Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 37:8-36

8SoH7725RabshakehH7262returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725, andfoundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804warringagainstעַל־'al-H5921Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841: for he hadheardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that he wasdepartedנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265fromLachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9And heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559concerningTirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEthiopiaכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568, He iscomeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318outH3318tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921thee. And when heheardוַיִּשְׁמַע֙vai.yish.Ma'H8085it, hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541shall yespeakתֹאמְר֗וּןtom.RunH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetH5414notH3808thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inwhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou trustestdeceiveיַשִּֽׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shallnotH3808begivenH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, thou hastheardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havedoneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou bedeliveredתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Have thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834myfathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1havedestroyedהִשְׁחִ֣יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843,Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470, andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771, andRezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530, and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121ofEdenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were inTelassarבִּתְלַשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346is thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574, and thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofArpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774, and thekingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of thecityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617, ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012, andIvvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?

14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֧הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396receivedוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of themessengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397, andreadוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it: andHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396wentH5927upH5927unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566itbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּל֙vai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

16OLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that sittestuponיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֔יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742, thou art theGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,evenH853thoualoneלְבַדְּךָ֔le.va.de.KhaH905, ofallלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776; thou hastmadeעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

17Inclineהַטֵּ֨הha.TehH5186thineearאָזְנְךָ֙'a.ze.ne.KhaH241, OLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068, andhearוּֽשְׁמָ֔עu.she.Ma'H8085;openפְּקַ֧חpe.KachH6491thineeyesעֵינֶ֖ךָ'ei.Ne.khaH5869, OLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, andseeוּרְאֵ֑הu.re.'EhH7200: andhearוּשְׁמַ֗עu.she.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofSennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֔יבsan.che.RivH5576,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hathsentשָׁלַ֔חsha.LachH7971toreproachלְחָרֵ֖ףle.cha.RefH2778thelivingחָֽי׃ChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

18Of atruthאָמְנָ֖ם'a.me.NamH551,LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have laid wasteallכָּל־kol-H3605thecountriesהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, and theirlandאַרְצָֽם׃'ar.TzamH776,

19and havecastוְנָתֹ֥ןve.na.TonH5414theirgodsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430intoH3027thefireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784: for they werenoלֹ֨אlo'H3808godsאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430, but theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֧הma.'a.SehH4639ofmen’sאָדָ֛ם'a.DamH120handsיְדֵֽי־ye.dei-H3027,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086andstoneוָאֶ֖בֶןva.'E.venH68; therefore they havedestroyedוַֽיְאַבְּדֽוּם׃Vay.'a.be.DumH6them.

20Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,saveהוֹשִׁיעֵ֖נוּho.shi.'E.nuH3467usH3045from hishandמִיָד֑וֹmi.ya.DoH3027, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mayknowוְיֵֽדְעוּ֙ve.ye.de.'UH3045that thou art theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588thouonlyלְבַדֶּֽךָ׃le.va.De.khaH905.

21ThenIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֔וֹץ'a.MotzH531sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֙vai.yish.LachH7971untoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingH559,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, Whereas thou hastprayedהִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּhit.pa.Lal.taH6419tomeH413againstH413Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֖יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804,

22this is thewordהַדָּבָ֔רha.da.VarH1697whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning him: Thevirginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726hathdespisedבָּזָ֨הba.ZahH959thee and laughed thee to scorn; thedaughterבַּ֖תbatH1323ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389hathshakenהֵנִ֔יעָהhe.Ni.'ahH5128herעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921headרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218at thee.

23Whomמִ֤יmiH4310hast thou reproached andblasphemedוְגִדַּ֔פְתָּve.gi.Daf.taH1442? andagainstH5921whomמִ֖יmiH4310hast thouexaltedהֲרִימ֣וֹתָהha.ri.Mo.tahH7311thyvoiceקּ֑וֹלKolH6963andliftedוַתִּשָּׂ֥אva.ti.Sa'H5375upH5375thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869onhighמָר֛וֹםma.RomH4791?evenאֶת־'et-H853againstH5921theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

24By thyservantsעֲבָדֶיךָ֮'a.va.dei.KhaH5650hast thou reproached theLordאֲדֹנָי֒'a.do.NaiH136, and hastsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, With themultitudeבְּרֹ֥בbe.RoH7230of mychariotsרִכְבִּ֛יrikh.BiH7393am Icomeוְאָבוֹא֙ve.'a.Vo'H935upעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927to theheightקוֹמַ֤תko.MatH6967of themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022, to theinnermostH3411partsיַרְכְּתֵ֣יyar.ke.TeiH3411ofLebanonלְבָנ֑וֹןle.va.NonH3844; and I willcutוְאֶכְרֹ֞תve.'ekh.RotH3772downH3772thetallH6967cedarsאֲרָזָיו֙'a.ra.ZavH730thereof, and thechoiceמִבְחַ֣רmiv.CharH4005firH1265treesH1265thereof: and I willenterH935intoH935hisfarthestקִצּ֔וֹki.TzoH7093heightH6967, theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293of hisfruitfulH3759fieldH3759.

25I have digged anddrunkוְשָׁתִ֣יתִיve.sha.Ti.tiH8354waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325, and with thesoleבְּכַף־be.khaf-H3709of myfeetפְּעָמַ֔יpe.'a.MaiH6471will Idryוְאַחְרִב֙ve.'ach.RivH2717upH8354allכֹּ֖לkolH3605theriversיְאֹרֵ֥יye.'o.ReiH2975ofEgyptמָצֽוֹר׃ma.TzorH4693.

