Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 22:1-14

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.

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