New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 8:9-16

9“Be brokenרֹ֤עוּRo.'uH7489,you peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971, and beshatteredוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;And listenוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605remoteH4801placesH4801of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776.GetH247readyH247, yet beshatteredוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;GetH247readyH247, yet beshatteredוָחֹֽתּוּ׃va.Cho.tuH2865.

10Deviseעֻ֥צוּ'U.tzuH5779a planעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098,but it will failוְתֻפָ֑רve.tu.FarH6565;Stateדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696aproposalדָבָר֙da.VarH1697, butit will not standיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965, ForGodאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410is with us.”

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.

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