New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 7:17-22

17The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935on you, on your peopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971,and on your father’sאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004suchאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117as have not comeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935sinceH4480the dayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117thatEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669separatedסוּר־sur-H5493from Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063--the days of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.”

18On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willwhistleיִשְׁרֹ֤קyish.RokH8319for the flyלַזְּב֔וּבla.ze.VuvH2070that is in theremotestH7097partH7097of the canalsיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and for the beeוְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔הve.La.de.vo.RahH1682that is in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19They will allכֻלָּם֙khu.LamH3605comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935and settleוְנָח֤וּve.na.ChuH5117on the steepהַבַּתּ֔וֹתha.ba.TotH1327ravinesבְּנַחֲלֵ֣יbe.na.cha.LeiH5158, on theledgesוּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.KeiH5357of the cliffsהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,on allוּבְכֹל֙u.ve.KholH3605the thornH5285bushesH5285,and on allוּבְכֹ֖לu.ve.KholH3605the wateringH5097placesH5097.

20On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136willshaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548with arazorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593,hiredהַשְּׂכִירָ֜הha.se.khi.RahH7917from regionsH5676beyondH5676the EuphratesRiverנָהָר֙na.HarH5104(that is,with the kingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804),the headהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218and the hairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181of the legsהָרַגְלָ֑יִםha.rag.La.yimH7272;and it will alsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571removeתִּסְפֶּֽה׃ סtis.PehH5595the beardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206.

21Now on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a personאִ֛ישׁ'ishH376may keepH2421aliveיְחַיֶּה־ye.chai.yeh-H2421only aheiferעֶגְלַ֥ת בָּקָ֖ר'eg.Lat ba.KarH5697 H1241and a pairוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147of sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629;

22and becauseH4480of the abundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230of the milkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461producedעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213he will eatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398curdsחֶמְאָ֑הchem.'AhH2529,for everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is leftהַנּוֹתָ֖רha.no.TarH3498withinבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776will eatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398curdsחֶמְאָ֤הchem.'AhH2529and honeyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706.

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