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Isaiah 10

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945untothemthatdecreeunrighteousdecrees,andtothewriters thatwriteH3789perverseness;

2toturnלְהַטּ֤וֹתle.ha.TotH5186asideH5186theneedyfromjusticeמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941,andtorobH1497thepoorעֲנִיֵּ֣י'a.ni.YeiH6041ofmypeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971oftheirrightH4941,thatwidowsאַלְמָנוֹת֙'al.ma.nOtH490maybeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961theirspoilH7998,andthattheymaymakethefatherlessיְתוֹמִ֖יםye.to.MimH3490theirprey!

3Andwhatwillyedointhedayלְי֣וֹםle.YomH3117ofvisitation,andinthedesolationwhichshallcomeתָּב֑וֹאta.Vo'H935fromfar?towhomwillyefleeתָּנ֣וּסוּta.Nu.suH5127forhelpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833?andwhereוְאָ֥נָהve.'A.nahH575willyeleaveתַעַזְב֖וּta.'az.VuH5800yourgloryH3519?

4TheyshallonlybowH3766downH5307undertheprisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616,andshallfallיִפֹּ֑לוּyi.Po.luH5307undertheslainהֲרוּגִ֖יםha.ru.GimH2026.Forallthishisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639isnotturnedשָׁ֣בshavH7725awayH7725,buthishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027isstretchedנְטוּיָֽה׃ סne.tu.YahH5186outstillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750.

5HoAssyrian,therodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626ofmineangerאַפִּ֑י'a.PiH639,thestaffוּמַטֶּה־u.ma.teh-H4294inwhosehandבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027ismineindignationזַעְמִֽי׃za'.MiH2195!

6IwillsendH7971himagainstaprofanenationבְּג֤וֹיbe.GoyH1471,andagainstthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofmywrathעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678willIgivehimacharge,totakethespoilH7998,andtotakethepreyH957,andtotreadthemdownlikethemireofthestreetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

7HowbeithemeanethnotsoH3651,neitherdothhisheartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824thinksoH3651;butitisinhisheartבִּלְבָב֔וֹbil.va.VoH3824todestroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045,andtocutוּלְהַכְרִ֥יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offnationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471notafewמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH4592.

8Forhesaith,ArenotmyprincesH8269allofthemkingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428?

9IsnotCalnoasCarchemishכְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁke.khar.ke.MishH3751?isnotHamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574asArpadכְאַרְפַּד֙khe.'ar.PadH774?isnotSamariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111asDamascusכְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקkhe.da.Me.sekH1834?

10Asmyhandיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027hathfoundH4672thekingdomsלְמַמְלְכֹ֖תle.mam.le.KhotH4467oftheidolsהָאֱלִ֑ילha.'e.LilH457,whosegravenimagesdidexcelthemofJerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389andofSamariaוּמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃u.mi.sho.me.RonH8111;

11shallInot,asIhavedoneuntoSamariaלְשֹׁמְר֖וֹןle.sho.me.RonH8111andheridolsוְלֶאֱלִילֶ֑יהָve.le.'e.li.Lei.haH457,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651dotoJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389andheridolsH457?

12Whereforeitshallcometopass,that,whentheLordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136hath performedhiswholeworkמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639uponmountZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726andonJerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,IwillpunishH6485thefruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529ofthestoutheartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824ofthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,andthegloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597ofhishighlooks.

13ForhehathsaidH559,Bythestrengthבְּכֹ֤חַbe.Kho.achH3581ofmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027Ihavedoneit,andbymywisdomH2451;forIhaveunderstandingנְבֻנ֑וֹתִיne.vu.No.tiH995:andIhaveremovedוְאָסִ֣יר׀ve.'a.SirH5493theboundsofthepeoplesH5971,andhaverobbedtheirtreasures,andlikeavaliantmanIhavebroughtוְאוֹרִ֥ידve.'o.RidH3381downH3381themthatsitH3427onthrones:

14andmyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027hathfoundH4672asanestכַקֵּ֤ן׀kha.KenH7064therichesofthepeoplesH5971;andasonegatheretheggsבֵּיצִ֣יםbei.TzimH1000thatareforsaken,haveIgatheredH622alltheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776:andtherewasH1961nonethatmovedthewingכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671,orthatopenedH6475themouthפֶ֖הfehH6310,orchirped.

15Shalltheaxeהַגַּרְזֶ֔ןha.gar.ZenH1631boastitselfagainsthimthatheweth therewith?shallthesawmagnifyיִתְגַּדֵּ֤לyit.ga.DelH1431itselfagainsthimthatwieldethit?asifarodשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626shouldwieldH5130themthatliftמְרִימָ֔יוme.ri.MavH7311itup,orasifastaffמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294shouldliftכְּהָרִ֥יםke.ha.RimH7311uphimthatisnotwoodעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086.

