Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 14

1Forכִּי֩kiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אֶֽת־'et-H853will have compassionיְרַחֵ֨םye.ra.ChemH7355on Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290;once againעוֹד֙'OdH5750He will chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478and settle themוְהִנִּיחָ֖םve.hi.ni.ChamH5117inעַל־'al-H5921their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127.The foreignerהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616will join themוְנִלְוָ֤הve.nil.VahH3867and uniteעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנִסְפְּח֖וּ'a.lei.Hem ve.nis.pe.ChuH5596 H5921withעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

2The nationsעַמִּים֮'a.MimH5971will escortוּלְקָח֣וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947Israeland bringוֶהֱבִיא֣וּםve.he.vi.'UmH935it toאֶל־'el-H413its homelandמְקוֹמָם֒me.ko.MamH4725.Then the houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will possessוְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּםve.hit.na.cha.LumH5157the nationsas menservantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and maidservantsוְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198inעַ֚ל'alH5921the LORD’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127.They will makeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961captivesשֹׁבִ֣יםsho.VimH7617of their captorsלְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔םle.shoei.HemH7617and ruleוְרָד֖וּve.ra.DuH7287over their oppressorsבְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ סbe.no.ge.sei.HemH5065.

The Fall of the King of Babylon

3וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961On the day thatבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068gives you restהָנִ֤יחַha.Ni.achH5117fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480your painמֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖me.'a.tze.be.KhaH6090and tormentוּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָu.me.ra.ge.Ze.khaH7267,and from the hardהַקָּשָׁ֖הha.ka.ShahH7186laborהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656into whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you were forcedעֻבַּד־'u.bad-H5647,

4you will singוְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088song of contemptהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912againstעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894וְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559:Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065has ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673,and how his furyמַדְהֵבָֽה׃mad.he.VahH4062has endedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!

5The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has brokenשָׁבַ֥רsha.VarH7665the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563,the scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of the rulersמֹשְׁלִֽים׃mo.she.LimH4910.

6It struckמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in angerבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with unceasingבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH1115 H5627blowsמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347;it subduedרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in rageבָאַף֙va.'AfH639with relentlessבְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ׃be.Li cha.SakhH1097 H2820persecutionמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at peaceשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252and at restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117;they break outפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476in songרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440.

8Evenגַּם־gam-H1571the cypressesבְּרוֹשִׁ֛יםbe.ro.ShimH1265and cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844exultשָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.ChuH8055over you: “Sinceמֵאָ֣זme.'AzH227you have been laid lowשָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.taH7901,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808woodcutterהַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.RetH3772comesיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927against usעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921.”

9Sheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585beneathמִתַּ֛חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478is eagerרָגְזָ֥הra.ge.ZahH7264to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122youupon your arrivalבּוֹאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935.It stirsעוֹרֵ֨רo.RerH5782the spirits of the deadרְפָאִים֙re.fa.'ImH7496to greet you—allכָּל־kol-H3605the rulersעַתּ֣וּדֵי'a.Tu.deiH6260of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776.It makes allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471riseהֵקִים֙he.KimH6965from their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔םmi.kis.'o.TamH3678.

10They will allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605respondיַֽעֲנ֔וּya.'a.NuH6030to youאֵלֶ֑יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,sayingוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559, “Youאַתָּ֛ה'a.TahH859tooגַּם־gam-H1571have become weakחֻלֵּ֥יתָchu.Lei.taH2470,asכָמ֖וֹנוּkha.Mo.nuH3644we areאֵלֵ֥ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413;you have become like usנִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃nim.Shal.taH4911!”

11Your pompגְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָge.'o.Ne.khaH1347has been brought downהוּרַ֥דhu.RadH3381to Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,along with the musicהֶמְיַ֣תhem.YatH1998of your harpsנְבָלֶ֑יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035.Maggotsרִמָּ֔הri.MahH7415are your bedתַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙ יֻצַּ֣עtach.Tei.kha yu.Tza'H3331 H8478and wormsתּוֹלֵעָֽה׃to.le.'AhH8438your blanketוּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָu.me.kha.Sei.khaH4374.

12Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349you have fallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֖יִםmi.sha.Ma.yimH8064,O day starהֵילֵ֣לhei.LelH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837!You have been cut downנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438to the groundלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,O destroyerחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522ofעַל־'al-H5921nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

13Youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in your heartבִֽלְבָבְךָ֙vil.va.ve.KhaH3824: “I will ascendאֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927to the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;I will raiseאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678aboveמִמַּ֥עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605the starsלְכֽוֹכְבֵי־le.khokh.vei-H3556of Godאֵ֖ל'elH410.I will sitוְאֵשֵׁ֥בve.'e.ShevH3427on the mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of assemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150,in the far reachesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

14I will ascendאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927aboveעַל־'al-H5921the topsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645;I will make myself likeאֶדַּמֶּ֖ה'ed.da.MehH1819the Most Highלְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃le.'el.YonH5945.”

15Butאַ֧ךְ'akhH389you will be brought downתּוּרָ֖דtu.RadH3381toאֶל־'el-H413Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,toאֶל־'el-H413the lowest depthsיַרְכְּתֵי־yar.ke.tei-H3411of the Pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

16Those who see youרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7200will stareיַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּyash.Gi.chuH7688אֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413;they will ponderיִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּyit.bo.Na.nuH995your fateאֵלֶ֖יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413: “Is thisהֲזֶ֤הha.ZehH2088the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376who shookמַרְגִּ֣יזmar.GizH7264the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776andmade the kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467trembleמַרְעִ֖ישׁmar.'IshH7493,

17who turnedשָׂ֥םsamH7760the worldתֵּבֵ֛לte.VelH8398into a desertכַּמִּדְבָּ֖רka.mid.BarH4057and destroyedהָרָ֑סha.RasH2040its citiesוְעָרָ֣יוve.'a.RavH5892,who refusedלֹא־lo'-H3808to letפָ֥תַחFa.tachH6605the captivesאֲסִירָ֖יו'a.si.RavH615return to their homesבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004?”

18Allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑םgo.Yim ku.LamH1471 H3605lieשָׁכְב֥וּsha.khe.VuH7901in stateבְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his own tombבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

19But youוְאַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH859are cast outהָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּha.she.Lakh.taH7993of your graveמִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙mi.kiv.re.ChaH6913like a rejectedנִתְעָ֔בnit.'AvH8581branchכְּנֵ֣צֶרke.Ne.tzerH5342,coveredלְב֥וּשׁle.VushH3830by those slainהֲרֻגִ֖ים מְטֹ֣עֲנֵיha.ru.Gim me.To.'a.neiH2026 H2944with the swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,and dumpedיוֹרְדֵ֥יyor.DeiH3381intoאֶל־'el-H413a rockyאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68pitב֖וֹרVorH953like a carcassכְּפֶ֥גֶרke.Fe.gerH6297trampled underfootמוּבָֽס׃mu.VasH947.

20You will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808join themתֵחַ֤ד אִתָּם֙te.Chad 'i.TamH3161 H854in burialבִּקְבוּרָ֔הbik.vu.RahH6900,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have destroyedשִׁחַ֖תָּshi.Cha.taH7843your landאַרְצְךָ֥'ar.tze.KhaH776and slaughteredהָרָ֑גְתָּha.Ra.ge.taH2026your own peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971.The offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of the wickedמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489will never againלֹֽא־ לְעוֹלָ֖םlo'- le.'o.LamH3808 H5769be mentionedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121.

21Prepareהָכִ֧ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559a place to slaughterמַטְבֵּ֖חַmat.Be.achH4293his sonsלְבָנָ֛יוle.va.NavH1121for the iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of their forefathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1.They will neverבַּל־bal-H1077rise upיָקֻ֙מוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965to possessוְיָ֣רְשׁוּve.Ya.re.shuH3423a landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776or coverפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440the earthתֵבֵ֖לte.VelH8398with theirוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390citiesעָרִֽים׃'a.RimH5892.

22“I will rise upוְקַמְתִּ֣יve.kam.TiH6965against themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “I will cut offוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772from Babylonלְבָבֶ֜לle.va.VelH894her nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034and her remnantוּשְׁאָ֛רu.she.'ArH7605,her offspringוְנִ֥יןve.NinH5209and her posterityוָנֶ֖כֶדva.Ne.khedH5220,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23“I will make herוְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760a placeלְמוֹרַ֥שׁle.mo.RashH4180for owlsקִפֹּ֖דki.PodH7090and for swamplandsוְאַגְמֵי־ מָ֑יִםve.'ag.mei- Ma.yimH98 H4325;I will sweep her awayוְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֙יהָ֙ve.te.te.Ti.haH2894with the broomבְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣אbe.mat.'a.Te'H4292of destructionהַשְׁמֵ֔דhash.MedH8045,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

God’s Purpose against Assyria

24The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑רtze.va.'ot le.MorH6635 H559has swornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650: “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518 H3808,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.SherH834I have plannedדִּמִּ֙יתִי֙di.Mi.tiH1819,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will it beהָיָ֔תָהha.Ya.tahH1961;asוְכַאֲשֶׁ֥רve.kha.'a.SherH834I have purposedיָעַ֖צְתִּי הִ֥יאya.'Atz.ti hi'H3289 H1931, sowill it standתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965.

