New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 6:8-11

8Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֞עva.'esh.Ma'H8085thevoiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136,sayingאֹמֵ֔ר'o.MerH559, “Whomמִ֥יmiH4310shall I sendאֶשְׁלַ֖ח'esh.LachH7971,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310will goיֵֽלֶךְ־ye.lekh-H1980for Us?” ThenI saidוָאֹמַ֖רva.'o.MarH559, “HereH2009am I. Sendשְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃she.la.Che.niH7971me!”

9He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלֵ֥ךְlekhH1980,and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖ve.'a.mar.TaH559thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971: ‘Keepשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085onlisteningשָׁמ֙וֹעַ֙sha.Mo.a'H8085,but do not perceiveתָּבִ֔ינוּta.Vi.nuH995;Keepוּרְא֥וּu.re.'UH7200on lookingרָא֖וֹra.'OH7200,but do not understandתֵּדָֽעוּ׃te.Da.'uH3045.’

10RenderH8080the heartsלֵב־lev-H3820of thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971insensitiveH8080,Their earsוְאָזְנָ֥יוve.'a.ze.NavH241dullהַכְבֵּ֖דhakh.BedH3513,And their eyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869dimהָשַׁ֑עha.Sha'H8173,Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-H6435they might seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir.'EhH7200with their eyesבְעֵינָ֜יוve.'ei.NavH5869,Hearיִשְׁמָ֗עyish.Ma'H8085with their earsוּבְאָזְנָ֣יוu.ve.'a.ze.NavH241,Understandיָבִ֛יןya.VinH995with their heartsוּלְבָב֥וֹu.le.va.VoH3824,And returnוָשָׁ֖בva.ShavH7725and be healedוְרָ֥פָאve.Ra.fa'H7495.”

11Then I saidוָאֹמַ֕רva.'o.MarH559, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136,howH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704 H4970?”And He answeredוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Untilעַ֣ד אֲשֶׁר֩ אִם־'ad 'a.Sher 'im-H5704 H834 H518citiesעָרִ֜ים'a.RimH5892are devastatedH7582andwithoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֗בyo.ShevH3427,Housesוּבָתִּים֙u.va.TimH1004are withoutמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369peopleאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120And the landוְהָאֲדָמָ֖הve.ha.'a.da.MahH127is utterlyH8077desolateH8077,

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