New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 23:14-18

14Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, Oshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659,For your strongholdמָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ סma.'u.ze.KhenH4581is destroyedשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

15Now in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Tyreצֹר֙tzorH6865will be forgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַתve.nish.Ka.chatH7911forseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141like the daysכִּימֵ֖יki.MeiH3117of oneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428.At the endמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093of seventyשִׁבְעִ֤יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141it will happenH1961to Tyreלְצֹ֔רle.TzorH6865as inthe songכְּשִׁירַ֖תke.shi.RatH7892of the harlotהַזּוֹנָֽה׃ha.zo.NahH2181:

16Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947yourharpכִנּ֛וֹרkhi.NorH3658,walkH5437aboutH5437the cityעִ֖יר'irH5892,O forgottenנִשְׁכָּחָ֑הnish.ka.ChahH7911harlotזוֹנָ֣הzo.NahH2181;PluckH5059the stringsH5059skillfullyהֵיטִ֤יבִיhei.Ti.viH3190,sing manyהַרְבִּי־har.bi-H7235songsשִׁ֔ירShirH7892,That you may be rememberedתִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃ti.za.Khe.riH2142.

17It will comeוְהָיָ֞הve.ha.YahH1961about atthe endמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093of seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141that the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will visitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865.Then she will goH7725backH7725to her harlot’sH868wagesH868and willplayH2181the harlotH2181with allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467on the faceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of the earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

18Hergainסַחְרָ֜הּsach.RahH5504and her harlot’sH868wagesH868will besetH6944apartH6944to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;it will not be storedיֵֽאָצֵ֖רye.'a.TzerH686up or hoardedיֵֽחָסֵ֑ןye.cha.SenH2630,but her gainסַחְרָ֔הּsach.RahH5504will becomeH1961sufficientלְשָׂבְעָ֖הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654foodלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and choiceעָתִֽיק׃ פ'a.TikH6266attireוְלִמְכַסֶּ֥הve.lim.kha.SehH4374for those who dwellלַיֹּשְׁבִ֞יםlai.yo.she.VimH3427in the presenceלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068.

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