Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 65:17-25

17For,beholdהִנְנִ֥יhi.NiH2005, Icreateבוֹרֵ֛אvo.Re'H1254newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and anewחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776: and theformerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223things shallnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808berememberedתִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ti.za.Khar.nahH2142,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808comeתַעֲלֶ֖ינָהta.'a.Lei.nahH5927intoעַל־'al-H5921mindלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

18But be yegladשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797andrejoiceוְגִ֙ילוּ֙ve.Gi.luH1523foreverעַ֔ד'AdH5703in thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Icreateבוֹרֵ֑אvo.Re'H1254: for,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, Icreateבוֹרֵ֧אvo.Re'H1254Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389arejoicingגִּילָ֖הgi.LahH1525, andherאִם־'im-H518peopleוְעַמָּ֥הּve.'a.MahH5971ajoyמָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃ma.SosH4885.

19And I willrejoiceוְגַלְתִּ֥יve.gal.TiH1523inJerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and joy in mypeopleבְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971: and thevoiceק֥וֹלKolH6963ofweepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065shall benoH3808moreע֔וֹדodH5750heardH8085inherH8085,norH3808thevoiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963ofcryingH1065.

20There shall benoH3808moreע֗וֹדodH5750thence aninfantע֤וּל'ulH5764ofdaysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,norH3808anoldH1121manהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288that hathnotH3808filledיְמַלֵּ֖אye.ma.Le'H4390hisdaysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117: for thechildH5288shalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191anhundredמֵאָ֤הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldH1121, and thesinnerוְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔אve.Ha.cho.Te'H2398beingיִֽהְיֶ֨הyih.YehH1961anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldH1121shall beaccursedיְקֻלָּֽל׃ye.ku.LalH7043.

21And they shallbuildוּבָנ֥וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004, andinhabitוְיָשָׁ֑בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them; and they shallplantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, andeatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398thefruitפִּרְיָֽם׃pir.YamH6529of them.

22They shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808buildיִבְנוּ֙yiv.NuH1129, andanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427; they shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808plantיִטְּע֖וּyi.te.'UH5193, andanotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398: for as thedaysכִימֵ֤יkhi.MeiH3117of atreeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086shall be thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971, and mychosenבְחִירָֽי׃ve.chi.RaiH972shalllongH3117enjoy theworkוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027.

23They shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808labour in vain,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bringH3205forthH3205forcalamityלַבֶּהָלָ֑הla.be.ha.LahH928; for they are theseedH2233of theblessedבְּרוּכֵ֤יbe.ru.KheiH1288of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and theiroffspringזֶ֜רַעZe.ra'H2233with them.

24And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961that,beforeטֶֽרֶם־te.rem-H2962theycallיִקְרָ֖אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121, I willanswerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030; andwhileע֛וֹדodH5750they are yetspeakingמְדַבְּרִ֖יםme.da.be.RimH1696, I willhearאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085.

25Thewolfזְאֵ֨בze.'EvH2061and thelambוְטָלֶ֜הve.ta.LehH2924shallfeedH398togetherכְאֶחָ֗דkhe.'e.ChadH259, and thelionוְאַרְיֵה֙ve.'ar.YehH738shalleatיֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-H398strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401like theoxכַּבָּקָ֣רka.ba.KarH1241: anddustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083shall be theserpent’sוְנָחָ֖שׁve.na.ChashH5175meat. They shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hurtnorוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808destroyיַשְׁחִ֛יתוּyash.Chi.tuH7843inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605myholyקָדְשִׁ֖יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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