Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 13

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amozאָמֽוֹץ׃'a.MotzH531receivedחָזָ֔הcha.ZahH2372:

2Raiseשְֽׂאוּ־se.'u-H5375a bannerנֵ֔סNesH5251onעַ֤ל'alH5921a barrenנִשְׁפֶּה֙nish.PehH8192hilltopהַר־har-H2022;callהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311aloudק֖וֹלKolH6963to them.Waveהָנִ֣יפוּha.Ni.fuH5130your handיָ֔דYadH3027,that they may enterוְיָבֹ֖אוּve.ya.Vo.'uH935the gatesפִּתְחֵ֥יpit.CheiH6607of the noblesנְדִיבִֽים׃ne.di.VimH5081.

3Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have commandedצִוֵּ֖יתִיtzi.Vei.tiH6680My sanctified onesלִמְקֻדָּשָׁ֑יlim.ku.da.ShaiH6942;I have evenגַּ֣םgamH1571summonedקָרָ֤אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121My warriorsגִבּוֹרַי֙gi.bo.RaiH1368to execute My wrathלְאַפִּ֔יle.'a.PiH639andexultעַלִּיזֵ֖י'a.li.ZeiH5947in My triumphגַּאֲוָתִֽי׃ga.'a.va.TiH1346.

4Listenק֥וֹלKolH6963,a tumultהָמ֛וֹןha.MonH1995on the mountainsבֶּֽהָרִ֖יםbe.ha.RimH2022,like thatדְּמ֣וּתde.MutH1823of a greatרָ֑בRavH7227multitudeעַם־'am-H5971!Listenק֠וֹלKolH6963,an uproarשְׁא֞וֹןshe.'onH7588among the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֤וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467,like nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471gathered togetherנֶֽאֱסָפִ֔יםne.'e.sa.FimH622!The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is mobilizingמְפַקֵּ֖דme.fa.KedH6485an armyצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635for warמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

5They are comingבָּאִ֛יםba.'ImH935from farawayמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801landsמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776,from the endsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the heavensהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064—the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and the weaponsוּכְלֵ֣יu.khe.LeiH3627of His wrathזַעְמ֔וֹza'.MoH2195—to destroyלְחַבֵּ֖לle.cha.BelH2254the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605countryהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

6Wailהֵילִ֕ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,forכִּ֥יkiH3588the Dayי֣וֹםYomH3117of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068is nearקָר֖וֹבka.RovH7138;it will comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935as destructionכְּשֹׁ֖דke.ShodH7701from the Almightyמִשַּׁדַּ֥יmi.sha.DaiH7706.

7Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651allכָּל־kol-H3605handsיָדַ֣יִםya.Da.yimH3027will fall limpתִּרְפֶּ֑ינָהtir.Pei.nahH7503,and everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605man’sאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582heartלְבַ֥בle.VavH3824will meltיִמָּס׃yi.MasH4549.

8Terrorוְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ׀ve.niv.Ha.luH926,painצִירִ֤יםtzi.RimH6735,and anguishוַֽחֲבָלִים֙va.cha.va.LimH2256will seize themיֹֽאחֵז֔וּןyo.che.ZunH270;they will writheיְחִיל֑וּןye.chi.LunH2342like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖הkai.yo.le.DahH3205.They will look atאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֙הוּ֙re.'E.huH7453,their facesפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440flushedלְהָבִ֖ים פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃le.ha.Vim pe.nei.HemH3851 H6440with fearיִתְמָ֔הוּyit.Ma.huH8539.

9Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the Dayיוֹם־yom-H3117of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is comingבָּ֔אBa'H935—cruelאַכְזָרִ֥י'akh.za.RiH394,with furyוְעֶבְרָ֖הve.'ev.RahH5678and burning angerוַחֲר֣וֹן אָ֑ףva.cha.Ron 'AfH2740 H639—to makeלָשׂ֤וּםla.SumH7760the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047and to destroyיַשְׁמִ֥ידyash.MidH8045the sinnersוְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָve.cha.ta.'Ei.haH2400within itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480.

10Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the starsכוֹכְבֵ֤יkhokh.VeiH3556of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and their constellationsוּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔םu.khe.Si.lei.HemH3685will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808giveיָהֵ֖לּוּya.He.luH1984their lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216.The risingבְּצֵאת֔וֹbe.tze.ToH3318sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121will be darkenedחָשַׁ֤ךְcha.ShakhH2821,and the moonוְיָרֵ֖חַve.ya.Re.achH3394will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808giveיַגִּ֥יהַya.Gi.haH5050its lightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216.

11I will punishוּפָקַדְתִּ֤יu.fa.kad.TiH6485עַל־'al-H5921the worldתֵּבֵל֙te.VelH8398for itsevilרָעָ֔הra.'AhH7451andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the wickedרְשָׁעִ֖יםre.sha.'ImH7563for their iniquityעֲוֹנָ֑ם'a.vo.NamH5771.I will endוְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ve.hish.ba.TiH7673the haughtinessגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of the arrogantזֵדִ֔יםze.DimH2086and lay lowאַשְׁפִּֽיל׃'ash.PilH8213the prideוְגַאֲוַ֥תve.ga.'a.VatH1346of the ruthlessעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184.

