New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 14:9-31

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!

13But you saidאָמַ֤רְתָּ'a.Mar.taH559in your heartבִֽלְבָבְךָ֙vil.va.ve.KhaH3824, ‘I willascendאֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה'e.'e.LehH5927to heavenH4605; I willraiseאָרִ֣ים'a.RimH7311my throneכִּסְאִ֑יkis.'IH3678aboveH4605the starsלְכֽוֹכְבֵי־le.khokh.vei-H3556of Godאֵ֖ל'elH410,And I will sitוְאֵשֵׁ֥בve.'e.ShevH3427on the mountבְּהַר־be.har-H2022of assemblyמוֹעֵ֖דmo.'EdH4150In the recessesבְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥יbe.yar.ke.TeiH3411of the northצָפֽוֹן׃tza.FonH6828.

14I will ascendאֶעֱלֶ֖ה'e.'e.LehH5927aboveעַל־'al-H5921the heightsבָּ֣מֳתֵיBo.mo.teiH1116of the cloudsעָ֑ב'AvH5645;I will makeH1819myself likeH1819the Mostלְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃le.'el.YonH5945HighH5945.’

15Neverthelessאַ֧ךְ'akhH389youwill be thrustH3381downתּוּרָ֖דtu.RadH3381to Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585,To the recessesיַרְכְּתֵי־yar.ke.tei-H3411of the pitבֽוֹר׃VorH953.

16Those who seeרֹאֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khaH7200you will gazeיַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּyash.Gi.chuH7688at you, They willponderיִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּyit.bo.Na.nuH995overH413you, saying, ‘Is thisהֲזֶ֤הha.ZehH2088the manהָאִישׁ֙ha.'IshH376who made the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleמַרְגִּ֣יזmar.GizH7264,Who shookמַרְעִ֖ישׁmar.'IshH7493kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467,

17Who madeשָׂ֥םsamH7760the worldתֵּבֵ֛לte.VelH8398like awildernessכַּמִּדְבָּ֖רka.mid.BarH4057And overthrewהָרָ֑סha.RasH2040its citiesוְעָרָ֣יוve.'a.RavH5892, Who did notallowפָ֥תַחFa.tachH6605his prisonersאֲסִירָ֖יו'a.si.RavH615to gohomeבָּֽיְתָה׃Ba.ye.tahH1004?’

18AllH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471lieשָׁכְב֥וּsha.khe.VuH7901in gloryבְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519,Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376in his owntombבְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃be.vei.ToH1004.

19But you have beencastהָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּha.she.Lakh.taH7993out of your tombמִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙mi.kiv.re.ChaH6913Likea rejectedנִתְעָ֔בnit.'AvH8581branchכְּנֵ֣צֶרke.Ne.tzerH5342,Clothedלְב֥וּשׁle.VushH3830with the slainהֲרֻגִ֖יםha.ru.GimH2026who are piercedמְטֹ֣עֲנֵיme.To.'a.neiH2944with a swordחָ֑רֶבCha.revH2719,Who goיוֹרְדֵ֥יyor.DeiH3381downH3381to the stonesאַבְנֵי־'av.nei-H68of thepitב֖וֹרVorH953Like atrampledמוּבָֽס׃mu.VasH947corpseכְּפֶ֥גֶרke.Fe.gerH6297.

20You will not be unitedתֵחַ֤דte.ChadH3161with them in burialבִּקְבוּרָ֔הbik.vu.RahH6900,Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you have ruinedשִׁחַ֖תָּshi.Cha.taH7843your countryאַרְצְךָ֥'ar.tze.KhaH776,You have slainהָרָ֑גְתָּha.Ra.ge.taH2026your peopleעַמְּךָ֣'a.me.KhaH5971. May theoffspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of evildoersמְרֵעִֽים׃me.re.'ImH7489not be mentionedיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.

21Prepareהָכִ֧ינוּha.Khi.nuH3559for his sonsלְבָנָ֛יוle.va.NavH1121a placeH4293of slaughterH4293Because of theiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771of their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑ם'a.vo.TamH1.They must not ariseיָקֻ֙מוּ֙ya.Ku.muH6965and takeוְיָ֣רְשׁוּve.Ya.re.shuH3423possessionH3423of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776And fillוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390the faceפְנֵֽי־fe.nei-H6440of the worldתֵבֵ֖לte.VelH8398with citiesעָרִֽים׃'a.RimH5892.”

22“I will riseוְקַמְתִּ֣יve.kam.TiH6965up againstעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921them,” declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “and will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֨יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772from Babylonלְבָבֶ֜לle.va.VelH894nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034and survivorsוּשְׁאָ֛רu.she.'ArH7605,offspringוְנִ֥יןve.NinH5209and posterityוָנֶ֖כֶדva.Ne.khedH5220,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

23“I will also makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָve.sam.Ti.haH7760it a possessionלְמוֹרַ֥שׁle.mo.RashH4180for thehedgehogקִפֹּ֖דki.PodH7090and swampsוְאַגְמֵי־ve.'ag.mei-H98of waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,and I will sweepוְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֙יהָ֙ve.te.te.Ti.haH2894it with the broomבְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣אbe.mat.'a.Te'H4292ofdestructionהַשְׁמֵ֔דhash.MedH8045,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

24The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has swornנִשְׁבַּ֛עnish.Ba'H7650sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518 H3808,justH3512as I have intendedדִּמִּ֙יתִי֙di.Mi.tiH1819soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651it has happenedהָיָ֔תָהha.Ya.tahH1961,and justH3512as I have plannedיָעַ֖צְתִּיya.'Atz.tiH3289so it will standתָקֽוּם׃ta.KumH6965,

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.

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