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Isaiah 13:1-18

1TheburdenH4853ofBabylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,whichIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmozאָמֽוֹץ׃'a.MotzH531didseeH2372.

2Setyeupanensignuponthebareנִשְׁפֶּה֙nish.PehH8192mountainהַר־har-H2022,liftשְֽׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375upthevoiceק֖וֹלKolH6963untothem,waveהָנִ֣יפוּha.Ni.fuH5130thehandיָ֔דYadH3027,thattheymaygoוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935intothegatesofthenoblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081.

3Ihavecommandedצִוֵּ֖יתִיtzi.Vei.tiH6680myconsecratedH6942onesH1368, yea,IhavecalledH7121mymightyH1368menH1368formineangerלְאַפִּ֔יle.'a.PiH639,evenmyproudlyexultingonesH1368.

4ThenoiseofamultitudeH1995inthemountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֖יםbe.ha.RimH2022,asofagreatH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971!thenoiseofatumultהָמ֛וֹןha.MonH1995ofthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471gatheredנֶֽאֱסָפִ֔יםne.'e.sa.FimH622together!JehovahofhostsH6635ismusteringH6485thehostH6635forthebattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

5TheycomeH935fromafarcountry,fromtheuttermost partofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,evenJehovah,andtheweaponsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627ofhisindignationזַעְמ֔וֹza'.MoH2195,todestroythewholelandH776.

6Wailהֵילִ֕ילוּhei.Li.luH3213ye;forthedayי֣וֹםYomH3117ofJehovahisathand;asdestructionH7701fromtheAlmightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706shallitcomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

7ThereforeH3651shallallhandsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027befeeble,andeveryheartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824ofmanshallmeltיִמָּס׃yi.MasH4549:

8andtheyshallbedismayedH926; pangsandsorrowsshalltakeH270holdH270ofthem;theyshallbeinpainasawomanintravail:theyshalllookinamazementoneH376atanother;theirfacesH6440shallbefacesH6440offlameH3851.

9Behold,thedayיוֹם־yom-H3117ofJehovahcometh,cruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,withwrathוְעֶבְרָ֖הve.'ev.RahH5678andfierceangerאָ֑ף'AfH639;tomakeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760thelandהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776adesolationH8047,andtodestroyיַשְׁמִ֥ידyash.MidH8045thesinnersוְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָve.cha.ta.'Ei.haH2400thereofoutofit.

10Forthestarsכוֹכְבֵ֤יkhokh.VeiH3556ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheconstellationsthereofshallnotgivetheirlightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216;thesunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shallbedarkenedinitsgoingH3318forthבְּצֵאת֔וֹbe.tze.ToH3318,andthemoonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394shallnotcauseitslightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216toshineיַגִּ֥יהַya.Gi.haH5050.

11AndIwillpunishH6485theworldתֵּבֵל֙te.VelH8398fortheirevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451,andthewickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563fortheiriniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771:andIwillcausethearrogancyoftheproudtoceaseH7673,andwilllaylowאַשְׁפִּֽיל׃'ash.PilH8213thehaughtinessוְגַאֲוַ֥תve.ga.'a.VatH1346oftheterrible.

12Iwillmakeאוֹקִ֥יר'o.KirH3365amanH120more rare thanfinegoldמִכֶּ֥תֶםmi.Ke.temH3800, evenamanH120than thepureמִפָּ֑זmi.PazH6337goldH3800ofOphirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211.

13ThereforeH3651Iwillmaketheheavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064totrembleאַרְגִּ֔יז'ar.GizH7264,andtheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbeshakenH7493outofitsplaceמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725,inthewrathבְּעֶבְרַת֙be.'ev.RatH5678ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,andinthedayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofhisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639.

14Anditshallcometopass,thatasthechased roe,andassheepוּכְצֹ֖אןu.khe.TzonH6629thatnomanH376gathereth,theyshallturnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437everymanH376tohisownpeopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,andshallfleeיָנֽוּסוּ׃ya.Nu.suH5127everymanH376tohisownlandאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776.

15EveryonethatisfoundH4672shallbethrustthrough;andeveryonethatistakenshallfallיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307bytheswordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

16Theirinfantsalsoshallbedashedיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376inpiecesbeforetheireyesלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869;theirhousesH1004shallberifled,andtheirwivesH802ravished.

17Behold,IwillstirH5782uptheMedesagainstthem,whoshallnotregardsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701,andasforgoldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091,theyshallnotdelightיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654init.

18Andtheirbowsוּקְשָׁת֖וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198shalldashתְּרַטַּ֑שְׁנָהte.ra.Tash.nahH7376theyoungH5288menH5288inpieces;andtheyshallhavenopityתָח֥וּסta.ChusH2347onthefruitוּפְרִי־u.fe.ri-H6529ofthewombבֶ֙טֶן֙ve.tenH990;theireyeעֵינָֽם׃'ei.NamH5869shallnotsparechildren.

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