New American Standard Bible 1995

Leviticus 26:31-39

31I willlayוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414wasteחָרְבָּ֔הchar.BahH2723your citiesעָֽרֵיכֶם֙'a.rei.KhemH5892as well and will makeH8074yoursanctuariesמִקְדְּשֵׁיכֶ֑םmik.de.shei.KhemH4720desolateH8074, and I will notsmellH7381your soothingנִיחֹֽחֲכֶֽם׃ni.Cho.cha.KhemH5207aromasH7381.

32I will makeH8074the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776desolateH8074so that your enemiesH340who settleהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in it will be appalledH8074overעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921it.

33You, however, Iwill scatterאֱזָרֶ֣ה'e.za.RehH2219among the nationsבַגּוֹיִ֔םva.go.YimH1471and will drawH7385out a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719afterאַחֲרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.cha.rei.KhemH310you, as your landאַרְצְכֶם֙'ar.tze.KhemH776becomesוְהָיְתָ֤הve.hay.TahH1961desolateשְׁמָמָ֔הshe.ma.MahH8077and your citiesוְעָרֵיכֶ֖םve.'a.rei.KhemH5892becomeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961wasteחָרְבָּֽה׃char.BahH2723.

34‘Thenאָז֩'azH227the landהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776willenjoyתִּרְצֶ֨הtir.TzehH7521its sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶ֗יהָsha.be.to.Tei.haH7676allכֹּ֚לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of the desolationהֳשַׁמָּ֔הho.sha.MahH8074,while you are in your enemies’H340landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776;thenאָ֚ז'azH227the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776will restתִּשְׁבַּ֣תtish.BatH7673andenjoyוְהִרְצָ֖תve.hir.TzatH7521its sabbathsשַׁבְּתֹתֶֽיהָ׃sha.be.to.Tei.haH7676.

35Allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of itsdesolationהָשַּׁמָּ֖הha.sha.MahH8074it will observeH7673the restH7673whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834it did not observeH7673on your sabbathsבְּשַׁבְּתֹתֵיכֶ֖םbe.sha.be.to.tei.KhemH7676,while you were livingבְּשִׁבְתְּכֶ֥םbe.shiv.te.KhemH3427on it.

36As for those of you who may be leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604,I will also bringוְהֵבֵ֤אתִיve.he.Ve.tiH935weaknessמֹ֙רֶךְ֙mo.rekhH4816into their heartsבִּלְבָבָ֔םbil.va.VamH3824in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of their enemiesH340.And the soundק֚וֹלKolH6963of a drivenנִדָּ֔ףni.DafH5086leafעָלֶ֣ה'a.LehH5929will chaseוְרָדַ֣ףve.ra.DafH7291them, and even when noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369one is pursuingרֹדֵֽף׃ro.DefH7291they will fleeוְנָס֧וּve.na.SuH5127as thoughמְנֻֽסַת־me.nu.sat-H4499from the swordחֶ֛רֶבChe.revH2719,and they will fallוְנָפְל֖וּve.naf.LuH5307.

37They will therefore stumbleוְכָשְׁל֧וּve.kha.she.LuH3782over eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376otherבְּאָחִ֛יוbe.'a.ChivH251as if runningfrom the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719,although noH369oneH369is pursuingוְרֹדֵ֣ףve.ro.DefH7291;and you will haveתִֽהְיֶ֤הtih.YehH1961no strengthto standתְּקוּמָ֔הte.ku.MahH8617up beforeH6440your enemiesH340.

38Butyou will perishוַאֲבַדְתֶּ֖םva.'a.vad.TemH6among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֑םba.go.YimH1471,and your enemies’H340landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776will consumeוְאָכְלָ֣הve.'a.khe.LahH398you.

39So those of you who may be leftוְהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםve.ha.nish.'a.RimH7604will rotיִמַּ֙קּוּ֙yi.Ma.kuH4743awayיִמָּֽקּוּ׃yi.Ma.kuH4743because of their iniquityבַּֽעֲוֹנָ֔םba.'a.vo.NamH5771in the landsבְּאַרְצֹ֖תbe.'ar.TzotH776of your enemiesH340;and alsoוְאַ֛ףve.'AfH637because of the iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹ֥תba.'a.vo.NotH5771of their forefathersאֲבֹתָ֖ם'a.vo.TamH1they will rotH4743awayH4743with them.

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