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Isaiah 16

1Sendשִׁלְחוּ־shil.chu-H7971ye thelambכַ֥רkharH3733to therulerמֹשֵֽׁל־mo.shel-H4910of thelandאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776fromSelaמִסֶּ֣לַעmi.Se.la'H5554to thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רָהmid.Ba.rahH4057, to themountהַ֖רharH2022of thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

2For it shall be, that, as awanderingנוֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074birdכְעוֹף־khe.'of-H5775castoutמְשֻׁלָּ֑חme.shu.LachH7971of thenestקֵ֣ןkenH7064, so thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shall be at thefordsמַעְבָּרֹ֖תma'.ba.RotH4569ofArnonלְאַרְנֽוֹן׃le.'ar.NonH769.

3Takeהָבִ֤יאִיha.vi.'uH935counselעֵצָה֙'e.TzahH6098,executeעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213judgmentפְלִילָ֔הfe.li.LahH6415;makeשִׁ֧יתִיShi.tiH7896thyshadowצִלֵּ֖ךְtzi.LekhH6738as thenightכַלַּ֛יִלkha.La.yilH3915in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thenoondayצָהֳרָ֑יִםtzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672;hideסַתְּרִי֙sa.te.RiH5641theoutcastsנִדָּחִ֔יםni.da.ChimH5080;discoverתְּגַלִּֽי׃te.ga.LiH1540not him thatwanderethנֹדֵ֖דno.DedH5074.

4Let myoutcastsנִדָּחַ֔יni.da.ChaiH5080dwellיָג֤וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481with thee,Moabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124;beהֱוִי־he.vi-H1933thou acovertסֵ֥תֶרSe.terH5643to them from thefaceמִפְּנֵ֣יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thespoilerשׁוֹדֵ֑דsho.DedH7703: for theextortionerהַמֵּץ֙ha.MetzH4160is at anendאָפֵ֤ס'a.FesH656, thespoilerשֹׁ֔דShodH7701ceasethכָּ֣לָהKa.lahH3615, theoppressorsרֹמֵ֖סro.MesH7429areconsumedתַּ֥מּוּTa.muH8552out of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

5And inmercyבַּחֶ֙סֶד֙ba.Che.sedH2617shall thethroneכִּסֵּ֔אki.Se'H3678beestablishedוְהוּכַ֤ןve.hu.KhanH3559: and he shallsitוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427upon it intruthבֶּאֱמֶ֖תbe.'e.MetH571in thetabernacleבְּאֹ֣הֶלbe.'O.helH168ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,judgingשֹׁפֵ֛טsho.FetH8199, andseekingוְדֹרֵ֥שׁve.do.ReshH1875judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941, and swiftlyexecutingוּמְהִ֥רu.me.HirH4106righteousnessצֶֽדֶק׃Tze.dekH6664.

6We haveheardשָׁמַ֥עְנוּsha.Ma'.nuH8085of theprideגְאוֹן־ge.'on-H1347ofMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124; he isveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966proudגֵּ֣אge'H1341: even of hishaughtinessגַּאֲוָת֧וֹga.'a.va.ToH1346, and hisprideוּגְאוֹנ֛וֹu.ge.'o.NoH1347, and hiswrathוְעֶבְרָת֖וֹve.'ev.ra.ToH5678: but hisliesבַּדָּֽיו׃ סba.DavH907shall not be so.

7Therefore shallMoabמוֹאָ֛בmo.'AvH4124wailיְיֵלִ֥ילye.ye.LilH3213forMoabלְמוֹאָ֖בle.mo.'AvH4124, every one shallwailיְיֵלִ֑ילye.ye.LilH3213: for thefoundationsH808ofKirharesethH7025shall yemournתֶּהְגּ֖וּteh.GuH1897; surely they arestrickenנְכָאִֽים׃ne.kha.'ImH5218.

