New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 33

The Judgment of God

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to you, O destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֗דsho.DedH7703,While you were not destroyedשָׁד֔וּדsha.DudH7703; And hewho is treacherousH898, while othersdid not dealH898treacherouslyH898with him.As soon as you finishכַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ka.ha.tim.KhaH8552destroyingשׁוֹדֵד֙sho.DedH7703,you will be destroyedתּוּשַּׁ֔דtu.ShadH7703;As soon as you ceaseכַּנְּלֹתְךָ֥ka.ne.lo.te.KhaH5239to dealH898treacherouslyH898, others willdealH898treacherouslyH898with you.

2O Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,be graciousחָנֵּ֖נוּcha.Ne.nuH2603to us; we havewaitedקִוִּ֑ינוּki.Vi.nuH6960for You. Be theirstrengthזְרֹעָם֙ze.ro.'AmH2220every morningלַבְּקָרִ֔יםla.be.ka.RimH1242,Our salvationיְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּye.shu.'a.Te.nuH3444alsoאַף־'af-H637in thetimeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256of distressצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

3At the soundמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of the tumultהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995peoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971fleeנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074; At theliftingמֵר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔ךָme.Ro.mu.Te.khaH7427up of Yourself nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471disperseנָפְצ֖וּna.fe.TzuH5310.

4Your spoilשְׁלַלְכֶ֔םshe.lal.KhemH7998is gatheredוְאֻסַּ֣ףve.'u.SafH622asthe caterpillarהֶֽחָסִ֑ילhe.cha.SilH2625gathersאֹ֖סֶף'O.sefH625;As locustsH1361rushingH4944aboutH4944men rushשׁוֹקֵ֥קsho.KekH8264aboutH8264on it.

5The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isexaltedנִשְׂגָּ֣בnis.GavH7682,for He dwellsשֹׁכֵ֖ןsho.KhenH7931on highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791; He hasfilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726with justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941and righteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

6And He will be thestabilityאֱמוּנַ֣ת'e.mu.NatH530of your timesעִתֶּ֔יךָ'i.Tei.khaH6256, Awealthחֹ֥סֶןCho.senH2633of salvationיְשׁוּעֹ֖תye.shu.'OtH3444,wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451andknowledgeוָדָ֑עַתva.Da.'atH1847; Thefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is his treasureאוֹצָרֽוֹ׃ ס'o.tza.RoH214.

7Beholdהֵ֚ןhenH2005,their braveH691menH691cryצָעֲק֖וּtza.'a.KuH6817inthe streetsחֻ֑צָהChu.tzahH2351, Theambassadorsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397of peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058bitterlyמַ֖רmarH4751.

8The highwaysמְסִלּ֔וֹתme.si.LotH4546are desolateנָשַׁ֣מּוּna.Sha.muH8074, thetravelerעֹבֵ֣ר'o.VerH5674has ceasedשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673, He hasbrokenהֵפֵ֤רhe.FerH6565the covenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285,he has despisedמָאַ֣סma.'AsH3988the citiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892,He has noלֹ֥אlo'H3808regardחָשַׁ֖בcha.ShavH2803for manאֱנֽוֹשׁ׃'e.No.oshH582.

9The landאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776mournsאָבַ֤ל'a.ValH56andpinesH535awayH535,Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844is shamedהֶחְפִּ֥ירhech.PirH2659andwithersקָמַ֑לka.MalH7060;Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289is like a desertכָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הka.'a.ra.VahH6160plainH6160,And Bashanבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ShanH1316and Carmelוְכַרְמֶֽל׃ve.khar.MelH3760loseוְנֹעֵ֥רve.no.'ErH5287their foliage.

10“Nowעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258I will ariseאָק֖וּם'a.KumH6965,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258I will be exaltedH7426,nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258I will be liftedאֶנָּשֵֽׂא׃'e.na.Se'H5375up.

