New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 28

Ephraim’s Captivity Predicted

1Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to the proudגֵּאוּת֙ge.'UtH1348crownעֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of thedrunkardsשִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.ReiH7910ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,And to the fadingנֹבֵ֖לno.VelH5034flowerוְצִ֥יץve.TzitzH6731of its gloriousH6643beautyצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643,Whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is at the headרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of thefertileשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516Of those who areovercomeהֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.meiH1986with wineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196!

2Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.NaiH136has a strongחָזָ֤קcha.ZakH2389andmightyוְאַמִּץ֙ve.'a.MitzH533agent;As a stormכְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.remH2230ofhailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259,a tempestשַׂ֣עַרSa.'arH8178of destructionקָ֑טֶבKa.tevH6986,Like a stormכְּ֠זֶרֶםKe.ze.remH2230ofmightyכַּבִּירִ֥יםka.bi.RimH3524overflowingשֹׁטְפִ֛יםsho.te.FimH7857watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325,He has castH5117itdownהִנִּ֥יחַhi.Ni.achH5117to the earthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776with Hishandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

3The proudגֵּא֖וּתge.'UtH1348crownעֲטֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of the drunkardsשִׁכּוֹרֵ֥יshi.ko.ReiH7910of Ephraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669istroddenתֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָהte.ra.Mas.nahH7429under footבְּרַגְלַ֖יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272.

4And the fadingנֹבֵל֙no.VelH5034flowerH6731of its gloriousH6643beautyצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643,Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is at the headרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of thefertileשְׁמָנִ֑יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516, Will be like thefirst-ripeH1063figכְּבִכּוּרָהּ֙ke.vi.ku.RahH1063priorבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962to summerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019,Whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834one seesH7200, Andas soonבְּעוֹדָ֥הּbe.'o.DahH5750as it is in hishandבְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.PoH3709,He swallowsיִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ סyiv.la.'E.nahH1104it.

5In that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117theLordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will becomeיִֽהְיֶה֙yih.YehH1961a beautifulצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643crownלַעֲטֶ֣רֶתla.'a.Te.retH5850And a gloriousתִּפְאָרָ֑הtif.'a.RahH8597diademוְלִצְפִירַ֖תve.litz.fi.RatH6843to the remnantלִשְׁאָ֖רlish.'ArH7605of His peopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971;

6Aspiritוּלְר֖וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307of justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941for him who sitsלַיּוֹשֵׁב֙lai.yo.ShevH3427in judgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טha.mish.PatH4941, Astrengthוְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔הve.Lig.vu.RahH1369to those who repelמְשִׁיבֵ֥יme.shi.VeiH7725theonslaughtמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at the gateשָֽׁעְרָה׃ סSha.'e.rahH8179.

7And theseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571reelשָׁג֔וּsha.GuH7686with wineבַּיַּ֣יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196and staggerתָּע֑וּta.'UH8582from strongוּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רu.va.she.KharH7941drinkבַשֵּׁכָ֜רva.she.KharH7941:The priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548andthe prophetוְנָבִיא֩ve.na.Vi'H5030reelשָׁג֨וּsha.GuH7686with strongהַשֵּׁכָ֔רha.she.KharH7941drinkH7941,They are confusedנִבְלְע֣וּniv.le.'UH1104by wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,they staggerתָּעוּ֙ta.'UH8582fromstrongH7941drinkH7941;They reelשָׁגוּ֙sha.GuH7686while havingvisionsבָּֽרֹאֶ֔הba.ro.'EhH7203,They totterפָּק֖וּpa.KuH6328when renderingjudgmentפְּלִילִיָּֽה׃pe.li.li.YahH6417.

8For allכָּל־kol-H3605the tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֔וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979are fullמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390of filthyצֹאָ֑הtzo.'AhH6675vomitH7006,withoutבְּלִ֖יbe.LiH1097a single cleanplaceמָקֽוֹם׃ סma.KomH4725.

9“Towhomמִי֙miH4310would He teachיוֹרֶ֣הyo.RehH3384knowledgeדֵעָ֔הde.'AhH1844,And to whomמִ֖יmiH4310would He interpretיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995the messageשְׁמוּעָ֑הshe.mu.'AhH8052? Those justweanedגְּמוּלֵי֙ge.mu.LeiH1580from milkמֵֽחָלָ֔בme.cha.LavH2461? Those justtakenעַתִּיקֵ֖י'a.ti.KeiH6267from the breastמִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Da.yimH7699?

