1Behold,Jehovahmakeththeearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776empty,andmakethitwaste,andturnethitupsidedownH3427,andscattereth abroadtheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof. 2Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961,aswiththepeopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971,sowiththepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548;aswiththeservantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650,sowithhismasterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113;aswiththemaid,sowithhermistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404;aswiththebuyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069,sowiththesellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376;aswiththecreditorכַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הka.no.ShehH5383,sowiththedebtor;aswiththetakerofinterest,sowiththegiverofinteresttohim. 3Theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shallbeutterly emptied,andutterly laid waste;forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697. 4Theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournethandfadethaway,theworldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398languishethandfadethaway,theloftypeopleעַם־'am-H5971oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776dolanguishH535. 5Theearthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776alsoispollutedחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610undertheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;becausetheyhavetransgressedthelawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451,violatedthestatutesH2706,brokenH6565theeverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285. 7Thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492mourneth,thevineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612languisheth,allthemerry-hearteddosigh. 8Themirthoftabrets ceaseth,thenoiseofthem thatrejoiceendeth,thejoyH4885oftheharpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658ceaseth. 9Theyshallnotdrinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196withasongבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892;strongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354shallbebitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843tothemthatdrinkH8354it. 11Thereisacryinginthestreetsבַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351becauseofthewineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;alljoyH8057isdarkened,themirthofthelandH776isgoneH1540. 12Inthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892isleftH7604desolationשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8047,andthegateשָֽׁעַר׃Sha.'arH8179issmitten withdestruction. 13Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541shallitbeיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961inthemidstH8432oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776amongthepeoplesH5971,astheshakingofanolive-tree,asthegleaningsכְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955whenthevintageisdone. 14Theseshallliftיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,theyshallshoutיָרֹ֑נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442;forthemajestyofJehovahtheycryaloudH7442fromtheseaH3220. 15Whereforeglorifyכַּבְּד֣וּka.be.DuH3513yeJehovahintheeast,eventhenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478,intheislesoftheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220. 16Fromtheuttermost partoftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776haveweheardH8085songsזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158: Glorytotherighteousלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662.ButIsaidH559,Ipineaway,Ipineaway,woeא֣וֹי'oH188isme!thetreacherousH898havedealtH898treacherouslyH898; yea,thetreacherousH898havedealtH898verytreacherouslyH898. 17FearH6343,andthepitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354,andthesnareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341,areuponthee, Oinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427oftheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776. 18Anditshallcometopass,thathewhofleethfromthenoiseofthefearH6343shallfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intothepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354;andhethatcomethupoutofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofthepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961takenH3920inthesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341:forthewindowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotH699onhighמִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmH4791areopenedנִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605,andthefoundationsH4146oftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776tremble. 19Theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776isutterlybrokenH6565,theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776isrent asunder,theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776isshakenH4131violently. 20Theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776shallstaggerH5128likeadrunkenH7910man,andshallswaytoandfrolikeahammock;andthetransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּpish.'AhH6588thereofshallbeheavyוְכָבַ֤דve.kha.VadH3513uponit,anditshallfallוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307,andnotriseקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965again. 21Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatJehovahwillpunishH6485thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofthehighH4791onesonhighH4791,andthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127upontheearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127. 22Andtheyshallbegatheredוְאֻסְּפ֨וּve.'u.se.FuH622together,asprisonersאַסִּיר֙'a.SirH616aregatheredH622inthepitבּ֔וֹרBorH953,andshallbeshutוְסֻגְּר֖וּve.su.ge.RuH5462upintheprisonמַסְגֵּ֑רmas.GerH4525;andaftermanydaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shalltheybevisitedיִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃yi.pa.Ke.duH6485. 23Thenthemoonהַלְּבָנָ֔הha.le.va.NahH3842shallbeconfounded,andthesunהַֽחַמָּ֑הha.cha.MahH2535ashamedוּבוֹשָׁ֖הu.vo.ShahH954;forJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635willreignמָלַ֞ךְma.LakhH4427inmountZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,andinJerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389;andbeforehiseldersזְקֵנָ֖יוze.ke.NavH2205shallbegloryכָּבֽוֹד׃ פka.VodH3519. Commentaries on Isaiah 24
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