Revised Webster's Bible

Isaiah 17

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofDamascusדַּמָּ֑שֶׂקda.Ma.sekH1834. Behold,Damascusדַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙da.Me.sekH1834is takenawayמוּסָ֣רmu.SarH5493from being acityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892, and it shall be aruinousמַפָּלָֽה׃ma.pa.LahH4654heapמְעִ֥יme.'IH4596.

2Thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofAroerעֲרֹעֵ֑ר'a.ro.'ErH6177areforsakenעֲזֻב֖וֹתa.zu.VotH5800: they shall be forflocksלַעֲדָרִ֣יםla.'a.da.RimH5739, which shall liedownוְרָבְצ֖וּve.ra.ve.TzuH7257, and none shall make themafraidמַחֲרִֽיד׃ma.cha.RidH2729.

3Thefortressמִבְצָר֙miv.TzarH4013also shallceaseוְנִשְׁבַּ֤תve.nish.BatH7673fromEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, and thekingdomוּמַמְלָכָ֥הu.mam.la.KhahH4467fromDamascusמִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקmi.da.Me.sekH1834, and theremnantוּשְׁאָ֣רu.she.'ArH7605ofSyriaאֲרָ֑ם'a.RamH758: they shall be as thegloryכִּכְב֤וֹדkikh.VodH3519of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,saithנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

4And in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117it shall come to pass, that thegloryכְּב֣וֹדke.VodH3519ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290shall bediminishedיִדַּ֖לyi.DalH1809, and thefatnessוּמִשְׁמַ֥ןu.mish.ManH4924of hisfleshבְּשָׂר֖וֹbe.sa.RoH1320shall becomeleanיֵרָזֶֽה׃ye.ra.ZehH7329.

5And it shall be as when thereaperקָצִ֣ירka.TzirH7105gatherethכֶּֽאֱסֹף֙ke.'e.SofH622thegrainקָמָ֔הka.MahH7054, andreapethיִקְצ֑וֹרyik.TzorH7114theearsשִׁבֳּלִ֣יםshi.bo.LimH7641with hisarmוּזְרֹע֖וֹu.ze.ro.'OH2220; and it shall be as he thatgatherethכִּמְלַקֵּ֥טkim.la.KetH3950earsשִׁבֳּלִ֖יםshi.bo.LimH7641in thevalleyבְּעֵ֥מֶקbe.'E.mekH6010ofRephaimרְפָאִֽים׃re.fa.'ImH7497.

6Yet gleaninggrapesעֽוֹלֵלֹת֙o.le.LotH5955shall beleftוְנִשְׁאַר־ve.nish.'ar-H7604in it, as theshakingכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363of an olivetreeזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132,twoשְׁנַ֧יִםshe.Na.yimH8147orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֛הshe.lo.ShahH7969berriesגַּרְגְּרִ֖יםgar.ge.RimH1620in thetopבְּרֹ֣אשׁbe.RoshH7218of the uppermostboughאָמִ֑יר'a.MirH534,fourאַרְבָּעָ֣ה'ar.ba.'AhH702orfiveחֲמִשָּׁ֗הcha.mi.ShahH2568in the outmostfruitfulפֹּֽרִיָּ֔הpo.ri.YahH6509branchesבִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙bis.'i.Fei.haH5585of it,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

7At thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall amanהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120lookיִשְׁעֶ֥הyish.'EhH8159to hisMakerעֹשֵׂ֑הוּ'o.Se.huH6213, and hiseyesוְעֵינָ֕יוve.'ei.NavH5869shall haverespectתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200to theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8And he shall notlookיִשְׁעֶ֔הyish.'EhH8159to thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of hishandsיָדָ֑יוya.DavH3027, neither shallrespectיִרְאֶ֔הyir.'EhH7200that which hisfingersאֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙'etz.be.'o.TavH676havemadeעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213, either thegrovesוְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםve.ha.'a.she.RimH842, or theimagesוְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃ve.ha.cha.ma.NimH2553.

