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Isaiah 34

1Comenear, yenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,tohearלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085;andhearken, yepeoplesH3816: lettheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085,andthefulness thereof;theworldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398,andallthingsthatcomeforthfromit.

2ForJehovahhath indignationagainstallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,andwrathH2534againstalltheirhostH6635:hehath utterly destroyedthem,hehathdeliveredthemtotheslaughterלַטָּֽבַח׃la.Ta.vachH2874.

3Theirslainוְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.cha.lei.HemH2491alsoshallbecastH7993out,andthestenchבָאְשָׁ֑םva.'e.ShamH889oftheirdeadbodiesshallcomeH5927up;andthemountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022shallbemeltedוְנָמַ֥סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549withtheirbloodמִדָּמָֽם׃mi.da.MamH1818.

4Andallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallbedissolved,andtheheavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064shallberolledוְנָגֹ֥לּוּve.na.Go.luH1556together asascrollכַסֵּ֖פֶרkha.Se.ferH5612;andalltheirhostצְבָאָ֣םtze.va.'AmH6635shall fadeawayוְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ve.na.Ma.kuH4743, astheleafH5929fadethfromoffthevineמִגֶּ֔פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,andasafadingleafH5929fromthefig-tree.

5Formyswordחַרְבִּ֑יchar.BiH2719hathdrunkitsfillרִוְּתָ֥הri.ve.TahH7301inheavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064:behold,itshallcomeתֵּרֵ֔דte.RedH3381downuponEdomאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123,anduponthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofmycurse,tojudgmentלְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃le.mish.PatH4941.

6Theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719ofJehovahisfilledH4390withbloodדָם֙damH1818,itismadefatמֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levH2459withfatness,withthebloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818oflambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733andgoatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,withthefatמֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levH2459ofthekidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629oframsאֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimH352;forJehovahhathasacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077inBozrahבְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.RahH1224,andagreatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419slaughterוְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachH2874inthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

7Andthewild-oxenshallcomeH3381downwiththem,andthebullockswiththebullsוּפָרִ֖יםu.fa.RimH6499:andtheirlandאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776shallbedrunkenwithbloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,andtheirdustוַעֲפָרָ֖םva.'a.fa.RamH6083madefatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459withfatness.

8ForJehovahhathadayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359,ayearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141ofrecompenseforthecauseלְרִ֥יבle.RivH7379ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

9AndthestreamsofEdomshallbeH1961turnedH2015intopitchלְזֶ֔פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203,andthedustוַעֲפָרָ֖הּva.'a.fa.RahH6083thereofintobrimstone,andthelandאַרְצָ֔הּ'ar.TzahH776thereofshallbecomeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961burningבֹּעֵרָֽה׃bo.'e.RahH1197pitchלְזֶ֖פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203.

10ItshallnotbequenchedH3518nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915nordayוְיוֹמָם֙ve.yo.MamH3119;thesmokeעֲשָׁנָ֑הּ'a.sha.NahH6227thereofshallgoיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927upforeverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769;fromgenerationמִדּ֤וֹרmi.DorH1755togenerationלָדוֹר֙la.dOrH1755itshallliewaste;noneshallpassH5674throughitforeverH5769andeverH5769.

11ButthepelicanandtheporcupineshallpossessH3423it;andtheowlוְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףve.yan.ShofH3244andtheravenוְעֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH6158shalldwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931therein:andhewillstretchוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186overitthelineofconfusion,andtheplummetofemptinessבֹֽהוּ׃Vo.huH922.

12Theyshallcallיִקְרָ֑אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121thenoblesthereoftothekingdom,butnoneshallbeיִ֥הְיוּYih.yuH1961there;andallitsprincesH8269shallbeH1961nothingH369.

13AndthornsH2336shallcomeupinitspalaces,nettlesקִמּ֥וֹשׂki.MosH7057andthistlesinthefortressesH759thereof;anditshallbeוְהָיְתָה֙ve.ha.ye.TahH1961ahabitationofjackalsתַנִּ֔יםta.NimH8577,acourtforostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.

14Andthewild beastsofthedesert shallmeetוּפָגְשׁ֤וּu.fa.ge.ShuH6298withthewolves,andthewildgoatוְשָׂעִ֖ירve.sa.'IrH8163shallcrytohisfellow; yea,thenight-monster shall settlethere,andshallfindוּמָצְאָ֥הu.ma.tze.'AhH4672heraplaceמָנֽוֹחַ׃ma.No.achH4494ofrestH4494.

15Thereshallthedart-snakemakehernestקִנְּנָ֤הki.ne.NahH7077,andlay,andhatchH1234,andgatherנִקְבְּצ֥וּnik.be.TzuH6908underhershadeH6738; yea,thereshallthekitesbegatheredH6908,everyonewithhermate.

16Seekדִּרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875yeoutofthebookH5612ofJehovah,andreadוּֽקְרָ֔אוּu.ke.Ra.'uH7121:nooneאַחַ֤ת'a.ChatH259oftheseshallbemissingפָקָ֑דוּfa.Ka.duH6485,noneshallwanthermate;formymouthפִי֙fiH6310,ithathcommandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680,andhisSpiritוְרוּח֖וֹve.ru.ChoH7307,ithathgatheredקִבְּצָֽן׃ki.be.TzanH6908them.

17Andhehathcastהִפִּ֤ילhi.PilH5307thelotגּוֹרָ֔לgo.RalH1486forthem,andhishandוְיָד֛וֹve.ya.DoH3027hathdividedH2505ituntothembyline:theyshallpossessיִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָyi.ra.Shu.haH3423itforeverH5769;fromgenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755togenerationוָד֖וֹרva.DorH1755shalltheydwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931therein.

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