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Isaiah 17

1TheburdenH4853ofDamascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834.Behold,Damascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834istakenawayH5493frombeingacityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892,anditshallbeוְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.TahH1961aruinous heap.

2Thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofAroerעֲרֹעֵ֑ר'a.ro.'ErH6177areforsaken;theyshallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָהtih.Yei.nahH1961forflocksלַעֲדָרִ֣יםla.'a.da.RimH5739, whichshalllieוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257down,andnoneshallmakethemafraid.

3Andthefortressמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013shallceaseוְנִשְׁבַּ֤תve.nish.BatH7673fromEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,andthekingdomH4467fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834,andtheremnantוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605ofSyria;theyshallbeיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961asthegloryכִּכְב֤וֹדkikh.VodH3519ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatthegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290shallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961madethin,andthefatnessofhisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shallwaxleanיֵרָזֶֽה׃ye.ra.ZehH7329.

5Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961aswhentheharvestman gathereththestandingH7054grainקָמָ֔הka.MahH7054,andhisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220reapeththeearsשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםshi.bo.LimH7641; yea,itshallbeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961aswhenonegleanethearsשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםshi.bo.LimH7641inthevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

6YetthereshallbeleftH7604thereingleaningsעֽוֹלֵלֹת֙o.le.LotH5955,astheshakingofanolive-tree,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969berriesinthetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218oftheuppermostbough,fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702orfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֗הcha.mi.ShahH2568intheoutmostbranchesבִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙bis.'i.Fei.haH5585ofafruitfulH6509treeזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132, saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shallmenH120lookH7200untotheirMaker,andtheireyesוְעֵינָ֕יוve.'ei.NavH5869shallhaverespecttotheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndtheyshallnotlookH7200tothealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639oftheirhandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027;neithershalltheyhaverespecttothatwhichtheirfingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙'etz.be.'o.TavH676havemadeH6213, eithertheAsherim,orthesun-images.

9Inthatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shalltheirstrongcitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892beיִהְי֣וּ׀yih.YuH1961astheforsaken placesinthewoodandonthemountain top,whichwereforsakenfrombeforethechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;anditshallbeוְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.TahH1961adesolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

10Forthou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙sha.Kha.chatH7911theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthysalvationיִשְׁעֵ֔ךְyish.'EkhH3468,andhastnotbeenmindfuloftherockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697ofthystrength;thereforeH3651thou plantest pleasantplantsתִּטְּעִי֙ti.te.'IH5193,andsettestitwithstrangeH2114slips.

11Inthedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117ofthyplantingthou hedgestitin,andinthemorningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242thou makest thyseedזַרְעֵ֣ךְzar.'EkhH2233toblossom;buttheharvestקָצִ֛ירka.TzirH7105fleeth awayinthedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofgriefandofdesperatesorrow.

12Ah,theuproarH1993ofmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesH5971,thatroarH1993liketheroaringoftheseasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220;andtherushingofnations,thatrushliketherushingofmightyכַּבִּירִ֖יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325!

13Thenationsלְאֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816shallrushliketherushingofmanyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325:butheshallrebukeוְגָ֥עַרve.Ga.'arH1605them,andtheyshallfleeוְנָ֣סve.NasH5127faroff,andshallbechasedasthechaffכְּמֹ֤ץke.MotzH4671ofthemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022beforethewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,andlikethewhirlingH1534dustוּכְגַלְגַּ֖לu.khe.gal.GalH1534beforethestorm.

14Ateventide,behold,terrorH1091;andbeforethemorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242theyarenot.Thisistheportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506ofthemthatdespoilus,andthelotוְגוֹרָ֖לve.go.RalH1486ofthemthatrobus.

Commentaries on Isaiah 17

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