingפָּשֹׁ֤עַpa.Sho.a'H6586anddenyingוְכַחֵשׁ֙ve.kha.CheshH3584the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,And turningH5472awayH5472from our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,Speakingדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696oppressionעֹ֣שֶׁק'O.shekH6233and revoltוְסָרָ֔הve.sa.RahH5627,Conceivingהֹר֧וֹho.RoH2029in andutteringוְהֹג֛וֹve.ho.GoH1897from the heartמִלֵּ֖בmi.LevH3820lyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697.

Read all of Isaiah 59

Commentaries on Isaiah 59