New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 3:12-15

12My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971!Their oppressorsנֹגְשָׂ֣יוno.ge.SavH5065treatH5953them violentlyH5953,And womenוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over them.My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971!Those who guideמְאַשְּׁרֶ֣יךָme.'a.she.Rei.khaH833you leadH8582youastrayH8582And confuseבִּלֵּֽעוּ׃ סbi.Le.'uH1104the directionוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of your pathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖יךָ'o.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

13The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068arisesנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324to contendלָרִ֖יבla.RivH7378,And standsוְעֹמֵ֖דve.'o.MedH5975to judgeלָדִ֥יןla.DinH1777the peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

14The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068entersיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935into judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941with the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205and leadersוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269of His peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, “It is you who havedevouredבִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣םbi.'ar.TemH1197the vineyardהַכֶּ֔רֶםha.Ke.remH3754; ThegoodsH1500stolenH1500from the poorהֶֽעָנִ֖יhe.'a.NiH6041are in your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃be.va.tei.KhemH1004.

15Whatמַה־לָּכֶם֙mah-la.khemH4100do you mean bycrushingתְּדַכְּא֣וּte.da.ke.'UH1792My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971Andoppressingתִּטְחָ֑נוּtit.Cha.nuH2912the faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the poorעֲנִיִּ֖ים'a.ni.YimH6041?”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

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