Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 28

1Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to thecrownעֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofprideH8597of thedrunkardsשִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.ReiH7910ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and to the fadingflowerוְצִ֥יץve.TzitzH6731of hisgloriousH8597beautyH8597,whichאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834is on theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of the fatvalleyגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of them that areovercomeהֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.meiH1986withwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196!

2Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, theLordלַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.NaiH136hath amightyחָזָ֤קcha.ZakH2389andstrongH2389one; as a tempest ofhailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259, a destroyingstormH2230, as a tempest ofmightyH2389watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325overflowingשֹׁטְפִ֛יםsho.te.FimH7857, shall he castdownH3027to theearthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776with thehandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

3Thecrownעֲטֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH5850of pride of thedrunkardsשִׁכּוֹרֵ֥יshi.ko.ReiH7910ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669shall betroddenH7429underH7429footבְּרַגְלַ֖יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272:

4and the fadingflowerצִיצַ֤תtzi.TzatH6733of hisgloriousH8597beautyH8597,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is on theheadרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of the fatvalleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516, shall be as the firstripe figbeforeבְּטֶ֣רֶםbe.Te.remH2962thesummerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019;whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834when he that lookethuponעַל־'al-H5921it seeth,whileבְּעוֹדָ֥הּbe.'o.DahH5750it is yet in hishandבְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.PoH3709he eateth itupH7200.

5In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635be for acrownלַעֲטֶ֣רֶתla.'a.Te.retH5850ofgloryH8597, and for adiademוְלִצְפִירַ֖תve.litz.fi.RatH6843ofbeautyH8597, unto the residue of hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971:

6and for aspiritוּלְר֖וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941to him that sitteth injudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טha.mish.PatH4941, and forstrengthוְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔הve.Lig.vu.RahH1369to them thatturnמְשִׁיבֵ֥יme.shi.VeiH7725backH7725thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421at thegateשָֽׁעְרָה׃ סSha.'e.rahH8179.

7Buttheseאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428also haveerredH7686throughH4480wineבַּיַּ֣יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196, andthroughH4480strongוּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רu.va.she.KharH7941drinkבַשֵּׁכָ֜רva.she.KharH7941aregoneH8582astrayH8582; thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548and theprophetוְנָבִיא֩ve.na.Vi'H5030haveerredH7686throughH4480strongהַשֵּׁכָ֔רha.she.KharH7941drinkH7941, they areswallowedH1104upH1104ofwineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, they aregoneH8582astrayH8582throughH4480strongH7941drinkH7941; theyerrH8582in vision, they stumble injudgmentפְּלִילִיָּֽה׃pe.li.li.YahH6417.

8Forallכָּל־kol-H3605tablesשֻׁלְחָנ֔וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979arefullמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390ofvomitקִ֣יאki'H6892andfilthinessצֹאָ֑הtzo.'AhH6675,soכִּ֚יkiH3588that there isnoבְּלִ֖יbe.LiH1097placeמָקֽוֹם׃ סma.KomH4725clean.

9Whomמִי֙miH4310will heteachיוֹרֶ֣הyo.RehH3384knowledgeדֵעָ֔הde.'AhH1844? andwhomמִ֖יmiH4310will he make tounderstandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995themessageשְׁמוּעָ֑הshe.mu.'AhH8052? them that areweanedגְּמוּלֵי֙ge.mu.LeiH1580from themilkמֵֽחָלָ֔בme.cha.LavH2461, and drawn from thebreastsמִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Da.yimH7699?

10For it is precept upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line;hereH8033alittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191, there alittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191.

11Nay, but bymenH5971of strangelipsשָׂפָ֔הsa.FahH8193and withanotherאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312tongueוּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןu.ve.la.ShonH3956will hespeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696to thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971:

12towhomאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, This is therestהָנִ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117,giveH5117yerestH5117to him that iswearyלֶֽעָיֵ֔ףle.'a.YefH5889; and this is the refreshing: yet they wouldnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearשְׁמֽוֹעַ׃she.Mo.a'H8085.

13Therefore shall thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068be unto them preceptuponH1961precept, preceptuponH1961precept;lineH1961uponH1961lineH1961,lineH1961uponH1961lineH1961;hereH8033alittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191, there alittleזְעֵ֣ירze.'EirH2191; that they maygoH1961, andfallוְכָשְׁל֤וּve.kha.she.LuH3782backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, and bebrokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665, andsnaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369, andtakenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

14Whereforehearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, yescornfulלָצ֑וֹןla.TzonH3944menH376, thatruleמֹֽשְׁלֵי֙mo.she.LeiH4910thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389:

