New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 24:16-22

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.

19The earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is brokenרֹ֥עָהRo.'ahH7489asunderהִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖הhit.ro.'a.'AhH7489,The earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776issplitפּ֤וֹרPorH6565throughהִֽתְפּוֹרְרָה֙hit.po.RahH6565,The earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776is shakenמ֥וֹטMotH4131violentlyהִֽתְמוֹטְטָ֖הhit.mo.TahH4131.

20The earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776reelsנ֣וֹעַNo.a'H5128to and froתָּנ֤וּעַta.Nu.a'H5128like a drunkardכַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרka.shi.KorH7910And it tottersוְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖הve.hit.no.DahH5110like ashackכַּמְּלוּנָ֑הka.me.lu.NahH4412, For itstransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּpish.'AhH6588is heavyוְכָבַ֤דve.kha.VadH3513upon it,And it will fallוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307,neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808to riseקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965againתֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254.

21So it will happenוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961in that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,That the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068willpunishיִפְקֹ֧דyif.KodH6485the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַמָּר֖וֹםha.ma.RomH4791on highבַּמָּר֑וֹםba.ma.RomH4791, And thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the earthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127on earthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

22They will be gatheredוְאֻסְּפ֨וּve.'u.se.FuH622togetherאֲסֵפָ֤ה'a.se.FahH626Likeprisonersאַסִּיר֙'a.SirH616in thedungeonבּ֔וֹרBorH953,And will be confinedוְסֻגְּר֖וּve.su.ge.RuH5462in prisonמַסְגֵּ֑רmas.GerH4525;And afterH4480manyוּמֵרֹ֥בu.me.RoH7230daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117they will bepunishedיִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃yi.pa.Ke.duH6485.

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