Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 33

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859,O destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֗דsho.DedH7703neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808destroyedשָׁד֔וּדsha.DudH7703,O traitorוּבוֹגֵ֖דu.vo.GedH898neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808betrayedבָ֣גְדוּVa.ge.duH898!When you have finishedכַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ka.ha.tim.KhaH8552destroyingשׁוֹדֵד֙sho.DedH7703,you will be destroyedתּוּשַּׁ֔דtu.ShadH7703.When you have finishedכַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥ka.ne.lo.te.KhaH5239betrayingלִבְגֹּ֖דliv.GodH898,you will be betrayedיִבְגְּדוּ־yiv.ge.du-H898.

2O LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,be gracious to usחָנֵּ֖נוּcha.Ne.nuH2603!We waitקִוִּ֑ינוּki.Vi.nuH6960for You.Beהֱיֵ֤הhe.YehH1961our strengthזְרֹעָם֙ze.ro.'AmH2220every morningלַבְּקָרִ֔יםla.be.ka.RimH1242andאַף־'af-H637our salvationיְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּye.shu.'a.Te.nuH3444in timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of troubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

3The peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971fleeנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074the thunderהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995of Your voiceמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963;the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471scatterנָפְצ֖וּna.fe.TzuH5310when You riseמֵר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔ךָme.Ro.mu.Te.khaH7427.

4Your spoilשְׁלַלְכֶ֔םshe.lal.KhemH7998, O nations,is gatheredוְאֻסַּ֣ףve.'u.SafH622as by locustsאֹ֖סֶף הֶֽחָסִ֑יל'O.sef he.cha.SilH2625 H625;like a swarmכְּמַשַּׁ֥קke.ma.ShakH4944of locustsגֵּבִ֖יםge.VimH1357men sweepשׁוֹקֵ֥קsho.KekH8264over it.

5The LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is exaltedנִשְׂגָּ֣בnis.GavH7682,forכִּ֥יkiH3588He dwellsשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931on highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791;He has filledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

6He will beוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961the sure foundationאֱמוּנַ֣ת'e.mu.NatH530for your timesעִתֶּ֔יךָ'i.Tei.khaH6256,a storehouseחֹ֥סֶןCho.senH2633of salvationיְשׁוּעֹ֖תye.shu.'OtH3444,wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451,and knowledgeוָדָ֑עַתva.Da.'atH1847.The fearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֖ה הִ֥יאYah.weh hi'H3068 H1931is Zion’s treasureאוֹצָרֽוֹ׃ ס'o.tza.RoH214.

7Beholdהֵ֚ןhenH2005,their valiant onesאֶרְאֶלָּ֔ם'er.'e.LamH691cry aloudצָעֲק֖וּtza.'a.KuH6817in the streetsחֻ֑צָהChu.tzahH2351;the envoysמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058bitterlyמַ֖רmarH4751.

8The highwaysמְסִלּ֔וֹתme.si.LotH4546are desertedנָשַׁ֣מּוּna.Sha.muH8074;travelעֹבֵ֣ר אֹ֑רַח'o.Ver 'O.rachH5674 H734has ceasedשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673.The treatyבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285has been brokenהֵפֵ֤רhe.FerH6565,the witnessesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892are despisedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988,and human lifeלֹ֥אlo'H3808is disregardedחָשַׁ֖ב אֱנֽוֹשׁ׃cha.Shav 'e.No.oshH2803 H582.

9The landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776mournsאָבַ֤ל'a.ValH56andlanguishesאֻמְלְלָה֙'um.le.LahH535;Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844is ashamedהֶחְפִּ֥ירhech.PirH2659and decayedקָמַ֑לka.MalH7060.Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289isהָיָ֤הha.YahH1961like a desertכָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הka.'a.ra.VahH6160;Bashanבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ShanH1316and Carmelוְכַרְמֶֽל׃ve.khar.MelH3760shake off their leavesוְנֹעֵ֥רve.no.'ErH5287.

10“Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258I will ariseאָק֖וּם'a.KumH6965,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258I will lift Myself upאֵֽרוֹמָ֔ם'e.ro.MamH7311.Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I will be exaltedאֶנָּשֵֽׂא׃'e.na.Se'H5375.

11You conceiveתַּהֲר֥וּta.ha.RuH2029chaffחֲשַׁ֖שׁcha.ShashH2842;you give birth toתֵּ֣לְדוּTe.le.duH3205stubbleקַ֑שׁKashH7179.Your breathרוּחֲכֶ֕םru.cha.KhemH7307is a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784that will consume youתֹּאכַלְכֶֽם׃to.khal.KhemH398.

12The peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971will beוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961burnedמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתmis.re.FotH4955to ashesשִׂ֑ידSidH7875,like thornsקוֹצִ֥יםko.TzimH6975cut downכְּסוּחִ֖יםke.su.ChimH3683and setיִצַּֽתּוּ׃ סyi.Tza.tuH3341ablazeבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

13You who are far offרְחוֹקִ֖יםre.cho.KimH7350,hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213;you who are nearקְרוֹבִ֖יםke.ro.VimH7138,acknowledgeוּדְע֥וּu.de.'UH3045My mightגְּבֻרָתִֽי׃ge.vu.ra.TiH1369.”

14The sinnersחַטָּאִ֔יםcha.ta.'ImH2400in Zionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726are afraidפָּחֲד֤וּpa.cha.DuH6342;tremblingרְעָדָ֖הre.'a.DahH7461gripsאָחֲזָ֥ה'a.cha.ZahH270the ungodlyחֲנֵפִ֑יםcha.ne.FimH2611: “Whoמִ֣י׀miH4310of uscan dwell withיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481a consumingאוֹכֵלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֚שׁ'eshH784?Whoמִי־mi-H4310of uscan dwell withיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769flamesמוֹקְדֵ֥יmok.DeiH4168?”