12I will make manאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582scarcerאוֹקִ֥יר'o.KirH3365than pure goldמִפָּ֑זmi.PazH6337,and mankindוְאָדָ֖םve.'a.DamH120rarer than the goldמִכֶּ֥תֶםmi.Ke.temH3800of Ophirאוֹפִֽיר׃'o.FirH211.

13Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651I will make the heavensשָׁמַ֣יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064trembleאַרְגִּ֔יז'ar.GizH7264,and the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be shakenוְתִרְעַ֥שׁve.tir.'AshH7493from its placeמִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּmi.me.ko.MahH4725at the wrathבְּעֶבְרַת֙be.'ev.RatH5678of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635on the dayוּבְי֖וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of His burning angerחֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃cha.Ron 'a.PoH2740 H639.

14וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961Like a huntedמֻדָּ֔חmu.DachH5080gazelleכִּצְבִ֣יkitz.ViH6643,like a sheepוּכְצֹ֖אןu.khe.TzonH6629withoutוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369a shepherdמְקַבֵּ֑ץme.ka.BetzH6908,eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376will returnיִפְנ֔וּyif.NuH6437toאֶל־'el-H413his own peopleעַמּוֹ֙a.MoH5971,eachוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376will fleeיָנֽוּסוּ׃ya.Nu.suH5127toאֶל־'el-H413his native landאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776.

15Whoeverכָּל־kol-H3605is caughtהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672will be stabbedיִדָּקֵ֑רyi.da.KerH1856,and whoeverוְכָל־ve.kholH3605is capturedהַנִּסְפֶּ֖הha.nis.PehH5595will dieיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307by the swordבֶּחָֽרֶב׃be.Cha.revH2719.

16Their infantsוְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥םve.'o.le.lei.HemH5768will be dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּye.ru.te.ShuH7376before their eyesלְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑םle.'ei.nei.HemH5869,their housesבָּֽתֵּיהֶ֔םba.tei.HemH1004will be lootedיִשַּׁ֙סּוּ֙yi.Sha.suH8155,and their wivesוּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖םu.ne.shei.HemH802will be ravishedH7693.

17Beholdהִנְנִ֛יhi.NiH2005,I will stir upמֵעִ֥ירme.'IrH5782against themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921the Medesמָדָ֑יma.DaiH4074אֶת־'et-H853,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have noלֹ֣אlo'H3808regardיַחְשֹׁ֔בוּyach.ShouH2803for silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701and noלֹ֥אlo'H3808desireיַחְפְּצוּ־yach.pe.tzu-H2654for goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091.

18Their bowsוּקְשָׁת֖וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198will dash young menנְעָרִ֣יםne.'a.RimH5288to piecesתְּרַטַּ֑שְׁנָהte.ra.Tash.nahH7376;they will have noלֹ֣אlo'H3808mercyיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355on the fruitוּפְרִי־u.fe.ri-H6529of the wombבֶ֙טֶן֙ve.tenH990;they will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808look with pityתָח֥וּס עֵינָֽם׃ta.Chus 'ei.NamH2347 H5869onעַל־'al-H5921the childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

19And Babylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894,the jewelצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643of the kingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,the gloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,will beוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961overthrownכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114by Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430אֶת־'et-H853like Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

20She will neverלֹֽא־ לָנֶ֔צַחlo'- la.Ne.tzachH3808 H5331be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808settledתִשְׁכֹּ֖ןtish.KonH7931fromעַד־'ad-H5704generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755to generationוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755;noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808nomadעֲרָבִ֔י'a.ra.ViH6163will pitch his tentיַהֵ֥לya.HelH167thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,noלֹא־lo'-H3808shepherdוְרֹעִ֖יםve.ro.'ImH7462will rest his flockיַרְבִּ֥צוּyar.Bi.tzuH7257thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

21But desert creaturesצִיִּ֔יםtzi.YimH6728will lie downוְרָבְצוּ־ve.ra.ve.tzu-H7257thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,and howling creaturesאֹחִ֑ים'o.ChimH255will fillוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390her housesבָתֵּיהֶ֖םva.tei.HemH1004.Ostrichesבְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֔הbe.Not ya.'a.NahH1323 H3284will dwellוְשָׁ֤כְנוּve.Sha.khe.nuH7931thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,and wild goatsוּשְׂעִירִ֖יםu.se.'i.RimH8163will leap aboutיְרַקְּדוּ־ שָֽׁם׃ye.ra.ke.du- ShamH7540 H8033.

22Hyenasאִיִּים֙'i.YimH338will howlוְעָנָ֤הve.'a.NahH6030in her fortressesבְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יוbe.'al.m.no.TavH490and jackalsוְתַנִּ֖יםve.ta.NimH8577in her luxuriousעֹ֑נֶג'O.negH6027palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964. Babylon’stimeעִתָּ֔הּ'i.TahH6256is at handוְקָר֤וֹב לָבוֹא֙ve.ka.Rov la.Vo'H7138 H935,and her daysוְיָמֶ֖יהָve.ya.Mei.haH3117will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be prolongedיִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃yi.ma.She.khuH4900.

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