Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 21

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of thewildernessמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220. As whirlwinds in theSouthבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ba.Ne.gevH5045sweepלַֽחֲלֹ֔ףla.cha.LofH2498throughבָּ֔אBa'H935, it cometh from thewildernessמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057, from a terriblelandמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

2A grievousvisionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380isdeclaredH5046untomeH5046; thetreacherousהַבּוֹגֵ֤ד׀ha.bo.GedH898dealer dealethtreacherouslyבּוֹגֵד֙bo.GedH898, and the spoiler spoileth.Goעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927upH5927, OElamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867; besiege, OMediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074;allH3605thesighingאַנְחָתָ֖ה'an.cha.TahH585thereof have ImadeH3605toceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

3Therefore are myloinsמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975filledמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390withanguishחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479; pangs havetakenH270holdH270uponH5921meH5921, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am painedsoH3651that I cannothearמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085; I amdismayedנִבְהַ֖לְתִּיniv.Hal.tiH926soH3651that I cannotseeמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200.

4Myheartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824panteth,horrorפַּלָּצ֖וּתpa.la.TzutH6427hath affrightedmeH7760: thetwilightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399that I desired hath beenturnedH7760intotremblingלַחֲרָדָֽה׃la.cha.ra.DahH2731untomeH7760.

5Theyprepareעָרֹ֧ךְ'a.RokhH6186thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979, theysetH6965the watch, theyeatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398, theydrinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354:riseH6965upH6965, yeprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269,anointמִשְׁח֥וּmish.ChuH4886theshieldמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043.

6Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541hath theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413, Go,setהַעֲמֵ֣דha.'a.MedH5975awatchmanהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.PehH6822;letH5046himdeclareH5046whatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he seeth:

7and when he seeth a troop,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571inpairsצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776, a troop of asses, a troop ofcamelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581, he shall hearken diligently withmuchרַב־rav-H7227heedוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבve.hik.ShivH7181.

8And hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as alionאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738: OLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, Istandעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975continuallyתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548uponH5921thewatchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707in the day-time, and amsetנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324in my wardwholeכָּל־kol-H3605nightsהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915:

9and,beholdH2009,hereH2009cometh atroopH376ofmenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,horsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571inpairsצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776. And heansweredH559andsaidH559,Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894isfallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307, isfallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307; andallH3605thegravenH6456imagesH6456ofherH3605godsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430arebrokenשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665unto thegroundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

10O thou mythreshingH1637, and the corn of myfloorגָּרְנִ֑יga.re.NiH1637: thatwhichH834I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, have Ideclaredהִגַּ֥דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046untoyouH834.

11Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofDumahדּוּמָ֑הdu.MahH1746. One calleth untomeאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413outH4100ofSeirמִשֵּׂעִ֔ירmi.se.'IrH8165,Watchmanשֹׁמֵר֙sho.MerH8104,whatH4100of thenightמִלַּ֔יְלָהmi.Lay.lahH3915?Watchmanשֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerH8104,whatH4100of thenightמִלֵּֽיל׃mi.LeilH3915?

12Thewatchmanשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Themorningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242cometh, and also thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915:ifאִם־'im-H518ye willinquireתִּבְעָי֥וּןtiv.'a.YunH1158,inquireבְּעָ֖יוּbe.'A.yuH1158ye:turnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725ye,comeH857.

13Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853uponArabiaבַּעְרָ֑בba'.RavH6152. In theforestבַּיַּ֤עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293inArabiaבַּעְרַב֙ba'.RavH6152shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies ofDedanitesדְּדָנִֽים׃de.da.NimH1720.

14Unto him that wasthirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771they broughtwaterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325; theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTemaתֵּימָ֔אtei.Ma'H8485didmeetקִדְּמ֥וּki.de.MuH6923thefugitivesנֹדֵֽד׃no.DedH5074with theirbreadבְּלַחְמ֖וֹbe.lach.MoH3899.

15For theyfledH5074awayH5074from theswordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719, from thedrawnנְטוּשָׁ֗הne.tu.ShahH5203swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719, and from thebentדְּרוּכָ֔הde.ru.KhahH1869bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, and from the grievousness ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃ סmil.cha.MahH4421.

16Forthusכֹ֛הkhohH3541hath theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559untomeH413,Withinבְּע֤וֹדbe.'odH5750ayearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141,accordingH413to theyearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141of an hireling, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofKedarקֵדָֽר׃ke.DarH6938shallfailוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3615:

17and the residue of thenumberמִסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557of thearchersקֶ֛שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, themightyH1368menH1368of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofKedarקֵדָ֖רke.DarH6938, shall befewH4557: for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

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