8For thefieldsשַׁדְמוֹת֩shad.mOtH7709ofHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןchesh.BonH2809languishאֻמְלָ֜ל'um.LalH535, and thevineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֗הsiv.MahH7643: thelordsבַּעֲלֵ֤יba.'a.LeiH1167of theheathenגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471have brokendownהָלְמ֣וּhal.MuH1986its principalplantsשְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָse.ru.Kei.haH8291, they havecomeנָגָ֖עוּna.Ga.'uH5060even toJazerיַעְזֵ֥רya'.ZerH3270, theywanderedתָּ֣עוּTa.'uH8582through thewildernessמִדְבָּ֑רmid.BarH4057: herbranchesשְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָshe.Lu.cho.Tei.haH7976areextendedנִטְּשׁ֖וּni.te.ShuH5203, they have goneoverעָ֥בְרוּ'A.ve.ruH5674theseaיָֽם׃YamH3220.

9Therefore I willbewailאֶבְכֶּ֞ה'ev.KehH1058with theweepingבִּבְכִ֤יbiv.KhiH1065ofJazerיַעְזֵר֙ya'.ZerH3270thevineגֶּ֣פֶןGe.fenH1612ofSibmahשִׂבְמָ֔הsiv.MahH7643: I willwaterאֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙'a.rai.Ya.vekhH7301thee with mytearsדִּמְעָתִ֔יdim.'a.TiH1832, OHeshbonחֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןchesh.BonH2809, andElealehוְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הve.'el.'a.LehH500: for theshoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959for thy summerfruitsקֵיצֵ֛ךְkei.TzekhH7019and for thyharvestקְצִירֵ֖ךְke.tzi.RekhH7105isfallenנָפָֽל׃na.FalH5307.

10Andgladnessשִׂמְחָ֤הsim.ChahH8057is takenawayוְנֶאֱסַ֨ףve.ne.'e.SafH622, andjoyוָגִיל֙va.GilH1524from the plentifulfieldהַכַּרְמֶ֔לha.kar.MelH3759; and in thevineyardsוּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםu.va.ke.ra.MimH3754there shall be nosingingיְרֻנָּ֖ןye.ru.NanH7442, neither shall there beshoutingיְרֹעָ֑עye.ro.'A'H7321: thetreadersיִדְרֹ֥ךְyid.RokhH1869shall treadoutהַדֹּרֵ֖ךְha.do.RekhH1869nowineיַ֗יִןYa.yinH3196in theirpressesבַּיְקָבִ֛יםbay.ka.VimH3342; I have made their vintageshoutingהֵידָ֥דhei.DadH1959toceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

11Therefore myheartמֵעַ֣יme.'AiH4578shallsoundיֶֽהֱמ֑וּye.he.MuH1993like anharpכַּכִּנּ֖וֹרka.ki.NorH3658forMoabלְמוֹאָ֔בle.mo.'AvH4124, and my inwardpartsוְקִרְבִּ֖יve.kir.BiH7130forKirhareshH7025.

12And it shall come to pass, when it isseenנִרְאָ֛הnir.'AhH7200thatMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124iswearyנִלְאָ֥הnil.'AhH3811on the highplaceהַבָּמָ֑הha.ba.MahH1116, that he shallcomeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935to hissanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹmik.da.ShoH4720toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419; but he shall notprevailיוּכָֽל׃yu.KhalH3201.

13This is thewordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696concerningMoabמוֹאָ֖בmo.'AvH4124since thattimeמֵאָֽז׃me.'AzH227.

14But now theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Withinthreeבְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁbe.sha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141, as theyearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141of anhirelingשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916, and thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124shall bedespisedוְנִקְלָה֙ve.nik.LahH7034, with all thatgreatהָרָ֑בha.RavH7227multitudeהֶהָמ֣וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995; and theremnantוּשְׁאָ֥רu.she.'ArH7605shall beveryמְעַ֛טme.'AtH4592smallמִזְעָ֖רmiz.'ArH4213andfeebleל֥וֹא כַבִּֽיר׃ סLo' kha.BirH3808 H3524.

Commentaries on Isaiah 16

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