Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 22

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of thevalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516ofvisionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384.Whatמַה־mah-H4100aileth theenowכִּֽי־ki-H3588, that thou artwhollyכֻּלָּ֖ךְku.LakhH3605goneH5927upH5927to thehousetopsלַגַּגּֽוֹת׃la.ga.GotH1406?

2O thou that artfullH4395ofshoutingsתְּשֻׁא֣וֹת׀te.shu.'otH8663, a tumultuouscityעִ֚יר'irH5892, a joyoustownקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151; thyslainחֲלָלַ֙יִךְ֙cha.la.La.yikhH2491arenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808slainחַלְלֵי־cha.lei-H2491with theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,neitherוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808are theydeadמֵתֵ֥יme.TeiH4191inbattleמִלְחָמָֽה׃mil.cha.MahH4421.

3Allכָּל־kol-H3605thyrulersקְצִינַ֥יִךְke.tzi.Na.yikhH7101fledH1272awayH1272togetherיַ֖חַדYa.chadH3162, they wereboundאֻסָּ֑רוּ'u.Sa.ruH631by thearchersמִקֶּ֣שֶׁתmi.Ke.shetH7198:allכָּל־kol-H3605that werefoundנִמְצָאַ֙יִךְ֙nim.tza.'A.yikhH4672of thee wereboundאֻסְּר֣וּ'u.se.RuH631togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162, theyfledH1272afarH7350offH7350.

4Thereforesaidאָמַ֛רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I,Lookשְׁע֥וּshe.'UH8159awayמִנִּ֖יmi.NiH4480frommeעַל־'al-H5921, I willweepבַּבֶּ֑כִיba.Be.khiH1065bitterlyאֲמָרֵ֣ר'a.ma.RerH4843; labournotאַל־'al-H408tocomfortלְנַֽחֲמֵ֔נִיle.na.cha.Me.niH5162meעַל־'al-H5921, for the spoiling of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of mypeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

5For it is adayיוֹם֩yOmH3117of discomfiture, and of treadingdownH3588, and of perplexity, from theLordלַֽאדֹנָ֧יla.do.NaiH136, theLORDH136ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יאbe.Gei'H1516ofvisionחִזָּי֑וֹןchi.za.YonH2384; a breakingdownH3588of thewallsקִ֖רkirH7023, and a crying to themountainsהָהָֽר׃ha.HarH2022.

6AndElamוְעֵילָם֙ve.'ei.LamH5867bareH6168thequiverאַשְׁפָּ֔ה'ash.PahH827, withchariotsבְּרֶ֥כֶבbe.Re.khevH7393ofmenאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120andhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571; andKirוְקִ֥ירve.KirH7024uncoveredH6168theshieldמָגֵֽן׃ma.GenH4043.

7And itcameH1961topassH1961, that thychoicestמִבְחַר־miv.char-H4005valleysעֲמָקַ֖יִךְ'a.ma.Ka.yikhH6010werefullמָ֣לְאוּMal.'uH4390ofchariotsרָ֑כֶבRa.khevH7393, and thehorsemenוְהַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםve.ha.Pa.ra.ShimH6571setH7896themselvesH4390in array at thegateהַשָּֽׁעְרָה׃ha.Sha.'e.rahH8179.

8And hetookאֵ֖ת'etH853awayוַיְגַ֕לvay.GalH1540thecoveringמָסַ֣ךְma.SakhH4539ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and thou didstlookוַתַּבֵּט֙va.ta.BetH5027in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117to the armour in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theforestהַיָּֽעַר׃hai.Ya.'arH3293.

9And yesawרְאִיתֶ֖םre.'i.TemH7200thebreachesבְּקִיעֵ֧יbe.ki.'EiH1233of thecityעִיר־'ir-H5892ofDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732, that they weremanyH7235: and yegatheredוַֽתְּקַבְּצ֔וּva.te.ka.be.TzuH6908togetherH6908thewatersמֵ֥יmeiH4325of thelowerהַתַּחְתּוֹנָֽה׃ha.tach.to.NahH8481poolהַבְּרֵכָ֖הha.be.re.KhahH1295.

10and yenumberedסְפַרְתֶּ֑םse.far.TemH5608thehousesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and ye brakedownוַתִּתְֿצוּ֙va.titTzevH5422thehousesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004tofortifyלְבַצֵּ֖רle.va.TzerH1219thewallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

11yemadeעֲשִׂיתֶ֗ם'a.si.TemH6213also areservoirוּמִקְוָ֣ה׀u.mik.VahH4724betweenבֵּ֚יןbeinH996thetwoהַחֹ֣מֹתַ֔יִםha.Cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346wallsH2346for thewaterלְמֵ֖יle.MeiH4325of theoldהַיְשָׁנָ֑הhay.sha.NahH3465poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295: but yelookedרְאִיתֶֽם׃re.'i.TemH7200notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808unto him that haddoneעֹשֶׂ֔יהָ'o.Sei.haH6213this,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808had ye respect unto him thatfashionedוְיֹצְרָ֥הּve.yo.tze.RahH3335itlongH7350agoH7350.

