Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 22:1-13

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against the Valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of Visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384:Whatמַה־mah-H4100ails you nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have allכֻּלָּ֖ךְku.LakhH3605gone upעָלִ֥ית'a.LitH5927to the rooftopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406,

2O cityעִ֚יר'irH5892of commotionתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀ מְלֵאָ֗הte.shu.'ot me.le.'AhH8663 H4392,O townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151of revelryהֽוֹמִיָּ֔ה עַלִּיזָ֑הho.mi.Yah 'a.li.ZahH1993 H5947?Your slainחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808dieחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491by the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,nor were theyוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808killedמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605your rulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101have fledנָֽדְדוּ־na.de.du-H5074togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162,capturedאֻסָּ֑רוּ'u.Sa.ruH631without a bowמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198.Allכָּל־kol-H3605your fugitivesנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672were capturedאֻסְּר֣וּ'u.se.RuH631togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,having fledבָּרָֽחוּ׃ba.Ra.chuH1272to a distant placeמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

4Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I saidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Turn awayשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159from meמִנִּ֖יmi.NiH4480,let me weepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843!Do notאַל־'al-H408tryתָּאִ֣יצוּta.'I.tzuH213to console meלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162overעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֹׁ֖דshodH7701of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.”

5Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has set a dayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of tumultמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103and tramplingוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001and confusionוּמְבוּכָ֗הu.me.vu.KhahH3998in the Valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of Visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384—of breakingמְקַרְקַ֥רme.kar.KarH6979down the wallsקִ֖רkirH7023and cryingוְשׁ֥וֹעַve.Sho.a'H7771toאֶל־'el-H413the mountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

6Elamוְעֵילָם֙ve.'ei.LamH5867takes upנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375a quiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827,with chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶב אָדָ֖םbe.Re.khev 'a.DamH7393 H120and horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and Kirוְקִ֥ירve.KirH7024uncoversעֵרָ֖ה'e.RahH6168the shieldמָגֵֽן׃ma.GenH4043.

7וַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961Your choicestמִבְחַר־miv.char-H4005valleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhH6010are full ofמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390chariotsרָ֑כֶבRa.khevH7393,and horsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571are postedH7896at the gatesהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8He has uncoveredוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540אֵ֖ת'etH853the defensesמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.On thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117you lookedוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027toאֶל־'el-H413the weaponsנֶ֖שֶׁקNe.shekH5402in the Houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Forestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293.

9וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853You sawרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200thatכִּי־ki-H3588there were manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231breachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233in the walls of the Cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732.You collectedוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908אֶת־'et-H853waterמֵ֥יmeiH4325from the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853You countedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and tore them downוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙ הַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםva.titTzev ha.Ba.TimH5422 H1004to strengthenלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11You builtעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213a reservoirוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the wallsהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346for the watersלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of the ancientהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,but you did notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808lookהִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.TemH5027toאֶל־'el-H413the One who made itעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213,or considerרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200Him who plannedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it long agoמֵֽרָח֖וֹק לֹ֥אme.ra.Chok lo'H7350 H3808.

12On thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121for weepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065and wailingוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553,for shaven headsוּלְקָרְחָ֖הu.le.ka.re.ChahH7144and the wearingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296of sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

13But lookוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009,there is joyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057,butcheringהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026of cattleבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and slaughteringוְשָׁחֹ֣טve.sha.ChotH7819of sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398of meatבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320and drinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354of wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: “Let us eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,forכִּ֥יkiH3588tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191!”

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