New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 9:7-13

7ThereH369will benoH369endקֵ֗ץKetzH7093to the increaseלְמַרְבֵּ֨הle.mar.behH4766of Hisgovernmentהַמִּשְׂרָ֜הha.mis.RahH4951or of peaceוּלְשָׁל֣וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965, On thethroneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732and overH5921his kingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467,To establishלְהָכִ֤יןle.ha.KhinH3559it and to upholdוּֽלְסַעֲדָ֔הּu.le.sa.'a.DahH5582it withjusticeבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666From thenמֵעַתָּה֙me.'a.TahH6258on and forevermoreעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5703 H5769.The zealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will accomplishתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisH2088.

8The Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136sendsשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971amessageדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697against Jacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290,And it fallsוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307on Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9And allכֻּלּ֔וֹku.LoH3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971knowוְיָדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045it, That is,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and the inhabitantsוְיוֹשֵׁ֣בve.yo.ShevH3427of Samariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,Assertingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559in prideבְּגַאֲוָ֛הbe.ga.'a.VahH1346and inarroganceוּבְגֹ֥דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433of heartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824:

10“The bricksלְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.NimH3843have fallenH5307downH5307, But we willrebuildנִבְנֶ֑הniv.NehH1129with smoothH1496stonesוְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.ZitH1496;The sycamoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.MimH8256have been cutגֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'uH1438downH1438,But we will replaceנַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.LifH2498themwith cedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.ZimH730.”

11Therefore the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068raisesוַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvay.sa.GevH7682againstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921them adversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862fromRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526And spursיְסַכְסֵֽךְ׃ye.sakh.SekhH5526their enemiesH340on,

12The Arameansאֲרָ֣ם'a.RamH758on the eastמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430on the westמֵֽאָח֔וֹרme.'a.ChorH268; And theydevourוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478withgapingבְּכָל־be.kholH3605jawsפֶּ֑הPehH6310. In spite ofallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisH2088,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639does not turnשָׁ֖בshavH7725awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725And His handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750stretchedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186out.

13Yet the peopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971do not turnH7725backשָׁ֖בshavH7725to Him who struckהַמַּכֵּ֑הוּha.ma.Ke.huH5221them,NorH3808do theyseekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃ סda.Ra.shuH1875the LordH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

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