Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 3:1-12

1For,beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, theLordH3068, theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, dothtakeH5493awayH5493fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389and fromJudahוּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Mi.hu.DahH3063stay andstaffוּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑הu.mash.'e.NahH4938, thewholeכֹּ֚לkolH3605stay ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, and thewholeוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605stay ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325;

2themightyגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368manוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376, and themanH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421; thejudgeשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199, and theprophetוְנָבִ֖יאve.na.Vi'H5030, and thedivinerוְקֹסֵ֥םve.ko.SemH7080, and the ancient;

3thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, and the honourablemanוַחֲכַ֥םva.cha.KhamH2450, and the counsellor, and the cunning artificer, and the skilfulenchanterלָֽחַשׁ׃La.chashH3908.

4And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414childrenנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288to be theirprincesשָׂרֵיהֶ֑םsa.rei.HemH8269, and babes shallruleיִמְשְׁלוּ־yim.she.lu-H4910over them.

5And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall beoppressedוְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.GasH5065,everyH376one byanotherבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453, andeveryH376one by his neighbour: thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288shall behavehimselfבַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ba.nikh.BadH3513proudlyagainstH376the ancient, and the baseagainstH376the honourable.

6When amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shalltakeH1980holdיִתְפֹּ֨שׂyit.PosH8610of hisbrotherבְּאָחִיו֙be.'a.ChivH251in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, saying, Thou hastclothingשִׂמְלָ֣הsim.LahH8071, be thou ourrulerקָצִ֖יןka.TzinH7101, andletH1980this ruin beunderתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

7in thatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117shall heliftיִשָּׂא֩yi.Sa'H5375upH5375his voice,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, I willnotH3808be anhealerחֹבֵ֔שׁcho.VeshH2280; for in myhouseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יu.ve.vei.TiH1004isneitherH3808breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899norH3808clothingשִׂמְלָ֑הsim.LahH8071: ye shallnotH3808makeH7760meH7760rulerקְצִ֥יןke.TzinH7101of thepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.

8ForJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389is ruined, andJudahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063isfallenנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307:becauseH3588theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֤םle.sho.NamH3956and theirdoingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611areagainstאֶל־'el-H413theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, to provoke theeyesעֵנֵ֥י'e.NeiH5869of hisgloryכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃khe.vo.DoH3519.

9The shew of theircountenanceH6440doth witnessagainstH6440them; and theydeclareהִגִּ֖ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֛םve.cha.ta.TamH2403asSodomכִּסְדֹ֥םkis.DomH5467, theyhideכִחֵ֑דוּkhi.Che.duH3582itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808.Woeא֣וֹי'oH188unto theirsoulH5315! for they haverewardedגָמְל֥וּga.me.LuH1580evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451untothemselvesH5315.

10Sayאִמְר֥וּ'im.RuH559ye of therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662, that it shall bewellH2896with him: for they shalleatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398thefruitפְרִ֥יfe.RiH6529of theirdoingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

11Woeא֖וֹי'oH188unto thewickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027shall begivenH3027him.

12As for mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, children are theiroppressorsנֹגְשָׂ֣יוno.ge.SavH5065, andwomenH802ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over them. O mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, theywhichH802leadH8582thee cause thee toerrH8582, anddestroyבִּלֵּֽעוּ׃ סbi.Le.'uH1104thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of thypathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖יךָ'o.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

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