11You haveconceivedתַּהֲר֥וּta.ha.RuH2029chaffחֲשַׁ֖שׁcha.ShashH2842,you will giveתֵּ֣לְדוּTe.le.duH3205birthH3205to stubbleקַ֑שׁKashH7179; Mybreathרוּחֲכֶ֕םru.cha.KhemH7307will consumeתֹּאכַלְכֶֽם׃to.khal.KhemH398you like a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784.

12The peoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971will be burnedמִשְׂרְפ֣וֹתmis.re.FotH4955to limeשִׂ֑ידSidH7875,Like cutכְּסוּחִ֖יםke.su.ChimH3683thornsקוֹצִ֥יםko.TzimH6975which are burnedיִצַּֽתּוּ׃ סyi.Tza.tuH3341in the fireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

13“You whoH7350are farH7350awayH7350,hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213;And you whoH7138are nearH7138,acknowledgeוּדְע֥וּu.de.'UH3045My mightגְּבֻרָתִֽי׃ge.vu.ra.TiH1369.”

14Sinnersחַטָּאִ֔יםcha.ta.'ImH2400in Zionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726are terrifiedפָּחֲד֤וּpa.cha.DuH6342;Tremblingרְעָדָ֖הre.'a.DahH7461has seizedאָחֲזָ֥ה'a.cha.ZahH270the godlessחֲנֵפִ֑יםcha.ne.FimH2611. “Whoמִ֣י׀miH4310among us can liveיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481withthe consumingאוֹכֵלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֚שׁ'eshH784?Whoמִי־mi-H4310among us can liveיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481withcontinualעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769burningמוֹקְדֵ֥יmok.DeiH4168?”

15He whowalksהֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980righteouslyצְדָק֔וֹתtze.da.KotH6666and speaksוְדֹבֵ֖רve.do.VerH1696with sincerityמֵֽישָׁרִ֑יםmei.sha.RimH4339,He who rejectsמֹאֵ֞סmo.'EsH3988unjustבְּבֶ֣צַע מַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹתbe.Ve.tza' ma.'a.sha.KotH1215 H4642gainH1215And shakesנֹעֵ֤רno.'ErH5287his handsכַּפָּיו֙ka.PavH3709soH4480that they holdמִתְּמֹ֣ךְmi.te.MokhH8551noH4480bribeבַּשֹּׁ֔חַדba.Sho.chadH7810;He who stopsאֹטֵ֤ם'o.TemH331his earsאָזְנוֹ֙'a.ze.NoH241from hearingמִשְּׁמֹ֣עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085about bloodshedדָּמִ֔יםda.MimH1818Andshutsוְעֹצֵ֥םve.'o.TzemH6105his eyesעֵינָ֖יו'ei.NavH5869from lookingמֵרְא֥וֹתme.re.'otH7200upon evilבְּרָֽע׃be.Ra'H7451;

16He will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֔ןyish.KonH7931on the heightsמְרוֹמִ֣יםme.ro.MimH4791,His refugeמִשְׂגַּבּ֑וֹmis.ga.BoH4869will be theimpregnableמְצָד֥וֹתme.tza.DotH4679rockסְלָעִ֖יםse.la.'ImH5553;His breadלַחְמ֣וֹlach.MoH3899will be givenנִתָּ֔ןni.TanH5414him,His waterמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325will be sureנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃ne.'e.ma.NimH539.

17Your eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will seeתֶּחֱזֶ֣ינָהte.che.Zei.nahH2372the Kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in His beautyבְּיָפְי֖וֹbe.ya.fe.YoH3308;They will beholdתִּרְאֶ֖ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200a far-distantמַרְחַקִּֽים׃mar.cha.KimH4801landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776.

18Your heartלִבְּךָ֖li.be.KhaH3820will meditateיֶהְגֶּ֣הyeh.GehH1897onterrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367: “Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346ishe who countsסֹפֵר֙so.FerH5608?Whereאַיֵּ֣ה'ai.YehH346is he who weighsשֹׁקֵ֔לsho.KelH8254?Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346is he who countsסֹפֵ֥רso.FerH5608the towersהַמִּגְדָּלִֽים׃ha.mig.da.LimH4026?”

