Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 18

1Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945to the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776of whirringצִלְצַ֣לtzil.TzalH6767wingsכְּנָפָ֑יִםke.na.Fa.yimH3671,אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834alongמֵעֵ֖בֶרme.'E.verH5676the riversלְנַֽהֲרֵי־le.na.ha.rei-H5104of Cushכֽוּשׁ׃KhushH3568,

2which sendsהַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַha.sho.Le.achH7971couriersצִירִ֗יםtzi.RimH6735by seaבַּיָּ֜םbai.YamH3220,in papyrusגֹמֶא֮go.Me'H1573vesselsוּבִכְלֵי־u.vikh.lei-H3627onעַל־ פְּנֵי־'al- pe.nei-H5921 H6440the watersמַיִם֒ma.YimH4325.Goלְכ֣וּ׀le.KhuH1980,swiftקַלִּ֗יםka.LimH7031messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,toאֶל־'el-H413a peopleגּוֹי֙goyH1471tallמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְme.mu.ShakhH4900and smooth-skinnedוּמוֹרָ֔טu.mo.RatH4803,toאֶל־'el-H413a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971widelyמִן־ ה֣וּא וָהָ֑לְאָהmin- hu' va.Hal.'ahH4480 H1931 H1973fearedנוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372,to a powerfulH6957nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471H6957of strange speechוּמְבוּסָ֔הu.me.vu.SahH4001,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776is dividedבָּזְא֥וּba.ze.'UH958by riversנְהָרִ֖יםne.ha.RimH5104.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605you peopleיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵ֖לte.VelH8398and dwellersוְשֹׁ֣כְנֵיve.Sho.khe.neiH7931of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,when a bannerנֵ֤סnesH5251is raisedכִּנְשֹׂא־kin.so'-H5375on the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,you will see itתִּרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200;when a ram’s hornשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782soundsוְכִתְקֹ֥עַve.khit.Ko.a'H8628,you will hear itתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ סtish.Ma.'uH8085.

4Forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has toldאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “I will quietlyאֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה'esh.ko.tahH8252look onוְאַבִּ֣יטָהve.'a.Bi.tahH5027from My dwelling placeבִמְכוֹנִ֑יvim.kho.NiH4349,like shimmeringצַח֙tzachH6703heatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527inעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the sunshineא֔וֹר'orH216,like a cloudכְּעָ֥בke.'AvH5645of dewטַ֖לtalH2919in the heatבְּחֹ֥םbe.ChomH2527of harvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105.”

5Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,when the blossomפֶּ֔רַחPe.rachH6525is goneכְּתָם־ke.tom-H8552and the flowerנִצָּ֑הni.TzahH5328becomesיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a ripeningגֹּמֵ֖לgo.MelH1580grapeוּבֹ֥סֶרu.Vo.serH1155,He will cut offוְכָרַ֤תve.kha.RatH3772the shootsהַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ha.zal.za.LimH2150with a pruning knifeבַּמַּזְמֵר֔וֹתba.maz.me.RotH4211andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853removeהֵתַֽז׃he.TazH8456and discardהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493the branchesהַנְּטִישׁ֖וֹתha.ne.ti.ShotH5189.

6They will allיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162be leftיֵעָזְב֤וּye.'a.ze.VuH5800to the mountainהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022birds of preyלְעֵ֣יטle.'EitH5861,and to the beastsוּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.The birdsהָעַ֔יִטha.'A.yitH5861will feed on them in summerוְקָ֤ץ עָלָיו֙ve.Katz 'a.LavH6972 H5921,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the wild animalsבֶּהֱמַ֥ת הָאָ֖רֶץbe.he.Mat ha.'A.retzH929 H776in winterתֶּחֱרָֽף׃te.che.RafH2778עָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921.

7At thatהַהִ֨יאha.Hi'H1931timeבָּעֵת֩ba.'EtH6256giftsשַׁ֜יshaiH7862will be broughtיֽוּבַל־yu.val-H2986to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635—from a peopleעַ֚ם'amH5971tallמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְme.mu.ShakhH4900and smooth-skinnedוּמוֹרָ֔טu.mo.RatH4803,from a peopleוּמֵעַ֥םu.me.'AmH5971widelyמִן־min-H4480fearedנוֹרָ֖א ה֣וּא וָהָ֑לְאָהno.Ra' hu' va.Hal.'ahH3372 H1931 H1973,from a powerfulH6957nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471H6957of strange speechוּמְבוּסָ֗הu.me.vu.SahH4001,whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776is dividedבָּזְא֤וּba.ze.'UH958by riversנְהָרִים֙ne.ha.RimH5104—toאֶל־'el-H413Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726,the placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725of the Nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

Commentaries on Isaiah 18