New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 57:3-13

3“But comeקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126hereהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008,you sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of asorceressעֹנְנָ֑ה'o.ne.NahH6049,Offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of an adultererמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and aprostituteוַתִּזְנֶֽה׃va.tiz.NehH2181!

4Ofעַל־'al-H5921whomמִי֙miH4310do you makeH6026funH6026?Againstעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֛יmiH4310do you openH7337wideתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337your mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310And stickH748outH748your tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956?Are you not childrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206ofrebellionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,Offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of deceitשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5Who inflameהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552yourselves among theoaksבָּֽאֵלִ֔יםba.'e.LimH352,Underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605luxuriantרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, Whoslaughterשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819the childrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in theravinesבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158,Underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the cleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Among thesmoothH2509stones of theravineנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Is your portionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506,they are your lotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486;Evenגַּם־gam-H1571to them you havepouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210outH8210a drinkנֶ֙סֶךְ֙ne.sekhH5262offeringH5262,You have madeהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503. Should Irelentאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162of theseH428thingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428?

7On ahighגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364and loftyוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375mountainהַר־har-H2022You havemadeשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904.You alsoגַּם־gam-H1571wentH5927upH5927thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033to offerלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817and the doorpostוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201You have setשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760upH7760your signזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146;Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,far removedH4480from Me, you haveuncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540yourself,And have goneH5927upH5927and madeH7337your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904wideהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337.And you have madeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772an agreement for yourself with them,You have lovedאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157their bedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904,You have lookedחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372at theirmanhoodיָ֥דyadH3027.

9You have journeyedוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788to the kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428with oilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081And increasedוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235your perfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547; You havesentוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971your messengersצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735a great distanceמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350And madeH8213themgoH8213downH8213toSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10You were tiredH3021outH3021by the lengthבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of your roadדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870, Yetyou did not sayאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, ‘It is hopelessנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976!’You foundמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672renewedחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416strengthיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027,Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651you did notfaintחָלִֽית׃cha.LitH2470.

11“Ofwhomמִ֞יmiH4310wereH1672you worriedH1672and fearfulוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588you liedתְכַזֵּ֔בִיte.kha.Ze.viH3576, and didnot rememberזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142MeNorH3808giveשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760Mea thoughtלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820?Was I not silentמַחְשֶׁה֙mach.ShehH2814,even for a longוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769timeH5769,So you do not fearתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372Me?

12I willdeclareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046your righteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666and yourdeedsמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639,And they will not benefitיוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃yo.'i.LukhH3276you.

13When you cryבְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙be.za.'a.keKhH2199outH2199,let your collectionקִבּוּצַ֔יִךְki.bu.Tza.yikhH6899of idolssaveיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337you.But the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307will carryיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375them allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605upH5375, Anda breathהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892will takeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them away. But the one whotakesH2620refugeוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620in Me willinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776Andpossessוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.”

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