15He who walksהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980righteouslyצְדָק֔וֹתtze.da.KotH6666and speaksוְדֹבֵ֖רve.do.VerH1696with sincerityמֵֽישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339,who refusesמֹאֵ֞סmo.'EsH3988gainבְּבֶ֣צַעbe.Ve.tza'H1215from extortionמַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹתma.'a.sha.KotH4642,whose handכַּפָּיו֙ka.PavH3709neverנֹעֵ֤רno.'ErH5287takesמִתְּמֹ֣ךְmi.te.MokhH8551a bribeבַּשֹּׁ֔חַדba.Sho.chadH7810,who stopsאֹטֵ֤ם'o.TemH331his earsאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241againstמִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085murderous plotsדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818and shutsוְעֹצֵ֥םve.'o.TzemH6105his eyes tightlyעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869againstמֵרְא֥וֹתme.re.'otH7200evilבְּרָֽע׃be.Ra'H7451—

16heה֚וּאhu'H1931will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyish.KonH7931on the heightsמְרוֹמִ֣יםme.ro.MimH4791;the mountainסְלָעִ֖יםse.la.'ImH5553fortressמְצָד֥וֹתme.tza.DotH4679will behis refugeמִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹmis.ga.BoH4869;his foodלַחְמ֣וֹlach.MoH3899will be providedנִתָּ֔ןni.TanH5414andhis waterמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325assuredנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ne.'e.ma.NimH539.

17Your eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will seeתֶּחֱזֶ֣ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372the Kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in His beautyבְּיָפְי֖וֹbe.ya.fe.YoH3308and beholdתִּרְאֶ֖ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776that stretches afarמַרְחַקִּֽים׃mar.cha.KimH4801.

18Your mindלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820will ponderיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897the former terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367: “Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346is he who talliesסֹפֵר֙so.FerH5608?Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is he who weighsשֹׁקֵ֔לsho.KelH8254?Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is he who countsסֹפֵ֥רso.FerH5608אֶת־'et-H853the towersהַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ha.mig.da.LimH4026?”

19אֶת־'et-H853You will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longer seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200the insolentעַ֥ם נוֹעָ֖ז'am no.'AzH3267 H5971,a peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971whose speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193is unintelligibleעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012מִשְּׁמ֔וֹעַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085,who stammerנִלְעַ֥גnil.'AgH3932in a languageלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956you cannotאֵ֥ין'einH369understandבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

20Lookחֲזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2372upon Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151of our appointed feastsמֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּmo.'a.De.nuH4150.Your eyesעֵינֶיךָ֩'ei.nei.KhaH5869will seeתִרְאֶ֨ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,a peacefulשַׁאֲנָ֗ןsha.'a.NanH7600pastureנָוֶ֣הna.VehH5116,a tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168that does notבַּל־bal-H1077wanderיִצְעָן֙yitz.'AnH6813;its tent pegsיְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙ לָנֶ֔צַחye.te.do.Tav la.Ne.tzachH3489 H5331will notבַּל־bal-H1077be pulled upיִסַּ֤עyi.Sa'H5265,norבַּל־bal-H1077will anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of its cordsחֲבָלָ֖יוcha.va.LavH2256be brokenיִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃yi.na.Te.kuH5423.

21כִּ֣יkiH3588Butאִם־'im-H518thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033the Majestic Oneאַדִּ֤יר'a.DirH117,our LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, will be for usa placeמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725of riversנְהָרִ֥יםne.ha.RimH5104and wideרַחֲבֵ֣י יָדָ֑יִםra.cha.Vei ya.Da.yimH7342 H3027canalsיְאֹרִ֖יםye.'o.RimH2975,where noבַּל־bal-H1077galleyאֳנִי־'o.ni-H590with oarsשַׁ֔יִטSha.yitH7885will rowתֵּ֤לֶךְTe.lekhH1980,and noלֹ֥אlo'H3808majesticאַדִּ֖יר'a.DirH117vesselוְצִ֥יve.TziH6716will passיַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃ya.'av.Re.nuH5674.

22Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is our Judgeשֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּsho.fe.Te.nuH8199,the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is our lawgiverמְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּme.cho.ke.Ke.nuH2710,the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068is our Kingמַלְכֵּ֖נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428. It isHeה֥וּאhu'H1931who will save usיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃yo.shi.'E.nuH3467.

23Your ropesחֲבָלָ֑יִךְcha.va.La.yikhH2256are slackנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203;they cannotבַּל־bal-H1077secureיְחַזְּק֤וּye.cha.ze.KuH2388כֵן־khen-H3653the mastתָּרְנָם֙ בַּל־ta.re.Nam bal-H8650 H1077or spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566the sailנֵ֔סNesH5251.Thenאָ֣ז'azH227an abundanceמַרְבֶּ֔הmar.BehH4766of spoilsעַֽד־ שָׁלָל֙'ad- sha.LalH5706 H7998will be dividedחֻלַּ֤קchu.LakH2505, and eventhe lameפִּסְחִ֖יםpis.ChimH6455will carry off plunderבָּ֥זְזוּ בַֽז׃Ba.ze.zu VazH962 H957.

24And noוּבַל־u.val-H1077residentשָׁכֵ֖ןsha.KhenH7934of Zionwill sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559, “I am sickחָלִ֑יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470.”The peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971who dwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427therewill be forgivenנְשֻׂ֥אne.Su'H5375of iniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771.

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