New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 24:1-18

1Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068laysבּוֹקֵ֥קbo.KekH1238the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776wasteH1238,devastatesוּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּu.Vol.KahH1110it, distortsוְעִוָּ֣הve.'i.VahH5753its surfaceפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440and scattersוְהֵפִ֖יץve.he.FitzH6327its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

2And the peopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971will be like the priestכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548,the servantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650like his masterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113,the maidכַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הka.shif.ChahH8198like her mistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404,the buyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069like the sellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376,the lenderכַּמַּלְוֶה֙ka.mal.VehH3867like the borrowerכַּלֹּוֶ֔הka.lo.VehH3867, thecreditorכַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הka.no.ShehH5383like the debtorH5377.

3The earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776will be completelyH1238laidH1238wasteH1238and completelyוְהִבּ֣וֹז׀ve.hi.BozH962despoiledתִּבּ֑וֹזti.BozH962,for the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088wordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

4Theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournsאָבְלָ֤ה'a.ve.LahH56andwithersנָֽבְלָה֙na.ve.LahH5034,the worldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398fadesH535andwithersנָבְלָ֖הna.ve.LahH5034, theexaltedמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776fadeH535awayH535.

5The earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is alsopollutedחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610by its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427,for they transgressedעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674lawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451,violatedחָ֣לְפוּChal.fuH2498statutesחֹ֔קChokH2706,brokeהֵפֵ֖רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565the everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

6Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651, acurseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423devoursאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and those who liveיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in it are heldH816guiltyוַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּvai.ye'.she.MuH816.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651, theinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are burnedחָרוּ֙cha.RuH2787,and fewמִזְעָֽר׃miz.'ArH4213menאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582are leftוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604.

7Thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492mournsאָבַ֥ל'a.ValH56,The vineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612decaysאֻמְלְלָה־'um.le.lah-H535,Allכָּל־kol-H3605the merry-heartedשִׂמְחֵי־ לֵֽב׃sim.chei- LevH8056 H3820sighנֶאֶנְח֖וּne.'en.ChuH584.

8Thegaietyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of tambourinesתֻּפִּ֔יםtu.PimH8596ceasesשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673,The noiseשְׁא֣וֹןshe.'onH7588of revelersעַלִּיזִ֑ים'a.li.ZimH5947stopsחָדַ֖לcha.DalH2308,The gaietyמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of the harpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658ceasesשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673.

9They do not drinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196with songבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892;Strongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941isbitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843to those who drinkלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354it.

10Thecityקִרְיַת־kir.yat-H7151of chaosתֹּ֑הוּTo.huH8414is brokenH7665downH7665;Everyכָּל־kol-H3605houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004is shutסֻגַּ֥רsu.GarH5462up soH4480that noneH4480may enterמִבּֽוֹא׃mi.Bo'H935.

11There is anoutcryצְוָחָ֥הtze.va.ChahH6682in the streetsבַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351concerningעַל־'al-H5921the wineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;Allכָּל־kol-H3605joyשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057turnsH6150to gloomH6150.The gaietyמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776is banishedגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540.

12Desolationשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8047is leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604in the cityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892And thegateשָֽׁעַר׃Sha.'arH8179is batteredיֻכַּת־yu.kat-H3807to ruinsוּשְׁאִיָּ֖הu.she.'i.YahH7591.

13Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541it will be in the midstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peoplesהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, As theshakingכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363of an oliveזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132treeH2132,As the gleaningsכְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955whenאִם־'im-H518the grapeבָצִֽיר׃va.TzirH1210harvestH1210is overכָּלָ֥הka.LahH3615.

14They raiseיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375their voicesקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963,they shoutיָרֹ֑נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442for joyH7442;They cryצָהֲל֖וּtza.ha.LuH6670out from thewestמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220concerning the majestyבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

15Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651glorifyכַּבְּד֣וּka.be.DuH3513the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in theeastH747, Thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478, In thecoastlandsבְּאִיֵּ֣יbe.'i.YeiH339of the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220.

16From theendsמִכְּנַ֨ףmi.ke.NafH3671of the earthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776we hearשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙sha.Ma'.nuH8085songsזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158, “Gloryצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643to the Righteousלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662OneH6662,”But I sayוָאֹמַ֛רva.'o.MarH559, “Woeרָזִי־ra.zi-H7334to me!Woeרָֽזִי־ra.zi-H7334to me! Alasא֣וֹי'oH188for me! ThetreacherousH898dealH898treacherouslyH898,And the treacherousH898dealH898veryוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899treacherouslyH898.”

17Terrorפַּ֥חַדPa.chadH6343and pitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354and snareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341Confrontעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, O inhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18Then it will be that he who fleesהַנָּ֞סha.NasH5127thereportמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of disasterהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343will fallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307into the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354, And he whoclimbsוְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927out of the pitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354will be caughtיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in the snareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341; For thewindowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotH699aboveמִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmH4480 H4791are openedנִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605, and thefoundationsמ֥וֹסְדֵיMos.deiH4144of the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776shakeוַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yir.'a.ShuH7493.

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