New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 13:17-22

17BeholdH2009, I am going tostirH5782upH5782the Medesמָדָ֑יma.DaiH4074againstעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921them,Whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834will not valueיַחְשֹׁ֔בוּyach.ShouH2803silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701ortakeH2654pleasureH2654in goldוְזָהָ֖בve.za.HavH2091.

18And theirbowsוּקְשָׁת֖וֹתu.ke.sha.TotH7198willmowH7376downH7376theyoungH5288menH5288,They will not even haveH7355compassionיְרַחֵ֔מוּye.ra.Che.muH7355onH7355the fruitוּפְרִי־u.fe.ri-H6529of the wombבֶ֙טֶן֙ve.tenH990, Nor will theireyeעֵינָֽם׃'ei.NamH5869pityתָח֥וּסta.ChusH2347childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121.

19AndBabylonבָבֶל֙va.VelH894, thebeautyצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643of kingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467,the gloryתִּפְאֶ֖רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of the Chaldeans’כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778prideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347,Will be as when Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430overthrewכְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣תke.mah.pe.KhatH4114Sodomסְדֹ֖םse.DomH5467and Gomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017.

20It willneverלָנֶ֔צַחla.Ne.tzachH3808 H5331be inhabitedתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427or livedH7931inH7931from generationדּ֣וֹרDorH1755to generationוָד֑וֹרva.DorH1755;NorH3808will theArabעֲרָבִ֔י'a.ra.ViH6163pitchH167histentיַהֵ֥לya.HelH167thereשָׁם֙shamH8033,NorH3808will shepherdsוְרֹעִ֖יםve.ro.'ImH7462allow their flocksto lieיַרְבִּ֥צוּyar.Bi.tzuH7257downH7257thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

21ButdesertH6716creaturesH6716will lieוְרָבְצוּ־ve.ra.ve.tzu-H7257downH7257thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,And their housesבָתֵּיהֶ֖םva.tei.HemH1004will be fullוּמָלְא֥וּu.mal.'UH4390ofowlsאֹחִ֑ים'o.ChimH255;Ostrichesיַֽעֲנָ֔הya.'a.NahH3284also will liveוְשָׁ֤כְנוּve.Sha.khe.nuH7931thereשָׁם֙shamH8033, andshaggyH8163goatsוּשְׂעִירִ֖יםu.se.'i.RimH8163will frolicיְרַקְּדוּ־ye.ra.ke.du-H7540thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

22Hyenasאִיִּים֙'i.YimH338will howlH6031in their fortifiedבְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יוbe.'al.m.no.TavH490towersAnd jackalsH8565in their luxuriousעֹ֑נֶג'O.negH6027palacesבְּהֵ֣יכְלֵיbe.Hei.khe.leiH1964. Her fatefultimeעִתָּ֔הּ'i.TahH6256alsowill soonוְקָר֤וֹבve.ka.RovH7138comeלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935,And her daysוְיָמֶ֖יהָve.ya.Mei.haH3117will not be prolongedיִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ׃yi.ma.She.khuH4900.

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