New American Standard Bible 2020

Isaiah 24:4-9

4Theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776driesH56upH56andcrumblesH5034awayH5034,the mainlandתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398driesH535outH535andcrumblesH5034awayH5034, theexaltedמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791of the peopleעַם־'am-H5971of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776dwindleH535.

5The earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is alsodefiledחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610by its inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427,for they violatedעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674lawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451,alteredחָ֣לְפוּChal.fuH2498statutesחֹ֔קChokH2706, andbrokeהֵפֵ֖רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565the everlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

6Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651, acurseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423devoursאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and those who liveיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427on it sufferH816forH816their guiltH816.Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֗ן'al- KenH5921 H3651, theinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776decreaseH2787inH2787numberH2787,and fewמִזְעָֽר׃miz.'ArH4213peopleאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582are leftוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604.

7Thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492mournsאָבַ֥ל'a.ValH56,The vineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612decaysאֻמְלְלָה־'um.le.lah-H535,Allכָּל־kol-H3605the joyful-heartedשִׂמְחֵי־ לֵֽב׃sim.chei- LevH8056 H3820sighנֶאֶנְח֖וּne.'en.ChuH584.

8Thejoyמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885of tambourinesתֻּפִּ֔יםtu.PimH8596ceasesשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673,The noiseשְׁא֣וֹןshe.'onH7588of revelersעַלִּיזִ֑ים'a.li.ZimH5947stopsחָדַ֖לcha.DalH2308,The joyמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of the harpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658ceasesשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673.

9They do not drinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196with songבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892;IntoxicatingH7941drinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941isbitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843to those who drinkלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354it.

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