New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 30:1-17

1“Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to therebelliousסֽוֹרְרִים֙so.RimH5637childrenבָּנִ֤יםba.NimH1121,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Whoexecuteלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213a planעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,but not Mineמִנִּ֔יmi.NiH4480, AndmakeH5259an allianceמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541,but not of My Spiritרוּחִ֑יru.ChiH7307,InH4616orderH4616toH4616addH3254sinחַטָּ֖אתcha.TatH2403to sinחַטָּֽאת׃cha.TatH2403;

2Whoproceedהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980downלָרֶ֣דֶתla.Re.detH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714Withoutלֹ֣אlo'H3808consultingשָׁאָ֑לוּsha.'A.luH7592Me,To takeלָעוֹז֙la.'OzH5756refugeH5756in the safetyבְּמָע֣וֹזbe.ma.'ozH4581of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547,And to seekוְלַחְס֖וֹתve.lach.SotH2620shelterH2620in the shadowבְּצֵ֥לbe.TzelH6738of Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714!

3Therefore the safetyמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547will beyour shameלְבֹ֑שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322,And the shelterוְהֶחָס֥וּתve.he.cha.SutH2622in the shadowבְּצֵל־be.tzel-H6738of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,your humiliationלִכְלִמָּֽה׃likh.li.MahH3639.

4Fortheir officialsשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269are at Zoanבְצֹ֖עַןve.Tzo.'anH6814And their ambassadorsוּמַלְאָכָ֖יוu.mal.'a.KhavH4397arriveיַגִּֽיעוּ׃ya.Gi.'uH5060at Hanesחָנֵ֥סcha.NesH2609.

5Everyoneכֹּ֣לkolH3605will beH954ashamedהֹבִ֔ישׁhiv.'ishH954becauseעַל־'al-H5921of a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971who doH3808not benefitיוֹעִ֣ילוּyo.'I.luH3276them, Who arenot a helpלְעֵ֙זֶר֙le.'E.zerH5828or benefitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276, but a source ofshameלְבֹ֖שֶׁתle.Vo.shetH1322and alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571disgraceלְחֶרְפָּֽה׃ סle.cher.PahH2781.”

6The pronouncementמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerning theanimalsבַּהֲמ֣וֹתba.ha.MotH929of theNegevנֶ֑גֶבNe.gevH5045:Through a landבְּאֶרֶץ֩be.'e.RetzH776ofdistressצָרָ֨הtza.RahH6869and anguishוְצוּקָ֜הve.tzu.KahH6695, FromwhereH1992comelionessלָבִ֧יאla.Vi'H3833and lionוָלַ֣יִשׁva.La.yishH3918,viperאֶפְעֶה֙'ef.'EhH660andflyingמְעוֹפֵ֔ףme.'o.FefH5774serpentוְשָׂרָ֣ףve.sa.RafH8314, Theycarryיִשְׂאוּ֩yis.'UH5375their richesחֵֽילֵהֶ֗םchei.le.HemH2428on thebacksכֶּ֨תֶףKe.tefH3802of youngH5895donkeysעֲיָרִ֜ים'a.ya.RimH5895,And their treasuresאֽוֹצְרֹתָ֔ם'otz.ro.TamH214oncamels’גְּמַלִּים֙ge.ma.LimH1581humpsדַּבֶּ֤שֶׁתda.Be.shetH1707,To a peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971who willלֹ֥אlo'H3808not benefitיוֹעִֽילוּ׃yo.'I.luH3276them;

7Even Egyptוּמִצְרַ֕יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, whosehelpיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826is vainהֶ֥בֶלHe.velH1892and emptyוָרִ֖יקva.RikH7385.Thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651,I have calledקָרָ֣אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121her “RahabH7294whoהֵ֖םhemH1992has been exterminatedשָֽׁבֶת׃Sha.vetH7674.”

8Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258goבּ֣וֹאBo'H935,writeכָתְבָ֥הּkha.te.VahH3789it on a tabletל֛וּחַLu.achH3871in their presenceאִתָּ֖ם'i.TamH854And inscribeחֻקָּ֑הּchu.KahH2710it on a scrollסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612, That it mayserveוּתְהִי֙u.te.HiH1961in the timeלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117to comeאַחֲר֔וֹן'a.cha.RonH314As a witness foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

9For thisה֔וּאHu'H1931is arebelliousמְרִי֙me.RiH4805peopleעַ֤ם'amH5971,falseכֶּחָשִׁ֑יםke.cha.ShimH3586sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121,Sonsבָּנִ֕יםba.NimH1121whorefuseלֹֽא־ אָב֥וּlo'- 'a.VuH3808 H14tolistenשְׁמ֖וֹעַshe.Mo.a'H8085To theinstructionתּוֹרַ֥תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

10Whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834sayאָמְר֤וּ'a.me.RuH559to theseersלָֽרֹאִים֙la.ro.'ImH7203, “You must not seeתִרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200visions”;And to the prophetsוְלַ֣חֹזִ֔יםve.La.cho.ZimH2374, “You must notprophesyתֶחֱזוּ־te.che.zu-H2372the truthH5228to us.Speakדַּבְּרוּ־da.be.ru-H1696to uspleasantH2513wordsH2513,Prophesyחֲז֖וּcha.ZuH2372illusionsמַהֲתַלּֽוֹת׃ma.ha.ta.LotH4123.

