New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 9:8-12

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.

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