New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 22:1-13

1The pronouncementמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853concerning thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384:Whatמַה־mah-H4100is the matter with you nowאֵפ֔וֹא'e.Fo'H645,that you have allכֻּלָּ֖ךְku.LakhH3605goneH5927upH5927to thehousetopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406?

2You who were fullמְלֵאָ֗הme.le.'AhH4392of noiseתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀te.shu.'otH8663,You tumultuousהֽוֹמִיָּ֔הho.mi.YahH1993townעִ֚יר'irH5892, youjubilantעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151;Your deadחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491werenot killedחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,NorH3808did they dieמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191in battleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605your rulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101have fledנָֽדְדוּ־na.de.du-H5074togetherH3162, Andhave been capturedH631withoutH4480the bowמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198;Allכָּל־kol-H3605of you who were foundנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672were takenH631captiveH631togetherH3164,Though they had fledבָּרָֽחוּ׃ba.Ra.chuH1272farמֵרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350away.

4Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֥ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I sayאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “Lookשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159awayH8159from me, Let meweepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843, Do nottryתָּאִ֣יצוּta.'I.tzuH213to comfortלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162me concerningעַל־'al-H5921the destructionשֹׁ֖דshodH7701of the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of my peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.”

5For the Lordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136GodH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635has adayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of panicמְהוּמָ֨הme.hu.MahH4103,subjugationוּמְבוּסָ֜הu.me.vu.SahH4001,and confusionוּמְבוּכָ֗הu.me.vu.KhahH3998In the valleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516of visionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384,A breakingH7175downH7175of wallsקִ֖רkirH7023And a cryingוְשׁ֥וֹעַve.Sho.a'H7771to the mountainהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

6Elamוְעֵילָם֙ve.'ei.LamH5867pickedH5375upH5375the quiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827,With the chariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393,infantryאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, andhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571; AndKirוְקִ֥ירve.KirH7024uncoveredעֵרָ֖ה'e.RahH6168the shieldמָגֵֽן׃ma.GenH4043.

7Then your choicestמִבְחַר־miv.char-H4005valleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhH6010were fullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390of chariotsרָ֑כֶבRa.khevH7393,And the horsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571tookשֹׁ֖תshotH7896positionsשָׁ֥תוּSha.tuH7896at the gateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8And He removedוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540thedefenseמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.On that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117youdependedוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027on the weaponsנֶ֖שֶׁקNe.shekH5402of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the forestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293,

9And you sawרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200that the breachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233In the wallof the cityעִיר־'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732wereH7231manyרָ֑בּוּRa.buH7231; And youcollectedוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908the watersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of the lowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10Then you countedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389And toreH5422downוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙va.titTzevH5422housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004to fortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11And you madeעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213a reservoirוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996the twoהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346For the watersלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of theoldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295. But you did notdependהִבַּטְתֶּם֙hi.ba.TemH5027on Him who madeעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213it,NorH3808did youtakeH7200intoH7200considerationH7200Him who plannedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335it longH7350agoH7350.

12Therefore on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117the Lordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GodH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635calledוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121you toweepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065,to wailingוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553, ToshavingH7144theH7144headH7144,and to wearingוְלַחֲגֹ֥רve.la.cha.GorH2296sackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242.

13Instead, there isjoyשָׂשׂ֣וֹןsa.SonH8342and jubilationוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057,Killingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026of cattleבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and slaughteringוְשָׁחֹ֣טve.sha.ChotH7819of sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,Eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398of meatבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320and drinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354of wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: “Let’s eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398and drinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354,for tomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279we may dieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.”

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