Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 2:6-22

6For thou hastforsakenנָטַ֗שְׁתָּהna.Tash.tahH5203thypeopleעַמְּךָ֙'a.me.KhaH5971thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,becauseH3588they befilledמָלְאוּ֙mal.'UH4390with customs from theeastמִקֶּ֔דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924, and are soothsayers like thePhilistinesכַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםka.pe.lish.TimH6430, and theystrikeיַשְׂפִּֽיקוּ׃yas.Pi.kuH5606hands with thechildrenוּבְיַלְדֵ֥יu.ve.yal.DeiH3206of strangers.

7Theirlandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776also isfullוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390ofsilverכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701andgoldוְזָהָ֔בve.za.HavH2091,neitherH369is thereanyH369endקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097of theirtreasuresלְאֹצְרֹתָ֑יוle.'o.tze.ro.TavH214; theirlandאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776also isfullוַתִּמָּלֵ֤אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390ofhorsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,neitherH369is thereanyH369endקֵ֖צֶהKe.tzehH7097of theirchariotsלְמַרְכְּבֹתָֽיו׃le.mar.ke.vo.TavH4818.

8Theirlandאַרְצ֖וֹ'ar.TzoH776also isfullוַתִּמָּלֵ֥אva.ti.ma.Le'H4390ofidolsאֱלִילִ֑ים'e.li.LimH457; theyworshipיִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֔וּyish.ta.cha.VuH7812theworkלְמַעֲשֵׂ֤הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of their ownhandsיָדָיו֙ya.DavH3027, thatwhichלַאֲשֶׁ֥רla.'a.SherH834their ownfingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָֽיו׃'etz.be.'o.TavH676havemadeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213.

9And the meanmanH376isbowedH7817downH7817, and the greatmanH376isbroughtH5375lowוַיִּשְׁפַּל־vai.yish.pal-H8213; thereforeforgiveתִּשָּׂ֖אti.Sa'H5375themnotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408.

10EnterH935intoH935therockבַצּ֔וּרva.TzurH6697, andhideוְהִטָּמֵ֖ןve.hi.ta.MenH2934thee in thedustבֶּֽעָפָ֑רbe.'a.FarH6083, frombeforeמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440theterrorפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and from the glory of hismajestyוּמֵהֲדַ֖רu.me.ha.DarH1926.

11The loftylooksעֵינֵ֞י'ei.NeiH5869ofmanH376shall bebroughtH7817lowשָׁפֵ֔לsha.FelH8213, and thehaughtinessר֣וּםrumH7312ofmenH376shall bebowedH7817downH7817, and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905shall beexaltedוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.GavH7682in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

12For there shall be adayי֞וֹםYomH3117of theLORDלַיהוָ֧הla.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635uponעַ֥ל'alH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that isproudגֵּאֶ֖הge.'EhH1343andhaughtyוָרָ֑םva.RamH7311, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605that isliftedנִשָּׂ֥אni.Sa'H5375upH5375; and it shall bebroughtH5375lowוְשָׁפֵֽל׃ve.sha.FelH8213:

13anduponוְעַל֙ve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thecedarsאַרְזֵ֣י'ar.ZeiH730ofLebanonהַלְּבָנ֔וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844, that arehighהָרָמִ֖יםha.ra.MimH7311andliftedוְהַנִּשָּׂאִ֑יםve.han.ni.sa.'ImH5375upH5375, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theoaksאַלּוֹנֵ֥י'a.lo.NeiH437ofBashanהַבָּשָֽׁן׃ha.ba.ShanH1316;

14anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thehighהָרָמִ֑יםha.ra.MimH7311mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thehillsהַגְּבָע֥וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389that areliftedהַנִּשָּׂאֽוֹת׃ha.ni.sa.'otH5375upH5375;

15anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605loftyגָּבֹ֑הַga.Vo.haH1364towerמִגְדָּ֣לmig.DalH4026, anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605fencedwallחוֹמָ֥הcho.MahH2346;

16anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659; anduponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605pleasantהַחֶמְדָּֽה׃ha.chem.DahH2532imagery.

17And theloftinessH7312ofmanH376shall bebowedH7817downH7817, and thehaughtinessH7312ofmenH376shall bebroughtH7817lowוְשָׁפֵ֖לve.sha.FelH8213: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּ֖וֹle.va.DoH905shall beexaltedוְנִשְׂגַּ֧בve.nis.GavH7682in thatdayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

18And theidolsוְהָאֱלִילִ֖יםve.ha.'e.li.LimH457shall utterly pass away.

19And men shallgoוּבָ֙אוּ֙u.Va.'uH935intoH935thecavesבִּמְעָר֣וֹתbim.'a.RotH4631of therocksצֻרִ֔יםtzu.RimH6697, andintoH935theholesוּבִמְחִלּ֖וֹתu.vim.chi.LotH4247of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776, frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֞יmi.pe.NeiH6440theterrorפַּ֤חַדPa.chadH6343of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and from the glory of hismajestyוּמֵהֲדַ֣רu.me.ha.DarH1926, when he ariseth to shake mightily theearthH776.

20In thatdayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117amanהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120shallcastH7993awayיַשְׁלִ֣יךְyash.LikhH7993hisidolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457ofsilverכַסְפּ֔וֹkhas.PoH3701, and hisidolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457ofgoldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834theymadeעָֽשׂוּ־'a.su-H6213for him toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֔תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812, to the moles and to thebatsוְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃ve.la.'a.ta.le.FimH5847;

21togoלָבוֹא֙la.Vo'H935intoH935thecavernsבְּנִקְר֣וֹתbe.nik.RotH5366of therocksהַצֻּרִ֔יםha.tzu.RimH6697, andintoH935thecleftsוּבִסְעִפֵ֖יu.vis.'i.FeiH5585of the raggedrocksH6697, frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֞יmi.pe.NeiH6440theterrorפַּ֤חַדPa.chadH6343of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and from the glory of hismajestyוּמֵהֲדַ֣רu.me.ha.DarH1926, when he ariseth to shake mightily theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

22Ceaseחִדְל֤וּchid.LuH2308ye frommanהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120,whoseH834breathנְשָׁמָ֖הne.sha.MahH5397is in hisnostrilsבְּאַפּ֑וֹbe.'a.PoH639: forwhereinH834is he to beaccountedנֶחְשָׁ֖בnech.ShavH2803of?

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