19You will noלֹ֣אlo'H3808longer seeתִרְאֶ֑הtir.'EhH7200a fierceנוֹעָ֖זno.'AzH3267peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971,A peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971ofunintelligibleעִמְקֵ֤י'im.KeiH6012speechשָׂפָה֙sa.FahH8193which noH4480one comprehendsמִשְּׁמ֔וֹעַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085,Of a stammeringנִלְעַ֥גnil.'AgH3932tongueלָשׁ֖וֹןla.ShonH3956which noH369oneH369understandsבִּינָֽה׃bi.NahH998.

20Lookחֲזֵ֣הcha.ZehH2372upon Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726,the cityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151of our appointedH4150feastsמֽוֹעֲדֵ֑נוּmo.'a.De.nuH4150;Your eyesעֵינֶיךָ֩'ei.nei.KhaH5869will seeתִרְאֶ֨ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, anundisturbedשַׁאֲנָ֗ןsha.'a.NanH7600habitationנָוֶ֣הna.VehH5116,A tentאֹ֤הֶל'O.helH168which will not be foldedיִצְעָן֙yitz.'AnH6813;Its stakesיְתֵֽדֹתָיו֙ye.te.do.TavH3489will neverלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH1077 H5331be pulledיִסַּ֤עyi.Sa'H5265up,NorH1077anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of its cordsחֲבָלָ֖יוcha.va.LavH2256be tornיִנָּתֵֽקוּ׃yi.na.Te.kuH5423apartH5423.

21But thereשָׁ֞םshamH8033the majesticאַדִּ֤יר'a.DirH117One,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, will be for usA placeמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725ofriversנְהָרִ֥יםne.ha.RimH5104andwideרַחֲבֵ֣יra.cha.VeiH7342canalsיְאֹרִ֖יםye.'o.RimH2975On which noבַּל־bal-H1077boatאֳנִי־'o.ni-H590with oarsשַׁ֔יִטSha.yitH7885will goתֵּ֤לֶךְTe.lekhH1980,And on which noלֹ֥אlo'H3808mightyאַדִּ֖יר'a.DirH117shipוְצִ֥יve.TziH6716will passיַעַבְרֶֽנּוּ׃ya.'av.Re.nuH5674--

22For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068is ourjudgeשֹׁפְטֵ֔נוּsho.fe.Te.nuH8199,The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068isour lawgiverמְחֹקְקֵ֑נוּme.cho.ke.Ke.nuH2710,The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068isour kingמַלְכֵּ֖נוּmal.Ke.nuH4428;He will saveיוֹשִׁיעֵֽנוּ׃yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us--

23Your tackleחֲבָלָ֑יִךְcha.va.La.yikhH2256hangsH5203slackH5203;It cannotבַּל־bal-H1077holdH2388the baseכֵן־khen-H3653of its mastתָּרְנָם֙ta.re.NamH8650firmlyH2388,Norבַּל־bal-H1077spreadפָּ֣רְשׂוּPa.re.suH6566out the sailנֵ֔סNesH5251.Thenאָ֣ז'azH227thepreyעַֽד־'ad-H5706of an abundantמַרְבֶּ֔הmar.BehH4766spoilשָׁלָל֙sha.LalH7998will be dividedחֻלַּ֤קchu.LakH2505;The lameפִּסְחִ֖יםpis.ChimH6455will takeבָּ֥זְזוּBa.ze.zuH962the plunderבַֽז׃VazH957.

24And noוּבַל־u.val-H1077residentשָׁכֵ֖ןsha.KhenH7934will sayיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559, “I amsickחָלִ֑יתִיcha.Li.tiH2470”;The peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971who dwellהַיֹּשֵׁ֥בhai.yo.ShevH3427there will beforgivenנְשֻׂ֥אne.Su'H5375theiriniquityעָוֹֽן׃'a.VonH5771.

The Judgment of God

Commentaries on Isaiah 33