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Isaiah 13:4-13

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.

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