New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 16

Prophecy of Moab’s Devastation

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971the tributelambכַ֥רkharH3733to the rulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910of the landאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776, FromSelaמִסֶּ֣לַעmi.Se.la'H5554by way of the wildernessמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057to themountainהַ֖רharH2022of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2Then, likeflutteringנוֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074birdsכְעוֹף־khe.'of-H5775orscatteredמְשֻׁלָּ֑חme.shu.LachH7971nestlingsקֵ֣ןkenH7064,The daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124will be at the crossingH4569placesH4569of theArnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769.

3“Giveהָבִ֤יאִיha.vi.'uH935usadviceעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,makeעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213a decisionפְלִילָ֔הfe.li.LahH6415;Castשִׁ֧יתִיShi.tiH7896yourshadowצִלֵּ֖ךְtzi.LekhH6738like nightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915at highבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432noonצָהֳרָ֑יִםtzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;Hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641the outcastsנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080,do not betrayתְּגַלִּֽי׃te.ga.LiH1540the fugitiveנֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074.

4Let theoutcastsנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124stayיָג֤וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481with you;Be a hidingH5643placeH5643to them from the destroyerשׁוֹדֵ֑דsho.DedH7703.”For the oppressorH4671has comeאָפֵ֤ס'a.FesH656toH656anH656endH656,destructionשֹׁ֔דShodH7701has ceasedכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615,Oppressorsרֹמֵ֖סro.MesH7429have been removedתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552from the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5Athroneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678will be establishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559in faithfulnessבַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ba.Che.sedH2617,And a judgeשֹׁפֵ֛טsho.FetH8199will sitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427on it in trustworthinessבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571in the tentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;Moreover, he will seekוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,And be promptוּמְהִ֥רu.me.HirH4106in righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

6We have heardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085of the prideגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347of Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124,an excessiveמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966prideH1343; Evenof his arroganceגַּאֲוָת֧וֹga.'a.va.ToH1346,prideוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347,and furyוְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678;His idleH907boastsבַּדָּֽיו׃ סba.DavH907arefalseלֹא־lo'-H3808 H3653.

7Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124will wailיְיֵלִ֥ילye.ye.LilH3213;everyoneכֻּלֹּ֣הku.LohH3605of Moabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124will wailיְיֵלִ֑ילye.ye.LilH3213.You will moanתֶּהְגּ֖וּteh.GuH1897for theraisinH809cakesH809ofKir-haresethH7025As those who are utterlyאַךְ־'akh-H389strickenנְכָאִֽים׃ne.kha.'ImH5218.

8For the fieldsשַׁדְמוֹת֩shad.mOtH7709ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןchesh.BonH2809havewitheredאֻמְלָ֜ל'um.LalH535,the vinesגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֗הsiv.MahH7643as well;The lordsבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167of the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have trampledH1986downהָלְמ֣וּhal.MuH1986its choiceH8291clustersH8291Which reachedנָגָ֖עוּna.Ga.'uH5060as farעַד־'ad-H5704as Jazerיַעְזֵ֥רya'.ZerH3270andwanderedתָּ֣עוּTa.'uH8582to the desertsמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057; Itstendrilsשְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָshe.Lu.cho.Tei.haH7976spreadנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203themselves outH5203andpassedH5674overH5674the seaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9Thereforeכֵּ֡ןkenH5921 H3651I willweepאֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehH1058bitterlyבִּבְכִ֤יbiv.KhiH1065for Jazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270,for the vineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612of Sibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643;I will drenchאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301you with my tearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832,Heshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809and Elealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500;For the shoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959overH5921yoursummerקֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.TzekhH7019fruitsH7019and your harvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105has fallenH5307awayH5307.

10Gladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057and joyוָגִיל֙va.GilH1524are takenH622awayH622from the fruitfulH3759fieldH3759; In thevineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754also there will beH7442noH3808criesH7442ofH7442joyH7442or jubilantH7321shoutingיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321,NoH3808treaderיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869treadsהַדֹּרֵ֖ךְha.do.RekhH1869out wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196in the pressesבַּיְקָבִ֛יםbay.ka.VimH3342, ForI have made the shoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959to ceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

11Thereforeעַל־ כֵּן֙'al- kenH5921 H3651myinnerH4578beingH4578soundsיֶֽהֱמ֑וּye.he.MuH1993like a harpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658for Moabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124. And myheartוְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130for Kir-haresethH7025.

12So it will comeH1961aboutH1961whenכִֽי־khi-H3588Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124presentsנִרְאָ֛הnir.'AhH7200himself,Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588hetiresנִלְאָ֥הnil.'AhH3811himself upon hishighהַבָּמָ֑הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116And comesוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹmik.da.ShoH4720to prayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419,That he will not prevailיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201.

13Thisזֶ֣הzehH2088is the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696earlierH3975concerningאֶל־'el-H413Moabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124.

14But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068has spokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Within threeבְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁbe.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141, asa hiredשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916workerH7916would countכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141them, the gloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124will becomeH7034contemptibleH7034along with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605hisgreatהָרָ֑בha.RavH7227populationהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995, and hisremnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605will be veryמִזְעָ֖רmiz.'ArH4213smallמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592andimpotentל֥וֹא כַבִּֽיר׃ סLo' kha.BirH3808 H3524.”

Prophecy of Moab’s Devastation

Commentaries on Isaiah 16