New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 10:5-19

5Woeה֥וֹיHoH1945toAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, therodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626of My angerאַפִּ֑י'a.PiH639And the staffוּמַטֶּה־u.ma.teh-H4294in whose handsבְיָדָ֖םve.ya.DamH3027isMy indignationזַעְמִֽי׃za'.MiH2195,

6I sendאֲשַׁלְּחֶ֔נּוּ'a.shal.le.Che.nuH7971it against agodlessחָנֵף֙cha.NefH2611nationבְּג֤וֹיbe.GoyH1471And commissionאֲצַוֶּ֑נּוּ'a.tzav.Ve.nuH6680it againstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of My furyעֶבְרָתִ֖י'ev.ra.TiH5678To captureלִשְׁלֹ֤לlish.LolH7997bootyשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998andto seizeוְלָבֹ֣זve.la.VozH962plunderבַּ֔זBazH957, And totrampleH4823them downH4823likemudכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563in the streetsחוּצֽוֹת׃chu.TzotH2351.

7Yet itdoes not soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651intendיְדַמֶּ֔הye.da.MehH1819,NorH3808doesit planיַחְשֹׁ֑בyach.ShoH2803soכֵ֣ןkhenH3651in its heartוּלְבָב֖וֹu.le.va.VoH3824,But ratherכִּ֚יkiH3588it isits purposeבִּלְבָב֔וֹbil.va.VoH3824to destroyלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידle.hash.MidH8045And to cutוּלְהַכְרִ֥יתu.le.hakh.RitH3772offH3772manyמְעָֽט׃me.'AtH3808 H4592nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471.

8For it saysיֹאמַ֑רyo.MarH559, “Are not my princesשָׂרַ֛יsa.RaiH8269allH3164kingsמְלָכִֽים׃me.la.KhimH4428?

9Is notCalnoכַּלְנ֑וֹkal.NoH3641likeCarchemishכְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁke.khar.ke.MishH3751,Orאִם־'im-H518Hamathחֲמָ֔תcha.MatH2574like Arpadכְאַרְפַּד֙khe.'ar.PadH774,Orאִם־'im-H518Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111likeDamascusכְדַמֶּ֖שֶׂקkhe.da.Me.sekH1834?

10As my handיָדִ֔יya.DiH3027has reachedמָצְאָ֣הma.tze.'AhH4672to thekingdomsלְמַמְלְכֹ֖תle.mam.le.KhotH4467of the idolsהָאֱלִ֑ילha.'e.LilH457,Whose gravenH6456imagesH6456weregreater thanH4480those of Jerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Samariaוּמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃u.mi.sho.me.RonH8111,

11Shall I notdoעָשִׂ֛יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םli.ru.sha.LimH3389and her imagesוְלַעֲצַבֶּֽיהָ׃ סve.la.'a.tza.Bei.haH6091JustH3512as I have doneאֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה'e.'e.SehH6213to Samariaלְשֹׁמְר֖וֹןle.sho.me.RonH8111andher idolsוְלֶאֱלִילֶ֑יהָve.le.'e.li.Lei.haH457?”

12So it will be that whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙'a.do.NaiH136has completedיְבַצַּ֤עye.va.Tza'H1214allכָּל־kol-H3605Hisworkמַֽעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639on Mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726and on Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389, He will say, “I willpunishאֶפְקֹ֗ד'ef.KodH6485the fruitפְּרִי־pe.ri-H6529of the arrogantגֹ֙דֶל֙go.delH1433heartלְבַ֣בle.VavH3824of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804andthe pompתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597ofhis haughtinessר֥וּםrumH7312.”

