New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 48:3-6

3Ideclaredהִגַּ֔דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046the formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנוֹת֙ha.ri.sho.nOtH7223thingsH7223longH3975agoH3975,And they wentH3318outH3318of My mouthוּמִפִּ֥יu.mi.PiH6310,and I proclaimedוְאַשְׁמִיעֵ֑םve.'ash.mi.'EmH8085them.Suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֥םpit.'OmH6597I actedעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213, and theycameH935to passH935.

4BecauseH4480I knowמִדַּעְתִּ֕יmi.da'.TiH3045that you areobstinateקָשֶׁ֖הka.ShehH7186, And yourneckעָרְפֶּ֔ךָ'a.re.Pe.khaH6203is an ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270tendonוְגִ֤ידve.GidH1517And yourforeheadוּמִצְחֲךָ֖u.mitz.cha.KhaH4696bronzeנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154,

5Therefore I declaredוָאַגִּ֤ידva.'a.GidH5046themto you longH3975agoH3975,Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962they tookH935placeH935I proclaimedהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085them to you,So that you would not sayתֹּאמַר֙to.MarH559, ‘Myidolעָצְבִּ֣י'a.tze.BiH6090has doneעָשָׂ֔ם'a.SamH6213them,And my carvedH6459imageוּפִסְלִ֥יu.fis.LiH6459and my castH5262metalH5262imageוְנִסְכִּ֖יve.nis.KiH5262have commandedצִוָּֽם׃tzi.VamH6680them.’

6You have heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּֽsha.Ma'.taH8085;lookחֲזֵה֙cha.ZehH2372at allכֻּלָּ֔הּku.LahH3605this.And you, will you not declareתַגִּ֑ידוּta.Gi.duH5046it?I proclaimהִשְׁמַעְתִּ֤יךָhish.ma'.Ti.khaH8085to younewחֲדָשׁוֹת֙cha.da.shOtH2319thingsH2319from thisH6258timeH6258,HiddenH5341thingsH5341which you have not knownיְדַעְתָּֽם׃ye.da'.TamH3045.

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