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Isaiah 16

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971yethelambsH3733fortherulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910ofthelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776fromSelahtothewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057, untothemountofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2Foritshallbeוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961that,aswanderingbirdsכְעוֹף־khe.'of-H5775,asascatterednestקֵ֣ןkenH7064,soshallthedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124beתִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙tih.Yei.nahH1961atthefordsoftheArnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769.

3Givecounselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098, execute justice;makeעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213thyshadeצִלֵּ֖ךְtzi.LekhH6738asthenightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915inthemidstH8432ofthenoonday;hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641theoutcastsנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080;betraynotthefugitiveנֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074.

4Letmineoutcastsנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080dwellwiththee;asforMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124,bethouacoverttohimfromthefaceH6440ofthedestroyerשׁוֹדֵ֑דsho.DedH7703.FortheextortionerisbroughtH3615tonought,destructionH7701ceaseth,theoppressorsareconsumedoutofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5Andathroneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678shallbeestablishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559inlovingkindness;andoneshallsitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427thereonintruthH571,inthetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,judgingH8199,andseekingוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,andswifttodorighteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

6WehaveheardH8085oftheprideH1346ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,thatheisveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proud;evenofhisarrogancy,andhisprideH1346,andhiswrathH5678;hisboastingsarenought.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651shallMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124wailיְיֵלִ֥ילye.ye.LilH3213forMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,everyoneshallwailיְיֵלִ֑ילye.ye.LilH3213:fortheraisin-cakesofKir-haresethH7025shall ye mourn,utterlystricken.

8Forthefieldsשַׁדְמוֹת֩shad.mOtH7709ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןchesh.BonH2809languishH535,andthevineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֗הsiv.MahH7643;thelordsofthenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471havebrokendownthechoicebranches thereof,whichreachedנָגָ֖עוּna.Ga.'uH5060evenuntoJazerיַעְזֵ֥רya'.ZerH3270,whichwanderedתָּ֣עוּTa.'uH8582intothewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057;itsshootswerespreadנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203abroad,theypassedH5674overtheseaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9ThereforeH3651Iwillweepאֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehH1058withtheweepingבִּבְכִ֤יbiv.KhiH1065ofJazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270forthevineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643;Iwillwaterאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301theewithmytearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832, OHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809,andElealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500:foruponthysummerקֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.TzekhH7019fruitsanduponthyharvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105thebattleshoutהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959isfallenH5307.

10Andgladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057istakenaway,andjoyH8057outofthefruitfulfield;andinthevineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754thereshallbenosinging,neitherjoyful noise:notreaderH1869shalltreadH1869outwineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196inthepresses;Ihavemadethevintageshoutיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321toceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

11Whereforemyheartsoundethlikeaharpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658forMoabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124,andmineinwardH7130partsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578forKir-heres.

12Anditshallcomeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935topass,whenMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124presentethhimself,whenheweariethhimselfuponthehighהַבָּמָ֑הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116,andshallcomeH935tohissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹmik.da.ShoH4720toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419,thatheshallnotprevailיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201.

13Thisisthewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatJehovahspakeconcerningאֶל־'el-H413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124intimepast.

14Butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258JehovahhathspokenH1696,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Withinthreeבְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁbe.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,astheyearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141ofahireling,thegloryH3519ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shallbebrought into contempt,withallhisgreatהָרָ֑בha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995;andtheremnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605shallbeverysmallH4592andofnoaccount.

Commentaries on Isaiah 16

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