New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 57:3-9

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.

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