New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 66:3-17

3“Butthe one who slaughtersשׁוֹחֵ֨טsho.ChetH7819an oxהַשּׁ֜וֹרha.ShorH7794is likeone who killsמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a personאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376;The one who sacrificesזוֹבֵ֤חַzo.Ve.achH2076a lambהַשֶּׂה֙ha.SehH7716is likeone who breaksH6202a dog’sכֶּ֔לֶבKe.levH3611neckעֹ֣רֵֽף'O.refH6202;One who offersמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503is like one who offerspig’sחֲזִ֔ירcha.ZirH2386bloodדַּם־dam-H1818; One whoburnsמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142incenseלְבֹנָ֖הle.vo.NahH3828is likeone who blessesמְבָ֣רֵֽךְme.Va.rekhH1288an idolאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205.As they have chosenבָּֽחֲרוּ֙ba.cha.RuH977their ownwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔םbe.dar.khei.HemH1870,And their soulsנַפְשָׁ֥םnaf.ShamH5315delightחָפֵֽצָה׃cha.Fe.tzahH2654in theirabominationsוּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.shi.ku.tzei.HemH8251,

4Soגַּם־gam-H1571I willchooseאֶבְחַ֣ר'ev.CharH977theirpunishmentsבְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗םbe.ta.'a.lu.lei.HemH8586Andbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935on them whatH4034they dreadH4034.Becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121, butnoH369oneH369answeredעוֹנֶ֔הo.NehH6030;I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,but they did not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085.Instead, they didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869And choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ סba.Cha.ruH977that in whichוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.SherH834I did not delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654.”

5Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,you whoH2730trembleH2730at His wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697: “Your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251whohateשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you, whoexcludeמְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.KhemH5077you on accountלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034,Have saidאָמְרוּ֩'a.me.RuH559, ‘Let the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be glorifiedיִכְבַּ֣דyikh.BadH3513,so that we may seeוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'EhH7200your joyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057.’ Butthey will be putH954toH954shameH954.

6A soundק֤וֹלKolH6963of uproarשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588from the cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892,a voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963from the templeמֵֽהֵיכָ֑לme.hei.KhalH1964,The voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068who isdealingמְשַׁלֵּ֥םme.sha.LemH7999retributionגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576to His enemiesH340.

7“Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962she wasH2342inH2342laborתָּחִ֖ילta.ChilH2342,she deliveredיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205;Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962her painחֵ֛בֶלChe.velH2256cameיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935,she gaveH4422birthH4422to a boyזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085suchH2088a thingH2088?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200suchכָּאֵ֔לֶּהka.'E.lehH428things?Can a landאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776bebornH2342in oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117?Can a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471be givenH3205birthH3205allH6471atH6471onceאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259 H6471?AsH3588soonH3588asH3588Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726wasH2342inH2342laborH2342,she alsoגַּם־gam-H1571deliveredH3205her sonsבָּנֶֽיהָ׃ba.Nei.haH1121.

9Shall I bringH7665toH7665theH7665pointH7665ofH7665birthH7665butnot giveH3205deliveryH3205?”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Orאִם־'im-H518shall I who givesH3205deliveryH3205shutוְעָצַ֖רְתִּיve.'a.Tzar.tiH6113the womb?”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10“BeH8055joyfulH8055with Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and rejoiceוְגִ֥ילוּve.Gi.luH1523for her, allכָּל־kol-H3605you wholoveאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157her;Be exceedinglyמָשׂ֔וֹשׂma.SosH4885gladשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797with her, allכָּל־kol-H3605you who mournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56overעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921her,

11Soלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may nurseתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243andbeH7646satisfiedH7646with her comfortingתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָtan.chu.Mei.haH8575breastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699,Soלְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may drinkH4711fullyH4711and be delightedוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026with herbountifulכְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סke.vo.DahH3519breastsמִזִּ֥יזmi.ZizH2123.”

12For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “BeholdH2009,I extendנֹטֶֽה־no.teh-H5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to her like a riverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104, And thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of the nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471like an overflowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857streamוּכְנַ֧חַלu.khe.Na.chalH5158; And you willbe nursedוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243, you will becarriedתִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּti.na.Se.'uH5375on thehipצַד֙tzadH6654and rockedH8173backH8173andH8173forthH8173on the kneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.

13As oneכְּאִ֕ישׁke.'IshH376whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his motherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comfortsתְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּte.na.cha.Me.nuH5162,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651I willcomfortאֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם'a.Na.chem.KhemH5162you;And you will be comfortedתְּנֻחָֽמוּ׃te.nu.Cha.muH5162in Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

14Then you willseeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200this, and yourheartלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820will be gladוְשָׂ֣שׂve.SasH7797, And yourbonesוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'atz.mo.tei.KhemH6106will flourishתִפְרַ֑חְנָהtif.Rach.nahH6524like the newH1877grassכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877; And thehandיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be madeH3045knownH3045to His servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,But He will beH2194indignantוְזָעַ֖םve.za.'AmH2194towardאֶת־'et-H854His enemiesH340.

15For beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935infireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784, And Hischariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818like the whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָ֖הve.kha.su.FahH5492,To renderלְהָשִׁ֤יבle.ha.ShivH7725His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639with furyבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534,And His rebukeוְגַעֲרָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.ra.ToH1606with flamesבְּלַהֲבֵי־be.la.ha.vei-H3851of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

16For the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will executeH8199judgmentנִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.PatH8199byfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784And by Hisswordוּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.BoH2719onhumanityבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,And those putH2491toH2491deathH2491by the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068will beH7231manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.

17“Those who sanctifyהַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨יםha.mit.ka.de.ShimH6942and purifyוְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜יםve.ha.mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselves to go to thegardensהַגַּנּ֗וֹתha.ga.NotH1593,Followingאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310oneאַחַת֙'e.chadH259in the centerבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432,Who eatאֹֽכְלֵי֙'o.khe.LeiH398pig’sהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320,detestableוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶץve.ha.She.ketzH8263thingsH8263,and miceוְהָעַכְבָּ֑רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909, Willcomeיָסֻ֖פוּya.Su.fuH5486toH5486anH5486endH5486altogetherH3164,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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