New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 47

Lament for Babylon

1“ComeH3381downרְדִ֣י׀re.DiH3381and sitוּשְׁבִ֣יu.she.ViH3427in the dustעָפָ֗ר'a.FarH6083, Ovirginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;Sitשְׁבִי־she.vi-H3427on the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776withoutאֵין־'ein-H369a throneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778!For you shall noלֹ֤אlo'H3808longerתוֹסִ֙יפִי֙to.Si.fiH3254be calledיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121tenderרַכָּ֖הra.KahH7390and delicateוַעֲנֻגָּֽה׃va.'a.nu.GahH6028.

2Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947themillstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347andgrindוְטַ֣חֲנִיve.Ta.cha.niH2912mealקָ֑מַחKa.machH7058.Removeגַּלִּ֨יga.LiH1540yourveilצַמָּתֵ֧ךְtza.ma.TekhH6777,stripחֶשְׂפִּי־ches.pi-H2834offH2834the skirtשֹׁ֛בֶלShoelH7640,Uncoverגַּלִּי־ga.li-H1540the legשׁ֖וֹקShokH7785,crossעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674the riversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104.

3Yournakednessעֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ'er.va.TekhH6172will be uncoveredתִּגָּל֙ti.GalH1540,Your shameחֶרְפָּתֵ֑ךְcher.pa.TekhH2781alsoגַּ֥םgamH1571will be exposedתֵּרָאֶ֖הte.ra.'EhH7200; I willtakeאֶקָּ֔ח'e.KachH3947vengeanceנָקָ֣םna.KamH5359and will notspareאֶפְגַּ֖ע'ef.Ga'H6293a manאָדָֽם׃ ס'a.DamH120.”

4OurRedeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֕נוּgo.'a.Le.nuH1350,the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is His nameשְׁמ֑וֹshe.MoH8034,The Holyקְד֖וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5“Sitשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH3427silentlyדוּמָ֛םdu.MamH1748,and goוּבֹ֥אִיu.Vo.'iH935intodarknessבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְva.Cho.shekhH2822,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778,For you will noלֹ֤אlo'H3808longerתוֹסִ֙יפִי֙to.Si.fiH3254be calledיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121Thequeenגְּבֶ֖רֶתge.Ve.retH1404ofkingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.

6I was angryקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107with My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,I profanedחִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙chi.Lal.tiH2490My heritageנַחֲלָתִ֔יna.cha.la.TiH5159And gaveוָאֶתְּנֵ֖םva.'e.te.NemH5414them into your handבְּיָדֵ֑ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027.You did not showשַׂ֤מְתְּsamtH7760mercyרַחֲמִ֔יםra.cha.MimH7356to them, On theagedזָקֵ֕ןza.KenH2205you madeH3513your yokeעֻלֵּ֖ךְ'u.LekhH5923veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966heavyהִכְבַּ֥דְתְּhikh.BadtH3513.

7Yet you saidוַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔יva.Tom.RiH559, ‘I will be aqueenגְבָ֑רֶתge.Va.retH1404foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5703 H5769.’TheseH428thingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428you did notconsiderשַׂ֥מְתְּ עַל־ לִבֵּ֔ךְsamt 'al- li.BekhH7760 H5921 H3820NorH3808rememberזָכַ֖רְתְּza.KhartH2142theoutcomeאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ ס'a.cha.ri.TahH319of them.

8“Nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,then, hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085thisH2088, yousensualH5719oneH5719, Whodwellsהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427securelyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,Who saysהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559inyour heartבִּלְבָ֔בָהּbil.Va.vahH3824, ‘I am, and thereH657is noH657oneH657besidesע֑וֹדodH5750me. I willnot sitאֵשֵׁב֙'e.ShevH3427as a widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490,NorH3808knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045lossH7908of childrenH7908.’

