Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 21:5-12

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.

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