11GetH5493outH5493of the wayדֶ֔רֶךְDe.rekhH1870,turnהַטּ֖וּha.TuH5186asideH5186from the pathאֹ֑רַח'O.rachH734,Stopהַשְׁבִּ֥יתוּhash.Bi.tuH7673speakingbeforeמִפָּנֵ֖ינוּmi.pa.Nei.nuH6440us aboutthe Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478!”

12Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “Sinceיַ֥עַןYa.'anH3282you have rejectedמָֽאָסְכֶ֖םma.'a.se.KhemH3988thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088wordבַּדָּבָ֣רba.da.VarH1697And have putH982your trustוַֽתִּבְטְחוּ֙va.tiv.te.ChuH982inoppressionבְּעֹ֣שֶׁקbe.'O.shekH6233and crookednessוְנָל֔וֹזve.na.LozH3868,and have reliedוַתִּֽשָּׁעֲנ֖וּva.ti.sha.'a.NuH8172on them,

13Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wrongdoingהֶעָוֹ֣ןhe.'a.VonH5771will be to you Like abreachכְּפֶ֣רֶץke.Fe.retzH6556about to fallנֹפֵ֔לno.FelH5307,A bulgeנִבְעֶ֖הniv.'EhH1158in a highנִשְׂגָּבָ֑הnis.ga.VahH7682wallבְּחוֹמָ֣הbe.cho.MahH2346,Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834collapseשִׁבְרָֽהּ׃shiv.RahH7667comesיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597in an instantלְפֶ֖תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621,

14Whose collapseוּ֠שְׁבָרָהּU.she.va.rahH7665is like the smashingכְּשֵׁ֨בֶרke.She.verH7667of apotter’sיוֹצְרִ֛יםyotz.RimH3335jarנֵ֧בֶלNe.velH5035,So ruthlesslyיַחְמֹ֑לyach.MolH3808 H2550shatteredכָּת֖וּתka.TutH3807That a shardחֶ֔רֶשׂChe.resH2789will not be foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672among its piecesבִמְכִתָּתוֹ֙vim.khi.ta.ToH4386Totakeלַחְתּ֥וֹתlach.TotH2846fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784from a hearthמִיָּק֔וּדmi.ya.KudH3344Or to scoopוְלַחְשֹׂ֥ףve.lach.SofH2834waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from a cisternמִגֶּֽבֶא׃ פmi.Ge.ve'H1360.”

15For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֨י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068,the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has saidאָמַר֩'a.MarH559: “Inrepentanceבְּשׁוּבָ֤הbe.shu.VahH7729andrestוָנַ֙חַת֙va.Na.chatH5183you will be savedתִּוָּ֣שֵׁע֔וּןti.Va.she.'UnH3467, Inquietnessבְּהַשְׁקֵט֙be.hash.KetH8252and trustוּבְבִטְחָ֔הu.ve.vit.ChahH985is your strengthגְּבֽוּרַתְכֶ֑םge.vu.rat.KhemH1369.”But you wereH14not willingאֲבִיתֶֽם׃'a.vi.TemH14,

16And you saidוַתֹּ֨אמְר֥וּva.To.me.RuH559, “Noלֹא־lo'-H3808,for we will fleeנָנ֖וּסna.NusH5127onhorsesס֥וּסsusH5483!”Thereforeכֵּ֣ןkenH5921 H3651you shall fleeתְּנוּס֑וּןte.nu.SunH5127! “And we will rideנִרְכָּ֔בnir.KavH7392on swiftקַ֣לkalH7031horses!”Thereforeכֵּ֖ןkenH5921 H3651those who pursueרֹדְפֵיכֶֽם׃ro.de.fei.KhemH7291you shall beH7043swiftיִקַּ֥לּוּyi.Ka.luH7043.

17Oneאֶחָ֗ד'e.ChadH259thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505will fleeat the threatגַּעֲרַ֣תga.'a.RatH1606of oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259man;You will fleeתָּנֻ֑סוּta.Nu.suH5127at the threatגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of fiveחֲמִשָּׁ֖הcha.mi.ShahH2568,Untilעַ֣ד אִם־'ad 'im-H5704 H518you are leftנוֹתַרְתֶּ֗םno.tar.TemH3498like a signalH8650postH8650on a mountainהָהָ֔רha.HarH2022topרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218,And like a flagוְכַנֵּ֖סve.kha.NesH5251on a hillהַגִּבְעָֽה׃ha.giv.'AhH1389.

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