New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 59:9-15

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.

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.

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