New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 57:14-19

14And it will be saidוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, “Buildסֹֽלּוּ־so.lu-H5549upH5549,buildסֹ֖לּוּSo.luH5549upH5549,prepareפַּנּוּ־pa.nu-H6437the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,Removeהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311everyobstacleמִכְשׁ֖וֹלmikh.SholH4383from the wayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.”

15For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541thehighרָ֣םramH7311and exaltedוְנִשָּׂ֗אve.ni.Sa'H5375One Wholivesשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931foreverעַד֙'adH5703,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034is Holyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918,saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: “Idwellאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן'esh.KonH7931ina highמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791and holyוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918place, And also with thecontriteדַּכָּא֙da.Ka'H1793and lowlyוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217of spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307In order toreviveלְהַחֲיוֹת֙le.ha.cha.yOtH2421the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the lowlyשְׁפָלִ֔יםshe.fa.LimH8217And to reviveוּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421the heartלֵ֥בlevH3820of the contriteנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792.

16For I willnot contendאָרִ֔יב'a.RivH7378foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,NorH3808will I alwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331beH7107angryאֶקְּצ֑וֹף'e.ke.TzofH7107;For the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307would growH5848faintיַֽעֲט֔וֹףya.'a.TofH5848beforeמִלְּפָנַ֣יmi.le.fa.NaiH4480 H6440Me, And thebreathוּנְשָׁמ֖וֹתu.ne.sha.MotH5397of those whomI have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17Because of the wrongfulH5771actH5771of hisunjustבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215gainH1215I wasH7107angryקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107and struckוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221him;I hidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641My faceand wasH7107angryוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107,And he wentוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980onturningH7726awayH7726,in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200his waysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870, but I willhealוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him; I willleadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him andrestoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150to him and to his mournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57,

19Creatingבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254thepraiseH5204of the lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193.Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to him who isfarH7350awayH7350and to him who is nearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138,”Saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “and I will healוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495him.”

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