Revised Version 1895

Isaiah 8

1And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419tabletגִּלָּי֣וֹןgi.la.YonH1549, andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789uponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921it with the pen of amanאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582, ForMaher-shalal-hash-bazH4122;

2and I will take untomeH539faithfulH539witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707to record,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thesonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121ofJeberechiahיְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ye.ve.rekh.Ya.huH3000.

3And Iwentאֶל־'el-H413unto theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031; andsheH7121conceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034Maher-shalal-hash-bazH4122.

4ForbeforeH6440thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall haveknowledgeיֵדַ֣עye.Da'H3045tocryקְרֹ֖אke.Ro'H7121, Myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1, and, Mymotherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517, therichesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and thespoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall becarriedיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375awayH5375beforeH6440thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.

5And theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spake untomeאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413yetagainע֖וֹדodH5750,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Forasmuch as thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971hath refused thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of Shiloah thatgoהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980softly, andrejoiceוּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂu.me.SosH4885inRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526and Remaliah’ssonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121;

7nowH2009therefore,beholdH2009, theLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136bringethupמַעֲלֶ֨הma.'a.LehH5927uponH5921them thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of theRiverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,strongהָעֲצוּמִים֙ha.'a.tzu.MimH6099andmanyוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227,evenוְלָכֵ֡ןve.la.KhenH3651thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804andallכָּל־kol-H3605hisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519: and he shallcomeH1980upוְעָלָה֙ve.'a.LahH5927overallכָּל־kol-H3605hischannelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650, andgoוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980overallכָּל־kol-H3605hisbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415:

8and he shallsweepוְחָלַ֤ףve.cha.LafH2498onwardintoH776Judahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063; he shalloverflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857andpassוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674throughH5674; he shallreachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060evenH5704to theneckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677; and the stretchingoutH5704of hiswingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671shallfillמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393thebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of thylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776, OImmanuelH6005.

9Make an uproar; O yepeoplesעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971, and ye shall be broken in pieces; andgiveוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605ye offarמֶרְחַקֵּי־mer.cha.kei-H4801countriesאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:girdהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces:girdהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces.

10Takeעֻ֥צוּ'U.tzuH5779counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098togetherעִמָּ֖נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973, and it shall bebroughtH6965to nought;speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696thewordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697, and it shallnotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808standיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965: forGodאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410is withusכִּ֥יkiH3588.

11For theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakethusכֹ֨הkhohH3541tomeH413with astrongכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393handהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027, andinstructedאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559meH413that I shouldnotהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088walkH1870in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559yenotלֹא־lo'-H3808, Aconspiracyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195, concerningallלְכֹ֧לle.KholH3605whereof thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shallsayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559, Aconspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372ye theirfearH3372,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be indreadתַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ta.'a.Ri.tzuH6206thereof.

13TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, him shall yesanctifyתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942; and let him be yourfearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172, and let him be yourdreadמַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃Ma.'a.Ritz.KhemH6206.

14And he shall be for asanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720; but for astoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68ofstumblingמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383and for arockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697of offence tobothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147thehousesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, for a gin and for asnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170to theinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Andmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227shallstumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782thereon, andfallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307, and bebrokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665, and besnaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369, and betakenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

16Bind thouupH2856thetestimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856thelawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451among mydisciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17And I willwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442for theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, that hideth hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and I willlookוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960for him.

18Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, I and thechildrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whomH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathgivenH5414meH5414are forsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and forwondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whichH834dwelleth inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19And when they shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559untoyouוְכִֽי־ve.khi-H3588,SeekH1875unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and thatmutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897: shouldnotהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808apeopleעַם֙'amH5971seekH1875unto theirGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? onbehalfבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157of thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416should theyseekH1875unto thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?

20To thelawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to thetestimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584!ifH518theyspeakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559notH3808according to thiswordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697,surelyH518there isnoH3808morningשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837for them.

21And they shallpassוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674throughH5674it, hardly bestead andhungryוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457: and it shallcomeוְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961topassH5674that, when they shall behungryH7457, they shall fret themselves, andcurseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043by theirkingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and by theirGodוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430, andturnוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437theirfacesH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

22and they shalllookH2009unto theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776, andbeholdH2009,distressH6869anddarknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825, thegloomוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653ofanguishH6869; andintoוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413thickH653darknessH2825they shall bedrivenH5080awayH5080.

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