New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 1:21-31

21HowH351the faithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151has becomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961aprostituteלְזוֹנָ֔הle.zo.NahH2181, She whowas fullמְלֵאֲתִ֣יme.le.'a.TiH4392of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֗טmish.PatH4941!Righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664oncedweltיָלִ֥יןya.LinH3885in her,But nowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersמְרַצְּחִֽים׃me.ra.tze.ChimH7523.

22Your silverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701has becomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961wasteH5509matterH5509,Your drinkסָבְאֵ֖ךְsa.ve.'EkhH5435dilutedמָה֥וּלma.HulH4107with waterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325.

23Yourrulersשָׂרַ֣יִךְsa.Ra.yikhH8269are rebelsסוֹרְרִ֗יםso.RimH5637And companionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270of thievesגַּנָּבִ֔יםga.na.VimH1590;Everyoneכֻּלּוֹ֙ku.LoH3605lovesאֹהֵ֣ב'o.HevH157a bribeשֹׁ֔חַדSho.chadH7810And chasesוְרֹדֵ֖ףve.ro.DefH7291after giftsשַׁלְמֹנִ֑יםshal.mo.NimH8021. Theydo not obtainH8199justiceH8199for theorphanיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,NorH3808does the widow’sאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490caseוְרִ֥יבve.RivH7379comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935beforeאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'a.lei.HemH413them.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the LordH136Godיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, TheMightyאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46OneH46of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻ֤םne.'UmH5002, “Ahה֚וֹיHoH1945,I will haveH5162satisfactionH5162againstH4480My adversariesמִצָּרַ֔יmi.tza.RaiH6862, Andavengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358Myself on My enemiesH340.

25I will also turnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027againstעָלַ֔יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you, AndsmeltH6884awayH6884your impuritiesסִיגָ֑יִךְsi.Ga.yikhH5509as with lyeכַּבֹּ֖רka.BorH1253;And I will removeוְאָסִ֖ירָהve.'a.Si.rahH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605your slagבְּדִילָֽיִךְ׃be.di.La.yikhH913.

26Then I will restoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725yourjudgesשֹׁפְטַ֙יִךְ֙sho.fe.Ta.yikhH8199as at firstכְּבָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הke.va.Ri.sho.NahH7223,And your counselorsוְיֹעֲצַ֖יִךְve.yo.'a.Tza.yikhH3289as at the beginningכְּבַתְּחִלָּ֑הke.vat.te.chi.LahH8462;Afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that you will be calledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892of righteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,A faithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151.”

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726will beredeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299with justiceבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941And herrepentantוְשָׁבֶ֖יהָve.sha.Vei.haH7725ones with righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28Butwrongdoersפֹּשְׁעִ֛יםpo.she.'ImH6586and sinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400togetherH3164will bebrokenוְשֶׁ֧בֶרve.She.verH7667,And those who abandonוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will comeיִכְלֽוּ׃yikh.LuH3615toH3615anH3615endH3615.

29You certainlyכִּ֣יkiH3588will beH954ashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954of theoaksמֵאֵילִ֖יםme.'ei.LimH352whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have desiredחֲמַדְתֶּ֑םcha.mad.TemH2530,And you will be embarrassedוְתַ֨חְפְּר֔וּve.Tach.pe.RuH2659by thegardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have chosenבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃be.char.TemH977.

30For you will be like anoakכְּאֵלָ֖הke.'e.LahH424whoseleafעָלֶ֑הָ'a.Le.haH5929withersנֹבֶ֣לֶתno.Ve.letH5034awayH5034,Or like a gardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593that hasH369noH369waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31The strongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634manH2634will becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961likeflaxH5296fiberH5296,And his workוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467a sparkלְנִיצ֑וֹץle.ni.TzotzH5213.So they shall bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֛םshe.nei.HemH8147burnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherH3164And thereH369willH369beH369noH369oneH369to extinguishמְכַבֶּֽה׃ סme.kha.BehH3518them.

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