Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 21
(Revelation 18:1–8)
1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against the Desertמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057by the Seaיָ֑םYamH3220:Like whirlwindsכְּסוּפ֤וֹתke.su.FotH5492sweepingלַֽחֲלֹ֔ףla.cha.LofH2498through the Negevבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ba.Ne.gevH5045, an invadercomesבָּ֔אBa'H935from the desertמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057,from a landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776of terrorנוֹרָאָֽה׃no.ra.'AhH3372.
2A direקָשָׁ֖הka.ShahH7186visionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380is declaredהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me: “The traitorהַבּוֹגֵ֤ד׀ha.bo.GedH898still betraysבּוֹגֵד֙bo.GedH898,and the destroyerוְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀ve.ha.sho.DedH7703still destroysשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703.Go upעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927,O Elamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867!Lay siegeצוּרִ֣יtzu.RiH6696,O Mediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074!I will put an endהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673to allכָּל־kol-H3605her groaningאַנְחָתָ֖ה'an.cha.TahH585.”
3Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921H3651my bodyמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975is filledמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390with anguishחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479.Painצִירִ֣יםtzi.RimH6735grips meאֲחָז֔וּנִי'a.cha.Zu.niH270,like the painsכְּצִירֵ֖יke.tzi.ReiH6735of a woman in laborיֽוֹלֵדָ֑הyo.le.DahH3205.I am bewilderedנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753to hearמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085,I am dismayedנִבְהַ֖לְתִּיniv.Hal.tiH926to seeמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200.
5They prepareעָרֹ֧ךְ'a.RokhH6186a tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979,they lay outצָפֹ֥הtza.FohH6823a carpetהַצָּפִ֖יתha.tza.FitH6844,they eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398,they drinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354!Rise upק֥וּמוּKu.muH6965,O princesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,oilמִשְׁח֥וּmish.ChuH4886the shieldsמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043!
7When he seesוְרָ֣אָהve.Ra.'ahH7200chariotsרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393with teamsצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,ridersרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393on donkeysחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,ridersרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393on camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581,he must be alertוְהִקְשִׁ֥יב קֶ֖שֶׁבve.hik.Shiv Ke.shevH7181H7182,fullyרַב־rav-H7227alertקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182.”
8Then the lookoutאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738shoutedוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121: “Dayתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548after dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119,my lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,Iאָנֹכִ֞י'a.no.KhiH595standעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975onעַל־'al-H5921the watchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707;night afterכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915Iאָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiH595stayנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324atוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921my postמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931.
9Lookוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,hereזֶ֥הzehH2088comeבָא֙va'H935the ridersרֶ֣כֶב אִ֔ישׁRe.khev 'IshH7393H376,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571in pairsצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776.”And one answeredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030,sayingוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307,fallen isנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894!Allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the imagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of her godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430lie shatteredשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665on the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776!”
10O my peopleוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121,crushedמְדֻשָׁתִ֖יme.du.sha.TiH4098on the threshing floorגָּרְנִ֑יga.re.NiH1637,I tellהִגַּ֥דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046youwhatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085fromמֵאֵ֨תme.'EtH854the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
The Burden against Edom
(Isaiah 34:5–17)
11This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against Dumahדּוּמָ֑הdu.MahH1746:One callsקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121to meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413from Seirמִשֵּׂעִ֔ירmi.se.'IrH8165, “Watchmanשֹׁמֵר֙sho.MerH8104,what is leftמַה־mah-H4100of the nightמִלַּ֔יְלָהmi.Lay.lahH3915?Watchmanשֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerH8104,what is leftמַה־mah-H4100of the nightמִלֵּֽיל׃mi.LeilH3915?”
12The watchmanשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104repliesאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242has comeאָתָ֥ה'a.TahH857,but alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571the nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915.Ifאִם־'im-H518you would inquireתִּבְעָי֥וּןtiv.'a.YunH1158,then inquireבְּעָ֖יוּbe.'A.yuH1158.Come backאֵתָֽיוּ׃ ס'e.Ta.yuH857yet againשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725.”
The Burden against Arabia
15Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they fleeנָדָ֑דוּna.Da.duH5074fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the swordחֲרָב֖וֹת מִפְּנֵ֣י׀cha.ra.Vot mi.pe.NeiH2719H6440—the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719that is drawnנְטוּשָׁ֗הne.tu.ShahH5203—fromוּמִפְּנֵי֙u.mi.pe.NeiH6440the bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198that is bentדְּרוּכָ֔הde.ru.KhahH1869,and fromוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440the stressכֹּ֥בֶדKoedH3514of battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃ סmil.cha.MahH4421.
16Forכִּי־ki-H3588thisכֹ֛הkhohH3541is whatthe Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלָ֑י בְּע֤וֹד'e.Lai be.'odH413H5750: “Within one yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141,as a hired workerשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916would countכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141it,allכָּל־kol-H3605the gloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of Kedarקֵדָֽר׃ke.DarH6938will be goneוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3615.
17The remainingוּשְׁאָ֧ר מִסְפַּר־u.she.'Ar mis.par-H7605H4557archersקֶ֛שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,the warriorsגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Kedarקֵדָ֖רke.DarH6938,will be fewיִמְעָ֑טוּyim.'A.tuH4591.”Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.
Commentaries on Isaiah 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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