New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 65:17-25

17“For beholdH2009,I createבוֹרֵ֛אvo.Re'H1254newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and a newחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776; And theformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223will not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ti.za.Khar.nahH2142or comeתַעֲלֶ֖ינָהta.'a.Lei.nahH5927tomindלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

18But begladשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797and rejoiceוְגִ֙ילוּ֙ve.Gi.luH1523foreverעַ֔ד'AdH5703in whatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834I createבוֹרֵ֑אvo.Re'H1254;For beholdH2009,I createבוֹרֵ֧אvo.Re'H1254Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389forrejoicingגִּילָ֖הgi.LahH1525And her peopleוְעַמָּ֥הּve.'a.MahH5971forgladnessמָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃ma.SosH4885.

19I will alsorejoiceוְגַלְתִּ֥יve.gal.TiH1523in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389and be gladוְשַׂשְׂתִּ֣יve.sas.TiH7797in My peopleבְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971;And there will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֔וֹדodH5750be heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085in herThe voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963ofweepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065and the soundוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of cryingזְעָקָֽה׃ze.'a.KahH2201.

20NoH3808longerע֗וֹדodH5750will there bein it an infantע֤וּל'ulH5764who lives but a fewdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,Or an oldוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205manH2205whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834does notliveיְמַלֵּ֖אye.ma.Le'H4390out his daysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117;For the youthהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288will dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191at the ageבֶּן־ben-H1121of one hundredמֵאָ֤הme.'AhH3967And theone who does not reachוְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔אve.Ha.cho.Te'H2398the ageבֶּן־ben-H1121of one hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967Will be thoughtaccursedיְקֻלָּֽל׃ye.ku.LalH7043.

21They willbuildוּבָנ֥וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004and inhabitוְיָשָׁ֑בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them; They will alsoplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754and eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398their fruitפִּרְיָֽם׃pir.YamH6529.

22They will not buildיִבְנוּ֙yiv.NuH1129andanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427,They will not plantיִטְּע֖וּyi.te.'UH5193and anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398; For as thelifetimeכִימֵ֤יkhi.MeiH3117of a treeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086, so will bethe daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,And My chosenH972onesבְחִירָֽי׃ve.chi.RaiH972willwearיְבַלּ֥וּye.va.LuH1086out the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027.

23They willnot laborיִֽיגְעוּ֙yi.ge.'UH3021in vainלָרִ֔יקla.RikH7385,Or bearיֵלְד֖וּye.le.DuH3205childrenfor calamityלַבֶּהָלָ֑הla.be.ha.LahH928; For they are theoffspringזֶ֜רַעZe.ra'H2233of those blessedבְּרוּכֵ֤יbe.ru.KheiH1288by the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,And their descendantsוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631with them.

24It will also comeH1961to passH1961that beforeטֶֽרֶם־te.rem-H2962they callיִקְרָ֖אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121, I willanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;and while they are stillע֛וֹדodH5750speakingמְדַבְּרִ֖יםme.da.be.RimH1696,I will hearאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085.

25Thewolfזְאֵ֨בze.'EvH2061and the lambוְטָלֶ֜הve.ta.LehH2924will grazeיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462togetherכְאֶחָ֗דkhe.'e.ChadH259, and thelionH743will eatיֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-H398strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401like the oxכַּבָּקָ֣רka.ba.KarH1241; anddustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083will be the serpent’sוְנָחָ֖שׁve.na.ChashH5175foodלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899. They willdoH7489noH3808evilH7489or harmיַשְׁחִ֛יתוּyash.Chi.tuH7843in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Myholyקָדְשִׁ֖יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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