Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 29:1-14

1Woe to youה֚וֹיHoH1945,O Arielאֲרִיאֵ֣ל'a.ri.'ElH740,the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151ofArielאֲרִיאֵ֔ל'a.ri.'ElH740where Davidדָוִ֑ד סְפ֥וּda.Vid se.FuH1732 H3254campedחָנָ֣הcha.NahH2583!Yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141uponעַל־'al-H5921yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141let your festivalsחַגִּ֥יםcha.GimH2282recurיִנְקֹֽפוּ׃yin.Ko.fuH5362.

2And I will constrainוַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִיva.ha.tzi.Ko.tiH6693Arielלַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑לla.'a.ri.'ElH740,and there will beוְהָיְתָ֤הve.ha.ye.TahH1961mourningתַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ta.'a.ni.YahH8386and lamentationוַֽאֲנִיָּ֔הva.'a.ni.YahH592;she will beוְהָ֥יְתָהve.Ha.ye.tahH1961like an altar hearthכַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ka.'a.ri.'ElH740before Me.

3I will campוְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583in a circleכַדּ֖וּרkha.DurH1754around youעָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921;I will besiegeוְצַרְתִּ֤יve.tzar.TiH6696youעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921with towersמֻצָּ֔בmu.TzavH4674and set upוַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965siege worksמְצֻרֹֽת׃me.tzu.RotH4694against youעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921.

4You will be brought lowוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ve.sha.falTH8213,you will speakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696from the groundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776,and out of the dustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083your wordsאִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565will be muffledתִּשַּׁ֣חti.ShachH7817.Your voiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963will beוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961like a spiritכְּא֤וֹבke.'ovH178from the groundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776;your speechאִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565will whisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃te.tzaf.TzefH6850out of the dustוּמֵעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083.

5But your manyהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995foesזָרָ֑יִךְza.Ra.yikhH2114will beוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961like fineדַּ֖קdakH1851dustכְּאָבָ֥קke.'a.VakH80,the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the ruthlessעָֽרִיצִ֔ים וְהָיָ֖ה'a.ri.Tzim ve.ha.YahH6184 H1961like blowingעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674chaffוּכְמֹ֤ץu.khe.MotzH4671.Then suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597,in an instantלְפֶ֥תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621,

6you will be visitedתִּפָּקֵ֔דti.pa.KedH6485byמֵעִ֨םme.'ImH5973the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635with thunderבְּרַ֥עַםbe.Ra.'amH7482and earthquakeוּבְרַ֖עַשׁu.ve.Ra.'ashH7494and loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963,with windstormסוּפָה֙su.FahH5492and tempestוּסְעָרָ֔הu.se.'a.RahH5591and consumingאוֹכֵלָֽה׃'o.khe.LahH398flameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the manyהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471going out to battleהַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'ImH6633againstעַל־'al-H5921Arielאֲרִיאֵ֑ל'a.ri.'ElH740—even allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who war against herצֹבֶ֙יהָ֙tzo.Vei.haH6633,laying siegeוּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּu.me.Tzo.da.TahH4685and attackingוְהַמְּצִיקִ֖יםve.ha.me.tzi.KimH6693her—will beוְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961like a dreamכַּֽחֲלוֹם֙ka.cha.lOmH2472,like a visionחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377in the nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915,

8וְהָיָ֡הve.ha.YahH1961as whenכַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'a.SherH834a hungry manהָרָעֵ֜ב וְהִנֵּ֣הha.ra.'Ev ve.hi.NehH7457 H2009dreamsיַחֲלֹ֨םya.cha.LomH2492he is eatingאוֹכֵ֗ל'o.KhelH398,then awakensוְהֵקִיץ֮ve.he.KitzH6974still hungryוְרֵיקָ֣ה נַפְשׁוֹ֒ve.rei.Kah naf.ShoH7386 H5315;as whenוְכַאֲשֶׁ֨רve.kha.'a.SherH834a thirsty manהַצָּמֵא֙ וְהִנֵּ֣הha.tza.Me' ve.hi.NehH6771 H2009dreamsיַחֲלֹ֤םya.cha.LomH2492he is drinkingשֹׁתֶ֔הsho.TehH8354,then awakensוְהֵקִיץ֙ וְהִנֵּ֣הve.he.Kitz ve.hi.NehH6974 H2009faintעָיֵ֔ף וְנַפְשׁ֖וֹ'a.Yef ve.naf.ShoH5889 H5315and parchedשׁוֹקֵקָ֑הsho.ke.KahH8264.Soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651will it beיִֽהְיֶ֗הyih.YehH1961for allכָּל־kol-H3605the manyהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471who go to battleהַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'ImH6633againstעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

9Stopהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102and be astonishedוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539;blind yourselvesהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173and be sightlessוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173;be drunkשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937,but notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808with wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196;staggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808from strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941.

10Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has poured outנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258on youעֲלֵיכֶ֤ם'a.lei.KhemH5921a spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639.He has shutוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105אֶת־'et-H853your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869אֶת־'et-H853,O prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;He has coveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,O seersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374.

11And the entireהַכֹּ֗לha.KolH3605visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380will beוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961to youlike the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856in a scrollהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.If itאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834is handedיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413someone to readיוֹדֵ֥עַ סֵ֛פֶר לֵאמֹ֖ר קְרָ֣א נָא־ זֶ֑הyo.De.a' se.fer le.Mor ke.Ra' na'- ZehH3045 H5612 H559 H7121 H4994 H2088,he will sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “I cannotלֹ֣א אוּכַ֔לlo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588itהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is sealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856.”

12Or if the scrollהַסֵּ֗פֶרha.Se.ferH5612is handedוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414toעַל֩'alH5921oneאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834unableלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to readיָדַ֥ע סֵ֛פֶר לֵאמֹ֖ר קְרָ֣א נָא־ זֶ֑הya.Da' Se.fer le.Mor ke.Ra' na'- ZehH3045 H5612 H559 H7121 H4994 H2088,he will sayוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, “I cannot readלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי סֵֽפֶר׃ סlo' ya.Da'.ti Se.ferH3808 H3045 H5612.”

13Thereforeיַ֚עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971draw near to Meנִגַּשׁ֙ni.GashH5066with their mouthsבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310and honor Meכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513with their lipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193,but their heartsוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820are farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368from Meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.Their worshipיִרְאָתָם֙yir.'a.TamH3374of Meאֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853is butוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961rulesמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687taughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925by menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582.

14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן הִנְנִ֥יla.Khen hi.NiH3651 H2005I will againיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254confoundלְהַפְלִ֥יאle.haf.Li'H6381אֶת־'et-H853theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971with wonderהַפְלֵ֣אhaf.Le'H6381upon wonderוָפֶ֑לֶאva.Fe.le'H6382.The wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of the wiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450will vanishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,and the intelligenceוּבִינַ֥תu.vi.NatH998of the intelligentנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995will be hiddenתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.”

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