Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 59:1-4

1Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005, theLORD’Sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027isnotH3808shortenedקָצְרָ֥הka.tze.RahH7114, that itcannotH3808saveמֵֽהוֹשִׁ֑יעַme.ho.Shi.a'H3467;neitherH3808hisearאָזְנ֖וֹ'a.ze.NoH241heavyכָבְדָ֥הkha.ve.DahH3513, that itcannotH3808hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085:

2but youriniquitiesעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771haveseparatedמַבְדִּלִ֔יםmav.di.LimH914betweenH996youH3588and yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and yoursinsוְחַטֹּֽאותֵיכֶ֗םve.cha.to.tei.KhemH2403havehidהִסְתִּ֧ירוּhis.Ti.ruH5641hisfaceפָנִ֛יםfa.NimH6440fromyouH3588, that he willnotאִם־'im-H518hearמִשְּׁמֽוֹעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

3For yourhandsכַפֵּיכֶם֙kha.pei.KhemH3709aredefiledנְגֹאֲל֣וּne.go.'a.LuH1351withbloodבַדָּ֔םva.DamH1818, and yourfingersוְאֶצְבְּעוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'etz.be.'o.tei.KhemH676withiniquityבֶּֽעָוֹ֑ןbe.'a.VonH5771; yourlipsשִׂפְתֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙sif.to.tei.KhemH8193havespokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשֶׁ֔קֶרShe.kerH8267, yourtongueלְשׁוֹנְכֶ֖םle.shon.KhemH3956mutterethwickednessעַוְלָ֥ה'av.LahH5766.

4Noneאֵין־'ein-H369sueth inrighteousnessבְצֶ֔דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, andnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369pleadeth intruthבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530: theytrustבָּט֤וֹחַba.To.achH982invanityH7723, andspeakוְדַבֶּר־ve.da.ber-H1696liesH7723; theyconceiveהָר֥וֹha.RoH2029mischiefעָמָ֖ל'a.MalH5999, andbringוְהוֹלֵ֥ידve.ho.LeidH3205forthH3205iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.

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