New American Standard Bible 1995
Isaiah 18
Message to Ethiopia
2Which sendsהַשֹּׁלֵ֨חַha.sho.Le.achH7971envoysצִירִ֗יםtzi.RimH6735by the seaבַּיָּ֜םbai.YamH3220, Even inpapyrusגֹמֶא֮go.Me'H1573vesselsוּבִכְלֵי־u.vikh.lei-H3627on the surfaceפְּנֵי־pe.nei-H6440of the watersמַיִם֒ma.YimH4325.Goלְכ֣וּ׀le.KhuH1980,swiftקַלִּ֗יםka.LimH7031messengersמַלְאָכִ֣יםmal.'a.KhimH4397,to a nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471tallמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְme.mu.ShakhH4900and smoothוּמוֹרָ֔טu.mo.RatH4803,To a peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971fearedנוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372farמִן־ ה֣וּאmin- hu'H4480H1931and wideוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973,A powerfulH6978and oppressiveוּמְבוּסָ֔הu.me.vu.SahH4001nationגּ֚וֹיGoyH1471Whoseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834landאַרְצֽוֹ׃'ar.TzoH776the riversנְהָרִ֖יםne.ha.RimH5104divideבָּזְא֥וּba.ze.'UH958.
3Allכָּל־kol-H3605you inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of the worldתֵבֵ֖לte.VelH8398and dwellersוְשֹׁ֣כְנֵיve.Sho.khe.neiH7931on earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776,As soon as a standardנֵ֤סnesH5251is raisedכִּנְשֹׂא־kin.so'-H5375on the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,you will seeתִּרְא֔וּtir.'UH7200it,And as soon as the trumpetשׁוֹפָ֖רsho.FarH7782is blownוְכִתְקֹ֥עַve.khit.Ko.a'H8628,you will hearתִּשְׁמָֽעוּ׃ סtish.Ma.'uH8085it.
4For thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has toldאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559me, “I will lookוְאַבִּ֣יטָהve.'a.Bi.tahH5027from MydwellingH4349placeבִמְכוֹנִ֑יvim.kho.NiH4349quietlyאֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה'esh.ko.tahH8252Like dazzlingצַח֙tzachH6703heatכְּחֹ֥םke.ChomH2527in thesunshineא֔וֹר'orH216,Like a cloudכְּעָ֥בke.'AvH5645ofdewטַ֖לtalH2919in the heatבְּחֹ֥םbe.ChomH2527of harvestקָצִֽיר׃ka.TzirH7105.”
5Forbeforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440the harvestקָצִיר֙ka.TzirH7105,as soon as the budפֶּ֔רַחPe.rachH6525blossomsכְּתָם־ke.tom-H8552And the flowerנִצָּ֑הni.TzahH5328becomesיִֽהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961a ripeningגֹּמֵ֖לgo.MelH1580grapeוּבֹ֥סֶרu.Vo.serH1155,Then He will cutוְכָרַ֤תve.kha.RatH3772offH3772the sprigsהַזַּלְזַלִּים֙ha.zal.za.LimH2150with pruningH4211knivesH4211And removeהֵסִ֥ירhe.SirH5493andcutH8456awayH8456the spreadingH5189branchesH5189.
6They will be leftיֵעָזְב֤וּye.'a.ze.VuH5800togetherH3164for mountainהָרִ֔יםha.RimH2022birdsלְעֵ֣יטle.'EitH5861of preyהָעַ֔יִטha.'A.yitH5861,And for the beastsוּֽלְבֶהֱמַ֖תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;And the birdsH5861of preyH5861will spendH7019the summerH7019feeding on them,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the beastsבֶּהֱמַ֥תbe.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will spendH2778harvestH2778timeH2778on them.
7At that timeבָּעֵת֩ba.'EtH6256a giftשַׁ֜יshaiH7862of homageH7862will be broughtיֽוּבַל־yu.val-H2986to the Lordלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635From apeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971tallמְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְme.mu.ShakhH4900and smoothוּמוֹרָ֔טu.mo.RatH4803,Even from a peopleוּמֵעַ֥םu.me.'AmH5971fearedנוֹרָ֖אno.Ra'H3372farמִן־min-H4480H1931and wideוָהָ֑לְאָהva.Hal.'ahH1973,A powerfulH6978and oppressiveוּמְבוּסָ֗הu.me.vu.SahH4001nationגּ֣וֹי׀GoyH1471,Whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776the riversנְהָרִים֙ne.ha.RimH5104divideבָּזְא֤וּba.ze.'UH958-- To theplaceמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725of the nameשֵׁם־shem-H8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, evenMountהַר־har-H2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.
Commentaries on Isaiah 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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