Isaiah 14
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Isaiah 14:1-12

1Whenכִּי֩kiH3588the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068hasH7355compassionיְרַחֵ֨םye.ra.ChemH7355onH7355Jacobיַעֲקֹ֗בya.'a.KoH3290and againעוֹד֙'OdH5750choosesוּבָחַ֥רu.va.CharH977Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and settlesוְהִנִּיחָ֖םve.hi.ni.ChamH5117them on their own landאַדְמָתָ֑ם'ad.ma.TamH127, thenstrangersהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616will joinוְנִלְוָ֤הve.nil.VahH3867them and attachוְנִסְפְּח֖וּve.nis.pe.ChuH5596themselves to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.
2The peoplesעַמִּים֮'a.MimH5971will takeוּלְקָח֣וּםu.le.ka.ChumH3947them along and bringוֶהֱבִיא֣וּםve.he.vi.'UmH935them to their placeמְקוֹמָם֒me.ko.MamH4725, and thehouseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478will makeH5157them their own possessionH5157in the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068as maleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleוְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹתve.lish.fa.ChotH8198servantsH5650H8198; andthey will takeוְהָיוּ֙ve.ha.YuH1961H7617their captorsH7617captiveH7617and will ruleוְרָד֖וּve.ra.DuH7287over their oppressorsבְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ סbe.no.ge.sei.HemH5065.
3And it will be on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117when the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068givesH5117yourestהָנִ֤יחַha.Ni.achH5117from your hardshipמֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖me.'a.tze.be.KhaH6090,your turmoilוּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָu.me.ra.ge.Ze.khaH7267,and from the harshהַקָּשָׁ֖הha.ka.ShahH7186serviceהָעֲבֹדָ֥הha.'a.vo.DahH5656in whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you have been enslavedעֻבַּד־'u.bad-H5647,
4that you willtakeH5375upH5375thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088tauntהַמָּשָׁ֥לha.ma.ShalH4912againstעַל־'al-H5921the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and sayוְאָמָ֑רְתָּve.'a.Ma.re.taH559, “Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349the oppressorנֹגֵ֔שׂno.GesH5065has ceasedשָׁבַ֣תsha.VatH7673, And how theonslaughtH4787has ceasedשָׁבְתָ֖הsha.ve.TahH7673!
5The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has brokenשָׁבַ֥רsha.VarH7665the staffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of the wickedרְשָׁעִ֑יםre.sha.'ImH7563,The scepterשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of rulersמֹשְׁלִֽים׃mo.she.LimH4910,
6Which used to strikeמַכֶּ֤הma.KehH5221the peoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in furyבְּעֶבְרָ֔הbe.'ev.RahH5678with unceasingבִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑הbil.Ti sa.RahH1115H5627strokesמַכַּ֖תma.KatH4347, Whichsubduedרֹדֶ֤הro.DehH7287the nationsגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471in angerבָאַף֙va.'AfH639with unrestrainedבְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ׃be.Li cha.SakhH2820H1097persecutionמֻרְדָּ֖ףmur.DafH4783.
7The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776isH5117atH5117restנָ֥חָהNa.chahH5117andisH8252quietH8252; TheybreakH6476forthפָּצְח֖וּpa.tze.ChuH6476into shoutsרִנָּֽה׃ri.NahH7440ofH7440joyH7440.
8Evenגַּם־gam-H1571thejuniperH1265treesH1265rejoiceשָׂמְח֥וּsa.me.ChuH8055over you, andthe cedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730of Lebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844, saying, ‘SinceH3975you have been laidשָׁכַ֔בְתָּsha.Khav.taH7901lowH7901,noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808treecutterהַכֹּרֵ֖תha.ko.RetH3772comesH5927upH5927againstעָלֵֽינוּ׃'a.Lei.nuH5921us.’
9Sheolשְׁא֗וֹלshe.'olH7585belowמִתַּ֛חַתmi.Ta.chatH4480H8478isH7264excitedH7264about you, to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122you when you comeבּוֹאֶ֑ךָbo.'E.khaH935;It stirsעוֹרֵ֨רo.RerH5782thespiritsH7496ofH7496theH7496deadH7496for you, allכָּל־kol-H3605theleadersעַתּ֣וּדֵי'a.Tu.deiH6260of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776;It raisesהֵקִים֙he.KimH6965allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of the nationsגוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471from their thronesמִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔םmi.kis.'o.TamH3678.
10They will allכֻּלָּ֣םku.LamH3605respondיַֽעֲנ֔וּya.'a.NuH6030and sayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Evenגַּם־gam-H1571you have becomeH2470weakחֻלֵּ֥יתָchu.Lei.taH2470as we,You have becomeנִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃nim.Shal.taH4911likeH4911us.
11Yourprideגְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָge.'o.Ne.khaH1347andthe musicהֶמְיַ֣תhem.YatH1998of your harpsנְבָלֶ֑יךָne.va.Lei.khaH5035Have been broughtH3381downהוּרַ֥דhu.RadH3381to Sheolשְׁא֛וֹלshe.'olH7585;Maggotsרִמָּ֔הri.MahH7415are spreadיֻצַּ֣עyu.Tza'H3331outH3331as your bedbeneathתַּחְתֶּ֙יךָ֙tach.Tei.khaH8478youAnd wormsH8439are your coveringוּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָu.me.kha.Sei.khaH4374.’
12Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349you havefallenנָפַ֥לְתָּna.Fal.taH5307from heavenH4605, YoustarH1966ofH1966theH1966morningH1966,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the dawnשָׁ֑חַרSha.charH7837!You have been cutנִגְדַּ֣עְתָּnig.Da'.taH1438downH1438to the earthלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,You who defeatedחוֹלֵ֖שׁcho.LeshH2522the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471!
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