New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 66:3-5

3“Buthe who killsשׁוֹחֵ֨טsho.ChetH7819an oxהַשּׁ֜וֹרha.ShorH7794is likeone who slaysמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376;He who sacrificesזוֹבֵ֤חַzo.Ve.achH2076a lambהַשֶּׂה֙ha.SehH7716is likethe one who breaksH6202a dog’sכֶּ֔לֶבKe.levH3611neckעֹ֣רֵֽף'O.refH6202;He who offersמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503is like one who offersswine’sחֲזִ֔ירcha.ZirH2386bloodדַּם־dam-H1818; He whoburnsמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142incenseלְבֹנָ֖הle.vo.NahH3828is likethe one who blessesמְבָ֣רֵֽךְme.Va.rekhH1288an idolאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205.As they have chosenבָּֽחֲרוּ֙ba.cha.RuH977their ownwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔םbe.dar.khei.HemH1870,And their soulנַפְשָׁ֥םnaf.ShamH5315delightsחָפֵֽצָה׃cha.Fe.tzahH2654in theirabominationsוּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251,

4Soגַּם־gam-H1571I willchooseאֶבְחַ֣ר'ev.CharH977theirpunishmentsבְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗םbe.ta.'a.lu.lei.HemH8586And willbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935on them whatH4034they dreadH4034.Becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121, butnoH369oneH369answeredעוֹנֶ֔הo.NehH6030;I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,but they did not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085.And they didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869And choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ סba.Cha.ruH977that in whichוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.SherH834I did not delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654.”

5Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,you whoH2730trembleH2730at His wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697: “Your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251whohateשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you, whoexcludeמְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.KhemH5077you for My name’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,Have saidאָמְרוּ֩'a.me.RuH559, ‘Let the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be glorifiedיִכְבַּ֣דyikh.BadH3513,that we may seeוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'EhH7200your joyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057.’ Butthey will be putH954to shameH954.

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