New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 34:5-15

5ForMy swordחַרְבִּ֑יchar.BiH2719is satiatedרִוְּתָ֥הri.ve.TahH7301in heavenבַשָּׁמַ֖יִםva.sha.Ma.yimH8064,Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009it shall descendתֵּרֵ֔דte.RedH3381for judgmentלְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃le.mish.PatH4941uponEdomH112And upon the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971whom I havedevotedחֶרְמִ֖יcher.MiH2764to destructionH4941.

6The swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordלַיהוָ֞הla.Yah.wehH3068is filledמָלְאָ֥הmal.'AhH4390with bloodדָם֙damH1818, It issatedהֻדַּ֣שְׁנָהhu.Dash.nahH1878with fatמֵחֵ֔לֶבme.Che.levH2459,with the bloodמִדַּ֤םmi.DamH1818of lambsכָּרִים֙ka.RimH3733and goatsוְעַתּוּדִ֔יםve.'a.tu.DimH6260,With the fatמֵחֵ֖לֶבme.Che.levH2459of the kidneysכִּלְי֣וֹתkil.YotH3629of ramsאֵילִ֑ים'ei.LimH352.For the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068has a sacrificeזֶ֤בַחZe.vachH2077inBozrahבְּבָצְרָ֔הbe.va.tze.RahH1224And a greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419slaughterוְטֶ֥בַחve.Te.vachH2874in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofEdomH112.

7Wildרְאֵמִים֙re.'e.MimH7214oxenH7214will alsofallוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381with them Andyoungוּפָרִ֖יםu.fa.RimH6499bullsH6499with strongH47onesH47;Thus their landאַרְצָם֙'ar.TzamH776will besoakedוְרִוְּתָ֤הve.ri.ve.TahH7301with bloodמִדָּ֔םmi.DamH1818,And their dustוַעֲפָרָ֖םva.'a.fa.RamH6083becomeH1878greasyH1878with fatמֵחֵ֥לֶבme.Che.levH2459.

8For the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068has a dayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofvengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359,A yearשְׁנַ֥תshe.NatH8141of recompenseשִׁלּוּמִ֖יםshi.lu.MimH7966for thecauseלְרִ֥יבle.RivH7379of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

9Its streamsנְחָלֶ֙יהָ֙ne.cha.Lei.haH5158will be turnedוְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּve.ne.hef.KhuH2015into pitchלְזֶ֔פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203,And its looseH6083earthH6083intobrimstoneלְגָפְרִ֑יתle.ga.fe.RitH1614,And its landאַרְצָ֔הּ'ar.TzahH776will becomeוְהָיְתָ֣הve.ha.ye.TahH1961burningבֹּעֵרָֽה׃bo.'e.RahH1197pitchלְזֶ֖פֶתle.Ze.fetH2203.

10It willnot be quenchedתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915or dayוְיוֹמָם֙ve.yo.MamH3119; Itssmokeעֲשָׁנָ֑הּ'a.sha.NahH6227will goיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769. Fromgenerationמִדּ֤וֹרmi.DorH1755to generationלָדוֹר֙la.dOrH1755it will be desolateתֶּחֱרָ֔בte.che.RavH2717;Noneאֵ֥ין'einH369will passעֹבֵ֖ר'o.VerH5674through it foreverלְנֵ֣צַחle.Ne.tzachH5331and everנְצָחִ֔יםne.tza.ChimH5331.

11Butpelicanקָאַ֣תka.'AtH6893and hedgehogוְקִפּ֔וֹדve.ki.PodH7090will possessוִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙vi.re.Shu.haH3423it, Andowlוְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףve.yan.ShofH3244and ravenוְעֹרֵ֖בve.'o.RevH6158will dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931in it;And He will stretchוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186overעָלֶ֛יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it thelineקַֽו־kav-H6957ofdesolationתֹ֖הוּTo.huH8414And theplumbH68lineH68of emptinessבֹֽהוּ׃Vo.huH922.

12Its noblesחֹרֶ֥יהָcho.Rei.haH2715--thereH369isnoH369oneH369thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033Whomthey may proclaimיִקְרָ֑אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121kingמְלוּכָ֣הme.lu.KhahH4410--And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605its princesשָׂרֶ֖יהָsa.Rei.haH8269will benothingאָֽפֶס׃'A.fesH657.

13Thornsסִירִ֔יםsi.RimH5518will comeוְעָלְתָ֤הve.'al.TahH5927up in itsfortifiedH4013towersאַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759,Nettlesקִמּ֥וֹשׂki.MosH7057and thistlesוָח֖וֹחַva.Cho.achH2336in its fortifiedH4013citiesH4013;It will also be a hauntנְוֵ֣הne.VehH5116ofjackalsH8565Andan abodeחָצִ֖ירcha.TzirH2681of ostrichesיַעֲנָֽה׃ya.'a.NahH3284.

14The desertH6716creaturesH6716will meetוּפָגְשׁ֤וּu.fa.ge.ShuH6298with thewolvesאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH338, ThehairyH8163goatוְשָׂעִ֖ירve.sa.'IrH8163also will cryיִקְרָ֑אyik.Ra'H7121to its kindרֵעֵ֣הוּre.'E.huH7453;Yesאַךְ־'akh-H389, thenightH3917monsterH3917will settleהִרְגִּ֣יעָהhir.Gi.'ahH7280thereשָׁם֙shamH8033And will findוּמָצְאָ֥הu.ma.tze.'AhH4672herself a restingמָנֽוֹחַ׃ma.No.achH4494placeH4494.

15The treeH7091snakeH7091will makeקִנְּנָ֤הki.ne.NahH7077its nestH7077and layוַתְּמַלֵּ֔טva.te.ma.LetH4422eggsthereשָׁ֣מָּהSha.mahH8033,And it will hatchוּבָקְעָ֖הu.va.ke.'AhH1234and gatherוְדָגְרָ֣הve.da.ge.RahH1716them under itsprotectionבְצִלָּ֑הּve.tzi.LahH6738.Yesאַךְ־'akh-H389, thehawksדַיּ֖וֹתdai.YotH1772will be gatheredנִקְבְּצ֥וּnik.be.TzuH6908thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033,Everyאִשָּׁ֥ה'i.ShahH802oneH376with its kindרְעוּתָֽהּ׃re.'u.TahH7468.

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