New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 42:18-25

18Hearשְׁמָ֑עוּshe.Ma.'uH8085,you who are deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795!And lookהַבִּ֥יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027,you who are blindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787,so that you may seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

19Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787but Myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Or so deafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795as Mymessengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397whom I sendאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is so blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787as one who isat peaceכִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔םkim.shu.LamH7999with Me,Or so blindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787as the servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

20You have seenרָא֥וֹתra.'i.taH7200manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227thingsH7227,but you do not retainתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104them; Yourearsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241are openפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,but noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808oneוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearsיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.

21The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654for His righteousness’צִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616To makeיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431the Lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451greatH1431and gloriousוְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ve.ya'.DirH142.

22But thisוְהוּא֮ve.Hu'H1931is a peopleעַם־'am-H5971plunderedבָּז֣וּזba.ZuzH962and pillagedוְשָׁסוּי֒ve.sha.SuiH8154;Allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them aretrappedהָפֵ֤חַha.Fe.achH6351incavesבַּֽחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH2352, Or arehiddenהָחְבָּ֑אוּha.che.Ba.'uH2244away in prisonsכְלָאִ֖יםkhe.la.'ImH3608;They have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961plunderלָבַז֙la.VazH957,with noH369oneH369to saveמַצִּ֔ילma.TzilH5337them, Andspoilsמְשִׁסָּ֖הme.shi.SahH4933with noH369oneH369to sayאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559, “GiveH7725thembackהָשַֽׁב׃ha.ShavH7725!”

23Whoמִ֥יmiH4310among you will listenיַאֲזִ֣יןya.'a.ZinH238to thisH2088? Whowill payיַקְשִׁ֥בyak.ShivH7181attentionH7181and listenוְיִשְׁמַ֖עve.yish.Ma'H8085in the timeH268toH268comeH268?

24Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310gaveH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290upH5414for spoilsלִמְשִׁסָּ֧הlim.sho.sehH4933,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to plunderersלְבֹזְזִ֖יםle.vo.ze.ZimH962?Was it not the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,against whomז֚וּzuH2098we have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,And in whose waysבִדְרָכָיו֙vid.ra.KhavH1870theywereH14not willingאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14to walkהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,And whose Lawבְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃be.to.ra.ToH8451they did notobeyשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085?

25So He pouredוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210outH8210on him the heatחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534of His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639And thefiercenessוֶעֱז֖וּזve.'e.ZuzH5807of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;And it setוַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּva.te.la.ha.Te.huH3857him aflameH3857allH4480 H5439aroundH5439,Yet he did not recognizeיָדָ֔עya.Da'H3045it;And it burnedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197him, but hepaidיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760noH3808attentionלֵֽב׃ פLevH5921 H3820.

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