Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 31

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to those who go downהַיֹּרְדִ֤יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714for helpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833,who relyיִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּyi.sha.'E.nuH8172onעַל־'al-H5921horsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483,who trustוַיִּבְטְח֨וּvai.yiv.te.ChuH982inעַל־'al-H5921their abundanceרָ֗בRavH7227of chariotsרֶ֜כֶב כִּ֣יRe.khev kiH7393 H3588and inוְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921their multitudeעָצְמ֣וּ מְאֹ֔ד'a.tze.Mu me.'OdH3966 H6105of horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙ כִּֽי־pa.ra.Shim ki-H6571 H3588.They do notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808lookשָׁעוּ֙sha.'UH8159toעַל־'al-H5921the Holyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;they do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808seekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃da.Ra.shuH1875the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

2Yetה֤וּאhu'H1931He tooוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571iswiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450and bringsוַיָּ֣בֵאvai.Ya.ve'H935disasterרָ֔עRa'H7451וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;He does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808call backהֵסִ֑ירhe.SirH5493His wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697.He will rise upוְקָם֙ve.KamH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the wickedמְרֵעִ֔יםme.re.'ImH7489and againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the alliesעֶזְרַ֖ת'ez.RatH5833of evildoersפֹּ֥עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן׃Po.'a.lei 'A.venH6466 H205.

3But the Egyptiansוּמִצְרַ֤יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714are menאָדָם֙'a.DamH120,notוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;their horsesוְסוּסֵיהֶ֥םve.su.sei.HemH5483are fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808spiritר֑וּחַRu.achH7307.When the LORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068stretches outיַטֶּ֣הya.TehH5186His handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,the helperעוֹזֵר֙o.ZerH5826will stumbleוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782,and the one he helpsעָזֻ֔ר'a.ZurH5826will fallוְנָפַ֣לve.na.FalH5307;bothכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605will perishיִכְלָיֽוּן׃ סyikh.la.YunH3615togetherוְיַחְדָּ֖וve.yach.DavH3162.

4Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֣הkhohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068has saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to meאֵלַ֡י'e.LaiH413: “Likeכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834a lionהָאַרְיֵ֨הha.'ar.YehH738roaringיֶהְגֶּה֩yeh.GehH1897or a young lionוְהַכְּפִ֜ירve.ha.ke.FirH3715overעַל־'al-H5921its preyטַרְפּ֗וֹtar.PoH2964—and thoughאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834a bandמְלֹ֣אme.Lo'H4393of shepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462is called outיִקָּרֵ֤אyi.ka.Re'H7121against itעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921,it is notלֹ֣אlo'H3808terrifiedיֵחָ֔תye.ChatH2865by their shoutingמִקּוֹלָם֙mi.ko.LamH6963or subduedיַֽעֲנֶ֑הya.'a.NehH6031by their clamorוּמֵֽהֲמוֹנָ֖ם לֹ֣אu.me.ha.mo.Nam lo'H1995 H3808—soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will come downיֵרֵד֙ye.RedH3381to do battleלִצְבֹּ֥אlitz.Bo'H6633onעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921its heightsגִּבְעָתָֽהּ׃giv.'a.TahH1389.

5Like birdsכְּצִפֳּרִ֣יםke.tzi.po.RimH6833hovering overheadעָפ֔וֹתa.FotH5774,soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹת עַל־tze.va.'ot 'al-H6635 H5921will protectיָגֵ֛ןya.GenH1598Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.He will shield itגָּנ֥וֹןga.NonH1598and deliver itוְהִצִּ֖ילve.hi.TzilH5337;He will pass over itפָּסֹ֥חַpa.So.achH6452and preserve itוְהִמְלִֽיט׃ve.him.LitH4422.”

6Returnשׁ֗וּבוּShu.vuH7725to the Oneלַאֲשֶׁ֛רla.'a.SherH834against whom you have so blatantlyהֶעְמִ֥יקוּhe'.Mi.kuH6009rebelledסָרָ֖הsa.RahH5627,O childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

7Forכִּ֚יkiH3588on thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,every oneאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376of you will rejectיִמְאָס֗וּןyim.'a.SunH3988the idolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457of silverכַסְפּ֔וֹ וֶאֱלִילֵ֖יkhas.Po ve.'e.li.LeiH3701 H457and goldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834your ownhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027have sinfullyחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213.

8“Then Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804will fallוְנָפַ֤לve.na.FalH5307,but notלֹא־lo'-H3808by the swordבְּחֶ֣רֶבbe.Che.revH2719of manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;a swordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719will devour themתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398,but notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one made by mortalsאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.They will fleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,and their young menוּבַחוּרָ֖יוu.va.chu.RavH970will be putיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961to forced laborלָמַ֥סla.MasH4522.

9Their rockוְסַלְעוֹ֙ve.sal.'OH5553will pass awayיַֽעֲב֔וֹרya.'a.VorH5674for fearמִמָּג֣וֹרmi.ma.GorH4032,and their princesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269will panicוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865at the sight of the battle standardמִנֵּ֖סmi.NesH5251,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834fireא֥וּר'urH217is in Zionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726,whose furnaceוְתַנּ֥וּרve.ta.NurH8574is in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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