Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 16

(Zephaniah 2:8–11)

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971the tribute lambsכַ֥רkharH3733to the rulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910of the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776,from Selaמִסֶּ֣לַעmi.Se.la'H5554in the desertמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057toאֶל־'el-H413the mountהַ֖רharH2022of Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961Like fluttering birdsכְעוֹף־ נוֹדֵ֖דkhe.'of- no.DedH5775 H5074pushedמְשֻׁלָּ֑חme.shu.LachH7971out of the nestקֵ֣ןkenH7064,so areתִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙tih.Yei.nahH1961the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124at the fordsמַעְבָּרֹ֖תma'.ba.RotH4569of the Arnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769:

3“Give usהָבִ֤יאִיha.vi.'uH935counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098;renderעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213a decisionפְלִילָ֔ה שִׁ֧יתִיfe.li.Lah Shi.tiH6415 H7896.Shelter us at noondayצָהֳרָ֑יִםtzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672with shadeצִלֵּ֖ךְ בְּת֣וֹךְtzi.Lekh be.TokhH6738 H8432as dark as nightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915.Hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641the refugeesנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080;do notאַל־'al-H408betrayתְּגַלִּֽי׃te.ga.LiH1540the one who fleesנֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074.

4Let my fugitivesנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080stayיָג֤וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481with you;beהֱוִי־he.vi-H1933a refugeסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643for Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124fromמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֑דsho.DedH7703.”Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the oppressorהַמֵּץ֙ha.MetzH4160has goneאָפֵ֤ס'a.FesH656,destructionשֹׁ֔דShodH7701has ceasedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,and the oppressorsרֹמֵ֖סro.MesH7429have vanishedתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552fromמִן־min-H4480the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,

5in loving devotionבַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ba.Che.sedH2617a throneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678will be establishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732.A judgeשֹׁפֵ֛טsho.FetH8199seekingוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and hasteningוּמְהִ֥רu.me.HirH4106righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664will sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427onעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921itin faithfulnessבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571.

6We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085of Moab’sמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124pomposityגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347,his exceedingמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966prideגֵּ֣אge'H1341andconceitגַּאֲוָת֧וֹga.'a.va.ToH1346,his overflowingוְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678arroganceוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347.But his boastingבַּדָּֽיו׃ סba.DavH907is emptyלֹא־ כֵ֥ןlo'- khenH3808 H3651.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651let Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124wailיְיֵלִ֥ילye.ye.LilH3213;let them wailיְיֵלִ֑ילye.ye.LilH3213togetherכֻּלֹּ֣הku.LohH3605for Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124.Moanתֶּהְגּ֖וּteh.GuH1897for the raisin cakesלַאֲשִׁישֵׁ֧יla.'a.shi.SheiH809of Kir-haresethH7025,you who are utterlyאַךְ־'akh-H389strickenנְכָאִֽים׃ne.kha.'ImH5218.

8Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the fieldsשַׁדְמוֹת֩shad.mOtH7709of Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןchesh.BonH2809have witheredאֻמְלָ֜ל'um.LalH535,along with the grapevinesגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֗הsiv.MahH7643.The rulersבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167of the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have trampledהָלְמ֣וּhal.MuH1986its choicest vinesשְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָse.ru.Kei.haH8291,which had reachedנָגָ֖עוּna.Ga.'uH5060asעַד־'ad-H5704far as Jazerיַעְזֵ֥רya'.ZerH3270and spreadתָּ֣עוּTa.'uH8582toward the desertמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057.Their shootsשְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָshe.Lu.cho.Tei.haH7976had spread outנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203and passed overעָ֥בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9Soעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I weepאֶבְכֶּ֞ה בִּבְכִ֤י'ev.Keh biv.KhiH1058 H1065with Jazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270for the vinesגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643;I drenchאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑ה כִּ֧יve.'el.'a.Leh kiH500 H3588with my tearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832.Triumphant shoutsהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959have fallen silentנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307overעַל־'al-H5921your summer fruitקֵיצֵ֛ךְ וְעַל־kei.Tzekh ve.'al-H7019 H5921and your harvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105.

10Joyשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057and gladnessוָגִיל֙va.GilH1524are removedוְנֶאֱסַ֨ףve.ne.'e.SafH622fromמִן־min-H4480the orchardהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759;no oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808singsיְרֻנָּ֖ןye.ru.NanH7442or shoutsיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321in the vineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754.Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808one tramplesH1869the grapesיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196in the winepressesבַּיְקָבִ֛ים לֹֽא־bay.ka.Vim lo'-H3342 H3808;I have put an endהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673to the cheeringהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959.

11Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651my heartמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578lamentsיֶֽהֱמ֑וּye.he.MuH1993for Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124like a harpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658,my inmost beingוְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130for Kir-heresH7025.

12וְהָיָ֧הve.ha.YahH1961Whenכִֽי־khi-H3588Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124appearsנִרְאָ֛הnir.'AhH7200onעַל־'al-H5921the high placeהַבָּמָ֑הha.ba.MahH1116,whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he wearies himselfנִלְאָ֥הnil.'AhH3811and entersוּבָ֧א אֶל־u.Va' 'el-H935 H413his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹmik.da.ShoH4720to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419,it will do him noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808goodיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201.

13Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the messageהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696earlierמֵאָֽז׃me.'AzH227concerningאֶל־'el-H413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124.

14And nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258the LORDיְהוָה֮ לֵאמֹר֒Yah.weh le.MorH3068 H559saysדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696, “In threeבְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁbe.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141,as a hired workerשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916counts the yearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141,Moab’sמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124splendorכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519will become an object of contemptוְנִקְלָה֙ve.nik.LahH7034,with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605her manyהָרָ֑בha.RavH7227peopleהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995.And those who are leftוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605will be fewמְעַ֛ט מִזְעָ֖רme.'At miz.'ArH4592 H4213andfeebleל֥וֹא כַבִּֽיר׃ סLo' kha.BirH3808 H3524.”

(Zephaniah 2:8–11)

Commentaries on Isaiah 16