Isaiah 13
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Isaiah 13:17-22

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.NamH2347H5869onעַל־'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.tzachH3808H5331be 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.NahH1323H3284will dwellוְשָׁ֤כְנוּve.Sha.khe.nuH7931thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,and wild goatsוּשְׂעִירִ֖יםu.se.'i.RimH8163will leap aboutיְרַקְּדוּ־ שָֽׁם׃ye.ra.ke.du- ShamH7540H8033.
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'H7138H935,and her daysוְיָמֶ֖יהָve.ya.Mei.haH3117will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be prolongedיִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃yi.ma.She.khuH4900.
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