New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:1-12

1Whenכִּי֩kiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068willhaveH7355compassionיְרַחֵ֨םye.ra.ChemH7355on Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290and againעוֹד֙'OdH5750chooseוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and settleוְהִנִּיחָ֖םve.hi.ni.ChamH5117them in their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127, thenstrangersהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616will joinוְנִלְוָ֤הve.nil.VahH3867them and attachוְנִסְפְּח֖וּve.nis.pe.ChuH5596themselves to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

2The peoplesעַמִּים֮'a.MimH5971will takeוּלְקָח֣וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947them along and bringוֶהֱבִיא֣וּםve.he.vi.'UmH935them to their placeמְקוֹמָם֒me.ko.MamH4725, and thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will possessH5157them as an inheritanceוְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּםve.hit.na.cha.LumH5157in the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068as maleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650servantsH5650and femaleוְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198servantsH5650 H8198; andthey will takeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961their captorsשֹׁבִ֣יםsho.VimH7617captiveלְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔םle.shoei.HemH7617and will ruleוְרָד֖וּve.ra.DuH7287over their oppressorsבְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ סbe.no.ge.sei.HemH5065.

3And it will be in the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068givesH5117yourestהָנִ֤יחַha.Ni.achH5117from your painמֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖me.'a.tze.be.KhaH6090and turmoilוּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָu.me.ra.ge.Ze.khaH7267and harshהַקָּשָׁ֖הha.ka.ShahH7186serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have been enslavedעֻבַּד־'u.bad-H5647,

4that you willtakeוְנָשָׂ֜אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375up thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088tauntהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912againstעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and sayוְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065has ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673, And howfuryH4787has ceasedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!

5The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has brokenשָׁבַ֥רsha.VarH7665the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563,The scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of rulersמֹשְׁלִֽים׃mo.she.LimH4910

6Which used to strikeמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in furyבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with unceasingבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH1115 H5627strokesמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347, Whichsubduedרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639with unrestrainedבְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ׃be.Li cha.SakhH2820 H1097persecutionמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783.

7The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is at restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117andis quietשָׁקְטָ֖הsha.ke.TahH8252; TheybreakH6476forthפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476into shoutsרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440of joyH7440.

8Evenגַּם־gam-H1571thecypressH1265treesH1265rejoiceשָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.ChuH8055over you, andthe cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844, saying, ‘SinceH3975you were laidשָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.taH7901lowH7901,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808treecutterהַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.RetH3772comesיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927up againstעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921us.’

9Sheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585from beneathמִתַּ֛חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478is excitedרָגְזָ֥הra.ge.ZahH7264over you to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122you when you comeבּוֹאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935;It arousesעוֹרֵ֨רo.RerH5782for you thespiritsH7496of the deadH7496,allכָּל־kol-H3605theleadersעַתּ֣וּדֵי'a.Tu.deiH6260of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;It raisesהֵקִים֙he.KimH6965allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471from their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔םmi.kis.'o.TamH3678.

10They will allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605respondיַֽעֲנ֔וּya.'a.NuH6030and sayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Evenגַּם־gam-H1571you have been madeH2470weakחֻלֵּ֥יתָchu.Lei.taH2470as we,You have becomeנִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃nim.Shal.taH4911likeH4911us.

11Yourpompגְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָge.'o.Ne.khaH1347andthe musicהֶמְיַ֣תhem.YatH1998of your harpsנְבָלֶ֑יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035Have been broughtH3381downהוּרַ֥דhu.RadH3381to Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585;Maggotsרִמָּ֔הri.MahH7415are spreadיֻצַּ֣עyu.Tza'H3331out as your bedbeneathתַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙tach.Tei.khaH8478youAnd wormsH8439are your coveringוּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָu.me.kha.Sei.khaH4374.’

12Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349you havefallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenH4605, OstarH1966of the morningH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837!You have been cutנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438downH1438to the earthלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,You who have weakenedחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471!

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