Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 33:1-14

1Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to thee that spoilest, and thou wastnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808spoiled; and dealesttreacherouslyH898, and theydealtH898notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808treacherouslyH898with thee! When thou hast ceased to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; and when thou hast made anendכַּהֲתִֽמְךָ֤ka.ha.tim.KhaH8552todealH898treacherouslyH898, they shalldealH898treacherouslyH898with thee.

2OLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068, be gracious unto us; we havewaitedהֱיֵ֤הhe.YehH1961for thee: be thou theirarmזְרֹעָם֙ze.ro.'AmH2220everyH1242morningH1242, oursalvationיְשׁוּעָתֵ֖נוּye.shu.'a.Te.nuH3444also in the time oftroubleצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

3At thenoiseמִקּ֣וֹלmi.KolH6963of thetumultהָמ֔וֹןha.MonH1995thepeoplesעַמִּ֑ים'a.MimH5971arefledנָדְד֖וּna.de.DuH5074; at theliftingמֵר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔ךָme.Ro.mu.Te.khaH7427up of thyself thenationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471arescatteredנָפְצ֖וּna.fe.TzuH5310.

4And yourspoilשְׁלַלְכֶ֔םshe.lal.KhemH7998shall begatheredוְאֻסַּ֣ףve.'u.SafH622as the caterpiller gathereth: as locusts leap shall they leap upon it.

5TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isexaltedנִשְׂגָּ֣בnis.GavH7682; for he dwelleth onhighמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791: he hathfilledמִלֵּ֣אmi.Le'H4390Zionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726withjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָֽה׃u.tze.da.KahH6666.

6And there shall bestabilityאֱמוּנַ֣ת'e.mu.NatH530in thytimesעִתֶּ֔יךָ'i.Tei.khaH6256, abundance ofsalvationיְשׁוּעֹ֖תye.shu.'OtH3444,wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451andknowledgeוָדָ֑עַתva.Da.'atH1847: thefearיִרְאַ֥תyir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is histreasureאוֹצָרֽוֹ׃ ס'o.tza.RoH214.

7Beholdהֵ֚ןhenH2005, their valiant onescryצָעֲק֖וּtza.'a.KuH6817without: theambassadorsמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal.'a.KheiH4397ofpeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965weepיִבְכָּיֽוּן׃yiv.ka.YunH1058bitterlyמַ֖רmarH4751.

8Thehighwaysמְסִלּ֔וֹתme.si.LotH4546lieH8074wasteH8074, the wayfaringmanH582ceaseth: he hathbrokenהֵפֵ֤רhe.FerH6565thecovenantבְּרִית֙be.RitH1285, he hath despised thecitiesעָרִ֔ים'a.RimH5892, he regardethnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808manH582.

9Thelandאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776mourneth and languisheth:Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844isashamedהֶחְפִּ֥ירhech.PirH2659and witherethawayאֻמְלְלָה֙'um.le.LahH535:Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289is like adesertכָּֽעֲרָבָ֔הka.'a.ra.VahH6160; andBashanבָּשָׁ֖ןba.ShanH1316andCarmelוְכַרְמֶֽל׃ve.khar.MelH3760shakeH5287offH5287their leaves.

10How will Iariseאָק֖וּם'a.KumH6965, saith theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;nowH6258will Iliftאֶנָּשֵֽׂא׃'e.na.Se'H5375upH6965myself;nowH6258will I beexaltedאֵֽרוֹמָ֔ם'e.ro.MamH7311.

11Ye shallconceiveתַּהֲר֥וּta.ha.RuH2029chaffH7179, ye shallbringH3205forthH3205stubbleקַ֑שׁKashH7179: yourbreathרוּחֲכֶ֕םru.cha.KhemH7307is afireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784that shalldevourH398youH398.

12And thepeoplesעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971shall be as the burnings oflimeשִׂ֑ידSidH7875: asthornsקוֹצִ֥יםko.TzimH6975cutכְּסוּחִ֖יםke.su.ChimH3683downH3683, that areburnedיִצַּֽתּוּ׃ סyi.Tza.tuH3341in thefireבָּאֵ֥שׁba.'EshH784.

13Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085, ye that arefarH7350offH7350,whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I havedoneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213; and, ye that arenearקְרוֹבִ֖יםke.ro.VimH7138,acknowledgeוּדְע֥וּu.de.'UH3045my might.

14Thesinnersחַטָּאִ֔יםcha.ta.'ImH2400inZionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726areafraidפָּחֲד֤וּpa.cha.DuH6342;tremblingרְעָדָ֖הre.'a.DahH7461hath surprised thegodlessחֲנֵפִ֑יםcha.ne.FimH2611ones. Who among us shalldwellיָג֣וּרya.GurH1481with thedevouringאוֹכֵלָ֔ה'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֚שׁ'eshH784? who among us shalldwellיָג֥וּרya.GurH1481witheverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769burnings?

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