25I will breakלִשְׁבֹּ֤רlish.BorH7665Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804in My landבְּאַרְצִ֔יbe.'ar.TziH776;I will trample himאֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ'a.vu.Se.nuH947onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921My mountainהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022.His yokeעֻלּ֔וֹu.LoH5923will be takenוְסָ֤רve.SarH5493offמֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙me.'a.lei.HemH5921My people,and his burdenוְסֻ֨בֳּל֔וֹve.Su.bo.LoH5448removedיָסֽוּר׃ya.SurH5493fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921their shouldersשִׁכְמ֖וֹshikh.MoH7926.”

26Thisזֹ֛אתzotH2063is the planהָעֵצָ֥הha.'e.TzahH6098devisedהַיְּעוּצָ֖הhai.ye.'u.TzahH3289forעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thisוְזֹ֛אתve.ZotH2063is the handהַיָּ֥דhai.YadH3027stretched outהַנְּטוּיָ֖הha.ne.tu.YahH5186overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

27כִּֽי־ki-H3588The LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has purposedיָעָ֖ץya.'AtzH3289,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can thwart Himיָפֵ֑רya.FerH6565?His handוְיָד֥וֹve.ya.DoH3027is outstretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֖הha.ne.tu.YahH5186,so whoוּֽמִ֥יu.MiH4310can turn it backיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ פye.shi.Ve.nahH7725?

Philistia Will Be Destroyed

28In the yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141that Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271diedמ֖וֹתMotH4194,thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088burdenהַמַּשָּׂ֥אha.ma.Sa'H4853was receivedהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961:

29Do notאַֽל־'al-H408rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055,allכֻּלֵּ֔ךְku.LekhH3605you Philistinesפְלֶ֙שֶׁת֙fe.Le.shetH6429,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626that struck youמַכֵּ֑ךְma.KekhH5221is brokenנִשְׁבַּ֖רnish.BarH7665.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588a viperצֶ֔פַעTze.fa'H6848will springיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318from the rootמִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328of the snakeנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5175,and a flyingמְעוֹפֵֽף׃me.'o.FefH5774serpentשָׂרָ֥ףsa.RafH8314from its eggוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529.

30Then the firstbornבְּכוֹרֵ֣יbe.kho.ReiH1060of the poorדַלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800will find pastureוְרָעוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7462,and the needyוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34will lie downיִרְבָּ֑צוּyir.Ba.tzuH7257in safetyלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983,but I will killוְהֵמַתִּ֤יve.he.ma.TiH4191your rootשָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְsha.re.ShekhH8328by famineבָֽרָעָב֙va.ra.'AvH7458,and your remnantוּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְu.she.'e.ri.TekhH7611will be slainיַהֲרֹֽג׃ya.ha.RogH2026.

31Wailהֵילִ֤ילִֽיhei.Li.liH3213,O gateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179!Cry outזַֽעֲקִי־za.'a.ki-H2199,O cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892!Melt awayנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127,allכֻּלֵּ֑ךְku.LekhH3605you Philistinesפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429!Forכִּ֤יkiH3588a cloud of smokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227comesבָּ֔אBa'H935from the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828,and there are noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369stragglersבּוֹדֵ֖דbo.DedH909in its ranksבְּמוֹעָדָֽיו׃be.mo.'a.DavH4151.

32Whatוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100answer will be givenיַּעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030to the envoysמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397of that nationג֑וֹי כִּ֤יGoy kiH1471 H3588? “The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has foundedיִסַּ֣דyi.SadH3245Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,where His afflictedעֲנִיֵּ֥י'a.ni.YeiH6041peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ סa.MoH5971will find refugeיֶחֱס֖וּye.che.SuH2620.”

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Philistia Will Be Destroyed

Commentaries on Isaiah 14