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651willtheLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sendיְשַׁלַּ֨חye.sha.LachH7971amonghisfat ones leanness;andunderhisgloryכְּבֹד֛וֹke.vo.DoH3519thereshallbekindledaburningיֵקַ֥דye.KadH3344liketheburningH3344offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

17Andthelightאֽוֹר־'or-H216ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478willbeH1961forafireלְאֵ֔שׁle.'EshH784,andhisHolyוּקְדוֹשׁ֖וֹu.ke.do.ShoH6918Oneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259foraflameלְלֶהָבָ֑הle.le.ha.VahH3852;anditwillburnוּבָעֲרָ֗הu.va.'a.RahH1197anddevourH398histhornsandhisbriersinoneH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

18AndhewillconsumethegloryH3519ofhisforestיַעְרוֹ֙ya'.RoH3293,andofhisfruitfulfield, bothsoulH5315andbodyH1320:anditshallbeוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961aswhenastandard-bearer fainteth.

19Andtheremnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605ofthetreesעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086ofhisforestיַעְר֖וֹya'.RoH3293shallbeיִֽהְי֑וּyih.YuH1961few,sothatachildmaywriteH3789them.

20Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thattheremnantשְׁאָ֤רshe.'ArH7605ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheythatareescapedH6413ofthehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,shallnomoreagainע֜וֹדodH5750leanH8172uponhimthatsmotethem,butshallleanH8172uponJehovah,theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,intruthבֶּאֱמֶֽת׃be.'e.MetH571.

21Aremnantשְׁאָ֥רshe.'ArH7605shallreturnיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725, eventheremnantשְׁאָ֣רshe.'ArH7605ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, untothemightyגִּבּֽוֹר׃gi.BorH1368Godאֵ֖ל'elH410.

22Forthoughthypeopleעַמְּךָ֤'a.me.KhaH5971,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,beיִהְיֶ֞הyih.YehH1961asthesandכְּח֣וֹלke.CholH2344oftheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,onlyaremnantשְׁאָ֖רshe.'ArH7605ofthemshallreturnיָשׁ֣וּבya.ShuvH7725:adestructionisH1961determined,overflowingשׁוֹטֵ֥ףsho.TefH7857withrighteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

23Forafullend,andthatdetermined,willtheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,makeH6213inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofalltheearthH776.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Omypeopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971thatdwellestinZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726,benotafraidתִּירָ֥אti.Ra'H3372oftheAssyrian, thoughhesmitetheewiththerodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶטba.She.vetH7626,andliftיִשָּֽׂא־yi.sa'-H5375uphisstaffוּמַטֵּ֥הוּu.ma.Te.huH4294againstthee,afterthemannerofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

25Foryetע֖וֹדodH5750averylittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592while,andtheindignationזַ֔עַםZa.'amH2195againstthee shallbeaccomplished,andmineangerוְאַפִּ֖יve.'a.PiH639shallbedirectedtohisdestruction.

26AndJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635willstirH5782upagainsthimascourgeH7752,asintheslaughterH4347ofMidianמִדְיָ֖ןmid.YanH4080attherockבְּצ֣וּרbe.TzurH6697ofOrebעוֹרֵ֑בo.RevH6159:andhisrodH4294willbeovertheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,andhewillliftH5375itupafterthemannerofEgyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

27Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thathisburdenסֻבֳּלוֹ֙su.bo.LoH5448shalldepartH5493fromoffthyshoulderשִׁכְמֶ֔ךָshikh.Me.khaH7926,andhisyokeוְעֻלּ֖וֹve.'u.LoH5923fromoffthyneckצַוָּארֶ֑ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677,andtheyokeעֹ֖ל'olH5923shallbeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961destroyedbyreasonoffatnessשָֽׁמֶן׃Sha.menH8081.

28Heiscomeבָּ֥אba'H935toAiath,heispassedH5674throughMigronבְּמִגְר֑וֹןbe.mig.RonH4051;atMichmashhelayethuphisbaggage;

29theyare goneoverthepassH5674;theyhavetakenH5674uptheirlodgingatGebaגֶּ֖בַעGe.va'H1387;Ramahהָֽרָמָ֔הha.ra.MahH7414trembleth;Gibeahגִּבְעַ֥תgiv.'AtH1390ofSaulשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586isfledH5127.

30Cryaloudwiththyvoiceקוֹלֵ֖ךְko.LekhH6963, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofGallimגַּלִּ֑יםga.LimH1554! hearken, OLaishah! O thoupoorH6041Anathothעֲנָתֽוֹת׃a.na.TotH6068!

31MadmenahisafugitiveH5074;theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofGebimfleeH5074forsafety.

32Thisverydayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117shallhehaltatNobבְּנֹ֣בbe.NoH5011:heshakethhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027atthemountofthedaughterבַּתbeit-H1323ofZion,thehillH2022ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

33Behold,theLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,willloptheboughswithterror:andthehighH1364ofstatureH6967shallbehewndownגְּדוּעִ֔יםge.du.'ImH1438,andtheloftyH7311shallbebroughtlowיִשְׁפָּֽלוּ׃yish.Pa.luH8213.

34Andhewillcutdownthethicketsסִֽבְכֵ֥יsiv.KheiH5442oftheforestהַיַּ֖עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293withironבַּבַּרְזֶ֑לba.bar.ZelH1270,andLebanonוְהַלְּבָנ֖וֹןve.ha.le.va.NonH3844shallfallיִפּֽוֹל׃ סyi.PolH5307byamightyבְּאַדִּ֥ירbe.'a.DirH117oneH117.

Commentaries on Isaiah 10

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