New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 8:11-20

11For soכֹ֨הkhohH3541the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559to me withmightyכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393powerהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027and instructedוְיִסְּרֵ֕נִיve.yi.se.Re.niH3256menot to walkמִלֶּ֛כֶתmi.Le.khetH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12“You are not to sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559, ‘It is aconspiracyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195!’Regarding everythingלְכֹ֧לle.KholH3605that thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971callיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559a conspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195, Andyou are not to fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372whatH4172they fearמוֹרָא֥וֹmo.ra.'OH4172or beH6206inH6206dreadH6206of it.

13It is theLordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635whom you are to regardתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942asH6942holyH6942.And He shall be your fearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172,And He shall beH6206your dreadH6206.

14Then He will becomeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961asanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720;But to bothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147housesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, He will be astoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68of stumblingנֶ֠גֶףNe.gefH5063and a rockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697of offenseמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383, Anda snareלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and atrapוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170for the inhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227will stumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782over them,Then they will fallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307and be brokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665;They will be snaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369and caughtוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.”

16BindH6887upH6887the testimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856theLawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451amongmy disciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17And I willwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068who is hidingהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.TirH5641His faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290;I will waitוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960eagerlyH6960for Him.

18Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I and the childrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me are forsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and wondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whodwellsהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןha.sho.KhenH7931on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19Whenוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588they sayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you, “Consultדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875the mediumsהָאֹבוֹת֙ha.'OtH178and the spiritistsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049who whisperהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850and mutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897,”should a peopleעַם֙'amH5971notconsultיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875their Godאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? Should they consultthe deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191in behalfבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157of the livingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416?

20To theLawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to the testimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!Ifאִם־'im-H518they do not speakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559in accordance with thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088wordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,it is becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they haveH369noH369dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.

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