New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 24:1-8

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.

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