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Isaiah 24:1-18

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.

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