Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 23:1-14

1This isthe burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853against Tyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865:Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּ׀hei.Li.luH3213,O shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Tyreis laid wasteשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703,without houseמִבַּ֙יִת֙mi.Ba.yitH1004orharborמִבּ֔וֹאmi.Bo'H935.Word has reachedנִגְלָה־nig.lah-H1540themfrom the landמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Cyprusכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794.

2Be silentדֹּ֖מּוּDo.muH1826,O dwellersיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִ֑י'IH339,you merchantsסֹחֵ֥רso.CherH5503of Sidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721,whose tradersעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674have crossedמִלְאֽוּךְ׃mil.'UkhH4390the seaיָ֖םyamH3220.

3On the greatרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325came the grainזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of Shihorשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883;the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the Nileיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975was the revenue of Tyreתְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393;she wasוַתְּהִ֖יva.te.HiH1961the merchantסְחַ֥רse.CharH5504of the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4Be ashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954,O Sidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721,the strongholdמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the seaאָמַ֣ר הַיָּ֖ם'a.Mar hai.YamH3220 H559has spokenלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “I have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been in laborחַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiH2342or given birthוְלֹֽא־ יָלַ֗דְתִּיve.lo'- ya.Lad.tiH3205 H3808.I have notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808raisedגִדַּ֛לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431young menבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970or brought upרוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiH7311young womenבְתוּלֽוֹת׃ve.tu.LotH1330.”

5Whenכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־ka.'a.Sher-H834the reportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088reachesEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,they will writhe in agonyיָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.luH2342over the newsכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088of Tyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Cross overעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,O inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִֽי׃'IH339!

7Is thisהֲזֹ֥אתha.ZotH2063yourjubilant cityעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947,whose originקַדְמָתָהּ֙kad.ma.TahH6927is from antiquityמִֽימֵי־ קֶ֤דֶםmi.mei- Ke.demH6924 H3117,whose feetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272have taken herיֹבִל֣וּהָyoi.Lu.haH2986to settleלָגֽוּר׃la.GurH1481far awayמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350?

8Whoמִ֚יmiH4310plannedיָעַ֣ץya.'AtzH3289thisזֹ֔אתZotH2063againstעַל־'al-H5921Tyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865,the bestower of crownsהַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑הha.ma.'a.ti.RahH5849,whoseאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834tradersסֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙so.cha.ReihH5503are princesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269,whose merchantsכִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָkin.'a.Nei.haH3667are renownedנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513on the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

9The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635planned itיְעָצָ֑הּye.'a.TzahH3289,to defileלְחַלֵּל֙le.cha.LelH2490allכָּל־kol-H3605its gloriousגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347beautyצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643,to disgraceלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043allכָּל־kol-H3605the renownedנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Cultivateעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674your landאַרְצֵ֖ךְ'ar.TzekhH776like the Nileכַּיְאֹ֑רkay.'OrH2975,O Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁtar.ShishH8659;there is noאֵ֖ין'einH369longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750a harborמֵ֥זַחMe.zachH4206.

11The LORDhas stretched outנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027overעַל־'al-H5921the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220;He has made kingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467trembleהִרְגִּ֖יזhir.GizH7264. Heיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has given a commandצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680thatאֶל־'el-H413the strongholdsמָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃ma.'uz.Nei.haH4581of Canaanכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667be destroyedלַשְׁמִ֖דlash.MidH8045.

12He saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “You shall rejoiceלַעְל֑וֹזla'.LozH5937noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808moreתוֹסִ֥יפִי ע֖וֹדto.Si.fi odH3254 H5750,O oppressedהַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞הham.'u.sha.KahH6231Virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Sidonצִיד֗וֹןtzi.DonH6721.Get upק֣וּמִיKu.miH6965and cross overעֲבֹ֔רִי'a.Vo.riH5674to Cyprusכִּתִּים֙ki.ti.yimH3794—evenגַּם־gam-H1571thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033you will find noלֹא־lo'-H3808restיָנ֥וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117.”

13Look atהֵ֣ן׀henH2005the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theזֶ֤הzehH2088Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778—a peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971nowלֹ֣אlo'H3808of no accountהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961.The Assyriansאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804destined itיְסָדָ֣הּye.sa.DahH3245for the desert creaturesלְצִיִּ֑יםle.tzi.YimH6728;they set upהֵקִ֣ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965their siege towersבַחוּנָ֗יוve.chi.navH971and strippedעֹרְרוּ֙'o.re.RuH6209its palacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759.They brought itשָׂמָ֖הּsa.MahH7760to ruinלְמַפֵּלָֽה׃le.ma.pe.LahH4654.

14Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,O shipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659,forכִּ֥יkiH3588your harborמָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ סma.'u.ze.KhenH4581has been destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703!

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