9But theseאֵ֥לֶּה'E.lehH428twoH8147thingsH8147will comeוְתָבֹאנָה֩ve.ta.vo.NahH935on yousuddenlyרֶ֛גַעRe.ga'H7281in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117:LossH7908of childrenH7908and widowhoodוְאַלְמֹ֑ןve.'al.MonH489.They will comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935on you in fullH8537measureH8537In spite of your manyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785,In spite of the greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966powerבְּעָצְמַ֥תbe.'a.tze.MatH6109of your spellsחֲבָרַ֖יִךְcha.va.Ra.yikhH2267.

10You feltH982secureH982in your wickednessH7463and saidאָמַרְתְּ֙'a.marTH559, ‘NoH369oneH369seesרֹאָ֔נִיro.'A.niH7200me,’ Yourwisdomחָכְמָתֵ֥ךְcha.khe.ma.TekhH2451and your knowledgeוְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְve.da'.TekhH1847,they have deludedשׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְsho.Va.tekhH7725you;For you have saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559in your heartבְלִבֵּ֔ךְve.li.BekhH3820, ‘I am, and thereH657is noH657oneH657besidesעֽוֹד׃odH5750me.’

11ButevilH7463will comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935on youWhich you will not knowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045how to charmH7837awayH7837;And disasterהֹוָ֔הho.VahH1943will fallוְתִפֹּ֤לve.ti.PolH5307on youFor which you cannotתוּכְלִ֖יtu.khe.LiH3201 H3808atoneכַּפְּרָ֑הּka.pe.RahH3722; AnddestructionH7724about which you do not knowתֵדָֽעִי׃te.Da.'iH3045Will comeוְתָבֹ֨אve.ta.Vo'H935on yousuddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597.

12“Standעִמְדִי־'im.di-H5975fastnowנָ֤אna'H4994in yourspellsבַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙va.cha.va.Ra.yikhH2267And in your manyוּבְרֹ֣בu.ve.RoH7230sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785With whichבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834you have laboredיָגַ֖עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021from your youthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271;Perhapsאוּלַ֛י'u.LaiH194you will be ableתּוּכְלִ֥יtu.khe.LiH3201to profitהוֹעִ֖ילho.'IlH3276,Perhapsאוּלַ֥י'u.LaiH194you may causeH6206tremblingH6206.

13You areweariedנִלְאֵ֖יתnil.'EitH3811with your manyבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230counselsעֲצָתָ֑יִךְ'a.tza.Ta.yikhH6098;Let nowנָ֨אna'H4994theastrologersהֹבְרֵ֣י שָׁמַ֗יִםha.ve.ru sha.Ma.yimH1895 H8064,Those who prophesyהַֽחֹזִים֙ha.cho.ZimH2372by the starsבַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםba.Ko.kha.VimH3556,Those who predictמֽוֹדִיעִם֙mo.di.'ImH3045by the newלֶחֳדָשִׁ֔יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,Standיַעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975up andsaveוְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְve.yo.shi.'UkhH3467you from whatמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834will comeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon you.

14Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,they have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961like stubbleכְקַשׁ֙khe.KashH7179,Fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784burnsשְׂרָפָ֔תַםse.ra.Fa.tamH8313them;They cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337themselvesנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315from the powerמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the flameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852;ThereH369will benoH369coalגַּחֶ֣לֶתga.Che.letH1513to warmלַחְמָ֔םlach.MamH2552by Nora fireא֖וּר'urH217to sitלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427beforeנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃neg.DoH5048!

15Soכֵּ֥ןkenH3651have those becomeהָיוּ־ha.yu-H1961to you with whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have laboredיָגָ֑עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021, Who havetraffickedסֹחֲרַ֣יִךְso.cha.Ra.yikhH5503with you from your youthמִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271;Eachאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376has wanderedתָּע֔וּta.'UH8582in his ownwayלְעֶבְרוֹ֙le.'ev.RoH5676;ThereH369isnoneH369to saveמוֹשִׁיעֵֽךְ׃ סmo.shi.'EkhH3467you.

Lament for Babylon

Commentaries on Isaiah 47