12And in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117didH3117theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136, theLORDH136ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,callוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121toweepingלִבְכִי֙liv.KhiH1065, and tomourningוּלְמִסְפֵּ֔דu.le.mis.PedH4553, and tobaldnessוּלְקָרְחָ֖הu.le.ka.re.ChahH7144, and to girding withsackclothשָֽׂק׃SakH8242:

13andbeholdוְהִנֵּ֣ה׀ve.hi.NehH2009,joyH8057andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָ֗הve.sim.ChahH8057, slayingoxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241andkillingהָרֹ֤ג׀ha.RogH2026sheepצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,eatingאָכֹ֥ל'a.KholH398fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320anddrinkingוְשָׁת֣וֹתve.sha.TotH8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196: letusH3588eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398anddrinkוְשָׁת֔וֹve.sha.ToH8354, fortomorrowמָחָ֖רma.CharH4279weH3588shalldieנָמֽוּת׃na.MutH4191.

14And theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635revealedוְנִגְלָ֥הve.nig.LahH1540himselfH1540in mineearsבְאָזְנָ֖יve.'a.ze.NaiH241,SurelyH4191thisiniquityהֶעָוֹ֨ןhe.'a.VonH5771shallnotהַזֶּ֤הha.ZehH2088be purged fromyouאִם־'im-H518tillעַד־'ad-H5704yedieתְּמֻת֔וּןte.mu.TunH4191, saith theLordH3068, theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

15Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136, theLORDH136ofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,Goבֹּא֙bo'H935,getH935thee unto this treasurer,evenהַסֹּכֵ֣ןha.so.KhenH5532untoShebnaשֶׁבְנָ֖אshev.Na'H7644,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is over thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004, andsayאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559,

16WhatH4100doest thouhereפֹה֙fohH6311? andwhomוּמִ֣יu.MiH4310hast thouhereפֹ֔הFohH6311, that thou hasthewedH2672theeoutH4100hereפֹּ֖הpohH6311a sepulchre? hewing himoutH4100a sepulchre onhighמָרוֹם֙ma.rOmH4791, graving an habitation for himself in therockבַסֶּ֖לַעva.Se.la'H5553!

17Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willhurlמְטַלְטֶלְךָ֔me.tal.tel.KhaH2904thee away violently as a strongmanגָּ֑בֶרGa.verH1397; yea, he will wrap thee up closely.

18He willsurelyH4191turn and toss thee like aballכַּדּ֕וּרka.DurH1754intoאֶל־'el-H413alargeH1004countryאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776; there shalt thoudieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191, and there shall be thechariotsמַרְכְּב֣וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818of thygloryכְּבוֹדֶ֔ךָke.vo.De.khaH3519, thoushameקְל֖וֹןke.LonH7036of thylord’sאֲדֹנֶֽיךָ׃'a.do.Nei.khaH113houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

19And I willthrustוַהֲדַפְתִּ֖יךָva.ha.daf.Ti.khaH1920thee from thineofficeH4612, and from thystationH4612shall hepullH2040theedownיֶהֶרְסֶֽךָ׃ye.her.Se.khaH2040.

20And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that I willcallוְקָרָ֣אתִיve.ka.Ra.tiH7121myservantלְעַבְדִּ֔יle.'av.DiH5650Eliakimלְאֶלְיָקִ֖יםle.'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּֽהוּ׃chil.ki.Ya.huH2518:

21and I willclotheוְהִלְבַּשְׁתִּ֣יוve.hil.bash.TivH3847him with thyrobeכֻּתָּנְתֶּ֗ךָku.ta.ne.Te.khaH3801, andstrengthenאֲחַזְּקֶ֔נּוּ'a.chaz.ze.Ke.nuH2388him with thy girdle, and I willcommitאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414thy governmentintoH3027hishandבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027: and he shall be afatherלְאָ֛בle.'AvH1to theinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֥בle.yo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and to thehouseוּלְבֵ֥יתu.le.VeitH1004ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

22And thekeyמַפְתֵּ֥חַmaf.Te.achH4668of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732will Ilayוְנָתַתִּ֛יve.na.ta.TiH5414uponעַל־'al-H5921hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926; and he shallopenוּפָתַח֙u.fa.TachH6605, andnoneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369shallshutסֹגֵ֔רso.GerH5462; and he shallshutוְסָגַ֖רve.sa.GarH5462, andnoneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369shallopenפֹּתֵֽחַ׃po.Te.achH6605.

23And I willfastenוּתְקַעְתִּ֥יוu.te.ka'.TivH8628him as a nail in asureנֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.ManH539placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725; and he shall be for athroneלְכִסֵּ֥אle.khi.Se'H3678ofgloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519to hisfather’sאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004.

24And they shallhangוְתָל֨וּve.ta.LuH8518uponעָלָ֜יו'a.LavH5921himallכֹּ֣ל׀kolH3605thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519of hisfather’sאָבִ֗יו'a.VivH1houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, theoffspringהַצֶּֽאֱצָאִים֙ha.tze.'e.tza.'ImH6631and theissueוְהַצְּפִע֔וֹתve.ha.tze.fi.'otH6849,everyכֹּ֖לkolH3605smallהַקָּטָ֑ןha.ka.TanH6996vesselכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627, from thevesselsמִכְּלֵי֙mi.ke.LeiH3627of cupsevenוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704toallכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of flagons.

25In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saith theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, shall the nail that wasfastenedהַתְּקוּעָ֖הha.te.ku.'AhH8628in asureנֶאֱמָ֑ןne.'e.ManH539placeבְּמָק֣וֹםbe.ma.KomH4725giveתָּמוּשׁ֙ta.MushH4185wayH5921; and it shall be hewndownH5307, andfallוְנָפְלָ֗הve.na.fe.LahH5307, and theburdenהַמַּשָּׂ֣אha.ma.Sa'H4853that wasuponH5921it shall becutוְנִכְרַת֙ve.nikh.RatH3772offH3772; for theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it.

Commentaries on Isaiah 22

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