Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 25

(Jeremiah 51:15–19)

1O LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,Youאַתָּ֔ה'a.TahH859are my Godאֱלֹהַי֙'e.lo.HaiH430!I will exalt Youאֲרֽוֹמִמְךָ֙'a.ro.mi.KhaH7311;I will praiseאוֹדֶ֣ה'o.DehH3034Your nameשִׁמְךָ֔shim.KhaH8034.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588You have workedעָשִׂ֖יתָ'a.Si.taH6213wondersפֶּ֑לֶאPe.le'H6382—plansעֵצ֥וֹתe.TzotH6098formedlong agoמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350—in perfect faithfulnessאֱמ֥וּנָה אֹֽמֶן׃'e.Mu.nah 'O.menH530 H544.

2Indeedכִּ֣יkiH3588,You have madeשַׂ֤מְתָּSam.taH7760the cityמֵעִיר֙me.'IrH5892a heap of rubbleלַגָּ֔לla.GalH1530,the fortifiedבְצוּרָ֖הve.tzu.RahH1219townקִרְיָ֥הkir.YahH7151a ruinלְמַפֵּלָ֑הle.ma.pe.LahH4654.The fortressאַרְמ֤וֹן'ar.MonH759of strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114isa cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892no more;it will neverלְעוֹלָ֖ם לֹ֥אle.'o.Lam lo'H5769 H3808be rebuiltיִבָּנֶֽה׃yi.ba.NehH1129.

3Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651,a strongעָ֑ז'AzH5794peopleעַם־'am-H5971will honor Youיְכַבְּד֣וּךָye.kha.be.Du.khaH3513.The citiesקִרְיַ֛תkir.YatH7151of ruthlessעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184nationsגּוֹיִ֥םgo.YimH1471will revere Youיִירָאֽוּךָ׃yi.ra.'U.khaH3372.

4Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588You have beenהָיִ֨יתָha.Yi.taH1961a refugeמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581for the poorלַדָּ֛לla.DalH1800,a strongholdמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581for the needyלָאֶבְי֖וֹןla.'ev.YonH34in distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862,a refugeמַחְסֶ֤הmach.SehH4268from the stormמִזֶּ֙רֶם֙mi.Ze.remH2230,a shadeצֵ֣לtzelH6738from the heatמֵחֹ֔רֶבme.Cho.revH2721.Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the breathר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the ruthlessעָרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184is like rainכְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.remH2230against a wallקִֽיר׃KirH7023,

5like heatכְּחֹ֣רֶבke.Cho.revH2721in a dry landבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724.You subdueתַּכְנִ֑יעַtakh.Ni.a'H3665the uproarשְׁא֥וֹןshe.'onH7588of foreignersזָרִ֖יםza.RimH2114.As the shadeבְּצֵ֣לbe.TzelH6738of a cloudעָ֔ב'AvH5645cools the heatחֹ֚רֶבCho.revH2721,so the songזְמִ֥ירze.MirH2158of the ruthlessעָֽרִיצִ֖ים'a.ri.TzimH6184is silencedיַעֲנֶֽה׃ פya.'a.NehH6031.

6On thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088mountainבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will prepareוְעָשָׂה֩ve.'a.SahH6213a lavishשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081banquetמִשְׁתֵּ֥הmish.TehH4960for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peoplesהָֽעַמִּים֙ha.'a.MimH5971,a feastמִשְׁתֵּ֣הmish.TehH4960of aged wineשְׁמָרִ֑יםshe.ma.RimH8105,of choice meatשְׁמָנִים֙ מְמֻ֣חָיִ֔םshe.ma.Nim me.Mu.cha.YimH8081 H4229,of finelyמְזֻקָּקִֽים׃me.zu.ka.KimH2212aged wineשְׁמָרִ֖יםshe.ma.RimH8105.

7On thisהַזֶּ֔ה פְּנֵֽי־ha.Zeh pe.nei-H2088 H6440mountainבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022He will swallow upוּבִלַּע֙u.vi.La'H1104the shroudהַלּ֖וֹטha.LotH3874that enfoldsהַלּ֥וֹט׀ עַל־ha.Lot 'al-H3875 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971,the sheetוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541that coversהַנְּסוּכָ֖ה עַל־ha.ne.su.Khah 'al-H5259 H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471;

8He will swallow upבִּלַּ֤עbi.La'H1104deathהַמָּ֙וֶת֙ha.Ma.vetH4194foreverלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331.The Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069will wipe awayוּמָחָ֨הu.ma.ChahH4229the tearsדִּמְעָ֖הdim.'AhH1832fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605faceפָּנִ֑יםpa.NimH6440and removeיָסִיר֙ya.SirH5493the disgraceוְחֶרְפַּ֣תve.cher.PatH2781of His peopleעַמּ֗וֹa.MoH5971fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ פdi.BerH1696.

9And in thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117it will be saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “Surelyהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009thisזֶ֛הzehH2088is our Godאֱלֹהֵ֥ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;we have waitedקִוִּ֥ינוּki.Vi.nuH6960for Him,and He has saved usוְיֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֑נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467.Thisזֶ֤הzehH2088is the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068for whom we have waitedקִוִּ֣ינוּki.Vi.nuH6960.Let us rejoiceנָגִ֥ילָהna.Gi.lahH1523and be gladוְנִשְׂמְחָ֖הve.nis.me.ChahH8055in His salvationבִּישׁוּעָתֽוֹ׃bi.shu.'a.ToH3444.”

10Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will restתָנ֥וּחַta.Nu.achH5117on thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088mountainבָּהָ֣רba.HarH2022.But Moabמוֹאָב֙mo.'AvH4124will be trampledוְנָ֤דוֹשׁve.Na.do.oshH1758in his placeתַּחְתָּ֔יוtach.TavH8478as strawמַתְבֵּ֖ןmat.BenH4963 H4325is troddenכְּהִדּ֥וּשׁke.hi.DushH1758into the dung pileמַדְמֵנָֽה׃mad.me.NahH4087.

11He will spread outוּפֵרַ֤שׂu.fe.RasH6566his handsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027within itבְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.BoH7130,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834a swimmerהַשֹּׂחֶ֖הha.so.ChehH7811spreadsיְפָרֵ֥שׂye.fa.ResH6566his armsto swimלִשְׂח֑וֹתlis.ChotH7811.His prideגַּֽאֲוָת֔וֹga.'a.va.ToH1346will be brought lowוְהִשְׁפִּיל֙ve.hish.PilH8213,despiteעִ֖ם'imH5973the skillאָרְבּ֥וֹת'a.re.BotH698of his handsיָדָֽיו׃ya.DavH3027.

12The high-walledמִשְׂגַּ֣ב חוֹמֹתֶ֗יךָmis.Gav cho.mo.Tei.khaH4869 H2346fortressוּמִבְצַ֞רu.miv.TzarH4013will be brought downהֵשַׁ֥ח הִשְׁפִּ֛ילhe.Shach hish.PilH7817 H8213,castהִגִּ֥יעַhi.Gi.a'H5060to the groundלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776,intoעַד־'ad-H5704the dustעָפָֽר׃ ס'a.FarH6083.

(Jeremiah 51:15–19)

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