New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 29:9-17

9Be delayedהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102and horrifiedוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539,Blindהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173yourselves and be blindוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173; Theybecomeשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937drunkH7937,but not with wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,They staggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,but not with intoxicatingH7941drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941.

10For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has pouredנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258overעֲלֵיכֶ֤ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you a spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639, He hasshutוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869--the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;And He has coveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218--the seersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374.

11The entireהַכֹּ֗לha.KolH3605visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380will be to you like the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697of a sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834,when they giveיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414it to the one whois literateיוֹדֵ֥עַ סֵ֛פֶרyo.De.a' se.ferH3045 H5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Pleaseנָא־na'-H4994readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thisזֶ֑הZehH2088,”he will sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “I cannotלֹ֣א אוּכַ֔לlo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588it is sealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856.”

12Then thebookהַסֵּ֗פֶרha.Se.ferH5612will be givenוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414to the one whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834is illiterateלֹֽא־ יָדַ֥ע סֵ֛פֶרlo'- ya.Da' Se.ferH3808 H3045 H5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Pleaseנָא־na'-H4994readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121thisזֶ֑הZehH2088.”And he will sayוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, “Icannotלֹ֥אlo'H3808readיָדַ֖עְתִּי סֵֽפֶר׃ סya.Da'.ti Se.ferH3045 H5612.”

13Then the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseיַ֚עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971approachesנִגַּשׁ֙ni.GashH5066Me with theirwordsבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310And honorsכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513Me with their lipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193,But their heartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820isH7368farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368awayH7368from Me, And theirreverenceH3372for Meconsistsוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961of thecommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of menH376that is taughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925;

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651beholdH2009,I will once againיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254dealH6381marvelouslyH6381with thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,wondrouslyוָפֶ֑לֶאva.Fe.le'H6382marvelousH6381; Andthe wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of their wiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450menH2450will perishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,And the understandingוּבִינַ֥תu.vi.NatH998of their menH995whoH995haveH995understandingנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995will be concealedתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.”

15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who deeplyהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009hideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641theirplansעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098from the Lordמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068, And whosedeedsמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639are donein a darkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285placeH4285,And they sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310seesרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200us?” or “Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310knowsיוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nuH3045us?”

16You turnH2016thingsaroundH2016!Shall the potterH3335be consideredיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as equal with the clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563, ThatwhatH4639is madeH4639would sayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559to its makerלְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙le.'o.Se.huH6213, “He did not makeעָשָׂ֔נִי'a.Sa.niH6213me”;Or whatוְיֵ֛צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3336is formedH3335sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to him who formedH3335it, “He has noH3808understandingהֵבִֽין׃he.VinH995”?

17Is it not yetעוֹד֙'OdH5750just a littleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592whileH4592Before Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844will be turnedוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725into afertileH3759fieldH3759,And the fertileH3759fieldH3759will be consideredיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803as a forestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?

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