Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 34:1-8

1Come nearקִרְב֤וּkir.VuH7126,O nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471,to listenלִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'H8085;pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֑יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181,O peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816.Let the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776hearתִּשְׁמַ֤עtish.Ma'H8085,and all that fills itוּמְלֹאָ֔הּu.me.lo.'AhH4393,the worldתֵּבֵ֖לte.VelH8398and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605that springs from itצֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631.

2כִּ֣יkiH3588The LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068is angryקֶ֤צֶףKe.tzefH7110withH5921allH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471and furiousוְחֵמָ֖הve.che.MahH2534with all their armiesצְבָאָ֑םtze.va.'AmH6635.He will devote them to destructionהֶחֱרִימָ֖םhe.che.ri.MamH2763;He will give them overנְתָנָ֥םne.ta.NamH5414to slaughterלַטָּֽבַח׃la.Ta.vachH2874.

3Their slainוְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣םve.cha.lei.HemH2491will be left unburiedיֻשְׁלָ֔כוּyush.La.khuH7993,and the stenchבָאְשָׁ֑םva.'e.ShamH889of their corpsesוּפִגְרֵיהֶ֖םu.fig.rei.HemH6297will riseיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927;the mountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022will flowוְנָמַ֥סּוּve.na.Ma.suH4549with their bloodמִדָּמָֽם׃mi.da.MamH1818.

4Allכָּל־kol-H3605the starsצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will be dissolvedוְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙ve.na.Ma.kuH4743.The skiesהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064will be rolled upוְנָגֹ֥לּוּve.na.Go.luH1556like a scrollכַסֵּ֖פֶרkha.Se.ferH5612,and all their starsוְכָל־ צְבָאָ֣םve.khol tze.va.'AmH6635 H3605will fallיִבּ֔וֹלyi.BolH5034like witheredכִּנְבֹ֤לkin.VolH5034leavesעָלֶה֙'a.LehH5929from the vineמִגֶּ֔פֶןmi.Ge.fenH1612,like foliageוּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶתu.khe.no.Ve.letH5034from the fig treeמִתְּאֵנָֽה׃mi.te.'e.NahH8384.

5Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588My swordחַרְבִּ֑יchar.BiH2719has drunk its fillרִוְּתָ֥הri.ve.TahH7301in the heavensבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,thenהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009it will come downתֵּרֵ֔דte.RedH3381uponעַל־'al-H5921Edomאֱד֣וֹם'e.DomH123,uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971I have devotedחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764to destructionH4639.

6The swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the LORDלַיהוָ֞הla.Yah.wehH3068is bathedמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390in bloodדָם֙damH1818.It dripsהֻדַּ֣שְׁנָהhu.Dash.nahH1878with fatמֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levH2459—with the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,with the fatמֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levH2459of the kidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629of ramsאֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimH352.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077in Bozrahבְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.RahH1224,a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419slaughterוְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachH2874in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Edomאֱדֽוֹם׃'e.DomH123.

7And the wild oxenרְאֵמִים֙re.'e.MimH7214will fallוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381with themעִמָּ֔ם'i.MamH5973,the young bullsוּפָרִ֖יםu.fa.RimH6499withעִם־'im-H5973the strongאַבִּירִ֑ים'a.bi.RimH47ones.Their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776will be drenchedוְרִוְּתָ֤הve.ri.ve.TahH7301with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,and their soilוַעֲפָרָ֖םva.'a.fa.RamH6083will be soakedיְדֻשָּֽׁן׃ye.du.ShanH1878with fatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459.

8Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068has a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359,a yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of recompenseשִׁלּוּמִ֖יםshi.lu.MimH7966for the causeלְרִ֥יבle.RivH7379of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

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