Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 27

(John 15:1–8)

1In thatהַה֡וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068will takeHis sharpהַקָּשָׁ֜הha.ka.ShahH7186,greatוְהַגְּדוֹלָ֣הve.ha.ge.do.LahH1419,and mightyוְהַֽחֲזָקָ֗הve.ha.cha.za.KahH2389swordבְּחַרְב֨וֹbe.char.VoH2719,and bring judgmentיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485onעַ֤ל'alH5921Leviathanלִוְיָתָן֙liv.ya.TanH3882the fleeingבָּרִ֔חַ וְעַל֙ba.Ri.ach ve.'AlH1281 H5921serpentנָחָ֣שׁna.ChashH5175—Leviathanלִוְיָתָ֔ןliv.ya.TanH3882the coilingעֲקַלָּת֑וֹןa.ka.la.TonH6129serpentנָחָ֖שׁna.ChashH5175—and He will slayוְהָרַ֥גve.ha.RagH2026אֶת־'et-H853the dragonהַתַּנִּ֖יןha.ta.NinH8577אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834of the seaבַּיָּֽם׃ סbai.YamH3220.

2In thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117: “Singעַנּוּ־'a.nu-H6030about a fruitfulחֶ֖מֶדChe.medH2531vineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754.

3Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,am its keeperנֹֽצְרָ֔הּno.tze.RahH5341;I water it continuallyלִרְגָעִ֖ים אַשְׁקֶ֑נָּהlir.ga.'Im 'ash.Ke.nahH8248 H7281.I guard itאֶצֳּרֶֽנָּה׃'etz.tzo.Re.nahH5341nightלַ֥יְלָהLay.lahH3915and dayוָי֖וֹםva.YomH3117so no oneפֶּ֚ןpenH6435can disturbיִפְקֹ֣דyif.KodH6485itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921;

4I am notאֵ֣ין'einH369מִֽי־mi-H4310angryחֵמָ֖הche.MahH2534.If only thornsשַׁ֙יִת֙sha.yitH7898and briersשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068confronted Meיִתְּנֵ֜נִיyi.te.Ne.niH5414,I would marchבַּמִּלְחָמָ֔הba.mil.cha.MahH4421and trample themאֶפְשְׂעָ֥ה'ef.se.'AhH6585,I would burn themאֲצִיתֶ֥נָּה'a.tzi.Te.nahH6702to the groundיָּֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162.

5Orא֚וֹ'oH176let them lay claimיַחֲזֵ֣קya.cha.ZekH2388to My protectionבְּמָעוּזִּ֔יbe.ma.'u.ZiH4581;let them makeיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965with Me— yes,let them makeיַֽעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213peaceשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965with Me.”

6In the days to comeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290will take rootיַשְׁרֵ֣שׁyash.ReshH8327.Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478will budוּפָרַ֖חu.fa.RachH6524and blossomיָצִ֥יץya.TzitzH6692and fillוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390the whole worldפְנֵי־ תֵבֵ֖לfe.nei- te.VelH6440 H8398with fruitתְּנוּבָֽה׃ סte.nu.VahH8570.

7Has the LORD struck Israelמַכֵּ֖הוּma.Ke.huH5221as He struckהַכְּמַכַּ֥תha.ke.ma.KatH4347her oppressorsהִכָּ֑הוּ אִם־hi.Ka.hu 'im-H5221 H518?Was she killedהֲרֻגָ֖יוha.ru.GavH2026like those who slayed herכְּהֶ֥רֶג הֹרָֽג׃ke.He.reg ho.RagH2027 H2026?

8By warfareבְּסַּאסְּאָ֖הbe.sa.se.'AhH5432and exileבְּשַׁלְחָ֣הּbe.shal.ChahH7971You contended with herתְּרִיבֶ֑נָּהte.ri.Ve.nahH7378and removed herהָגָ֛הha.GahH1898with a fierceהַקָּשָׁ֖הha.ka.ShahH7186windבְּרוּח֥וֹbe.ru.ChoH7307,as on the dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117the east windקָדִֽים׃ka.DimH6921blows.

9Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן בְּזֹאת֙la.Khen be.zoTH3651 H2063Jacob’sיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290guiltעֲוֹֽן־'a.von-H5771will be atoned forיְכֻפַּ֣רye.khu.ParH3722,and the fullכָּל־kol-H3605fruitפְּרִ֖יpe.RiH6529of the removalהָסִ֣רha.SirH5493of his sinחַטָּאת֑וֹcha.ta.ToH2403will be thisוְזֶ֕הve.ZehH2088:When he makesבְּשׂוּמ֣וֹ׀be.su.MoH7760allכָּל־kol-H3605the altarאַבְנֵ֣י מִזְבֵּ֗חַ'av.Nei miz.Be.achH4196 H68stonesכְּאַבְנֵי־ke.'av.nei-H68like crushedמְנֻפָּצ֔וֹתme.nu.pa.TzotH5310bits of chalkגִר֙girH1615,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808Asherah polesאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים'a.she.RimH842or incense altarsוְחַמָּנִֽים׃ve.cha.ma.NimH2553will remain standingיָקֻ֥מוּya.Ku.muH6965.

10Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the fortifiedבְּצוּרָה֙be.tzu.RahH1219cityעִ֤יר'irH5892lies desertedבָּדָ֔דba.DadH910—a homesteadנָוֶ֕הna.VehH5116abandonedמְשֻׁלָּ֥חme.shu.LachH7971,a wildernessכַּמִּדְבָּ֑רka.mid.BarH4057forsakenוְנֶעֱזָ֖בve.ne.'e.ZavH5800.Thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033the calvesעֵ֛גֶל'E.gelH5695grazeיִרְעֶ֥הyir.'EhH7462,and thereוְשָׁ֥םve.ShamH8033they lie downיִרְבָּ֖ץyir.BatzH7257;they stripוְכִלָּ֥הve.khi.LahH3615its branches bareסְעִפֶֽיהָ׃se.'i.Fei.haH5585.

11When its limbsקְצִירָהּ֙ke.tzi.RahH7105are dryבִּיבֹ֤שׁbi.VoshH3001,they are broken offתִּשָּׁבַ֔רְנָהti.sha.Var.nahH7665.Womenנָשִׁ֕יםna.ShimH802comeבָּא֖וֹתba.'otH935and use them for kindlingמְאִיר֣וֹתme.'i.RotH215אוֹתָ֑הּ'o.TahH853;forכִּ֣יkiH3588thisה֔וּאHu'H1931isa peopleעַם־'am-H5971withoutלֹ֤אlo'H3808understandingבִּינוֹת֙bi.nOtH998.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651their Makerעֹשֵׂ֔הוּ'o.Se.huH6213has noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808compassion on themיְרַחֲמֶ֣נּוּye.ra.cha.Me.nuH7355,and their Creatorוְיֹצְר֖וֹve.yo.tze.RoH3335shows them noלֹ֥אlo'H3808favorיְחֻנֶּֽנּוּ׃ סye.chun.Ne.nuH2603.

12וְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961In thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will threshיַחְבֹּ֧טyach.BotH2251from the flowingמִשִּׁבֹּ֥לֶתmi.shi.Bo.letH7641Euphratesהַנָּהָ֖רha.na.HarH5104toעַד־'ad-H5704the Wadiנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and youוְאַתֶּ֧םve.'a.TemH859,O Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478,will be gatheredתְּלֻקְּט֛וּte.lu.ke.TuH3950oneלְאַחַ֥דle.'a.ChadH259by oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259.

13Andוְהָיָ֣ה׀ve.ha.YahH1961in thatהַה֗וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a greatגָּדוֹל֒ga.dOlH1419ram’s hornבְּשׁוֹפָ֣רbe.sho.FarH7782will soundיִתָּקַע֮yi.ta.Ka'H8628,and those who were perishingהָאֹֽבְדִים֙ha.'oe.DimH6in Assyriaבְּאֶ֣רֶץ אַשּׁ֔וּרbe.'E.retz 'a.ShurH776 H804will come forthוּבָ֗אוּu.Va.'uH935with those who were exilesוְהַנִּדָּחִ֖יםve.han.ni.da.ChimH5080in Egyptבְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִםbe.'E.retz mitz.Ra.yimH776 H4714.And they will worshipוְהִשְׁתַּחֲו֧וּve.hish.ta.cha.VuH7812the LORDלַיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068on the holyהַקֹּ֖דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944mountainבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

(John 15:1–8)

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