New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 21:1-9

1Thepronouncementמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerning thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220: Aswindstormsכְּסוּפ֤וֹתke.su.FotH5492in theNegevבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ba.Ne.gevH5045comeH2498inH2498turnsH2498,It comesבָּ֔אBa'H935from the wildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057,from a terrifyingנוֹרָאָֽה׃no.ra.'AhH3372landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

2Aharshקָשָׁ֖הka.ShahH7186visionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380has been shownהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me; ThetreacherousH898one stilldealsH898treacherouslyH898,and the destroyerוְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀ve.ha.sho.DedH7703stilldestroysשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703.Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upH5927,Elamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867,layH6696siegeצוּרִ֣יtzu.RiH6696,Mediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074;I have putH7673anH7673endH7673toH7673allכָּל־kol-H3605the groaningH603she has caused.

3ForH5921thisH5921 H3651reasonH5921 H3651myloinsמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975are fullמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390of anguishחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479;Painsצִירִ֣יםtzi.RimH6735have seizedאֲחָז֔וּנִי'a.cha.Zu.niH270me like the painsכְּצִירֵ֖יke.tzi.ReiH6735of awoman inיֽוֹלֵדָ֑הyo.le.DahH3205laborH3205.I am soH4480bewilderedנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753I cannotH4480hearמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085,soH4480terrifiedנִבְהַ֖לְתִּיniv.Hal.tiH926I cannotH4480seeמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200.

4Mymindלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824reelsתָּעָ֣הta.'AhH8582,horrorפַּלָּצ֖וּתpa.la.TzutH6427overwhelmsבִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִיbi.'a.Ta.te.niH1204me;The twilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399I longedחִשְׁקִ֔יchish.KiH2837for has beenturnedשָׂ֥םsamH7760into tremblingלַחֲרָדָֽה׃la.cha.ra.DahH2731for me.

5Theysetעָרֹ֧ךְ'a.RokhH6186the tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979, theyspreadH6823outH6823the clothהַצָּפִ֖יתha.tza.FitH6844,they eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398,they drinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354; “RiseH6965upH6965,captainsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,oilמִשְׁח֥וּmish.ChuH4886the shieldsמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043!”

6For thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to me: “Goלֵ֚ךְlekhH1980,stationהַעֲמֵ֣דha.'a.MedH5975the lookoutהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.PehH6822, have himreportיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he seesיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200.

7When he seesוְרָ֣אָהve.Ra.'ahH7200acolumnH7393of chariotsH7393,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571in pairsצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776,A trainH7393of donkeysחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543,a trainH7393of camelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581,He is to payוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבve.hik.ShivH7181closeH7182attentionH7181,veryרַב־rav-H7227closeH7182attentionH7182.”

8Thenthe lookoutH4707calledוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, “Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,I standעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975continuallyתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119on the watchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707,And I am stationedנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324everyכָּל־kol-H3605nightהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915at my guardH4931postמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931.

9Now beholdוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009,hereזֶ֥הzehH2088comesבָא֙va'H935a troopאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376of ridersרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571in pairsצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776.”And one saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Fallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307,fallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307is Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894;And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theimagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of her godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430are shatteredשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665on the groundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.”

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