New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:25-32

25tobreakלִשְׁבֹּ֤רlish.BorH7665Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804in My landבְּאַרְצִ֔יbe.'ar.TziH776,and I will trampleאֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ'a.vu.Se.nuH947him on My mountainsהָרַ֖יha.RaiH2022. Then hisyokeעֻלּ֔וֹu.LoH5923will be removedוְסָ֤רve.SarH5493from them and his burdenוְסֻ֨בֳּל֔וֹve.Su.bo.LoH5448removedיָסֽוּר׃ya.SurH5493from their shoulderשִׁכְמ֖וֹshikh.MoH7926.

26ThisH2088is theplanהָעֵצָ֥הha.'e.TzahH6098devisedהַיְּעוּצָ֖הhai.ye.'u.TzahH3289againstעַל־'al-H5921the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and thisH2088is thehandהַיָּ֥דhai.YadH3027that is stretchedהַנְּטוּיָ֖הha.ne.tu.YahH5186out againstעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

27Forthe Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has plannedיָעָ֖ץya.'AtzH3289,and whoוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310can frustrateיָפֵ֑רya.FerH6565it?And as for His stretched-outהַנְּטוּיָ֖הha.ne.tu.YahH5186handוְיָד֥וֹve.ya.DoH3027,whoוּֽמִ֥יu.MiH4310can turnיְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃ פye.shi.Ve.nahH7725it backH7725?”

28In theyearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141that Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֑ז'a.ChazH271diedמ֖וֹתMotH4194thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088oracleהַמַּשָּׂ֥אha.ma.Sa'H4853cameהָיָ֖הha.YahH1961:

29“Do not rejoiceתִּשְׂמְחִ֤יtis.me.ChiH8055, OPhilistiaפְלֶ֙שֶׁת֙fe.Le.shetH6429,allכֻּלֵּ֔ךְku.LekhH3605of you,BecauseH3588the rodשֵׁ֣בֶטShe.vetH7626thatstruckמַכֵּ֑ךְma.KekhH5221you is brokenנִשְׁבַּ֖רnish.BarH7665;For from the serpent’sנָחָשׁ֙na.ChashH5175rootמִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328aviperצֶ֔פַעTze.fa'H6848will comeיֵ֣צֵאYe.tze'H3318out,And its fruitוּפִרְי֖וֹu.fir.YoH6529will be aflyingמְעוֹפֵֽף׃me.'o.FefH5774serpentשָׂרָ֥ףsa.RafH8314.

30Those who are mostבְּכוֹרֵ֣יbe.kho.ReiH1060helplessדַלִּ֔יםda.LimH1800will eatוְרָעוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7462,And the needyוְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖יםve.'ev.yo.NimH34will lieיִרְבָּ֑צוּyir.Ba.tzuH7257downH7257in securityלָבֶ֣טַחla.Ve.tachH983; I willdestroyוְהֵמַתִּ֤יve.he.ma.TiH4191your rootשָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְsha.re.ShekhH8328withfamineבָֽרָעָב֙va.ra.'AvH7458,And it will killיַהֲרֹֽג׃ya.ha.RogH2026off your survivorsוּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְu.she.'e.ri.TekhH7611.

31Wailהֵילִ֤ילִֽיhei.Li.liH3213, Ogateשַׁ֙עַר֙sha.'arH8179;cryזַֽעֲקִי־za.'a.ki-H2199,O cityעִ֔יר'IrH5892;Meltנָמ֖וֹגna.MogH4127away, OPhilistiaפְּלֶ֣שֶׁתpe.Le.shetH6429,allכֻּלֵּ֑ךְku.LekhH3605of you;For smokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227comesבָּ֔אBa'H935from thenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828, AndthereH369is noH369stragglerבּוֹדֵ֖דbo.DedH909in his ranksבְּמוֹעָדָֽיו׃be.mo.'a.DavH4151.

32Howוּמַֽה־u.mah-H4100then will one answerיַּעֲנֶ֖הya.'a.NehH6030themessengersמַלְאֲכֵי־mal.'a.khei-H4397of the nationג֑וֹיGoyH1471? Thatthe Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has foundedיִסַּ֣דyi.SadH3245Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726, Andthe afflictedעֲנִיֵּ֥י'a.ni.YeiH6041of His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃ סa.MoH5971will seekH2620refugeיֶחֱס֖וּye.che.SuH2620in it.”

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