15BecauseH3588ye havesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם'a.mar.TemH559,WeH3588havemadeH6213acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194, and with hell areweH3588atagreementH1285; when theoverflowingשׁוֹטֵ֤ףsho.TefH7857scourge shallpassיַֽעֲבֹר֙a.varH5674throughH5674, it shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808comeיְבוֹאֵ֔נוּye.vo.'E.nuH935untousH3588; forweH3588havemadeH6213liesH8267ourrefugeמַחְסֵ֖נוּmach.Se.nuH4268, andunderH935falsehoodH8267haveweH3588hidנִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃ סnis.Ta.re.nuH5641ourselves:

16thereforethusכֹּ֤הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136,Beholdהִנְנִ֛יhi.NiH2005, IlayH3245inZionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726for afoundationH3245astoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68, a triedstoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, apreciousיִקְרַת֙yik.RatH3368cornerפִּנַּ֤תpi.NatH6438stoneH68ofsureהַֽמַּאֲמִ֖יןha.ma.'a.MinH539foundationH3245: he that believeth shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808makeH3245haste.

17And I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941the line, andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666theplummetלְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶתle.mish.Ka.letH4949: and thehailבָרָד֙va.RadH1259shallsweepוְיָעָ֤הve.ya.'AhH3261awayH7857therefugeמַחְסֵ֣הmach.SehH4268ofliesכָזָ֔בkha.ZavH3577, and thewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shalloverflowיִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃yish.To.fuH7857thehidingוְסֵ֥תֶרve.Se.terH5643placeH7760.

18And yourcovenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285withdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194shall be disannulled, and youragreementH1285with hell shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808standתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965; when theoverflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752shallpassיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674throughH5674, then ye shall be troddendownלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823by it.

19Asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as it passeththroughH5674, it shalltakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947youכִּֽי־ki-H3588; formorningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242bymorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242shall itpassH5674throughH5674, bydayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and bynightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָהu.va.La.ye.lahH3915: and it shall be nought butterrorזְוָעָ֖הze.va.'AhH2113tounderstandהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995themessageשְׁמוּעָֽה׃she.mu.'AhH8052.

20For thebedהַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'H4702is shorterthanH3588that a man canstretchמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'H8311himself on it; and thecoveringוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541narrowerקָצַ֥רka.TzarH7114thanH3588that he canwrapכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ke.hit.ka.NesH3664himself in it.

21For theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallriseH6965upH6965as inmountכְהַר־khe.har-H2022Perazimפְּרָצִים֙pe.ra.TzimH6559, he shall be wroth as in thevalleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010ofGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391; that he maydoH6213hisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.Se.huH4639, hisstrangeזָ֣רzarH2114workמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639, and bring topassH6965hisactH6213, hisstrangeH2114actH6213.

22Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore be yenotאַל־'al-H408scorners,lestפֶּֽן־pen-H6435yourbandsמֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.KhemH4147bemadeH2388strongיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388: for a consummation, and thatdeterminedוְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782, have Iheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136, theLORDH136ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,uponעַל־'al-H5921thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23Giveהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238yeearH238, andhearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963; hearken, andhearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085my speech.

24Doth the plowmanplowH2790continuallyH3117tosowלִזְרֹ֑עַliz.Ro.a'H2232? doth hecontinuallyH3117openיְפַתַּ֥חye.fa.TachH6605and break the clods of hisgroundאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127?

25When he hathmadeH7760plain thefaceפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440thereof, doth henotהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808cast abroad the fitches, andscatterוְהֵפִ֥יץve.he.FitzH6327thecumminוְכַמֹּ֣ןve.kha.MonH3646, andputוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760in thewheatחִטָּ֤הchi.TahH2406in rows and thebarleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֣הu.se.'o.RahH8184in theappointedH7760placeH7760and thespeltוְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתve.khu.Se.metH3698in the border thereof?

26For hisGodאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430dothinstructH3384him aright, and dothteachיוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃yo.Re.nuH3384him.

27For the fitches arenotH3808threshedי֣וּדַשׁYu.dashH1758with a sharpthreshingH1758instrument,neitherH3808is acartעֲגָלָ֔ה'a.ga.LahH5699wheelוְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212turnedיוּסָּ֑בyu.SavH5437aboutH5921uponH5921thecumminכַּמֹּ֖ןka.MonH3646; but the fitches arebeatenיֵחָ֥בֶטye.Cha.vetH2251outH5921with astaffבַמַּטֶּ֛הva.ma.TehH4294, and thecumminוְכַמֹּ֥ןve.kha.MonH3646with arodבַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ba.Sha.vetH7626.

28Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899corn isgroundH1854; for he willnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808everלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331bethreshingH1758it: andthoughכִּ֛יkiH3588thewheelגִּלְגַּ֧לgil.GalH1536of hiscartעֶגְלָת֛וֹeg.la.ToH5699and hishorsesוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571scatter it, he dothnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808grind it.

29This also comethforthיָצָ֑אָהya.Tza.'ahH3318from theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whichH6635iswonderfulהִפְלִ֣יאhif.Li'H6381incounselעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6098, and excellent inwisdomתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ סtu.shi.YahH8454.

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