New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 66:5-14

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.

6A voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963of uproarשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588from the cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892,a voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963from the templeמֵֽהֵיכָ֑לme.hei.KhalH1964,The voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068who isrenderingמְשַׁלֵּ֥םme.sha.LemH7999recompenseגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to His enemiesH340.

7“Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962she travailedתָּחִ֖ילta.ChilH2342,she broughtH3205forthH3205;Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962her painחֵ֛בֶלChe.velH2256cameיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935,she gaveH4422birthH4422to a boyזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085suchH2088a thingH2088?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200suchכָּאֵ֔לֶּהka.'E.lehH428things?Can a landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776bebornהֲי֤וּחַלha.Yu.chalH2342in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117?Can a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471be broughtH3205forthH3205allH6471at onceאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259 H6471?As soonכִּֽי־ki-H3588as Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726travailedחָ֛לָהCha.lahH2342,she alsoגַּם־gam-H1571broughtH3205forthH3205her sonsבָּנֶֽיהָ׃ba.Nei.haH1121.

9Shall I bringH7665to the pointH7665of birthH7665andnot giveH3205deliveryH3205?”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Orאִם־'im-H518shall I who givesH3205deliveryH3205shutוְעָצַ֖רְתִּיve.'a.Tzar.tiH6113the womb?”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10“Bejoyfulשִׂמְח֧וּsim.ChuH8055with Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and rejoiceוְגִ֥ילוּve.Gi.luH1523for her, allכָּל־kol-H3605you wholoveאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157her;Be exceedinglyמָשׂ֔וֹשׂma.SosH4885gladשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797with her, allכָּל־kol-H3605you who mournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56overעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921her,

11That you may nurseתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243andbe satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֔םu.se.va'.TemH7646with her comfortingתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָtan.chu.Mei.haH8575breastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699,That you may suckתָּמֹ֛צּוּta.Mo.tzuH4711and be delightedוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026with herbountifulמִזִּ֥יזmi.ZizH2123bosomכְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סke.vo.DahH3519.”

12For thusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “BeholdH2009,I extendנֹטֶֽה־no.teh-H5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to her like a riverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104, And thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471like an overflowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857streamוּכְנַ֧חַלu.khe.Na.chalH5158; And you willbe nursedוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243, you will becarriedתִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּti.na.Se.'uH5375on thehipצַד֙tzadH6654and fondledתְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃te.sho.'o.Sha.'uH8173on the kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.

13As oneכְּאִ֕ישׁke.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his motherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comfortsתְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּte.na.cha.Me.nuH5162,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I willcomfortאֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם'a.Na.chem.KhemH5162you;And you will be comfortedתְּנֻחָֽמוּ׃te.nu.Cha.muH5162in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

14Then you willseeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200this, and yourheartלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820will be gladוְשָׂ֣שׂve.SasH7797, And yourbonesוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'atz.mo.tei.KhemH6106will flourishתִפְרַ֑חְנָהtif.Rach.nahH6524like the newH1877grassכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877; And thehandיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be madeH3045knownH3045to His servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, But He will beindignantוְזָעַ֖םve.za.'AmH2194towardאֶת־'et-H854His enemiesH340.

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