9In thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117shall hisstrongמָעֻזּ֗וֹma.'u.ZoH4581citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892be as aforsakenכַּעֲזוּבַ֤תka.'a.zu.VatH5800boughהַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙ha.Cho.reshH2793, and an uppermostbranchוְהָ֣אָמִ֔ירve.Ha.'a.MirH534, which theyleftעָזְב֔וּ'a.ze.VuH5800becauseמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and there shall bedesolationשְׁמָמָֽה׃she.ma.MahH8077.

10Because thou hastforgottenשָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙sha.Kha.chatH7911theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thysalvationיִשְׁעֵ֔ךְyish.'EkhH3468, and hast not beenmindfulזָכָ֑רְתְּza.Kha.retH2142of therockוְצ֥וּרve.TzurH6697of thystrengthמָעֻזֵּ֖ךְma.'u.ZekhH4581, therefore shalt thouplantתִּטְּעִי֙ti.te.'IH5193pleasantנַעֲמָנִ֔יםna.'a.ma.NimH5282plantsנִטְעֵ֣יnit.'EiH5194, and shaltsetתִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃tiz.ra.'E.nuH2232it withstrangeזָ֖רzarH2114slipsוּזְמֹ֥רַתu.ze.Mo.ratH2156:

11In thedayבְּי֤וֹםbe.YomH3117shalt thou make thyplantנִטְעֵךְ֙nit.'eKhH5194togrowתְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִיte.sag.Se.giH7735, and in themorningוּבַבֹּ֖קֶרu.va.Bo.kerH1242shalt thou make thyseedזַרְעֵ֣ךְzar.'EkhH2233toflourishתַּפְרִ֑יחִיtaf.Ri.chiH6524: but theharvestקָצִ֛ירka.TzirH7105shall be aheapנֵ֥דnedH5067in thedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117ofgriefנַחֲלָ֖הna.cha.LahH2470and ofdesperateאָנֽוּשׁ׃ ס'a.NushH605sorrowוּכְאֵ֥בu.khe.'EvH3511.

12Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to themultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995ofmanyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peopleעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971, who make anoiseכַּהֲמ֥וֹתka.ha.MotH1993like thenoiseיֶהֱמָי֑וּןye.he.ma.YunH1993of theseasיַמִּ֖יםya.MimH3220; and to therushingH7588ofnationsלְאֻמִּ֔יםle.'u.MimH3816, that make a rushing like therushingיִשָּׁאֽוּן׃yi.sha.'UnH7582ofmightyכַּבִּירִ֖יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325!

13Thenationsלְאֻמִּ֗יםle.'u.MimH3816shallrushיִשָּׁא֔וּןyi.sha.'UnH7582like therushingכִּשְׁא֞וֹןkish.'onH7588ofmanyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersמַ֤יִםMa.yimH4325: but God shallrebukeוְגָ֥עַרve.Ga.'arH1605them, and they shallfleeוְנָ֣סve.NasH5127faroffמִמֶּרְחָ֑קmi.mer.ChakH4801, and shall bechasedוְרֻדַּ֗ףve.ru.DafH7291as thechaffכְּמֹ֤ץke.MotzH4671of themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022beforeלִפְנֵי־lif.nei-H6440thewindר֔וּחַRu.achH7307, and like a rollingthingוּכְגַלְגַּ֖לu.khe.gal.GalH1534beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thewhirlwindסוּפָֽה׃su.FahH5492.

14And behold at the time ofeveningלְעֵ֥ת עֶ֙רֶב֙le.'Et 'e.revH6256 H6153troubleבַלָּהָ֔הva.la.HahH1091; and before themorningבֹּ֖קֶרBo.kerH1242he is not. This is theportionחֵ֣לֶקChe.lekH2506of them thatplunderשׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּsho.Sei.nuH8154us, and thelotוְגוֹרָ֖לve.go.RalH1486of them thatrobלְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ סle.vo.ze.Zei.nuH962us.

Commentaries on Isaiah 17

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