10For He says, ‘Orderצַ֤וtzavH6673on orderלָצָו֙la.TzavH6673,orderצַ֣וtzavH6673on orderלָצָ֔וla.TzavH6673,Lineקַ֥וkavH6957on lineלָקָ֖וla.KavH6957,lineקַ֣וkavH6957on lineלָקָ֑וla.KavH6957,A littleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191hereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,a littleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.’”

11Indeedכִּ֚יkiH3588,He will speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971Throughstammeringבְּלַעֲגֵ֣יbe.la.'a.GeiH3934lipsשָׂפָ֔הsa.FahH8193and a foreignאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312tongueוּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןu.ve.la.ShonH3956,

12He whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to them, “HereH2088isrestהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496,giveהָנִ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117restH5117to the wearyלֶֽעָיֵ֔ףle.'a.YefH5889,”And, “HereH2088is reposeהַמַּרְגֵּעָ֑הha.mar.ge.'AhH4774,”but they wouldאָב֖וּא'a.Vu'H14not listenשְׁמֽוֹעַ׃she.Mo.a'H8085.

13So the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068to them will be, “Orderצַ֣וtzavH6673on orderלָצָ֞וla.TzavH6673,orderצַ֤וtzavH6673on orderלָצָו֙la.TzavH6673,Lineקַ֤וkavH6957on lineלָקָו֙la.KavH6957,lineקַ֣וkavH6957on lineלָקָ֔וla.KavH6957,A littleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191hereשָׁ֖םshamH8033,a littleזְעֵ֣ירze.'EirH2191thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,”That they may goיֵלְכ֜וּye.le.KhuH1980andstumbleוְכָשְׁל֤וּve.kha.she.LuH3782backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268,be brokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665,snaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369and takenH3920captiveH3920.

Judah Is Warned

14Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651,hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, Oscoffersאַנְשֵׁ֣י לָצ֑וֹן'an.Shei la.TzonH582 H3944,Who ruleמֹֽשְׁלֵי֙mo.she.LeiH4910thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834are in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

15BecauseH3588you have saidאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם'a.mar.TemH559, “We have madeכָּרַ֤תְנֽוּka.Rat.nuH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194, And withSheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585we have madeעָשִׂ֣ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213apactחֹזֶ֑הcho.ZehH2374.The overwhelmingשׁוֹטֵ֤ףsho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֣וֹטshitH7752will not reachיְבוֹאֵ֔נוּye.vo.'E.nuH935us whenH3588it passesיַֽעֲבֹר֙a.varH5674by,For we have madeשַׂ֧מְנוּSam.nuH7760falsehoodכָזָ֛בkha.ZavH3577our refugeמַחְסֵ֖נוּmach.Se.nuH4268and we haveconcealedנִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃ סnis.Ta.re.nuH5641ourselves with deceptionוּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶרu.va.She.kerH8267.”

16Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068, “BeholdH2009,I am layingH3245in Zionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,a testedבֹּ֜חַןBo.chanH976stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,A costlyיִקְרַת֙yik.RatH3368cornerstoneפִּנַּ֤תpi.NatH6438forthe foundationמוּסָ֣דmu.SadH4143,firmlyH3245placedH3245.He who believesהַֽמַּאֲמִ֖יןha.ma.'a.MinH539in it will not bedisturbedיָחִֽישׁ׃ya.ChishH2363.

17I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941the measuringH6957lineH6957And righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666the levelלְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶתle.mish.Ka.letH4949; Thenhailבָרָד֙va.RadH1259will sweepH3261awayH3261the refugeמַחְסֵ֣הmach.SehH4268of liesכָזָ֔בkha.ZavH3577And the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325will overflowיִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃yish.To.fuH7857the secretH5643placeH5643.

18Yourcovenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285with deathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194will becanceledוְכֻפַּ֤רve.khu.ParH3722,And your pactוְחָזוּתְכֶ֥םve.cha.zu.te.KhemH2380with Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585will not standתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965;Whenכִּ֣יkiH3588theoverwhelmingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752passesיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674throughH5674,Then you becomeוִהְיִ֥יתֶםvih.Yi.temH1961itstramplingלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823place.

19Asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as it passesH5674throughH5674, it willseizeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947you; Formorningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242after morningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242it will passH5674throughH5674, anytimeduring the dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117or nightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָהu.va.La.ye.lahH3915, And it will besheerH7534terrorזְוָעָ֖הze.va.'AhH2113to understandהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995whatH8052it meansH8052.”

20The bedהַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'H4702is tooH4480shortקָצַ֥רka.TzarH7114on which to stretchמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'H8311out, And theblanketוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541is toosmallצָ֖רָהTza.rahH6887to wrapכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ke.hit.ka.NesH3664oneself in.

21For the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will riseיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965up as atMountכְהַר־khe.har-H2022Perazimפְּרָצִים֙pe.ra.TzimH6559,He will be stirredיִרְגָּ֑זyir.GazH7264up as in the valleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010ofGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391,To doלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213Histaskמַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.Se.huH4639, Hisunusualזָ֣רzarH2114taskמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639,And to workוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647His workעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656, Hisextraordinaryנָכְרִיָּ֖הna.khe.ri.YahH5237workעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

22And nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258do not carryH3917on asscoffersH3917,Orפֶּֽן־pen-H6435your fettersמֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.KhemH4147will be madeH2388strongerיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388;For I have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635Of decisiveוְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782destructionכָלָ֨הkha.LahH3617on allכָּל־kol-H3605the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085my voiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963,Listenהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181and hearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085my wordsאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.

24Does thefarmerיַחֲרֹ֥שׁya.cha.RoshH2790plowהַחֹרֵ֖שׁha.cho.ReshH2790continuallyהֲכֹ֣ל הַיּ֔וֹםha.Khol hai.YomH3605 H3117to plantH2232seedH2232? Does he continuallyturnיְפַתַּ֥חye.fa.TachH6605and harrowוִֽישַׂדֵּ֖דvi.sa.DedH7702the groundאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127?

25Does he not levelשִׁוָּ֣הshi.VahH7737its surfaceפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440And sowוְהֵפִ֥יץve.he.FitzH6327dillקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100and scatterיִזְרֹ֑קyiz.RokH2236cumminוְכַמֹּ֣ןve.kha.MonH3646Andplantוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760wheatחִטָּ֤הchi.TahH2406in rowsשׂוֹרָה֙so.RahH7795,Barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֣הu.se.'o.RahH8184in its placeנִסְמָ֔ןnis.ManH5567and ryeוְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתve.khu.Se.metH3698within itsareaגְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃ge.vu.la.ToH1367?

26For his Godאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430instructsוְיִסְּר֥וֹve.yi.se.RoH3256and teachesיוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃yo.Re.nuH3384him properlyלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941.

27For dillקֶ֔צַחKe.tzachH7100is not threshedי֣וּדַשׁYu.dashH1758with athreshingH2742sledgeבֶֽחָרוּץ֙ve.cha.RutzH2742,Norלֹ֤אlo'H3808is the cartwheelעֲגָלָ֔ה'a.ga.LahH5699drivenיוּסָּ֑בyu.SavH5437overעַל־'al-H5921cumminכַּמֹּ֖ןka.MonH3646;But dillקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100is beatenיֵחָ֥בֶטye.Cha.vetH2251out with a rodבַמַּטֶּ֛הva.ma.TehH4294,and cumminוְכַמֹּ֥ןve.kha.MonH3646with a clubבַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ba.Sha.vetH7626.

28Grain forbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899is crushedיוּדָ֔קyu.DakH1854,Indeedכִּ֛יkiH3588,he does not continueאָד֣וֹשׁ'a.Do.oshH1758to threshיְדוּשֶׁ֑נּוּye.du.She.nuH1758it foreverלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331.Because the wheelגִּלְגַּ֧לgil.GalH1536of hiscartעֶגְלָת֛וֹeg.la.ToH5699and his horsesוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571eventuallydamageוְ֠הָמַםVe.ha.mamH2000it,He does not threshיְדֻקֶּֽנּוּ׃ye.duk.Ke.nuH1854it longer.

29ThisH2088alsoגַּם־gam-H1571comesיָצָ֑אָהya.Tza.'ahH3318from the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, Whohas madeH6381Hiscounselעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6098wonderfulהִפְלִ֣יאhif.Li'H6381and Hiswisdomתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ סtu.shi.YahH8454greatהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431.

Ephraim’s Captivity Predicted

Judah Is Warned

Commentaries on Isaiah 28