1Behold,JehovahmakeththelandH776empty,andmakethitwaste,andturnethitupsidedownH3427,andscattereth abroaditsinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427. 2Anditshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961,aswiththepeopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971,sowiththepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548;aswiththeservantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650,sowithhismasterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113;aswiththemaid,sowithhermistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404;aswiththebuyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069,sowiththesellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376;aswiththelender,sowiththeborrower;aswiththetakerofusury,sowithhimfromwhomusuryistaken. 3ThelandH776shallbeutterly emptied,andutterly spoiled;forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697. 4ThelandH776mourneth, it fadethaway;theworldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398languisheth, it fadethaway:thehaughtypeopleעַם־'am-H5971ofthelandH776dolanguishH535. 5AndthelandH776ispollutedחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610undertheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;fortheyhaveviolatedthelawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451,changedH2498thestatuteH2706,brokenH6565theeverlastingcovenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285. 6ThereforeH3651doththecurseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423devourH398theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andtheythatdwellH3427thereinareheldguiltyוַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּvai.ye'.she.MuH816;thereforeH3651theinhabitantsH3427oftheearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776areconsumedH398,andfewmenareleftH7604. 7Thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492mourneth,thevineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612languisheth,allthatwere merry-hearteddosigh; 8themirthoftambours ceaseth,thenoiseofthem thatrejoiceendeth,thejoyH4885oftheharpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658ceaseth. 9Theydonotdrinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196withasongבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892;strongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354isbitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843tothemthatdrinkH8354it. 10ThecityofsolitudeisbrokenH7665downH7665;everyhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004isshutסֻגַּ֥רsu.GarH5462up,sothatnoneenterethin. 11Thereisacryingforwineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196inthestreetsבַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351;alljoyH8057isdarkened,themirthofthelandH776isgoneH1540; 12desolationשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8047remainethinthecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892,andthegateשָֽׁעַר׃Sha.'arH8179issmitten, —aruin. 13Forsowillitbeיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961inthemidstH8432ofthelandH776amongthepeoplesH5971,astheshakingofanolive-tree,asthegrape-gleaningswhenthevintageisdone. 14Theseshallliftיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375uptheirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,theyshallshoutיָרֹ֑נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442forthemajestyofJehovah,theyshallcryaloudH7442fromtheseaH3220. 15ThereforeH3651glorifyכַּבְּד֣וּka.be.DuH3513Jehovahintheeast,thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478,intheislesofthewestH3220. 16Fromtheendoftheearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776haveweheardH8085songsזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158: Glorytotherighteousלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662!AndIsaidH559,Myleanness,myleanness,woeא֣וֹי'oH188unto me!ThetreacherousH898havedealtH898treacherouslyH898; yea,thetreacherousH898havedealtH898verytreacherouslyH898. 17FearH6343,andthepitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354,andthesnareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341areuponthee,inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427ofthelandH776. 18Anditshallcometopass, [that]hewhofleethfromthesoundמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963ofthefearH6343shallfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intothepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354;andhethatcomethupoutofthemidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432ofthepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shallbeוְֽ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahH1961takenH3920inthesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341;forthewindowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotH699onhighמִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmH4791areopenנִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605,andthefoundationsH4146oftheearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776shakeH7493. 19Theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776isutterlybrokenH6565down,theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776iscompletely dissolved,theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776isviolentlymoved. 20Theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776reelethtoandfrolikeadrunkardכַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרka.shi.KorH7910,andisshakenH5128likeanighthutכַּמְּלוּנָ֑הka.me.lu.NahH4412;anditstransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּpish.'AhH6588isheavyוְכָבַ֤דve.kha.VadH3513uponit;anditfallethandshallnotriseקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965again. 21Anditshallcometopassinthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, [that]JehovahwillpunishH6485thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofthehighH4791onesonhighH4791,andthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428oftheearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127upontheearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127. 22Andtheyshallbebroughttogether, [as]anassemblageofprisonersאַסִּיר֙'a.SirH616forthepitבּ֔וֹרBorH953,andshallbeshutוְסֻגְּר֖וּve.su.ge.RuH5462upinprisonמַסְגֵּ֑רmas.GerH4525,andaftermanydaysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shalltheybevisitedיִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃yi.pa.Ke.duH6485. 23Andthemoonהַלְּבָנָ֔הha.le.va.NahH3842shallbeconfounded,andthesunהַֽחַמָּ֑הha.cha.MahH2535ashamedוּבוֹשָׁ֖הu.vo.ShahH954;forJehovahofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shallreignמָלַ֞ךְma.LakhH4427onmountZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726,andinJerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389,andbeforehisancientsingloryכָּבֽוֹד׃ פka.VodH3519. Commentaries on Isaiah 24
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