Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 57:4-11

4AgainstH5921whomH4310doH4310ye sport yourselves?againstH5921whomH4310makeתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337ye awideH7337mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310, and drawoutH5921thetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956? are yenotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808childrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206oftransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588, aseedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233offalsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5ye thatinflameהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552yourselves among the oaks,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086; thatslayשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819thechildrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in thevalleysבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478thecleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of therocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Among the smooth stones of thevalleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158is thyportionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506; they, they are thylotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486:evenגַּם־gam-H1571to them hast thoupouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210a drink offering, thou hastofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927an oblation. Shall I beappeasedאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162fortheseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428things?

7Uponעַ֤ל'alH5921ahighגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364andloftyH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904: thither also wentest thouupH5927toofferH5927sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Andbehindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310thedoorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817and thepostsוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760upH5927thymemorialזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146: for thou hast discovered thyself to anotherthanכִּ֣יkiH3588meH7760, and artgoneH5927upH5927; thou hastenlargedהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904, andmadeוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772thee a covenant with them; thou lovedst theirbedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904where thou sawest it.

9And thou wentest to thekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428withointmentבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081, and didstincreaseוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235thyperfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547, and didstsendוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971thine ambassadorsfarעַד־'ad-H5704offמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350, and didst debase thyselfevenעַד־'ad-H5704unto hell.

10Thou wastweariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021with thelengthבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230of thywayדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870; yet saidst thounotH3808, There isnoH3808hope: thou didstfindמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672a quickening of thystrengthיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027; therefore thou wastnotH3808faint.

11And ofwhomמִ֞יmiH4310hast thou beenafraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372and infearתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372, that thou liest, and hastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808rememberedזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142meH5921,norלֹא־lo'-H3808laidשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760it to thyheartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820? havenotהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808I held my peaceevenכִּ֣יkiH3588oflongוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769time, and fearestmeH5921notלֹ֥אlo'H3808?

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