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Isaiah 37

1AnditcameH935topasswhenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396heardH8085[it],thatherenthisgarmentsH899,andcoveredוַיִּתְכַּ֣סvai.yit.KasH3680himselfwithsackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242,andwentH935intothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

2AndhesentH7971Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaשֶׁבְנָ֣אshev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,andtheeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,coveredמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680withsackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242,totheprophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531.

3AndtheysaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:Thisdayיוֹם־yom-H3117isadayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117oftroubleH6869,andofrebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433,andofreviling;forthechildrenarecomeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935tothebirthלְלֵדָֽה׃le.le.DahH3205,andthereisnotstrengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581tobringH935forthH3205.

4ItmaybeJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willhearH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofRab-shakeh,whomthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113hassentH7971toreproachH2778thelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,andwillrebukeוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697whichJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathheardH8085.Thereforeliftוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375upaprayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605fortheremnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611thatisleft.

5Andtheservantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396cameH935toIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ׃ye.sha'.Ya.huH3470.

6AndIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidH559tothem,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shallyesayH559toyourmasterאֲדֹנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah:Benotafraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372ofthewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697thatthou hastheardH8085, wherewiththeservantsנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288ofthekingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804haveblasphemedme.

7Behold,Iwillputנוֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414aspiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307intohim,andheshallhearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085tidings,andshallreturnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725tohisownlandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776;andIwillcausehimtofallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוve.hi.pal.TivH5307bytheswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719inhisownlandבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776.

8AndRab-shakehreturnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725,andfoundH4672thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804warringagainstLibnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841;forhehadheardH8085thathehaddepartedנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265fromLachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9AndheheardH8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559ofTirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEthiopia,Hehascomeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318forthH3318tomakeH8085warwiththee.AndwhenheheardH8085[it],hesentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541shallyespeaktoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559:LetnotthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,uponwhomthou reliest,deceiveיַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee,sayingH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shallnotbedeliveredintothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Behold, thou hastheardH8085whatthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havedonetoallcountries, destroyingthemutterly;andshalt thoubedeliveredתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Havethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichmyfathersH1havedestroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843deliveredהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them,Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,andRezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530,andthechildrenofEdenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729thatwereinThelassar?

13Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346isthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,andthekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofArpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,andthekingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofthecityH5892ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012,andIvvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?

14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396receivedH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612fromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthemessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397,andreadוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it;andHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396wentH5927upintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566itbeforeJehovah.

15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419toJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,whosittest [between]thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, thou,theSame, thoualoneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905arttheGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430ofallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: thou hastmadeH6213theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186thineearאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241,OJehovah,andhearוּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491,Jehovah, thineeyesעֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869,andseeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200;andhearוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085allthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,whohathsentH7971toreproachH2778thelivingGodאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

18Ofatruth,Jehovah,thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havelaid wasteallthelandsH776,andtheircountries,

19andhavecasttheirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430intothefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784;fortheywerenogodsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430,buttheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639ofmen'shandsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68;andtheyhavedestroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

20Andnowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,JehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467usoutofhishandמִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027,thatallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045thatthou artJehovah, thouonlyH905.

21AndIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentH7971toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Whereas thou hastprayedהִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419tomeconcerningH413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804,

22thisisthewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichJehovahhathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696againsthim:Thevirgin-daughterofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726despiseth thee, laugheth theetoscorn;thedaughterH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389shakethherheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218atthee.

23Whomhast thou reproachedandblasphemed?andagainstwhomhast thouexaltedH7311thevoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963?AgainsttheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478hast thouliftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375upthineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869onhighH4791.

24Bythyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650thou hast reproachedtheLordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136,andhastsaidH559,WiththemultitudeH7230ofmychariotsH7393amIcomeוְאָבוֹא֙ve.'a.Vo'H935uptotheheightקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967ofthemountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022,totherecessesofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844;andIwillcutוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772downitstallcedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730,thechoiceofitscypressesH1265;andIwillenterintoitsfurthestheightH6967, [into]theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293ofitsfruitfulfield.

25Ihavediggedanddrunkוְשָׁתִ֣יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325;andwiththesoleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709ofmyfeethaveIdriedupallthestreamsofMatsor.

26Hast thounotheardH8085thatlongagoIdidit,andthatfromancientdaysמִ֥ימֵיMi.meiH3117IformedH3335it?Nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258haveIbroughtH935ittopass,thatthou shouldestlaywastefortifiedH1219citiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892[into] ruinousheapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

27Andtheirinhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427wereH1961powerless,theywereH1961dismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865andputH954toshameH954;theywereH1961[as]thegrassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682ofthefieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704andthegreenherb, [as]thegrassH2682onthehousetops,andgrainקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054blightedbeforeitbeH1961grownup.

28ButIknowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045thineabode,andthygoingH3318out,andthycomingH935in,andthyragingהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstme.

29Becausethyragingהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstmeandthinearroganceוְשַׁאֲנַנְךָ֖ve.sha.'a.nan.KhaH7600iscomeH935upintomineearsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,Iwillputוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760myringinthynoseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639,andmybridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964inthylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193,andIwillmakeH7760theegoH935backוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725bythewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870bywhichthou camest.

30Andthis[shallbe]thesignהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226unto thee:thereshallbeeatenאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398thisyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141suchasgrowethofitself;andinthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141thatwhichspringethofthesame; butinthethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232ye,andreapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114,andplantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholH398thefruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529thereof.

31AndtheremnantH7604thatisescapedH6413ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shallagaintakerootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295,andbearfruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605;

32foroutofJerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389shallgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611,andoutofmountZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726theythatescapeH6413:thezealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shalldothis.

33Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovahconcerningthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804:Heshallnotcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935intothiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,norshootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384anarrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671there,norcomeH935beforeitwithshieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,norcastabankagainstit.

34Bythewayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870thathecameH935,bythesameshallhereturnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725,andshallnotcomeH935intothiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, saithJehovah.

35AndIwilldefendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892,tosaveH3467it,formine ownsakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616,andformyservantעַבְדִּֽי׃ ס'av.DiH5650David'ssakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.

36Andanangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahwentH3318forthH3318,andsmoteinthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264oftheAssyriansahundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967andeighty-fiveוּשְׁמֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505.Andwhentheyaroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,behold,theywerealldeadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191bodies.

37AndSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֣יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804departedH5265,andwentH7725andreturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,andabodeatNinevehבְּנִֽינְוֵֽה׃be.Ni.ne.VehH5210.

38Anditcametopass,ashewasH1961worshippinginthehouseבֵּ֣ית׀beitH1004ofNisrochנִסְרֹ֣ךְnis.RokhH5268hisgodאֱלֹהָ֗יו'e.lo.HavH430,thatAdrammelechוְֽאַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְve.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152andSharezerוְשַׂרְאֶ֤צֶרve.sar.'E.tzerH8272hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121smotehimwiththeswordבַחֶ֔רֶבva.Che.revH2719;andtheyescapedH4422intothelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofAraratאֲרָרָ֑ט'a.ra.RatH780.AndEsarhaddonhissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427inhisstead.

Commentaries on Isaiah 37

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