26Hast thounotהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808heardשָׁמַ֤עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085howH6213I havedoneH6213itlongH3117agoלְמֵֽרָחוֹק֙le.me.ra.chOkH7350, andformedוִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָvi.tzar.Ti.haH3335it of ancienttimesH3117?nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258have IbroughtH935it topassH935, that thou shouldest be tolayוּתְהִ֗יu.te.HiH1961waste fencedcitiesעָרִ֥ים'a.RimH5892intoH935ruinousheapsגַּלִּ֥יםga.LimH1530.

27Therefore theirinhabitantsוְיֹֽשְׁבֵיהֶן֙ve.yo.she.vei.HenH3427were of smallpowerיָ֔דYadH3027, they weredismayedחַ֖תּוּCha.tuH2865andconfoundedוָבֹ֑שׁוּva.Vo.shuH954; they were as thegrassחֲצִ֣ירcha.TzirH2682of thefieldשָׂדֶה֙sa.DehH7704, and as thegreenוִ֣ירַקVi.rakH3419herbעֵ֤שֶׂב'E.sevH6212, as thegrassH2682on thehousetopsגַּגּ֔וֹתga.GotH1406, and as afieldH7704of cornbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440it begrownקָמָֽה׃ka.MahH7054upהָי֞וּha.YuH1961.

28But Iknowיָדָ֑עְתִּיya.Da.'e.tiH3045thysittingH3427downוְשִׁבְתְּךָ֛ve.shiv.te.KhaH3427, and thygoingH3318outH3318, and thycomingוּבוֹאֲךָ֖u.vo.'a.KhaH935in, and thyragingהִֽתְרַגֶּזְךָ֥hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstH413meH413.

29Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282of thyragingהִתְרַגֶּזְךָ֣hit.ra.gez.KhaH7264againstH413meH413, and for that thine arrogancy iscomeבָּ֥אתָBa.taH935upעָלָ֣ה'a.LahH5927intoH413mineearsבְאָזְנָ֑יve.'a.ze.NaiH241, therefore will Iputוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760myhookחַחִ֜יcha.ChiH2397in thynoseבְּאַפֶּ֗ךָbe.'a.Pe.khaH639, and mybridleוּמִתְגִּי֙u.mit.GiH4964in thylipsבִּשְׂפָתֶ֔יךָbis.fa.Tei.khaH8193, and I willturnוַהֲשִׁ֣יבֹתִ֔יךָva.ha.Shi.vo.Ti.khaH7725theebackH7725by thewayבַּדֶּ֖רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870bywhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834thou camest.

30And this shall be thesignהָא֔וֹתha.'otH226unto thee: ye shalleatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398thisyearהַשָּׁנָה֙ha.sha.NahH8141thatwhichH2088groweth ofitselfH2088, and in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֥הu.va.sha.NahH8141thatwhichH2088springeth of thesameH2088; and in thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֗יתha.she.li.ShitH7992yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141sowזִרְע֧וּzir.'UH2232ye, andreapוְקִצְר֛וּve.kitz.RuH7114, andplantוְנִטְע֥וּve.nit.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֖יםkhe.ra.MimH3754, andeatוְאִכְל֥וּve.'a.kholH398thefruitפִרְיָֽם׃fir.YamH6529thereof.

31And theremnantהַנִּשְׁאָרָ֖הha.nish.'a.RahH7604that isescapedפְּלֵיטַ֧תpe.lei.TatH6413of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063shallagainH3254takeH3254rootשֹׁ֣רֶשׁSho.reshH8328downwardלְמָ֑טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295, and bearfruitפְרִ֖יfe.RiH6529upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

32ForoutH3318ofJerusalemמִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389shallgoתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611, andoutH3318ofmountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726they that shallescapeוּפְלֵיטָ֖הu.fe.lei.TahH6413: thezealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635shallperformתַּֽעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this.

33Thereforethusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068concerning thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, He shallnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935unto thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shootיוֹרֶ֥הyo.RehH3384anarrowחֵ֑ץChetzH2671there,neitherוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808shall hecomeH935beforeH413it withshieldמָגֵ֔ןma.GenH4043,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808castיִשְׁפֹּ֥ךְyish.PokhH8210a mountagainstעֳלֶ֖יהָ'o.Lei.haH5921it.

34By thewayבַּדֶּ֥רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870that hecameבָּ֖אba'H935, by the same shall hereturnיָשׁ֑וּבya.ShuvH7725, and he shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808comeיָב֖וֹאya.Vo'H935unto thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

35For I willdefendוְגַנּוֹתִ֛יve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892tosaveלְהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֑הּle.ho.shi.'AhH3467it, for mine ownsakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616, and for myservantעַבְדִּֽי׃ ס'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.

36And theangelמַלְאַ֣ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068wentH3318forthH3318, andsmoteוַיַּכֶּה֙vai.ya.KehH5221in thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Assyrians ahundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967and fourscore andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568thousandאָ֑לֶף'A.lefH505: and whenmenH3605aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009, they wereallH3605deadמֵתִֽים׃me.TimH4191corpsesפְּגָרִ֥יםpe.ga.RimH6297.

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