New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 29:1-8

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945, OArielאֲרִיאֵ֣ל'a.ri.'ElH740,Arielאֲרִיאֵ֔ל'a.ri.'ElH740the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151whereDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732oncecampedחָנָ֣הcha.NahH2583!Addסְפ֥וּse.FuH3254yearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141to yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141,observeH5362yourfeastsחַגִּ֥יםcha.GimH2282on scheduleH5362.

2I will bringוַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִיva.ha.tzi.Ko.tiH6693distressH6693to Arielלַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑לla.'a.ri.'ElH740, And she will be a city oflamentingתַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ta.'a.ni.YahH8386andmourningוַֽאֲנִיָּ֔הva.'a.ni.YahH592;And she will be like an Arielכַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ka.'a.ri.'ElH740to me.

3I willcampוְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583againstעָלָ֑יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921youencirclingכַדּ֖וּרkha.DurH1754you,And I will setוְצַרְתִּ֤יve.tzar.TiH6696siegeworksמֻצָּ֔בmu.TzavH4674againstעָלַ֙יִךְ֙'a.La.yikhH5921you,And I will raiseוַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965up battleH4694towersH4694againstעָלַ֖יִךְ'a.La.yikhH5921you.

4Then you willbe broughtH8213lowוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ve.sha.falTH8213;From the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776you will speakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696,And from the dustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083whereyou are prostrateתִּשַּׁ֣חti.ShachH7817Your wordsאִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565will come.Your voiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963will also be like that of aspiritכְּא֤וֹבke.'ovH178from the groundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776,And your speechאִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565will whisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃te.tzaf.TzefH6850from the dustוּמֵעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083.

5But the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of yourenemiesזָרָ֑יִךְza.Ra.yikhH2114will becomeוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961like fineדַּ֖קdakH1851dustכְּאָבָ֥קke.'a.VakH80,And the multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of theruthlessעָֽרִיצִ֔ים'a.ri.TzimH6184onesH6184like the chaffוּכְמֹ֤ץu.khe.MotzH4671whichblowsH5674awayעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674;And it will happenוְהָיָ֖הve.ha.YahH1961instantlyלְפֶ֥תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621,suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597.

6From the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635you will bepunishedתִּפָּקֵ֔דti.pa.KedH6485withthunderבְּרַ֥עַםbe.Ra.'amH7482and earthquakeוּבְרַ֖עַשׁu.ve.Ra.'ashH7494and loudגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963, Withwhirlwindסוּפָה֙su.FahH5492and tempestוּסְעָרָ֔הu.se.'a.RahH5591and the flameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851of a consumingאוֹכֵלָֽה׃'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784.

7And themultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471who wageהַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'ImH6633warצֹבֶ֙יהָ֙tzo.Vei.haH6633againstעַל־'al-H5921Arielאֲרִיאֵ֑ל'a.ri.'ElH740,Even allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605who wageH6633warH6633against her and her strongholdוּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּu.me.Tzo.da.TahH4685,and who distressוְהַמְּצִיקִ֖יםve.ha.me.tzi.KimH6693her,Will be like a dreamכַּֽחֲלוֹם֙ka.cha.lOmH2472, avisionחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377of the nightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915.

8It will be as whenH3512a hungryהָרָעֵ֜בha.ra.'EvH7457manH7457dreamsיַחֲלֹ֨םya.cha.LomH2492--And beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,he is eatingאוֹכֵ֗ל'o.KhelH398;But when he awakensH7019, hishungerנַפְשׁוֹ֒naf.ShoH5315is not satisfiedוְרֵיקָ֣הve.rei.KahH7386,Or as whenH3512a thirstyהַצָּמֵא֙ha.tza.Me'H6771manH6771dreamsיַחֲלֹ֤םya.cha.LomH2492--And beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,he is drinkingשֹׁתֶ֔הsho.TehH8354,But when he awakensH7019,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,he is faintעָיֵ֔ף'a.YefH5889And histhirstוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315is not quenchedשׁוֹקֵקָ֑הsho.ke.KahH8264.Thusכֵּ֣ןkenH3651the multitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471will beWho wageהַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'ImH6633warH6633againstעַל־'al-H5921Mountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

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