13Forhe has saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559, “By the powerבְּכֹ֤חַbe.Kho.achH3581of my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027and by my wisdomוּבְחָכְמָתִ֖יu.ve.cha.khe.ma.TiH2451I didעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this,For I haveH995understandingנְבֻנ֑וֹתִיne.vu.No.tiH995; And Iremovedוְאָסִ֣יר׀ve.'a.SirH5493the boundariesגְּבוּלֹ֣תge.vu.LotH1367of the peoplesעַמִּ֗ים'a.MimH5971And plunderedשׁוֹשֵׂ֔תִיsho.Se.tiH8154their treasuresH6264,And like a mightyH3524manכַּאבִּ֖ירka.BirH47I broughtוְאוֹרִ֥ידve.'o.RidH3381downH3381theirinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבִֽים׃yo.she.VimH3427,

14And my handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027reachedוַתִּמְצָ֨אva.tim.Tza'H4672to the richesלְחֵ֣ילle.CheilH2428of the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971like anestכַקֵּ֤ן׀kha.KenH7064,And as one gathersוְכֶאֱסֹף֙ve.khe.'e.SofH622abandonedעֲזֻב֔וֹתa.zu.VotH5800eggsבֵּיצִ֣יםbei.TzimH1000,I gatheredאָסָ֑פְתִּי'a.Sa.fe.tiH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;And there was not one that flappedנֹדֵ֣דno.DedH5074its wingכָּנָ֔ףka.NafH3671or openedוּפֹצֶ֥הu.fo.TzehH6475itsbeakפֶ֖הfehH6310or chirpedוּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃u.me.tzaf.TzefH6850.”

15Is theaxeהַגַּרְזֶ֔ןha.gar.ZenH1631toboastהֲיִתְפָּאֵר֙ha.yit.pa.'ErH6286itself overעַ֖ל'alH5921the one who chopsהַחֹצֵ֣בha.cho.TzevH2672with it?Is the sawהַמַּשּׂוֹר֙ha.ma.sOrH4883to exaltיִתְגַּדֵּ֤לyit.ga.DelH1431itself overעַל־'al-H5921the one who wieldsמְנִיפ֔וֹme.ni.FoH5130it? That would be like aclubשֵׁ֙בֶט֙she.vetH7626wieldingכְּהָנִ֥יףke.ha.NifH5130those who liftמְרִימָ֔יוme.ri.MavH7311it, Or likea rodמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294liftingכְּהָרִ֥יםke.ha.RimH7311him whois not woodעֵֽץ׃'EtzH6086.

16Thereforeלָ֠כֵןLa.khenH3651the LordH136, theGodיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,will sendיְשַׁלַּ֨חye.sha.LachH7971awastingH7332diseaseH7332among hisstoutH4924warriorsH4924;And underוְתַ֧חַתve.Ta.chatH8478hisgloryכְּבֹד֛וֹke.vo.DoH3519a fireיְקֹ֖דye.KodH3350will be kindledיֵקַ֥דye.KadH3344like a burningכִּיק֥וֹדki.KodH3350flameאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

17And thelightאֽוֹר־'or-H216of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478will becomeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a fireלְאֵ֔שׁle.'EshH784and hisHolyוּקְדוֹשׁ֖וֹu.ke.do.ShoH6918OneH6918a flameלְלֶהָבָ֑הle.le.ha.VahH3852, And it willburnוּבָעֲרָ֗הu.va.'a.RahH1197and devourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398his thornsשִׁית֥וֹshi.ToH7898and his briarsוּשְׁמִיר֖וֹu.she.mi.RoH8068in a singleאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117.

18And He willdestroyיְכַלֶּ֑הye.kha.LehH3615the gloryוּכְב֤וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of his forestיַעְרוֹ֙ya'.RoH3293and of his fruitfulH3759gardenH3759,bothH4480soulמִנֶּ֥פֶשׁmi.Ne.feshH5315and bodyבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320,And it will be as when a sickH5263manH5263wastesH4549awayכִּמְסֹ֥סkim.SosH4549.

19And therestוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605of the treesעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086of his forestיַעְר֖וֹya'.RoH3293will be so small in numberמִסְפָּ֣רmis.ParH4557That a childוְנַ֖עַרve.Na.'arH5288could writeH3789them downH3789.

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