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Isaiah 2

1Thewordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697thatIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmozאָמ֑וֹץ'a.MotzH531sawH2372concerningJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2AnditshallcometopassinthelatterH319daysהַיָּמִ֗יםhai.ya.MimH3117,thatthemountainהַ֤רharH2022ofJehovah’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004shallbeוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961establishedנָכ֨וֹןna.KhonH3559onthetopH7218ofthemountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,andshallbeיִֽהְיֶ֜הyih.YehH1961exaltedabovethehillsמִגְּבָע֑וֹתmi.ge.va.'otH1389;andallnationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471shallflow untoit.

3Andmanyרַבִּ֗יםra.BimH7227peoplesH5971shallgoH1980andsayוְאָמְרוּ֙ve.'a.me.RuH559,ComeH1980ye,andletusgoH1980uptothemountainהַר־har-H2022ofJehovah,tothehouseבֵּית֙beitH1004oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290;andhewillteachוְיֹרֵ֙נוּ֙ve.yo.Re.nuH3384usofhiswaysמִדְּרָכָ֔יוmi.de.ra.KhavH1870,andwewillwalkH1980inhispathsבְּאֹרְחֹתָ֑יוbe.'o.re.cho.TavH734:foroutofZionמִצִּיּוֹן֙mi.tzi.yOnH6726shallgoH1980forthתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318thelawH8451,andthewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahfromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4Andhewilljudgeוְשָׁפַט֙ve.sha.FatH8199betweenthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,andwilldecideוְהוֹכִ֖יחַve.ho.Khi.achH3198concerningH413manyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227peoplesH5971;andtheyshallbeatוְכִתְּת֨וּve.khi.te.TuH3807theirswordsחַרְבוֹתָ֜םchar.vo.TamH2719intoplowshares,andtheirspearsוַחֲנִיתֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙va.cha.ni.to.tei.HemH2595intopruning-hooks;nationג֤וֹיGoyH1471shallnotliftיִשָּׂ֨אyi.Sa'H5375upswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719againstnationגּוֹי֙goyH1471,neithershalltheylearnיִלְמְד֥וּyil.me.DuH3925warH4421anymore.

5Ohouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, come ye,andlet us walkinthelightבְּא֥וֹרbe.'orH216ofJehovah.

6Forthou hastforsakenthypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,becausetheyarefilledH4390withcustomsfromtheeastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924,andaresoothsayerslikethePhilistinesכַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםka.pe.lish.TimH6430,andtheystrikehandswiththechildrenH3206offoreignersנָכְרִ֖יםna.khe.RimH5237.

7Andtheirlandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776isfullH4390ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091,neitheristhereanyendקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097oftheirtreasuresH214;theirlandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776alsoisfullH4390ofhorsesH5483,neitheristhereanyendקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097oftheirchariotsלְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו׃le.mar.ke.vo.TavH4818.

8Theirlandאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776alsoisfullH4390ofidolsאֱלִילִ֑ים'e.li.LimH457;theyworshiptheworkלְמַעֲשֵׂ֤הle.ma.'a.SehH4639oftheirownhandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027,thatwhichtheirownfingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃'etz.be.'o.TavH676havemadeH6213.

9AndthemeanmanH376isbowedH7817downH7817,andthegreatmanH376isbroughtlowוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213: thereforeforgiveתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375themnot.

10Enterintotherockבַצּ֔וּרva.TzurH6697,andhideוְהִטָּמֵ֖ןve.hi.ta.MenH2934theeinthedustבֶּֽעָפָ֑רbe.'a.FarH6083,frombeforetheterrorH6343ofJehovah,andfromthegloryofhismajestyH1926.

11TheloftylooksofmanH376shallbebroughtlowשָׁפֵ֔לsha.FelH8213,andthehaughtinessH7312ofmenH376shallbebowedH7817downH7817,andJehovahaloneH905shallbeexaltedוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.GavH7682inthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

12Forthereshallbeadayי֞וֹםYomH3117ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635uponallthatisproudגֵּאֶ֖הge.'EhH1343andhaughtyH7311,anduponallthatisliftedנִשָּׂ֥אni.Sa'H5375up;anditshallbebroughtlowוְשָׁפֵֽל׃ve.sha.FelH8213;

13anduponallthecedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844,thatarehighH7311andliftedוְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑יםve.han.ni.sa.'ImH5375up,anduponalltheoaksאַלּוֹנֵ֥י'a.lo.NeiH437ofBashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316,

14anduponallthehighH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022,anduponallthehillsהַגְּבָע֥וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389thatareliftedהַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת׃ha.ni.sa.'otH5375up,

15anduponeveryloftytowerמִגְדָּ֣לmig.DalH4026,anduponeveryfortifiedH1219wallחוֹמָ֥הcho.MahH2346,

16anduponalltheshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659,anduponallpleasantimagery.

17AndtheloftinessofmanH376shallbebowedH7817downH7817,andthehaughtinessH7312ofmenH376shallbebroughtlowוְשָׁפֵ֖לve.sha.FelH8213;andJehovahaloneH905shallbeexaltedוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.GavH7682inthatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

18Andtheidolsוְהָאֱלִילִ֖יםve.ha.'e.li.LimH457shall utterly pass away.

19Andmenshallgoוּבָ֙אוּ֙u.Va.'uH935intothecavesH4631oftherocksצֻרִ֔יםtzu.RimH6697,andintotheholesoftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,frombeforetheterrorH6343ofJehovah,andfromthegloryofhismajestyH1926,whenhearisethtoshake mightilytheearthH776.

20Inthatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117menH120shallcastH7993awayיַשְׁלִ֣יךְyash.LikhH7993theiridolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457ofsilverכַסְפּ֔וֹkhas.PoH3701,andtheiridolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457ofgoldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091,whichhavebeenmadeH6213forthemtoworship,tothemolesandtothebatsH5847;

21togoלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935intothecavernsoftherocksהַצֻּרִ֔יםha.tzu.RimH6697,andintothecleftsוּבִסְעִפֵ֖יu.vis.'i.FeiH5585oftheraggedrocksH6697,frombeforetheterrorH6343ofJehovah,andfromthegloryofhismajestyH1926,whenhearisethtoshake mightilytheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Ceaseחִדְל֤וּchid.LuH2308yefrommanH120,whosebreathנְשָׁמָ֖הne.sha.MahH5397isinhisnostrilsבְּאַפּ֑וֹbe.'a.PoH639;forwhereinishetobeaccountedנֶחְשָׁ֖בnech.ShavH2803of?

Commentaries on Isaiah 2

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