American Standard Version

Isaiah 22

1TheburdenH4853ofthevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofvisionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384.Whataileth theenow,thatthou artwhollygoneH5927uptothehousetops?

2O thouthatartfullH4395ofshoutings,atumultuouscityעִ֚יר'irH5892,ajoyoustownקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151; thyslainחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491arenotslainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491withtheswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,neitheraretheydeadמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191inbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3Allthyrulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101fledH1272awayH1272togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162,theywereboundH631bythearchers;allthatwerefoundH4672oftheewereboundH631togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162;theyfledH1272afarH7350off.

4ThereforeH3651saidH559I,Lookשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159awayfromme,Iwillweepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterly; labornottocomfortלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162meforthedestructionH7701ofthedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofmypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

5Foritisadayיוֹם֩yOmH3117ofdiscomfiture,andoftreadingdown,andofperplexity,fromtheLordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,inthevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516ofvisionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384;abreakingdownofthewallsקִ֖רkirH7023,andacryingtothemountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

6AndElamוְעֵילָם֙ve.'ei.LamH5867bareH6168thequiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827,withchariotsH7393ofmenאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571;andKirוְקִ֥ירve.KirH7024uncoveredtheshieldמָגֵֽן׃ma.GenH4043.

7Anditcametopass,thatthychoicestvalleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhH6010wereH1961fullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390ofchariotsH7393,andthehorsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571setH7896themselvesinarrayatthegateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8Andhetookawaythecoveringמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andthou didstlookוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117tothearmorinthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004oftheforestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293.

9AndyesawH7200thebreachesofthecityעִיר־'ir-H5892ofDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732,thattheyweremanyH7235;andyegatheredוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908togetherH6908thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325ofthelowerpoolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295;

10andyenumberedthehousesH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andye brakedownthehousesH1004tofortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346;

11yemadeH6213alsoareservoirbetweenthetwoהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346forthewaterלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325oftheoldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295.ButyelookedH7200notuntohimthathaddonethis,neitherhadye respect untohimthatpurposeditlongago.

12Andinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didtheLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,callוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toweepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,andtomourningH4553,andtobaldnessוּלְקָרְחָ֖הu.le.ka.re.ChahH7144,andtogirdingwithsackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242:

13and,behold,joyH8057andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057, slayingoxenH1241andkillingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398fleshH1320anddrinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: Letuseatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398anddrinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,forto-morrowweshalldieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

14AndJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635revealedוְנִגְלָ֥הve.nig.LahH1540himselfinmineearsבְאָזְנָ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,Surelythisiniquityהֶעָוֹ֨ןhe.'a.VonH5771shallnotbeforgivenyoutillyedieתְּמֻת֔וּןte.mu.TunH4191, saiththeLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

15Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136, Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Goבֹּא֙bo'H935,getthee untothistreasurer,evenuntoShebnaשֶׁבְנָ֖אshev.Na'H7644,whoisoverthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,andsayאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559,

16Whatdoest thouhereפֹה֙fohH6311?andwhomhast thouhereפֹ֔הFohH6311,thatthou hasthewedtheeouthereפֹּ֖הpohH6311asepulchre? hewinghimoutasepulchreonhighמָרוֹם֙ma.rOmH4791, gravingahabitationforhimselfintherockבַסֶּ֖לַעva.Se.la'H5553!

17Behold,Jehovah,likeastrongmanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397,willhurlthee away violently; yea,hewillwrap thee up closely.

18Hewillsurelywind thee roundandround,andtoss theelikeaballintoalargecountry;thereshalt thoudieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,andthereshallbethechariotsמַרְכְּב֣וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818ofthygloryH3519, thoushameH7036ofthylord’sH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

19AndI willthrusttheefromthineoffice;andfromthystationshalt thou be pulleddownיֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃ye.her.Se.khaH2040.

20Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatIwillcallH7121myservantלְעַבְדִּ֔יle.'av.DiH5650Eliakimלְאֶלְיָקִ֖יםle.'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chil.ki.Ya.huH2518:

21andIwillclotheוְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יוve.hil.bash.TivH3847himwiththyrobe,andstrengthenH2388himwiththy girdle,andIwillcommitthy governmentintohishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andheshallbeH1961afatherלְאָ֛בle.'AvH1totheinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֥בle.yo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andtothehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

22Andthekeyמַפְתֵּ֥חַmaf.Te.achH4668ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732willIlayuponhisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926;andheshallopenוּפָתַח֙u.fa.TachH6605,andnoneshallshutסֹגֵ֔רso.GerH5462;andheshallshutוְסָגַ֖רve.sa.GarH5462,andnoneshallopenפֹּתֵֽחַ׃po.Te.achH6605.

23AndIwillfastenhimasanailinasureplaceבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725;andheshallbeH1961forathroneH3678ofgloryH3519tohisfather’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

24Andtheyshallhangוְתָל֨וּve.ta.LuH8518uponhimallthegloryH3519ofhisfather’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,theoffspringandtheissue,everysmallהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996vesselH3627,fromthecupseventoalltheflagons.

25Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,shallthenailthatwasfastenedinasureplaceבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725giveway;anditshallbehewndownH5307,andfallוְנָפְלָ֗הve.na.fe.LahH5307;andtheburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֣אha.ma.Sa'H4853thatwasuponitshallbecutוְנִכְרַת֙ve.nikh.RatH3772off;forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22

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