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Isaiah 24:1-18

1Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068lays wasteבּוֹקֵ֥קbo.KekH1238the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and leaves it in ruinsוּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּu.Vol.KahH1110.He will twistוְעִוָּ֣הve.'i.VahH5753its surfaceפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440and scatterוְהֵפִ֖יץve.he.FitzH6327its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427—

2וְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961peopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971and priest alikeכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548,servantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650and masterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113,maidכַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הka.shif.ChahH8198and mistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404,buyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069and sellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376,lenderכַּמַּלְוֶה֙ka.mal.VehH3867and borrowerכַּלֹּוֶ֔ה כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הka.lo.Veh ka.no.ShehH3867 H5383כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834,creditorנֹשֶׁ֥אno.She'H5378and debtor.

3The earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be utterlyהִבּ֧וֹק׀hi.BokH1238laid wasteתִּבּ֛וֹקti.BokH1238and thoroughlyוְהִבּ֣וֹז׀ve.hi.BozH962plunderedתִּבּ֑וֹזti.BozH962.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

4The earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournsאָבְלָ֤ה'a.ve.LahH56and withersנָֽבְלָה֙na.ve.LahH5034;the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398languishesאֻמְלְלָ֥ה'um.le.LahH535and fadesנָבְלָ֖הna.ve.LahH5034;the exaltedמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791עַם־'am-H5971of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776waste awayאֻמְלָ֖לוּ'um.La.luH535.

5The earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is defiledחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610byתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478its peopleיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427כִּֽי־ki-H3588;they have transgressedעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674the lawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451;they have oversteppedחָ֣לְפוּChal.fuH2498the decreesחֹ֔קChokH2706and brokenהֵפֵ֖רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565the everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

6Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651a curseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423has consumedאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and its inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427must bear the guiltוַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּvai.ye'.she.MuH816;the earth’sאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776dwellersיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427עַל־'al-H5921כֵּ֗ןKenH3651have been burnedחָרוּ֙cha.RuH2787,and only a fewאֱנ֖וֹשׁ מִזְעָֽר׃'e.No.osh miz.'ArH582 H4213surviveוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604.

7The new wineתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492dries upאָבַ֥ל'a.ValH56,the vineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612withersאֻמְלְלָה־'um.le.lah-H535.Allכָּל־kol-H3605the merrymakersשִׂמְחֵי־ לֵֽב׃sim.chei- LevH8056 H3820now groanנֶאֶנְח֖וּne.'en.ChuH584.

8The joyfulמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885tambourinesתֻּפִּ֔יםtu.PimH8596have ceasedשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673;the noiseשְׁא֣וֹןshe.'onH7588of revelersעַלִּיזִ֑ים'a.li.ZimH5947has stoppedחָדַ֖לcha.DalH2308;the joyfulמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885harpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658is silentשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673.

9They noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longer singבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892and drinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196;strong drinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941is bitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843to those who consume itלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354.

10The cityקִרְיַת־kir.yat-H7151of chaosתֹּ֑הוּTo.huH8414is shatteredנִשְׁבְּרָ֖הnish.be.RahH7665;everyכָּל־kol-H3605houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004is closedסֻגַּ֥רsu.GarH5462to entryמִבּֽוֹא׃mi.Bo'H935.

11In the streetsבַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351they cry outצְוָחָ֥הtze.va.ChahH6682forעַל־'al-H5921wineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196.Allכָּל־kol-H3605joyשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057turns to gloomעָֽרְבָה֙'a.re.VahH6150;rejoicingמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885is exiledגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540from the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

12The cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892is leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604in ruinsשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8047;its gateשָֽׁעַר׃Sha.'arH8179is reducedיֻכַּת־yu.kat-H3807to rubbleוּשְׁאִיָּ֖הu.she.'i.YahH7591.

13Soכִּ֣י כֹ֥הki khohH3588 H3541will it beיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961onבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776andamongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the nationsהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,like a harvestedכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363olive treeזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132,like a gleaningכְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955afterאִם־ כָּלָ֥ה'im- ka.LahH518 H3615a grape harvestבָצִֽיר׃va.TzirH1210.

14Theyהֵ֛מָּהHe.mahH1992raiseיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,they shout for joyיָרֹ֑נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442;from the westמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220they proclaimצָהֲל֖וּtza.ha.LuH6670the majestyבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

15Thereforeעַל־'al-H5921glorifyכַּבְּד֣וּka.be.DuH3513the LORDכֵּ֥ן יְהוָ֑הken Yah.wehH3068 H3651in the eastבָּאֻרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH217.Extol the nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478in the islandsבְּאִיֵּ֣יbe.'i.YeiH339of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220.

16From the endsמִכְּנַ֨ףmi.ke.NafH3671of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776we hearשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙sha.Ma'.nuH8085singingזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158: “Gloryצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643to the Righteous Oneלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662.”But I saidוָאֹמַ֛רva.'o.MarH559, “I am wasting awayרָזִי־ra.zi-H7334!I am wasting awayרָֽזִי־ra.zi-H7334!Woeא֣וֹי'oH188is me.”The treacherousבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898betrayבָּגָ֔דוּba.Ga.duH898;the treacherousבּוֹגְדִ֖יםbog.DimH898deal inוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899treacheryבָּגָֽדוּ׃ba.Ga.duH898.

17Terrorפַּ֥חַדPa.chadH6343and pitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354and snareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341await youעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921,O dwellerיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18וְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961Whoever fleesהַנָּ֞סha.NasH5127the soundמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of panicהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343will fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intoאֶל־'el-H413the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354,and whoever climbsוְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927fromמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354will be caughtיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in the snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the windowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotH699of heavenמִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmH4791are openנִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605,and the foundationsמ֥וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776are shakenוַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yir.'a.ShuH7493.

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