New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 3

God Will Remove the Leaders

1For beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,the LordH136Godיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is going to removeמֵסִ֤ירme.SirH5493from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389and Judahוּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Mi.hu.DahH3063Bothsupplyמַשְׁעֵ֖ןmash.'EnH4937and supportוּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑הu.mash.'e.NahH4938,the wholeכֹּ֚לkolH3605supplyמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937of breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899And the wholeוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605supplyמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325;

2The mightyH1368manH1368and the warriorמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421,The judgeשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199and the prophetוְנָבִ֖יאve.na.Vi'H5030,The divinerוְקֹסֵ֥םve.ko.SemH7080and the elderוְזָקֵֽן׃ve.za.KenH2205,

3The captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572and the honorableוּנְשׂ֣וּא פָנִ֑יםu.ne.Su' fa.NimH5375 H6440man,The counselorוְיוֹעֵ֛ץve.yo.'EtzH3289and the expertוַחֲכַ֥םva.cha.KhamH2450artisanH2796,And the skillfulוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995enchanterלָֽחַשׁ׃La.chashH3908.

4And I will makeוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414mereladsנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288their princesשָׂרֵיהֶ֑םsa.rei.HemH8269, AndcapriciousH8586childrenH8586will ruleיִמְשְׁלוּ־yim.she.lu-H4910over them,

5And the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971will beoppressedוְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.GasH5065,EachH376oneH376by anotherH376,and eachH376oneH376by hisneighborבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453;The youthהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288will stormיִרְהֲב֗וּyir.ha.VuH7292against the elderבַּזָּקֵ֔ןba.za.KenH2205And the inferiorוְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הve.ha.nik.LehH7034against the honorableבַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ba.nikh.BadH3513.

6Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376laysH8610holdH8610of his brotherבְּאָחִיו֙be.'a.ChivH251in his father’sאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, saying, “You have a cloakשִׂמְלָ֣הsim.LahH8071,you shall be our rulerקָצִ֖יןka.TzinH7101,And theseH2088ruinsוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥הve.ha.makh.she.LahH4384will be underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478yourchargeיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027,”

7He willprotestיִשָּׂא֩yi.Sa'H5375on that dayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, “I will not be yourhealerחֹבֵ֔שׁcho.VeshH2280,For in my houseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יu.ve.vei.TiH1004thereH369is neitherH369breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899norH369cloakשִׂמְלָ֑הsim.LahH8071;You should not appointתְשִׂימֻ֖נִיte.si.Mu.niH7760me rulerקְצִ֥יןke.TzinH7101of the peopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.”

8ForJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389has stumbledכָשְׁלָה֙kha.she.LahH3782and Judahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063has fallenנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307,BecauseH3588theirspeechלְשׁוֹנָ֤םle.sho.NamH3956and their actionsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611are againstאֶל־'el-H413the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Torebelלַמְר֖וֹתlam.RotH4784againstHis gloriousכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃khe.vo.DoH3519presenceעֵנֵ֥י'e.NeiH5869.

9The expressionהַכָּרַ֤תha.ka.RatH1971of their facesפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440bearsH6030witnessH6030against them,And they displayהִגִּ֖ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046their sinוְחַטָּאתָ֛םve.cha.ta.TamH2403likeSodomכִּסְדֹ֥םkis.DomH5467; They do not evenconcealכִחֵ֑דוּkhi.Che.duH3582it.Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to them! For they havebroughtגָמְל֥וּga.me.LuH1580evilH7463on themselves.

10Sayאִמְר֥וּ'im.RuH559to therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662that it will gowellט֑וֹבTovH2895with them,For they will eatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398the fruitפְרִ֥יfe.RiH6529of their actionsמַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

11Woeא֖וֹי'oH188to the wickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563! It will gobadlyH7451with him, ForwhatH1576 H3027he deservesH1576 H3027will be doneיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213to him.

12O My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971!Their oppressorsנֹגְשָׂ֣יוno.ge.SavH5065arechildrenמְעוֹלֵ֔לme.'o.LelH5953,And womenוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over them.O My peopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971!Those who guideמְאַשְּׁרֶ֣יךָme.'a.she.Rei.khaH833you leadH8582youastrayH8582And confuseבִּלֵּֽעוּ׃ סbi.Le.'uH1104the directionוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of your pathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖יךָ'o.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

God Will Judge

13The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068arisesנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324to contendלָרִ֖יבla.RivH7378,And standsוְעֹמֵ֖דve.'o.MedH5975to judgeלָדִ֥יןla.DinH1777the peopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

14The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068entersיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935into judgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941with the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205and princesוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269of His peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, “It is you who havedevouredבִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣םbi.'ar.TemH1197the vineyardהַכֶּ֔רֶםha.Ke.remH3754; Theplunderגְּזֵלַ֥תge.ze.LatH1500of the poorהֶֽעָנִ֖יhe.'a.NiH6041is in your housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃be.va.tei.KhemH1004.

