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Isaiah 7

1Anditcametopassinthedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,thatRezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyria,andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,wentH5927uptoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389towarH4421againstit,butcouldnotprevailH3201againstit.

2AnditwastoldH5046thehouseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,SyriaisconfederatewithEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.Andhisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824trembled,andtheheartוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824ofhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,asthetreesH6086oftheforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293tremblewiththewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

3ThensaidH559JehovahuntoIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470,Goצֵא־tze'-H3318forthH3318nowtomeetAhazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, thou,andShear-jashubthysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121,attheendקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097oftheconduitoftheupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,inthehighwayמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546ofthefuller’sfieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704;

4andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559untohim,Takeהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104heedH8104,andbequietH8252;fearH3372not,neitherletthyheartוּלְבָבְךָ֙u.le.va.ve.KhaH3824befaint,becauseofthesetwoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147tailsH2180ofsmokingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226firebrands,forthefierceangerאַ֛ף'afH639ofRezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526andSyria,andofthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

5BecauseSyria,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andthesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,havepurposedevilH7451againstthee,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Letusgoנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927upagainstJudahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063,andvexit,andletusmakeabreachthereinforus,andsetupakingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428inthemidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432ofit,eventhesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabeelטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870;

7thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saiththeLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,Itshallnotstandתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965,neithershallitcometopass.

8Fortheheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofSyriaisDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834,andtheheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526;andwithin threescoreandfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shallEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669bebrokeninpieces,sothatitshallnotbeapeopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971:

9andtheheadוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,andtheheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111isRemaliah’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121.Ifyewillnotbelieveתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,surelyyeshallnotbeestablishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.

10AndJehovahspakeagainuntoAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592theeasignא֔וֹת'otH226ofJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430;askH7592iteitherinthedepth,orintheheightabove.

12ButAhazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271saidH559,Iwillnotaskאֶשְׁאַ֥ל'esh.'AlH7592,neitherwillItemptJehovah.

13AndhesaidH559,Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085yenow,Ohouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:IsitasmallH4592thingforyoutowearyהַלְא֣וֹתhal.'otH3811menH376,thatyewillwearyתַלְא֖וּtal.'UH3811myGodאֱלֹהָֽי׃'e.lo.HaiH430alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571?

14Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136himselfwillgiveיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414youasignא֑וֹת'otH226:behold,avirginshallconceive,andbearוְיֹלֶ֣דֶתve.yo.Le.detH3205asonבֵּ֔ןBenH1121,andshallcallוְקָרָ֥אתve.ka.RatH7121hisnameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Immanuel.

15Butterandhoneyוּדְבַ֖שׁu.de.VashH1706shallheeatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398, whenheknowethtorefusetheevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451,andchooseוּבָח֥וֹרu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּֽוֹב׃ba.TovH2896.

16Forbeforethechildshallknowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045torefusetheevilבָּרָ֖עba.Ra'H7451,andchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977thegoodבַּטּ֑וֹבba.TovH2896,thelandהָאֲדָמָה֙ha.'a.da.MahH127whosetwoשְׁנֵ֥יshe.NeiH8147kingsמְלָכֶֽיהָ׃me.la.Khei.haH4428thou abhorrestshallbeforsaken.

17Jehovahwillbringיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935uponthee,anduponthypeopleעַמְּךָ֮'a.me.KhaH5971,anduponthyfather’sאָבִיךָ֒'a.vi.KhaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117thathavenotcomeבָ֔אוּVa.'uH935,fromthedayלְמִיּ֥וֹםle.mi.YomH3117thatEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669departedסוּר־sur-H5493fromJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063—eventhekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

18Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatJehovahwillhissH8319fortheflythatisintheuttermostpartoftheriversH2975ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,andforthebeeH1682thatisinthelandבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

19Andtheyshallcomeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935,andshallrestH5117alloftheminthedesolatevalleys,andinthecleftsוּבִנְקִיקֵ֖יu.vin.ki.KeiH5357oftherocksהַסְּלָעִ֑יםha.se.la.'ImH5553,anduponallthorn-hedges,anduponallpastures.

20Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117willtheLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136shaveיְגַלַּ֣חye.ga.LachH1548witharazorבְּתַ֨עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593thatishiredinthepartsbeyondtheRiverנָהָר֙na.HarH5104,evenwiththekingבְּמֶ֣לֶךְbe.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,theheadהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218andthehairוְשַׂ֣עַרve.Sa.'arH8181ofthefeetH7272;anditshallalsoוְגַ֥םve.GamH1571consumethebeardהַזָּקָ֖ןha.za.KanH2206.

21Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thatamanH376shallkeepaliveיְחַיֶּה־ye.chai.yeh-H2421ayoungcow,andtwoוּשְׁתֵּי־u.she.tei-H8147sheepצֹֽאן׃TzonH6629;

22anditshallcometopass,thatbecauseoftheabundanceמֵרֹ֛בme.RoH7230ofmilkחָלָ֖בcha.LavH2461whichtheyshallgiveheshalleatיֹאכַ֣לyo.KhalH398butter:forbutterandhoneyוּדְבַשׁ֙u.de.VashH1706shalleveryoneeatיֹאכֵ֔לyo.KhelH398thatisleftH3498inthemidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,thateveryplaceמָק֗וֹםma.KomH4725,whereאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834therewereathousandאֶ֥לֶף'E.lefH505vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612atathousandבְּאֶ֣לֶףbe.'E.lefH505silverlings,shallbeH1961forbriersandthorns.

24WitharrowsH2678andwithbowוּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁתu.va.Ke.shetH7198shallonecomeH935thither,becauseallthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֥הtih.YehH1961briersandthorns.

25AndallthehillsH2022thatwerediggedwiththemattock, thou shaltnotcomeH935thitherforfearיִרְאַ֖תyir.'AtH3374ofbriersandthorns;butitshallbeH1961forthesendingH4916forthofoxen,andforthetreadingofsheepשֶֽׂה׃ פSehH7716.

Commentaries on Isaiah 7

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