New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 8:16-20

16Bindצ֖וֹרTzorH6887up the testimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856thelawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451amongmy disciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17And I willwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068who is hidingהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.TirH5641His faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;I will even lookH6960eagerlyוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960for Him.

18Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I and the childrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me are forsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and wondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whodwellsהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןha.sho.KhenH7931on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you, “Consultדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875the mediumsהָאֹבוֹת֙ha.'OtH178and the spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049who whisperהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850and mutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897,”should not a peopleעַם֙'amH5971consultיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875their Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? Should they consultthe deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191on behalfבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157of the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416?

20To thelawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to the testimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!Ifאִם־'im-H518they do not speakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559according to thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,it is becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they haveH369noH369dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.

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