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Isaiah 22:1-13

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of the valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384.What aileth thee nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,that thou art wholly gone upעָלִ֥ית'a.LitH5927to the housetopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406?

2Thou that art fullמְלֵאָ֗הme.le.'AhH4392of stirsתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀te.shu.'otH8663,a tumultuousהֽוֹמִיָּ֔הho.mi.YahH1993cityעִ֚יר'irH5892,a joyousעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151:thy slainחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491men arenot slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,nor deadמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3All thy rulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101are fledנָֽדְדוּ־na.de.du-H5074togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162,they are boundאֻסָּ֑רוּ'u.Sa.ruH631by the archersמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198:all that are foundנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672in thee are boundאֻסְּר֣וּ'u.se.RuH631togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, whichhave fledבָּרָֽחוּ׃ba.Ra.chuH1272from farמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

4Therefore saidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I, Look awayשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159from me; I will weepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843,labourתָּאִ֣יצוּta.'I.tzuH213not to comfortלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162me, because of the spoilingשֹׁ֖דshodH7701of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

5For it isa dayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of troubleמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103,and of treading downוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001,and of perplexityוּמְבוּכָ֗הu.me.vu.KhahH3998by the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384,breakingמְקַרְקַ֥רme.kar.KarH6979down the wallsקִ֖רkirH7023,and of cryingוְשׁ֥וֹעַve.Sho.a'H7771to the mountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

6And Elamוְעֵילָם֙ve.'ei.LamH5867bareנָשָׂ֣אna.Sa'H5375the quiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827with chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571,and Kirוְקִ֥ירve.KirH7024uncoveredעֵרָ֖ה'e.RahH6168the shieldמָגֵֽן׃ma.GenH4043.

7And it shall come to pass, thatthy choicestמִבְחַר־miv.char-H4005valleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhH6010shall be fullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390of chariotsרָ֑כֶבRa.khevH7393,and the horsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571shall setשֹׁ֖תshotH7896themselves in arrayשָׁ֥תוּSha.tuH7896at the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8And he discoveredוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540the coveringמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and thou didst lookוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117to the armourנֶ֖שֶׁקNe.shekH5402of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the forestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293.

9Ye have seenרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200also the breachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233of the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732,that they are manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231:and ye gathered togetherוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10And ye have numberedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004have ye broken downוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙va.titTzevH5422to fortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11Ye madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213also a ditchוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724between the two wallsהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346for the waterלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of the oldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295:but ye have not lookedהִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.TemH5027unto the makerעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213thereof, neither had respectרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200unto him that fashionedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it long agoמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350.

12And in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117did the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635callוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121to weepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,and to mourningוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553,and to baldnessוּלְקָרְחָ֖הu.le.ka.re.ChahH7144,and to girdingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296with sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242:

13And behold joyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057,slayingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241,and killingוְשָׁחֹ֣טve.sha.ChotH7819sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,and drinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196:let us eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354;for to morrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we shall dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

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