15Whatמַה־לָּכֶם֙mah-la.khemH4100do you mean bycrushingתְּדַכְּא֣וּte.da.ke.'UH1792My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971And grindingתִּטְחָ֑נוּtit.Cha.nuH2912the faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the poorעֲנִיִּ֖ים'a.ni.YimH6041?”Declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

Judah’s Women Denounced

16Moreover, the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Becauseיַ֚עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282 H3588thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726are proudגָֽבְהוּ֙ga.ve.HuH1361And walkH1980withheadsגָּר֔וֹןga.RonH1627heldH5186highH5186and seductiveוּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹתu.me.sa.ke.RotH8265eyesעֵינָ֑יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,And goH1980along with mincingH2952stepsH2952And tinkleH5913the banglesH5913on their feetוּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.rag.lei.HemH7272,

17Therefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136will afflictH8197the scalpקָדְקֹ֖דka.de.KodH6936of the daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323of Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726with scabsH8197,And the Lordוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068will makeH6168their foreheadsפָּתְהֵ֥ןpa.te.HenH6596bareיְעָרֶֽה׃ סye.'a.RehH6168.”

18In that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136will takeH5493awayH5493the beautyתִּפְאֶ֧רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of theirankletsהָעֲכָסִ֛יםha.'a.kha.SimH5914,headbandsוְהַשְּׁבִיסִ֖יםve.ha.she.vi.SimH7636,crescentH7720ornamentsוְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים׃ve.ha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720,

19danglingH5188earringsH5188,braceletsוְהַשֵּׁיר֖וֹתve.ha.shei.RotH8285,veilsוְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת׃ve.Ha.re.'a.LotH7479,

20headdressesהַפְּאֵרִ֤יםha.pe.'e.RimH6287,ankleH6807chainsH6807,sashesוְהַקִּשֻּׁרִ֔יםve.hak.ki.shu.RimH7196,perfumeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH1004 H5315boxesH1004,amuletsוְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים׃ve.ha.le.cha.ShimH3908,

21fingerH2885ringsH2885,noseהָאָֽף׃ha.'AfH639ringsוְנִזְמֵ֥יve.niz.MeiH5141,

22festalH4254robesH4254,outerH4595tunicsH4595,cloaksוְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹתve.ha.mit.pa.ChotH4304,moneyH2754pursesH2754,

23handH1549mirrorsH1549,undergarmentsוְהַסְּדִינִ֔יםve.ha.se.di.NimH5466,turbansוְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹתve.ha.tze.ni.FotH6797and veilsוְהָרְדִידִֽים׃ve.ha.re.di.DimH7289.

24Now it will comeH1961about that insteadתַ֨חַתTa.chatH8478ofsweetH1314perfumeH1314there will be putrefactionמַ֣קmakH4716;Insteadוְתַ֨חַתve.Ta.chatH8478of a beltחֲגוֹרָ֤הcha.go.RahH2290,a ropeנִקְפָּה֙nik.PahH5364;Insteadוְתַ֨חַתve.Ta.chatH8478ofwell-setH4748hairH4748, aplucked-outH7144scalpH7144;Insteadוְתַ֥חַתve.Ta.chatH8478of fineH6614clothesH6614, adonningמַחֲגֹ֣רֶתma.cha.Go.retH4228of sackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242;And brandingכִּי־ki-H3587insteadתַ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of beautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

25Your menמְתַ֖יִךְme.Ta.yikhH4962willfallיִפֹּ֑לוּyi.Po.luH5307by the swordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719And yourmightyH1369onesH1369in battleבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

26And hergatesפְּתָחֶ֑יהָpe.ta.Chei.haH6607will lamentוְאָנ֥וּve.'a.NuH578and mournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56,And desertedוְנִקָּ֖תָהve.ni.Ka.tahH5352she willsitתֵּשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427on the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

God Will Remove the Leaders

God Will Judge

Judah’s Women Denounced

Commentaries on Isaiah 3