New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 17

Prophecy about Damascus

1Theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerningDamascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834. “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,Damascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834is about to beremovedמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH5493from being a cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892And will becomeוְהָיְתָ֖הve.ha.ye.TahH1961afallenמַפָּלָֽה׃ma.pa.LahH4654ruinמְעִ֥יme.'IH4596.

2The citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofAroerעֲרֹעֵ֑ר'a.ro.'ErH6177are forsakenעֲזֻב֖וֹתa.zu.VotH5800; They will be forflocksלַעֲדָרִ֣יםla.'a.da.RimH5739to lieוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257downH7257in,And thereH369will benoH369oneH369to frightenמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729them.

3ThefortifiedH4013cityH4013will disappearוְנִשְׁבַּ֤תve.nish.BatH7673from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, Andsovereigntyוּמַמְלָכָ֥הu.mam.la.KhahH4467from Damascusמִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834And the remnantוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605of Aramאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758; They will be like thegloryכִּכְב֤וֹדkikh.VodH3519of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,”Declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4Now in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290willfadeיִדַּ֖לyi.DalH1809, Andthe fatnessוּמִשְׁמַ֥ןu.mish.ManH4924of his fleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320will becomeH7329leanיֵרָזֶֽה׃ye.ra.ZehH7329.

5It will be even like thereaperכֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ke.'e.SofH622gatheringקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105the standingקָמָ֔הka.MahH7054grainH7054,As his armוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220harvestsיִקְצ֑וֹרyik.TzorH7114the earsשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםshi.bo.LimH7641,Or it will be like one gleaningכִּמְלַקֵּ֥טkim.la.KetH3950earsH7641of grainשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםshi.bo.LimH7641In thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010of Rephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

6Yetgleaningsעֽוֹלֵלֹת֙o.le.LotH5955will be leftוְנִשְׁאַר־ve.nish.'ar-H7604in it like theshakingכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363of an oliveזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132treeH2132,Twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969olivesגַּרְגְּרִ֖יםgar.ge.RimH1620on the topmostבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218 H534boughH534,Fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702orfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֗הcha.mi.ShahH2568on the branchesבִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙bis.'i.Fei.haH5585of a fruitfulH6509treeH6509,Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120willhaveH8159regardH8159for his Makerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213And his eyesוְעֵינָ֕יוve.'ei.NavH5869will lookתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200to the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8He will not haveH8159regardH8159for thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of his handsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027,NorH3808will he lookיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200to that whichוַאֲשֶׁ֨רva.'a.SherH834hisfingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙'etz.be.'o.TavH676have madeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213, Even theAsherimוְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםve.ha.'a.she.RimH842andincenseוְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ve.ha.cha.ma.NimH2553standsH2553.

9In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117their strongמָעֻזּ֗וֹma.'u.ZoH4581citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892will be likeforsakenH5805placesH5805in the forestהַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.reshH2793, Or likebranchesוְהָ֣אָמִ֔ירve.Ha.'a.MirH534whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they abandonedH5800beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH4480 H6440the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Andthe land will be a desolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

10Foryou have forgottenשָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙sha.Kha.chatH7911theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your salvationיִשְׁעֵ֔ךְyish.'EkhH3468And have not rememberedזָכָ֑רְתְּza.Kha.retH2142therockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697of your refugeמָעֻזֵּ֖ךְma.'u.ZekhH4581.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651you plantתִּטְּעִי֙ti.te.'IH5193delightfulנַעֲמָנִ֔יםna.'a.ma.NimH5282plantsנִטְעֵ֣יnit.'EiH5194And setתִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃tiz.ra.'E.nuH2232them with vineוּזְמֹ֥רַתu.ze.Mo.ratH2156slipsH2156of a strangeזָ֖רzarH2114god.

11In the dayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117that you plantנִטְעֵךְ֙nit.'eKhH5194ityou carefullyH5473fenceH5473it in, And in themorningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242you bringH6524your seedזַרְעֵ֣ךְzar.'EkhH2233to blossomH6524; Butthe harvestקָצִ֛ירka.TzirH7105will bea heapנֵ֥דnedH5067In a dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of sicklinessנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH2470and incurableאָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס'a.NushH605painוּכְאֵ֥בu.khe.'EvH3511.

12Alasה֗וֹיHoH1945,the uproarהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971Who roarכַּהֲמ֥וֹתka.ha.MotH1993like the roaringיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993of the seasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220,And the rumblingוּשְׁא֣וֹןu.she.'onH7588of nationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816Who rushיִשָּׁאֽוּן׃yi.sha.'UnH7582on like therumblingכִּשְׁא֛וֹןkish.'onH7588of mightyכַּבִּירִ֖יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325!

13Thenationsלְאֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816rumbleיִשָּׁא֔וּןyi.sha.'UnH7582on like the rumblingכִּשְׁא֞וֹןkish.'onH7588of manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325, But He willrebukeוְגָ֥עַרve.Ga.'arH1605them and they will fleeוְנָ֣סve.NasH5127farH4801awayH4801,And be chasedוְרֻדַּ֗ףve.ru.DafH7291like chaffכְּמֹ֤ץke.MotzH4671in the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440the windר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,Or like whirlingH1534dustוּכְגַלְגַּ֖לu.khe.gal.GalH1534beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440a galeסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492.

14At eveningעֶ֙רֶב֙'e.revH6153timeלְעֵ֥תle.'EtH6256,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, there isterrorבַלָּהָ֔הva.la.HahH1091!Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962morningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242they are noH369moreH369.Suchזֶ֚הzehH2088will bethe portionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of those who plunderH962usAnd the lotוְגוֹרָ֖לve.go.RalH1486of those who pillageH962us.

Prophecy about Damascus

Commentaries on Isaiah 17