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Isaiah 33

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945totheethatdestroyest,andthou wastnotdestroyedH7703;anddealesttreacherouslyH898,andtheydealtH898nottreacherouslyH898withthee! When thou hast ceasedtodestroyH7703, thou shaltbedestroyedH7703;andwhen thou hast madeanendH8552ofdealingtreacherouslyH898,theyshalldealH898treacherouslyH898withthee.

2OJehovah,beהֱיֵ֤הhe.YehH1961gracious unto us; wehavewaitedforthee:beH1961thouourarmH2220everymorningH1242,oursalvationיְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּye.shu.'a.Te.nuH3444alsoאַף־'af-H637inthetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256oftroubleH6869.

3Atthenoiseofthetumultהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995thepeoplesH5971arefledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074;attheliftingupofthyselfthenationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471arescatteredH5310.

4AndyourspoilH7998shall begatheredוְאֻסַּ֣ףve.'u.SafH622asthecaterpillargathereth:aslocusts leap shallmenleap uponit.

5Jehovahisexaltedנִשְׂגָּ֣בnis.GavH7682;forhedwellethonhighמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791:hehathfilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726withjusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

6Andthereshallbeוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961stabilityinthytimesH6256, abundanceofsalvationH3444,wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,andknowledgeוָדָ֑עַתva.Da.'atH1847:thefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374ofJehovahisthytreasureאוֹצָרֽוֹ׃ ס'o.tza.RoH214.

7Behold, their valiant onescryH6817without;theambassadorsofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058bitterly.

8Thehighwaysמְסִלּ֔וֹתme.si.LotH4546liewaste,thewayfaringmanceaseth:theenemy hathbrokenH6565thecovenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285,hehath despisedthecitiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892,heregardethnotman.

9Thelandאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776mournethandlanguisheth;Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844isconfoundedandwitherethaway;Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289islikeadesertכָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הka.'a.ra.VahH6160;andBashanבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ShanH1316andCarmelוְכַרְמֶֽל׃ve.khar.MelH3760shakeH5287offtheirleaves.

10Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258willIariseאָק֖וּם'a.KumH6965, saithJehovah;nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258willIliftאֶנָּשֵֽׂא׃'e.na.Se'H5375upmyself;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258willIbeexaltedאֵֽרוֹמָ֔ם'e.ro.MamH7311.

11Yeshallconceiveתַּהֲר֥וּta.ha.RuH2029chaffH7179, yeshallbringH3205forthH3205stubbleקַ֑שׁKashH7179:yourbreathרוּחֲכֶ֕םru.cha.KhemH7307isafireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784thatshalldevourH398you.

12AndthepeoplesH5971shallbeוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961astheburningsoflimeשִׂ֑ידSidH7875,asthornsH6975cutכְּסוּחִ֖יםke.su.ChimH3683down,thatareH1961burnedH3341inthefireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

13Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085, yethatarefarH7350off,whatIhavedone;and, yethatarenear,acknowledgemymight.

14Thesinnersחַטָּאִ֔יםcha.ta.'ImH2400inZionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726areafraidH6342;tremblinghathseizedH270thegodlessחֲנֵפִ֑יםcha.ne.FimH2611ones:WhoamonguscandwellwiththedevouringH398fireאֵ֚שׁ'eshH784?whoamonguscandwellwitheverlastingburnings?

15Hethatwalkethrighteously,andspeakethuprightly;hethatdespiseththegainבְּבֶ֣צַעbe.Ve.tza'H1215ofoppressions,thatshakethhishandsכַּפָּיו֙ka.PavH3709fromtakingabribeבַּשֹּׁ֔חַדba.Sho.chadH7810,thatstoppethhisearsאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241fromhearingofbloodדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818,andshuttethhiseyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869fromlookingH7200uponevilבְּרָֽע׃be.Ra'H7451:

16Heshalldwellיִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyish.KonH7931onhighמְרוֹמִ֣יםme.ro.MimH4791;hisplaceofdefenceshallbethemunitionsofrocksH5553;hisbreadH3899shallbegivenH5414him;hiswatersמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325shallbesure.

17Thineeyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869shallseeתִּרְאֶ֖ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428inhisbeautyבְּיָפְי֖וֹbe.ya.fe.YoH3308:theyshallbeholdalandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776thatreachethafar.

18Thyheartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820shallmuseontheterrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367:Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346ishethatcountedסֹפֵר֙so.FerH5608,whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346ishethatweighedשֹׁקֵ֔לsho.KelH8254thetribute?whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346ishethatcountedסֹפֵ֥רso.FerH5608thetowersהַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ha.mig.da.LimH4026?

19Thou shaltnotseeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200thefiercepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,apeopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofadeepspeechthatthou canstnotcomprehend,ofastrangetongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956thatthou canstnotunderstand.

20LookH7200uponZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,thecityofoursolemnities: thineeyesעֵינֶיךָ֩'ei.nei.KhaH5869shallseeתִרְאֶ֨ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389aquiet habitation,atentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168thatshallnotberemoved,thestakeswhereofshallneverbepluckedup, neithershallanyofthecordsH2256thereofbebroken.

21ButthereJehovahwillbewithusinmajesty,aplaceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725ofbroadרַחֲבֵ֣יra.cha.VeiH7342riversנְהָרִ֥יםne.ha.RimH5104andstreams, whereinshallgonogalleywithoars,neithershallgallant shippassיַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃ya.'av.Re.nuH5674thereby.

22ForJehovahisourjudgeשֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּsho.fe.Te.nuH8199,Jehovahisourlawgiver,Jehovahisourkingמַלְכֵּ֖נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428;hewillsaveH3467us.

23Thy tacklingsareloosed;theycouldnotstrengthenH2388thefootoftheirmastתָּרְנָם֙ta.re.NamH8650,theycouldnotspreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566thesailנֵ֔סNesH5251:thenאָ֣ז'azH227wasthepreyH957ofagreatspoilH7998dividedH2505;thelameפִּסְחִ֖יםpis.ChimH6455tookH2388thepreyH957.

24AndtheinhabitantH3427shallnotsayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559,Iamsickחָלִ֑יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470:thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971thatdwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427thereinshallbeforgiventheiriniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771.

Commentaries on Isaiah 33

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