New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 8:19-22

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.

21They will passוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674through the landhard-pressedנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185and famishedוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457,and it will turnוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437out that whenכִֽי־khi-H3588they are hungryיִרְעַ֜בyir.'AvH7456,they will be enragedוְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.TzafH7107and curseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043their kingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and their Godוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430as they faceH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

22Then they willlookיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to the earthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve.hi.NehH2009,distressצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869and darknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825,the gloomמְע֣וּףme.'UfH4588of anguishצוּקָ֔הtzu.KahH6695; and they will bedrivenH5080awayH5080into darknessוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653.

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