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Isaiah 29

1HoArielאֲרִיאֵ֣ל'a.ri.'ElH740,Arielאֲרִיאֵ֔ל'a.ri.'ElH740,thecitywhereDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732encampedH2583!addH5595yeyearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141toyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141; letthefeastsH2282comeroundH5362:

2thenwillIdistressוַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִיva.ha.tzi.Ko.tiH6693Arielלַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,andthereshallbeוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961mourningandlamentation;andshe shallbeוְהָ֥יְתָהve.Ha.ye.tahH1961untomeasArielכַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ka.'a.ri.'ElH740.

3AndIwillencampוְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583againstthee roundabout,andwill lay siegeagainsttheewithpostedtroops,andIwillraiseוַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965siegeworksagainstthee.

4Andthou shaltbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961broughtdownH7817,andshaltspeakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696outofthegroundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,andthyspeechshallbeH1961lowוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ve.sha.falTH8213outofthedustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083;andthyvoiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963shallbeH1961asofonethathathafamiliarspirit, outofthegroundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776,andthyspeechshallwhisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃te.tzaf.TzefH6850outofthedustוּמֵעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083.

5Butthemultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995ofthy foes shallbeH1961likesmalldustכְּאָבָ֥קke.'a.VakH80,andthemultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995oftheterribleonesH6184aschaffוּכְמֹ֤ץu.khe.MotzH4671thatpassethawayעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674: yea,itshallbeH1961inaninstantH6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597.

6Sheshallbevisitedתִּפָּקֵ֔דti.pa.KedH6485ofJehovahofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635withthunderH6963,andwithearthquakeוּבְרַ֖עַשׁu.ve.Ra.'ashH7494,andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noise,withwhirlwindandtempestוּסְעָרָ֔הu.se.'a.RahH5591,andtheflameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851ofadevouringH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784.

7Andthemultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995ofallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatfightagainstArielאֲרִיאֵ֑ל'a.ri.'ElH740,evenallthatfightagainstherandherstronghold,andthatdistressוְהַמְּצִיקִ֖יםve.ha.me.tzi.KimH6693her,shallbeוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961asadreamכַּֽחֲלוֹם֙ka.cha.lOmH2472,avisionחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377ofthenightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915.

8Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961aswhenahungryהָרָעֵ֜בha.ra.'EvH7457mandreameth,and,behold,heeateth;butheawaketh,andhissoulH5315isemptyוְרֵיקָ֣הve.rei.KahH7386:oraswhenathirstyהַצָּמֵא֙ha.tza.Me'H6771mandreameth,and,behold,hedrinketh;butheawaketh,and,behold,heisfaint,andhissoulH5315hathappetiteH5315:soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651shallthemultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995ofallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471beיִֽהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961,thatfightagainstmountZionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

9Tarry yeandwonder; takeyourpleasureandbeblindH8173:theyaredrunken,butnotwithwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196;theystaggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,butnotwithstrongשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941drinkH7941.

10ForJehovahhath pouredoutuponyouthespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofdeepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639sleepH8639,andhathclosedyoureyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869,theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;andyourheadsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,theseersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374, hathhecoveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680.

11Andallvisionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380isbecomeוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961untoyouasthewordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697ofabookH5612thatissealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856,whichmendelivertooneH2088thatislearned,sayingH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this,Ipraythee;andhesaith,Icannot,foritissealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856:

12andthebookH5612isdeliveredtohimthatisnotlearned,sayingH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this,Ipraythee;andhesaith,Iamnotlearned.

13AndtheLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidH559, Forasmuchasthispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971drawH5066nigh untome,andwiththeirmouthבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310andwiththeirlipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193dohonorכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513me,buthaveremovedH7368theirheartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368fromme,andtheirfearH3373ofmeisacommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687ofmenH376whichhathbeenH1961taughtH3925them;

14thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillproceedtodoamarvellous workamongthispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,evenamarvellous workandawonder;andthewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451oftheirwiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450menshallperishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,andtheunderstandingנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995oftheirprudentmenshallbehidH5641.

15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945untothemthathideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641deepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009theircounselH6098fromJehovah,andwhoseworksH4639areinthedarkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285,andthatsayH559,Whoseethus?andwhoknowethus?

16Yeturnthingsupsidedown!ShallthepotterH3335beesteemedH2803asclay;thatthethingmadeH6213shouldsayH559ofhimthatmadeH6213it,HemadeH6213menot;orthethingformedH3335sayH559ofhimthatformedH3335it,HehathnounderstandingH995?

17Isitnotyetעוֹד֙'OdH5750averylittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592while,andLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844shallbeturnedוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725intoafruitfulfield,andthefruitfulfieldshallbeesteemedH2803asaforestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?

18Andinthatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117shallthedeafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795hearוְשָׁמְע֧וּve.sha.me.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697ofthebookH5612,andtheeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869oftheblindעִוְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5787shallseeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200outofobscurityandoutofdarknessוּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְu.me.Cho.shekhH2822.

19ThemeekalsoshallincreaseH3254theirjoyשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057inJehovah,andthepooramongmenH120shallrejoiceH1523intheHolyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

20FortheterribleoneisbroughtH3615tonought,andthescoffer ceaseth,andalltheythatwatchH8245foriniquityarecutוְנִכְרְת֖וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772off;

21thatmakeamanH120an offenderinhiscause,andlayasnareforhimthatreprovethinthegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179,andturnH5186asideוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186thejustwithathingH1697ofnought.

22Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,whoredeemedפָּדָ֖הpa.DahH6299Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85,concerningH413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290:Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290shallnotnowעַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH6258beashamedיֵבוֹשׁ֙ye.Vo.oshH954,neithershallhisfaceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258waxpale.

23ButwhenheseethhischildrenH3206,theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639ofmyhandsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027,inthemidstבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130ofhim,theyshallsanctifyH6942mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034;yea,theyshallsanctifyH6942theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,andshallstandinaweיַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ya.'a.Ri.tzuH6206oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

24TheyalsothaterrH8582inspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shallcometounderstandingבִּינָ֑הbi.NahH998,andtheythatmurmurshallreceiveinstructionלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.

Commentaries on Isaiah 29

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