Revised Version 1895
Isaiah 31
1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to them thatgoהַיֹּרְדִ֤יםhai.yo.re.DimH3381downH3381toEgyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714forhelpלְעֶזְרָ֔הle.'ez.RahH5833, and stay onhorsesסוּסִ֖יםsu.SimH5483; andtrustוַיִּבְטְח֨וּvai.yiv.te.ChuH982inchariotsרֶ֜כֶבRe.khevH7393,becauseכִּ֣יkiH3588they aremanyרָ֗בRavH7227, and inhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁים֙pa.ra.ShimH6571,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588they areveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966strongעָצְמ֣וּ'a.tze.MuH6105; but theylookשָׁעוּ֙sha.'UH8159notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808unto theHolyקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,neitherלֹ֥אlo'H3808seekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃da.Ra.shuH1875theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068!
2Yet he also iswiseחָכָם֙cha.KhamH2450, and willbringH935evilרָ֔עRa'H7451, and willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808callbackH935hiswordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697: but willariseוְקָם֙ve.KamH6965againstעַל־'al-H5921thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the evil-doers, andagainstוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921thehelpעֶזְרַ֖ת'ez.RatH5833of them thatworkפֹּ֥עֲלֵיPo.'a.leiH6466iniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205.
3NowH120theEgyptiansוּמִצְרַ֤יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimH4714aremenH120, andnotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410; and theirhorsesוְסוּסֵיהֶ֥םve.su.sei.HemH5483fleshבָּשָׂ֖רba.SarH1320, andnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808spiritר֑וּחַRu.achH7307: and when theLORDוַֽיהוָ֞הva.Yah.wehH3068shallstretchיַטֶּ֣הya.TehH5186outH5186hishandיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027,bothH3605he that helpeth shallstumbleוְכָשַׁ֤לve.kha.ShalH3782, and he that is holpen shallfallוְנָפַ֣לve.na.FalH5307, and theyallH3605shallfailיִכְלָיֽוּן׃ סyikh.la.YunH3615togetherוְיַחְדָּ֖וve.yach.DavH3162.
4Forthusכֹ֣הkhohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068untomeH413, Like as when thelionהָאַרְיֵ֨הha.'ar.YehH738growleth and theyoungוְהַכְּפִ֜ירve.ha.ke.FirH3715lionH738over hispreyטַרְפּ֗וֹtar.PoH2964,ifכִּ֣יkiH3588amultitudeוּמֵֽהֲמוֹנָ֖םu.me.ha.mo.NamH1995ofshepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462becalledיִקָּרֵ֤אyi.ka.Re'H7121forthagainstH5921him, he willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808bedismayedיֵחָ֔תye.ChatH2865at theirvoiceמִקּוֹלָם֙mi.ko.LamH6963,norלֹ֣אlo'H3808abasehimselfH413for thenoiseH6963of them:soכֵּ֗ןKenH3651shall theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635comeיֵרֵד֙ye.RedH3381downH3381to fightuponH5921mountH2022Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726, anduponH5921thehillH2022thereof.
7For in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they shall cast awayeveryH376manH376hisidolsאֱלִילֵ֣י'e.li.LeiH457ofsilverכַסְפּ֔וֹkhas.PoH3701, and hisidolsוֶאֱלִילֵ֖יve.'e.li.LeiH457ofgoldזְהָב֑וֹze.ha.VoH2091,whichH834yourownH376handsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027havemadeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213untoyouH834for asinחֵֽטְא׃Chet'H2399.
8Then shall the Assyrianfallוְנָפַ֤לve.na.FalH5307with theswordבְּחֶ֣רֶבbe.Che.revH2719,notלֹא־lo'-H3808ofmanH376; and theswordוְחֶ֥רֶבve.Che.revH2719,notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808ofmenH376, shalldevourתֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּto.kha.Le.nuH398him: and he shallfleeוְנָ֥סve.NasH5127from theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719, and hisyoungוּבַחוּרָ֖יוu.va.chu.RavH970menH376shallbecomeיִהְיֽוּ׃yih.YuH1961tributary.
9And hisrockוְסַלְעוֹ֙ve.sal.'OH5553shallpassיַֽעֲב֔וֹרya.'a.VorH5674awayH5674byreasonH834ofterrorמִמָּג֣וֹרmi.ma.GorH4032, and hisprincesשָׂרָ֑יוsa.RavH8269shall bedismayedוְחַתּ֥וּve.cha.TuH2865at the ensign, saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoseH834fireא֥וּר'urH217is inZionבְּצִיּ֔וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726, and hisfurnaceוְתַנּ֥וּרve.ta.NurH8574inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
Commentaries on Isaiah 31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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