Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 16

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971ye thelambsכַ֥רkharH3733for therulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910of thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776fromSelaמִסֶּ֣לַעmi.Se.la'H5554whichH2022istowardאֶל־'el-H413thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057, unto themountH2022of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2For it shall be that, as wanderingbirdsכְעוֹף־khe.'of-H5775, as ascatteredH7971nestקֵ֣ןkenH7064,soH7971shall thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124be at the fords ofArnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769.

3GiveH935counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098, executejudgmentH935;makeעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213thyshadowצִלֵּ֖ךְtzi.LekhH6738as thenightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the noonday:hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641theoutcastsנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080; bewraynotאַל־'al-H408the wanderer.

4LetmineH4480outcastsנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080dwellיָג֤וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481with thee; as forMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124, be thou a covert to him from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of the spoiler: for the extortioner isbroughtH3615to nought, spoiling ceaseth, theoppressorsרֹמֵ֖סro.MesH7429areconsumedH3615outH4480of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5And athroneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678shall beestablishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559in mercy, and one shallsitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427thereonעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571, in thetentבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;judgingשֹׁפֵ֛טsho.FetH8199, andseekingוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, and swift to dorighteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

6WeH8085haveheardH8085of theprideH1346ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124, that he isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proudH1346;evenלֹא־lo'-H3808of his arrogancy, and hisprideH1346, and hiswrathוְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678; his boastings are nought.

7Therefore shallMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124howlיְיֵלִ֥ילye.ye.LilH3213forMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124,everyכֻּלֹּ֣הku.LohH3605one shallhowlיְיֵלִ֑ילye.ye.LilH3213: for the raisin-cakes ofKir-haresethH7025shall ye mourn,utterlyאַךְ־'akh-H389stricken.

8For thefieldsשַׁדְמוֹת֩shad.mOtH7709ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןchesh.BonH2809languishאֻמְלָ֜ל'um.LalH535, and thevineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֗הsiv.MahH7643; thelordsבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167of thenationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471havebrokenH5674downH5060thechoiceשְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָse.ru.Kei.haH8291plants thereof; theyreachedנָגָ֖עוּna.Ga.'uH5060evenעַד־'ad-H5704untoJazerיַעְזֵ֥רya'.ZerH3270, theywanderedתָּ֣עוּTa.'uH8582intoH3220thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057;herH5060branches werespreadנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203abroad, theypassedH5674over theseaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9Therefore I willweepאֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehH1058with theweepingבִּבְכִ֤יbiv.KhiH1065ofJazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270for thevineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643: I willwaterאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301thee with mytearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832, OHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809, andElealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500: foruponH5921thysummerקֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.TzekhH7019fruits anduponH5921thyharvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105the battleshoutהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959isfallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307.

10Andgladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057istakenH622awayH622, andjoyH8057outH4480of thefruitfulH3759fieldH3759; and in thevineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754there shall benoלֹֽא־lo'-H3808singing,neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808joyful noise:noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808treaderיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869shalltreadהַדֹּרֵ֖ךְha.do.RekhH1869outH4480wineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196in thepressesבַּיְקָבִ֛יםbay.ka.VimH3342; I have made the vintageshoutיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321toceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

11Wherefore mybowelsH4578sound like anharpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658forMoabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124, and mineinwardוְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130partsמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578forKir-heresH7025.

12And it shallcomeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935topassH935, whenMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124presentethhimselfH413, when he weariethhimselfH413uponעַל־'al-H5921thehighהַבָּמָ֑הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116, and shallcomeH935to hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹmik.da.ShoH4720toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419, that he shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808prevailיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201.

13This is thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spake concerningMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124in time past.

14Butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Withinthreeבְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁbe.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141, as theyearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141of an hireling, and thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shall be brought into contempt, withallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605hisgreatהָרָ֑בha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995; and theremnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605shall beveryמִזְעָ֖רmiz.'ArH4213smallמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592and ofnoל֥וֹאLo'H3808account.

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