New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 26:16-21

16Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,they soughtפְּקָד֑וּךָpe.ka.Du.chaH6485Youin distressבַּצַּ֣רba.TzarH6862; Theycould only whisperצָק֣וּןtza.KunH6694 H3908a prayerH3908,Your disciplineמוּסָרְךָ֖mu.sa.re.KhaH4148was upon them.

17As the pregnantהָרָה֙ha.RahH2030womanH2030approachesתַּקְרִ֣יבtak.RivH7126the timeto giveלָלֶ֔דֶתla.Le.detH3205birthH3205,She writhesתָּחִ֥ילta.ChilH2342andcriesH2199outH2199in her laborH2256painsH2256;ThisH3651isH3651howH3651we were beforeמִפָּנֶ֖יךָmi.pa.Nei.khaH4480 H6440You, Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18We wereH2029pregnantH2029,we writhedחַ֔לְנוּChal.nuH2342in labor, WegaveH3205birthיָלַ֣דְנוּya.Lad.nuH3205, as it seems, onlyto windר֑וּחַRu.achH7307.We could not accomplishנַ֣עֲשֶׂהNa.'a.sehH6213deliveranceיְשׁוּעֹת֙ye.shu.'OtH3444for the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,NorH1077wereinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398bornיִפְּל֖וּyi.pe.LuH5307.

19Yourdeadמֵתֶ֔יךָme.Tei.khaH4191will liveיִֽחְי֣וּyich.YuH2421;Their corpsesנְבֵלָתִ֖יne.ve.la.TiH5038will riseיְקוּמ֑וּןye.ku.MunH6965.You who lieH7931inH7931the dustעָפָ֗ר'a.FarH6083,awakeH7019and shoutוְרַנְּנ֜וּve.ra.ne.NuH7442forH7442joyH7442,For your dewטַ֤לtalH2919is asthe dewטַלֶּ֔ךָta.Le.khaH2919of thedawnאוֹרֹת֙'o.RotH219,And the earthוָאָ֖רֶץva.'A.retzH776willgiveH5307birthH5307to thedepartedH7496spiritsH7496.

20Comeלֵ֤ךְlekhH1980,my peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,enterבֹּ֣אbo'H935your roomsבַחֲדָרֶ֔יךָva.cha.da.Rei.khaH2315And closeוּֽסְגֹ֥רu.se.GorH5462your doorsH1802behindבַּעֲדֶ֑ךָba.'a.De.khaH1157you;Hideחֲבִ֥יcha.ViH2247for a littleכִמְעַט־khim.'at-H4592whileרֶ֖גַעRe.ga'H7281Untilעַד־'ad-H5704indignationזָֽעַם׃Za.'amH2195runsH5674itscourseH5674.

21For beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is about tocomeH3318outH3318from His placeמִמְּקוֹמ֔וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725Topunishלִפְקֹ֛דlif.KodH6485the inhabitantsיֹֽשֵׁב־yo.shev-H3427of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776for their wrongdoingעֲוֹ֥ן'a.VonH5771;And the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776willrevealוְגִלְּתָ֤הve.gi.le.TahH1540her bloodshedדָּמֶ֔יהָda.Mei.haH1818And will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750coverתְכַסֶּ֥הte.kha.SehH3680her slainהֲרוּגֶֽיהָ׃ סha.ru.Gei.haH2026.

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