New American Standard Bible 2020

Deuteronomy 32:19-33

19“The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200this,and spurnedוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006themBecauseH4480of the provocationמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708byHis sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them,I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200whatמָ֣הmahH4100their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319will be;For they are a perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,Sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom there is noלֹא־lo'-H3808faithfulnessאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.

21They have madeH7065Me jealousקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with whatis not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;They have provokedH3707Me toH3707angerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with theiridolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892.So I will makeH7065them jealousאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065with those who arenot a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will provokeאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707them toH3707angerH3707with a foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471,

22For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784has flaredקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in My angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,And it burnsוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344to the lowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482partH8482ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,And devoursוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with its yieldוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,And setsוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857onH3857fireH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23‘I will addH3254misfortunesH7463to them;I will useH3615upH3615My arrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671on them.

24They will bewastedמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198by famineרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458,and emaciatedוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898byplagueרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565And a bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815epidemicוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986;And the teethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929I will sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971against them,With the venomחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of crawlingזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119thingsH2119of the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25Outsideמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH4480 H2351the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719will makeתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921themchildlessH7921,And insideוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH4480 H2315,terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367--BothH1571youngבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970manH970and virginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,The nursingH3243childH3243with the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of grayשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872hairH7872.

26I would have saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will wipeH6284them outH6284,I will removeאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673the mentionזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143oftheir name from humanityמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582,”

27Had I not fearedאָג֔וּר'a.GurH1481the provocationכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708by the enemyH340,That their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862would misjudgeH5235,That they would sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559, “Our handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027isH7311triumphantH7311,And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has not performedפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088.”’

28“For they are a nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471destituteאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6of counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098,And thereH369isH369noH369understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29IfH3863onlyH3863they wereH2449wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449andthey understoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919thisH2088; If onlythey would discernיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995theirfutureלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30HowH351could oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,And twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147putH5127tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH7233toH5127flightH5127,Unlessאִם־ לֹא֙ כִּי־'im- lo' ki-H518 H3808 H3588theirRockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had soldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376them,And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had givenH5462them upH5462?

31Indeedכִּ֛יkiH3588,their rockכְצוּרֵ֖נוּkhe.tzu.Re.nuH6697is not like our Rockצוּרָ֑םtzu.RamH6697;Even our enemiesH340themselves judgeפְּלִילִֽים׃pe.li.LimH6414this.

32For their vineמִגֶּ֤פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612is from the vineגַּפְנָ֔םgaf.NamH1612of Sodomסְדֹם֙se.DomH5467,And from the fieldsוּמִשַּׁדְמֹ֖תu.mi.shad.MotH7709of Gomorrahעֲמֹרָ֑ה'a.mo.RahH6017;Their grapesעֲנָבֵ֙מוֹ֙'a.na.Ve.movH6025are grapesעִנְּבֵי־'i.ne.vei-H6025ofpoisonר֔וֹשׁRo.oshH7219,Their clustersאַשְׁכְּלֹ֥ת'ash.ke.LotH811,bitterמְרֹרֹ֖תme.ro.RotH4846.

33Their wineיֵינָ֑םyei.NamH3196is the venomחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534ofserpentsתַּנִּינִ֖םta.ni.NimH8577, And thedeadlyאַכְזָֽר׃'akh.ZarH393poisonוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7219of vipersפְּתָנִ֖יםpe.ta.NimH6620.

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