New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 61:4-9

4Then they willrebuildוּבָנוּ֙u.va.NuH1129the ancientעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769ruinsחָרְב֣וֹתcha.re.VotH2723,They will raiseיְקוֹמֵ֑מוּye.ko.Me.muH6965up the formerרִֽאשֹׁנִ֖יםri.sho.NimH7223devastationsשֹׁמְמ֥וֹתsho.me.MotH8074;And they will repairוְחִדְּשׁוּ֙ve.chi.de.ShuH2318the ruinedחֹ֔רֶבCho.revH2721citiesעָ֣רֵי'A.reiH5892,The desolationsשֹׁמְמ֖וֹתsho.me.MotH8074of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

5Strangersזָרִ֔יםza.RimH2114will standוְעָמְד֣וּve.'a.me.DuH5975and pastureוְרָע֖וּve.ra.'UH7462your flocksצֹאנְכֶ֑םtzon.KhemH6629, Andforeignersוּבְנֵ֣י נֵכָ֔רu.ve.Nei ne.KharH1121 H5236will be your farmersאִכָּרֵיכֶ֖ם'i.ka.rei.KhemH406and your vinedressersוְכֹרְמֵיכֶֽם׃ve.kho.re.mei.KhemH3755.

6But you will be calledתִּקָּרֵ֔אוּti.ka.Re.'uH7121thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֤יko.ha.NeiH3548of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;You will be spokenH7121of asministersמְשָׁרְתֵ֣יme.sha.re.TeiH8334of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.You will eatתֹּאכֵ֔לוּto.Khe.luH398thewealthחֵ֤ילcheilH2428of nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471, And in theirrichesוּבִכְבוֹדָ֖םu.vikh.vo.DamH3519you will boastתִּתְיַמָּֽרוּ׃tit.ya.Ma.ruH3235.

7Insteadתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478of yourshameבָּשְׁתְּכֶם֙ba.she.te.KhemH1322you will have adoubleמִשְׁנֶ֔הmish.NehH4932portion, And instead ofhumiliationוּכְלִמָּ֖הu.khe.li.MahH3639they will shoutיָרֹ֣נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442for joyH7442over their portionחֶלְקָ֑םchel.KamH2506.Thereforeלָכֵ֤ןla.KhenH3651they will possessיִירָ֔שׁוּyi.Ra.shuH3423a doubleמִשְׁנֶ֣הmish.NehH4932portionin their landבְּאַרְצָם֙be.'ar.TzamH776,Everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyשִׂמְחַ֥תsim.ChatH8057will be theirsH1992.

8For I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,loveאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157justiceמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941,I hateשֹׂנֵ֥אso.Ne'H8130robberyגָזֵ֖לga.ZelH1498in the burntH5930offeringH5930;And I will faithfullyבֶּאֱמֶ֔תbe.'e.MetH571giveוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414them their recompenseפְעֻלָּתָם֙fe.'u.la.TamH6468And makeאֶכְר֥וֹת'ekh.RotH3772aneverlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769covenantוּבְרִ֥יתu.ve.RitH1285with them.

9Then their offspringזַרְעָ֔םzar.'AmH2233will be knownוְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'H3045among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִם֙ba.go.YimH1471,And their descendantsוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the peoplesהָעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971.Allכָּל־kol-H3605who seeרֹֽאֵיהֶם֙ro.'ei.HemH7200them will recognizeיַכִּיר֔וּםya.ki.RumH5234themBecauseכִּ֛יkiH3588they are theoffspringזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233whomthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֥ךְbe.RakhH1288.

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