Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 24

1Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068maketh theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776empty, and maketh itwasteוּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּu.Vol.KahH1110, and turneth it upsidedownH3427, and scattereth abroad theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof.

2And it shall be, as with thepeopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971,soH1961with thepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548; as with theservantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650,soH1961with hismasterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113; as with themaidכַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הka.shif.ChahH8198,soH1961withherH1961mistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404; as with thebuyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069,soH1961with thesellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376; as with the lender,soH1961with the borrower; as with the taker of usury,soH1961with the giver of usury to him.

3Theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall be utterly emptied, and utterly spoiled; for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

4Theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mourneth and fadethawayH535, theworldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398languisheth and fadethawayH535, theloftyמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791peopleעַם־'am-H5971of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776dolanguishH535.

5Theearthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776also ispollutedחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they have transgressed thelawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451,changedחָ֣לְפוּChal.fuH2498theordinanceחֹ֔קChokH2706,brokenהֵפֵ֖רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565theeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

6Therefore hath thecurseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423devouredאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and they thatdwellיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein arefoundH816guiltyוַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּvai.ye'.she.MuH816: therefore theinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776areburnedחָרוּ֙cha.RuH2787, andfewמִזְעָֽר׃miz.'ArH4213menאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582leftוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604.

7Thenewתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492mourneth, thevineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612languisheth,allH3605the merryhearteddoH3605sighנֶאֶנְח֖וּne.'en.ChuH584.

8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, thenoiseשְׁא֣וֹןshe.'onH7588of them thatrejoiceמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885endeth, thejoyמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of theharpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658ceaseth.

9They shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808drinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196with asongבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892;strongשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941drinkלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354shall bebitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843to them thatdrinkH8354it.

10Thecityקִרְיַת־kir.yat-H7151ofconfusionתֹּ֑הוּTo.huH8414isbrokenH7665downH7665:everyH3605houseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004isshutסֻגַּ֥רsu.GarH5462upH5462, thatnoH3605manH3605maycomeמִבּֽוֹא׃mi.Bo'H935in.

11There is a crying in thestreetsבַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thewineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196;allכָּל־kol-H3605joyH8057is darkened, themirthH8057of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isgoneגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540.

12In thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892isleftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604desolationשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8047, and thegateשָֽׁעַר׃Sha.'arH8179is smitten withdestructionH8047.

13Forthusכֹ֥הkhohH3541shall it be in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776among thepeoplesהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, as theshakingכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363of anoliveזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132treeH2132, as thegrapeבָצִֽיר׃va.TzirH1210gleaningsכְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955when thevintageH1210isdoneיִהְיֶ֛הyih.YehH1961.

14Theseהֵ֛מָּהHe.mahH1992shallliftיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375upH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, they shallshoutיָרֹ֑נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442; for the majesty of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068theycryH6963aloudH7442from theseaמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220.

15Whereforeglorifyכַּבְּד֣וּka.be.DuH3513ye theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in the east,evenכֵּ֥ןkenH3651thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478, in theislesבְּאִיֵּ֣יbe.'i.YeiH339of theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220.

16From the uttermost part of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776haveweH8085heardH8085songsזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158, glory to therighteousלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662. But Isaidוָאֹמַ֛רva.'o.MarH559, I pineawayH3671, I pineawayH3671,woeא֣וֹי'oH188is me! thetreacherousH898dealers havedealtH898treacherouslyH898; yea, thetreacherousH898dealers havedealtH898veryH898treacherouslyH898.

17Fearפַּ֥חַדPa.chadH6343, and thepitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354, and thesnareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341, areuponעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee, Oinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961, that he who fleeth from thenoiseמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of thefearהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343shallfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307intoH413thepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354; and he that comethupוְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927outH413of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shall betakenיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in thesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341: for thewindowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotH699onhighמִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmH4791areopenedנִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605, and thefoundationsH4146of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776doshakeוַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yir.'a.ShuH7493.

19Theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776is utterlybrokenH6565, theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776is clean dissolved, theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776ismovedH4131exceedingly.

20Theearthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776shallstaggerנ֣וֹעַNo.a'H5128like adrunkenH7910manH7910, and shall be moved to andfroתָּנ֤וּעַta.Nu.a'H5128like ahutכַּמְּלוּנָ֑הka.me.lu.NahH4412; and thetransgressionפִּשְׁעָ֔הּpish.'AhH6588thereof shall beheavyוְכָבַ֤דve.kha.VadH3513uponעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921it, and it shallfallוְנָפְלָ֖הve.na.fe.LahH5307, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808riseקֽוּם׃ סKumH6965againתֹסִ֥יףto.SifH3254.

21And it shallcomeH1961topassH1961in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shallpunishיִפְקֹ֧דyif.KodH6485thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of thehighהַמָּר֖וֹםha.ma.RomH4791ones onhighבַּמָּר֑וֹםba.ma.RomH4791, and thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of theearthהָאֲדָמָ֖הha.'a.da.MahH127uponH5921theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

22And they shall begatheredוְאֻסְּפ֨וּve.'u.se.FuH622togetherH622, asprisonersאַסִּיר֙'a.SirH616aregatheredH622in thepitבּ֔וֹרBorH953, and shall beshutוְסֻגְּר֖וּve.su.ge.RuH5462upעַל־'al-H5921in theprisonמַסְגֵּ֑רmas.GerH4525, andafterעַל־'al-H5921manyוּמֵרֹ֥בu.me.RoH7230daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117shall they bevisitedיִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃yi.pa.Ke.duH6485.

23Then themoonהַלְּבָנָ֔הha.le.va.NahH3842shall beconfoundedוְחָֽפְרָה֙ve.cha.fe.RahH2659, and thesunהַֽחַמָּ֑הha.cha.MahH2535ashamedוּבוֹשָׁ֖הu.vo.ShahH954; for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shallreignמָלַ֞ךְma.LakhH4427inmountבְּהַ֤רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726, and inJerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, andbeforeוְנֶ֥גֶדve.Ne.gedH5048his ancients gloriously.

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