New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 48:16-22

16ComeH7126nearH7126to Me, listenשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085to thisH2088:From the beginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218I havenot spokenדִּבַּ֔רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696in secretבַּסֵּ֣תֶרba.Se.terH5643,From the timeמֵעֵ֥תme.'EtH6256it tookH1961placeH1961,I was thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033.And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068has sentשְׁלָחַ֖נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971Me, and His Spiritוְרוּחֽוֹ׃ פve.ru.ChoH7307.”

17ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559, He who is yourRedeemerגֹּאַלְךָ֖go.'al.KhaH1350,the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: “I am the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who teachesמְלַמֶּדְךָ֣me.la.med.KhaH3925you to benefitלְהוֹעִ֔ילle.ho.'IlH3276, Wholeadsמַדְרִֽיכֲךָ֖mad.ri.kha.KhaH1869you in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870you should goתֵּלֵֽךְ׃te.LekhH1980.

18IfH3863onlyH3863you hadpaidH7181attentionהִקְשַׁ֖בְתָּhik.Shav.taH7181to My commandmentsלְמִצְוֹתָ֑יle.mitz.vo.TaiH4687! Then yourwell-beingשְׁלוֹמֶ֔ךָshe.lo.Me.khaH7965would have beenוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961like a riverכַנָּהָר֙kha.na.HarH5104, And yourrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתְךָ֖ve.tzid.ka.te.ChaH6666like the wavesכְּגַלֵּ֥יke.ga.LeiH1530of the seaהַיָּֽם׃hai.YamH3220.

19Yourdescendantsזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233would have beenוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961like the sandכַחוֹל֙kha.chOlH2344, Andyour offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵ֥י מֵעֶ֖יךָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei me.'Ei.khaH6631 H4578like its grainsכִּמְעֹתָ֑יוkim.'o.TavH4579;Their nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034would neverH3808be eliminatedיִכָּרֵ֧תyi.ka.RetH3772or destroyedיִשָּׁמֵ֛דyi.sha.MedH8045from My presenceמִלְּפָנָֽי׃mi.le.fa.NaiH6440.”

20GoH3318outH3318from Babylonמִבָּבֶל֮mi.ba.VelH894!Fleeבִּרְח֣וּbir.ChuH1272from the Chaldeansמִכַּשְׂדִּים֒mi.kas.DimH3778!Declareהַגִּ֤ידוּha.Gi.duH5046with the soundבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofjoyfulH7440shoutingרִנָּ֗הri.NahH7440,proclaimהַשְׁמִ֙יעוּ֙hash.Mi.'uH8085thisH2088,SendH3318it outH3318to the endקְצֵ֣הke.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;Sayאִמְר֕וּ'im.RuH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has redeemedגָּאַ֥לga.'AlH1350His servantעַבְדּ֥וֹav.DoH5650Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.”

21They did notthirstצָמְא֗וּtza.me.'UH6770when He ledהֽוֹלִיכָ֔םho.li.KhamH1980them through the desertsבָּחֳרָבוֹת֙bo.cho.ra.VotH2723. Hemade the waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325flowהִזִּ֣ילhi.ZilH5140out of the rockמִצּ֖וּרmi.TzurH6697for them;He splitוַיִּ֨בְקַע־vai.Yiv.ka'-H1234the rockצ֔וּרTzurH6697andthe waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325gushedוַיָּזֻ֖בוּvai.ya.Zu.vuH2100out.

22“ThereH369isH369noH369peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965for the wickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

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