Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 24:16-20

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.

19The earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is utterly broken apartH7489,the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776is split openH6565,the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776is shaken violentlyH4131.

20The earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776staggersH5128like a drunkardכַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרka.shi.KorH7910and swaysוְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖הve.hit.no.DahH5110like a shackכַּמְּלוּנָ֑הka.me.lu.NahH4412.Earth’s rebellionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּpish.'AhH6588weighs it downוְכָבַ֤ד עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ve.kha.Vad 'a.Lei.haH3513 H5921,and it fallsוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307,neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to riseקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965againתֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254.

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