New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 37:21-38

21ThenIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971wordto Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘Becauseאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834you have prayedהִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419to Me aboutH413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804,

22thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the wordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696againstעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him: “She has shownH959contemptH959for you andderidedלָעֲגָ֣הla.'a.GahH3932you, Thevirginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726;The daughterבַּ֖תbatH1323of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389hasshakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128herheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218behindאַחֲרֶ֙יךָ֙'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you!

23Whomמִ֤יmiH4310have youtauntedחֵרַ֙פְתָּ֙che.Raf.taH2778and blasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442?And againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921whomמִ֖יmiH4310have you raisedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָהha.ri.Mo.tahH7311yourvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963Andhaughtilyמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791raisedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869?Againstאֶל־'el-H413theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478!

24Throughבְּיַ֣דbe.YadH3027your servantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650you have tauntedחֵרַ֣פְתָּ׀che.Raf.taH2778the Lordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,And you have saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, ‘With my manyבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230chariotsרִכְבִּ֛יrikh.BiH7393I cameH5927upH5927to the heightsמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791of the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,To the remotestיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411partsH3411ofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844;And I cutוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772downH3772its tallקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967cedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730andits choiceH4004junipersבְּרֹשָׁ֔יוbe.ro.ShavH1265.And I will comeוְאָבוֹא֙ve.'a.Vo'H935to itshighestמְר֣וֹםme.RomH4791peakקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093,its thickestכַּרְמִלּֽוֹ׃kar.mi.LoH3759forestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293.

25I dugקַ֖רְתִּיKar.tiH6979wellsand drankוְשָׁתִ֣יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, Andwith the soleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of my feetפְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.MaiH6471I driedוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717upH2717Allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the canalsיְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.ReiH2975ofEgyptמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.’

26Have you not heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085?LongH7350agoH7350I didעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213it,From ancientH6924timesמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117 H6924Iplannedוִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335it.Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258I have broughtH935it aboutH935Thatyou would turnלְהַשְׁא֛וֹתle.hash.'otH7582fortifiedבְּצֻרֽוֹת׃be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892intoruinedנִצִּ֖יםni.TzimH5327heapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

27Therefore their inhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427werepowerlessקִצְרֵי־ יָ֔דkitz.rei- YadH7116 H3027,They were shatteredחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865and putH954toH954shameH954; They were like thevegetationעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704and the greenוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419grassדֶּ֔שֶׁאDe.she'H1877, Likegrassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682on the housetopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.GotH1406that is scorchedH7710beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it has grownקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054.

28But Iknowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045your sittingH3427downוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427,Your goingH3318outH3318,your comingH935inH935,And your ragingהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413Me.

29Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282of your ragingהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413Me And because yourcomplacencyוְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ve.sha.'a.nan.KhaH7600has comeעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927upH5927to My earsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,I will putוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760Myhookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397in your noseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639And Mybridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964in your lipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193,And I will turnוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725you backH7725by the wayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that you cameבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935.

30“Then thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088shall be the signהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226for you:you will eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398this yearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141whatH5599growsH5599ofH5599itselfH5599,in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141whatH5501growsH5501from the same, and in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232,harvestוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,plantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and eatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholH398their fruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529.

31Thesurvivorsפְּלֵיטַ֧תpe.lei.TatH6413that areleftהַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הha.nish.'a.RahH7604of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063will againוְיָ֨סְפָ֜הve.Ya.se.FahH3254takerootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295and bearוְעָשָׂ֥הve.'a.SahH6213fruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

32For outH3318of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611will goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318,and out of Mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726survivorsוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413. Thezealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will performתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213thisH2088.”’

33“Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559aboutH413the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804: ‘He will not comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935to thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892norH3808shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384an arrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;and he will not comeH6923beforeH6923it with a shieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,norH3808heapH8210upH8210anassaultH5550rampH5550againstעֳלֶ֖יהָ'o.Lei.haH5921it.

34By the wayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that he cameבָּ֖אba'H935,by the same he will returnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,and he will not comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935to thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,’declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

35‘For I willprotectוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892to saveלְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּle.ho.shi.'AhH3467itfor My own sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,and for My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃ ס'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.’”

36Then theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wentH3318outH3318and struckוַיַּכֶּה֙vai.ya.KehH5221185,000מֵאָ֛ה וּשְׁמֹנִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אָ֑לֶףme.'Ah u.she.mo.Nim va.cha.mi.Shah 'A.lefH3967 H8084 H2568 H505in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Assyriansאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804; and when the restgotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,allכֻלָּ֖םkhu.LamH3605of the 185,000 weredeadפְּגָרִ֥ים מֵתִֽים׃pe.ga.Rim me.TimH4191 H6297.

37So Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804departedוַיִּסַּ֣עvai.yi.Sa'H5265andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725homeand livedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inNinevehבְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃be.Ni.ne.VehH5210.

38Then it cameH1961aboutH1961,as he was worshipingH2331in the houseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004of Nisrochנִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhH5268his godאֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.HavH430,that his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121Adrammelechוְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152and Sharezerוְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרve.sar.'E.tzerH8272killedהִכֻּ֣הוּhi.Ku.huH5221him with the swordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719;and they escapedנִמְלְט֖וּnim.le.TuH4422to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofAraratאֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatH780.And his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121EsarhaddonH634becameH4427kingH4427inH8478his placeתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ סtach.TavH8478.

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