New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 41:21-29

21“Presentקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126your caseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379,”the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559. “Bringהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066forwardH5066your evidenceעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110,” TheKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559.

22Let them bringיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066themforwardH5066and declareוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046to us whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is going to takeH7136placeH7136; As for theformerהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223events,declareהַגִּ֜ידוּha.Gi.duH5046whatמָ֣הmahH4100they were,So that we may considerוְנָשִׂ֤ימָה לִבֵּ֙נוּ֙ve.na.Si.mah li.Be.nuH7760 H3820them and knowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045their outcomeאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319.Orא֥וֹ'oH176announceהַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃hash.mi.'U.nuH8085to us what is comingהַבָּא֖וֹתha.ba.'otH935;

23Declareהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the thingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857that are goingH857toH857comeH857afterwardלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268,So that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045that you are godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430;Indeedאַף־'af-H637,doH3190goodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190or evilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489,that we may beH8159afraidH8159and fearH3372togetherH3164.

24Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,you are lessH4480thanH4480nothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369, Andyour workוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467is lessH4480thanH4480nothingH657!He who choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977you is anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

25“I have putH5782one from the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828intoH5782motionH5782,and he has comeוַיַּ֔אתvai.YatH857;From the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121he will callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121on My nameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034;And he will comeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935upon rulersסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461as uponmortarH2563,As the potterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadsH7429onH7429clayH2563.”

26Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310hasdeclaredהִגִּ֤ידhi.GidH5046thisfrom the beginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218,that we might knowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045?Or from formerH6440timesH6440,that we may sayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, “He isrightצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662!”?ThereH369wasH369noH369oneH369atH637allH637who declaredמַגִּ֗ידma.GidH5046,ThereH369wasH369noH369oneH369atH637allH637who proclaimedמַשְׁמִ֔יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085,ThereH369wasH369noH369oneH369atH637allH637who heardשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085your wordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27“Previouslyרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223I saidto Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, ‘BeholdH2009,hereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009they are.’And to Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389, ‘I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414amessengerH1319ofH1319goodH1319newsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319.’

28Butwhen I lookוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200,thereH369isH369noH369oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,And thereH369isH369noH369counselorיוֹעֵ֑ץyo.'EtzH3289amongH4480themWho, if I askוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592, cangiveוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725an answerדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them arefalseאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205; Theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639arenothingאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657,Their castH5262metalH5262imagesH5262arewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307and emptinessוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

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