New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 44:17-20

17Yet the restוּשְׁאֵ֣רִית֔וֹu.she.'E.ri.ToH7611of it hemakesעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213into a godלְאֵ֥לle.'ElH410,his carvedH6459imageH6459.He bowsיִסְגָּדyis.goyd-H5456downל֤וֹloH5456before it and worshipsH2331; he alsopraysוְיִתְפַּלֵּ֣לve.yit.pa.LelH6419to it and saysוְיֹאמַר֙ve.yo.MarH559, “Saveהַצִּילֵ֔נִיha.tzi.Le.niH5337me, for you are my godאֵלִ֖י'e.LiH410.”

18They do notknowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045,norH3808do they understandיָבִ֑ינוּya.Vi.nuH995, for He hassmearedH2911overH2911their eyesעֵֽינֵיהֶ֔ם'ei.nei.HemH5869soH4480thatH4480they cannotH4480seeמֵֽרְאוֹת֙me.re.'OtH7200,and their heartsלִבֹּתָֽם׃li.bo.TamH3820soH4480thatH4480they cannotH4480comprehendמֵהַשְׂכִּ֖ילme.has.KilH7919.

19NoH3808oneremembersיָשִׁ֣יב אֶל־ לִבּ֗וֹya.Shiv 'el- li.BoH7725 H413 H3820,norH3808is thereknowledgeדַ֥עַתDa.'atH1847or understandingתְבוּנָה֮te.vu.NahH8394to sayלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “I have burnedשָׂרַ֣פְתִּיsa.Raf.tiH8313halfחֶצְי֞וֹchetz.YoH2677of it in the fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784and alsoוְ֠אַףVe.'afH637have bakedאָפִ֤יתִי'a.Fi.tiH644breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899overעַל־'al-H5921its coalsגֶּחָלָיו֙ge.cha.LavH1513.I roastאֶצְלֶ֥ה'etz.LehH6740meatבָשָׂ֖רva.SarH1320and eatוְאֹכֵ֑לve.'o.KhelH398it. ThenI makeאֶעֱשֶׂ֔ה'e.'e.SehH6213the restוְיִתְרוֹ֙ve.yit.RoH3499of it into anabominationלְתוֹעֵבָ֣הle.to.'e.VahH8441,I bowH5456downH5456before a blockלְב֥וּלle.VulH944of woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086!”

20Hefeedsרֹעֶ֣הro.'EhH7462on ashesאֵ֔פֶר'E.ferH665; adeceivedH8524heartלֵ֥בlevH3820has misledהִטָּ֑הוּhi.Ta.huH5186him. And he cannotH3808saveיַצִּ֤ילya.TzilH5337himselfנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315,norH3808sayיֹאמַ֔רyo.MarH559, “Is there not a lieשֶׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267in my rightבִּימִינִֽי׃ סbi.mi.NiH3225handH3225?”

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