New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 21

God Commands That Babylon Be Taken

1Theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerning thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220. Aswindstormsכְּסוּפ֤וֹתke.su.FotH5492in theNegevבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ba.Ne.gevH5045sweepלַֽחֲלֹ֔ףla.cha.LofH2498on,It comesבָּ֔אBa'H935from the wildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057,from a terrifyingנוֹרָאָֽה׃no.ra.'AhH3372landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

2Aharshקָשָׁ֖הka.ShahH7186visionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380has been shownהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me; ThetreacherousH898one stilldealsH898treacherouslyH898,and the destroyerוְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀ve.ha.sho.DedH7703stilldestroysשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703.Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927up,Elamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867,layH6696siegeצוּרִ֣יtzu.RiH6696,Mediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074;I have madeH7673an endH7673of allכָּל־kol-H3605the groaningH603she has caused.

3For thisH3651reasonעַל־'al-H5921 H3651myloinsמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975are fullמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390of anguishחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479;Painsצִירִ֣יםtzi.RimH6735have seizedאֲחָז֔וּנִי'a.cha.Zu.niH270me like the painsכְּצִירֵ֖יke.tzi.ReiH6735of awoman in laborיֽוֹלֵדָ֑הyo.le.DahH3205.I am soH4480bewilderedנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753I cannotH4480hearמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085,soH4480terrifiedנִבְהַ֖לְתִּיniv.Hal.tiH926I cannotH4480seeמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200.

4Mymindלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824reelsתָּעָ֣הta.'AhH8582,horrorפַּלָּצ֖וּתpa.la.TzutH6427overwhelmsבִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִיbi.'a.Ta.te.niH1204me;The twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399I longedחִשְׁקִ֔יchish.KiH2837for has beenturnedשָׂ֥םsamH7760for me into tremblingלַחֲרָדָֽה׃la.cha.ra.DahH2731.

5Theysetעָרֹ֧ךְ'a.RokhH6186the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979, theyspreadצָפֹ֥הtza.FohH6823out the clothהַצָּפִ֖יתha.tza.FitH6844,they eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398,they drinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354; “Riseק֥וּמוּKu.muH6965up, captainsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,oilמִשְׁח֥וּmish.ChuH4886the shieldsמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043,”

6For thusכֹ֥הkhohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to me, “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980,stationהַעֲמֵ֣דha.'a.MedH5975the lookoutהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.PehH6822, let himreportיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he seesיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200.

7When he seesוְרָ֣אָהve.Ra.'ahH7200ridersרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571in pairsצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776,A trainרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393of donkeysחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,a trainרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393of camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581,Let him payוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבve.hik.ShivH7181closeH7182attentionH7181,veryרַב־rav-H7227closeH7182attentionH7182.”

8Thenthe lookoutH4707calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, “O Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,I standעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975continuallyתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119on the watchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707,And I am stationedנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324everyכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915at my guardH4931postמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931.

9Now beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,hereזֶ֥הzehH2088comesבָא֙va'H935a troopאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of ridersרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571in pairsצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776.”And one saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307,fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307is Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theimagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of her godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430are shatteredשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665on the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.”

10O mythreshedמְדֻשָׁתִ֖יme.du.sha.TiH4098people, and myafflictedוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of the threshingגָּרְנִ֑יga.re.NiH1637floorH1637!Whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,The Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I makeH5046knownH5046to you.

Oracles about Edom and Arabia

11Theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerningEdomH112.One keeps callingקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121to me fromSeirמִשֵּׂעִ֔ירmi.se.'IrH8165, “Watchmanשֹׁמֵר֙sho.MerH8104,howמַה־mah-H4100far goneH4480is the nightמִלַּ֔יְלָהmi.Lay.lahH3915?Watchmanשֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerH8104,howמַה־mah-H4100far goneH4480is the nightמִלֵּֽיל׃mi.LeilH3915?”

12The watchmanשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Morningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242comesאָתָ֥ה'a.TahH857but alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915.Ifאִם־'im-H518you would inquireתִּבְעָי֥וּןtiv.'a.YunH1158,inquireבְּעָ֖יוּbe.'A.yuH1158;Comeאֵתָֽיוּ׃ ס'e.Ta.yuH857backH7725againH7725.”

13Theoracleמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853aboutArabiaבַּעְרָ֑בba'.RavH6152.In the thicketsבַּיַּ֤עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293of Arabiaבַּעְרַב֙ba'.RavH6152youmust spendH3885the nightH3885,O caravansאֹֽרְח֖וֹת'o.re.ChotH736ofDedanitesדְּדָנִֽים׃de.da.NimH1720.

14Bringהֵתָ֣יוּhe.Ta.yuH857waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325for the thirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771,O inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTemaתֵּימָ֔אtei.Ma'H8485,Meetקִדְּמ֥וּki.de.MuH6923the fugitiveנֹדֵֽד׃no.DedH5074with breadבְּלַחְמ֖וֹbe.lach.MoH3899.

15For they havefledנָדָ֑דוּna.Da.duH5074from the swordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719,From the drawnנְטוּשָׁ֗הne.tu.ShahH5203swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719,and from the bentדְּרוּכָ֔הde.ru.KhahH1869bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198And from the pressכֹּ֥בֶדKoedH3514of battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃ סmil.cha.MahH4421.

16For thusכֹ֛הkhohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to me, “In ayearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141, asa hiredשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916manH7916would countכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141it, allכָּל־kol-H3605the splendorכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofKedarקֵדָֽר׃ke.DarH6938will terminateוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3615;

17and theremainderוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7605of the numberמִסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of bowmenקֶ֛שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,the mightyH1368menH1368of the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Kedarקֵדָ֖רke.DarH6938,will be fewיִמְעָ֑טוּyim.'A.tuH4591;for the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.”

God Commands That Babylon Be Taken

Oracles about Edom and Arabia

Commentaries on Isaiah 21