New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 23:2-6

2BeH1826silentדֹּ֖מּוּDo.muH1826,you inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִ֑י'IH339,You merchantsסֹחֵ֥רso.CherH5503of Sidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721;Your messengersמִלְאֽוּךְ׃mil.'UkhH4390crossedעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674the seaיָ֖םyamH3220

3And wereon manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325.The grainזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233of theNileשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883,the harvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of the Riverיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975was her revenueתְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393; And she was themarketסְחַ֥רse.CharH5504of nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4BeH954ashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954,Sidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721,For the seaיָ֔םYamH3220speaksאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,the strongholdמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of the seaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “I have neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808beenH2342inH2342laborחַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiH2342norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808givenH3205birthיָלַ֗דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205,I have neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808broughtH1431upH1431youngבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970menH970norraisedרוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiH7311virginsבְתוּלֽוֹת׃ve.tu.LotH1330.”

5WhenH3512the reportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088reachesEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,They will beH2342inH2342anguishיָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.luH2342over the reportכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088of Tyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Passעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674overH5674toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213,you inhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the coastlandאִֽי׃'IH339.

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