Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 7:1-9

1And itcameH1961topassH1961in thedaysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117ofAhazאָ֠חָז'A.chozH271thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJothamיוֹתָ֨םyo.TamH3147, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, thatRezinרְצִ֣יןre.TzinH7526thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofSyriaאֲ֠רָם'A.romH758, andPekahוּפֶ֨קַחu.Fe.kachH6492thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֤הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,wentH5927upH5927toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389towarלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstעָלֶ֑יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it; butcouldH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808prevailH3201againstעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921it.

2And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046thehouseלְבֵ֤יתle.VeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758is confederate withEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669. And hisheartלְבָבוֹ֙le.va.VoH3824wasmovedH7307, and theheartוּלְבַ֣בu.le.VavH3824of hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971, as thetreesעֲצֵי־'a.tzei-H6086of theforestיַ֖עַרYa.'arH3293aremovedH7307with thewindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.

3Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068untoIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ye.sha'.ya.HuH3470,Goצֵא־tze'-H3318forthH3318nowנָא֙na'H4994tomeetH7125Ahazאָחָ֔ז'a.ChazH271, thou, andShear-jashubH7610thysonבְּנֶ֑ךָbe.Ne.khaH1121, at theendקְצֵ֗הke.TzehH7097of the conduit of theupperהָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295, in thehighwayמְסִלַּ֖תme.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704;

4andsayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto him,Takeהִשָּׁמֵ֨רhi.sha.MerH8104heedH8104, and bequietוְהַשְׁקֵ֜טve.hash.KetH8252;fearתִּירָ֗אti.Ra'H3372notH408,neitherH408letH408thineheartוּלְבָבְךָ֙u.le.va.ve.KhaH3824befaintיֵרַ֔ךְye.RakhH7401,becauseאֵ֠לָיו'E.lavH413oftheseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428twoמִשְּׁנֵ֨יmi.she.NeiH8147tailsזַנְב֧וֹתzan.VotH2180ofsmokingהָעֲשֵׁנִ֖יםha.'a.she.NimH6226firebrandsהָאוּדִ֛יםha.'u.DimH181, for thefierceבָּחֳרִי־bo.cho.ri-H2750angerאַ֛ף'afH639ofRezinרְצִ֥יןre.TzinH7526andSyriaוַאֲרָ֖םva.'a.RamH758, and of thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425.

5Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Syriaאֲרָ֖ם'a.RamH758hath counselledevilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451againstעָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669also, and thesonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121ofRemaliahרְמַלְיָ֖הוּre.mal.Ya.huH7425,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6LetusH413goנַעֲלֶ֤הna.'a.LehH5927upH5927againstH413Judahבִֽיהוּדָה֙vi.hu.DahH3063, and vex it, and letusH413makeH1234abreachH1234therein forusH413, andsetH5927upH5927akingמֶ֙לֶךְ֙Me.lekhH4428in themidstבְּתוֹכָ֔הּbe.to.KhahH8432of it,evenאֵ֖ת'etH853thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTabeelטָֽבְאַֽל׃ סTa.ve.'AlH2870:

7thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saith theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODH136, It shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808standתָק֖וּםta.KumH6965,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall itcomeH1961topassH1961.

8For theheadרֹ֤אשׁroshH7218ofSyriaאֲרָם֙'a.RamH758isDamascusדַּמֶּ֔שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834isRezinרְצִ֑יןre.TzinH7526: and within threescore andfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141shallEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669be broken in pieces, that it benotכִּ֣יkiH3588apeopleמֵעָֽם׃me.'AmH5971:

9and theheadוְרֹ֤אשׁve.RoshH7218ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙'ef.Ra.yimH669isSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, and theheadוְרֹ֥אשׁve.RoshH7218ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111is Remaliah’ssonבֶּן־ben-H1121.Ifאִ֚ם'imH518ye willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeתַאֲמִ֔ינוּta.'a.Mi.nuH539,surelyכִּ֖יkiH3588ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beestablishedתֵאָמֵֽנוּ׃ סte.'a.Me.nuH539.

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