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Isaiah 21

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of thedesertמִדְבַּר־mid.bar-H4057of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220. Aswhirlwindsכְּסוּפ֤וֹתke.su.FotH5492in thesouthבַּנֶּ֙גֶב֙ba.Ne.gevH5045passלַֽחֲלֹ֔ףla.cha.LofH2498through; so itcomethבָּ֔אBa'H935from thedesertמִמִּדְבָּ֣רmi.mid.BarH4057, from aterribleנוֹרָאָֽה׃no.ra.'AhH3372landמֵאֶ֖רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

2Agrievousקָשָׁ֖הka.ShahH7186visionחָז֥וּתcha.ZutH2380isdeclaredהֻגַּד־hu.gad-H5046to me; the treacherousdealerהַבּוֹגֵ֤ד׀ha.bo.GedH898dealethtreacherouslyבּוֹגֵד֙bo.GedH898, and thespoilerוְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד׀ve.ha.sho.DedH7703plunderethשׁוֹדֵ֔דsho.DedH7703. Goupעֲלִ֤י'a.LiH5927, OElamעֵילָם֙'ei.LamH5867:besiegeצוּרִ֣יtzu.RiH6696, OMediaמָדַ֔יma.DaiH4074; all itssighingאַנְחָתָ֖ה'an.cha.TahH585have I made toceaseהִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃hish.Ba.tiH7673.

3Therefore are myloinsמָתְנַי֙ma.te.NaiH4975filledמָלְא֤וּmal.'UH4390withpainחַלְחָלָ֔הchal.cha.LahH2479:pangsצִירִ֣יםtzi.RimH6735have takenholdאֲחָז֔וּנִי'a.cha.Zu.niH270upon me, as thepangsכְּצִירֵ֖יke.tzi.ReiH6735of a woman thattravailethיֽוֹלֵדָ֑הyo.le.DahH3205: I was boweddownנַעֲוֵ֣יתִיna.'a.Vei.tiH5753at thehearingמִשְּׁמֹ֔עַmi.she.Mo.a'H8085of it ; I wasdismayedנִבְהַ֖לְתִּיniv.Hal.tiH926at theseeingמֵרְאֽוֹת׃me.re.'otH7200of it .

4Myheartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824pantedתָּעָ֣הta.'AhH8582,fearfulnessפַּלָּצ֖וּתpa.la.TzutH6427terrifiedבִּֽעֲתָ֑תְנִיbi.'a.Ta.te.niH1204me: thenightנֶ֣שֶׁףNe.shefH5399of mypleasureחִשְׁקִ֔יchish.KiH2837hath heturnedשָׂ֥םsamH7760intofearלַחֲרָדָֽה׃la.cha.ra.DahH2731to me.

5Prepareעָרֹ֧ךְ'a.RokhH6186thetableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֛ןha.shul.ChanH7979,watchH6822in thewatchtowerהַצָּפִ֖יתha.tza.FitH6844,eatאָכ֣וֹל'a.KholH398,drinkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354:ariseק֥וּמוּKu.muH6965, yeprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269, andanointמִשְׁח֥וּmish.ChuH4886theshieldמָגֵֽן׃ פma.GenH4043.

6For thus hath theLordאֲדֹנָ֑י'a.do.NaiH136saidאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to me,GoH3212,setהַעֲמֵ֣דha.'a.MedH5975awatchmanהַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הham.tza.PehH6822, let himdeclareיַגִּֽיד׃ya.GidH5046what heseethיִרְאֶ֖הyir.'EhH7200.

7And hesawוְרָ֣אָהve.Ra.'ahH7200achariotרֶ֗כֶבRe.khevH7393with acoupleצֶ֚מֶדTze.medH6776ofhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםpa.ra.ShimH6571, achariotרֶ֥כֶבRe.khevH7393ofdonkeysחֲמ֖וֹרcha.MorH2543, and achariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393ofcamelsגָּמָ֑לga.MalH1581; and hehearkenedוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבve.hik.ShivH7181diligentlyקֶ֖שֶׁבKe.shevH7182withmuchרַב־rav-H7227heedקָֽשֶׁב׃Ka.shevH7182:

8And hecriedוַיִּקְרָ֖אvai.yik.Ra'H7121, Alionאַרְיֵ֑ה'ar.YehH738: Mylordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, Istandעֹמֵ֤ד'o.MedH5975continuallyתָּמִיד֙ta.MidH8548upon thewatchtowerמִצְפֶּ֣ה׀mitz.PehH4707in thedaytimeיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119, and I amsetנִצָּ֖בni.TzavH5324in mypostמִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔יmish.mar.TiH4931wholenightsהַלֵּילֽוֹת׃ha.lei.LotH3915:

9And, behold, herecomethבָא֙va'H935achariotרֶ֣כֶבRe.khevH7393ofmenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376, with acoupleצֶ֖מֶדTze.medH6776ofhorsemenפָּֽרָשִׁ֑יםpa.ra.ShimH6571. And heansweredוַיַּ֣עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894isfallenנָפְלָ֤הna.fe.LahH5307, isfallenנָֽפְלָה֙na.fe.LahH5307; and all the gravenimagesפְּסִילֵ֥יpe.si.LeiH6456of hergodsאֱלֹהֶ֖יהָ'e.lo.Hei.haH430he hathbrokenשִׁבַּ֥רshi.BarH7665to thegroundלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776.

10O mythreshingמְדֻשָׁתִ֖יme.du.sha.TiH4098, and thegrainוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121of myfloorגָּרְנִ֑יga.re.NiH1637: that which I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, have Ideclaredהִגַּ֥דְתִּיhi.Gad.tiH5046to you.

11Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofDumahדּוּמָ֑הdu.MahH1746. Hecallethקֹרֵ֣אko.Re'H7121to me out ofSeirמִשֵּׂעִ֔ירmi.se.'IrH8165,Watchmanשֹׁמֵר֙sho.MerH8104, what of thenightמִלַּ֔יְלָהmi.Lay.lahH3915?Watchmanשֹׁמֵ֖רsho.MerH8104, what of thenightמִלֵּֽיל׃mi.LeilH3915?

12Thewatchmanשֹׁמֵ֔רsho.MerH8104saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, Themorningבֹ֖קֶרVo.kerH1242comethאָתָ֥ה'a.TahH857, and also thenightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: if ye willenquireתִּבְעָי֥וּןtiv.'a.YunH1158,enquireבְּעָ֖יוּbe.'A.yuH1158ye:returnשֻׁ֥בוּShu.vuH7725,comeאֵתָֽיוּ׃ ס'e.Ta.yuH857.

13Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853uponArabiaבַּעְרָ֑בba'.RavH6152. In theforestבַּיַּ֤עַרbai.Ya.'arH3293inArabiaבַּעְרַב֙ba'.RavH6152shall yelodgeתָּלִ֔ינוּta.Li.nuH3885, O ye travellingcompaniesאֹֽרְח֖וֹת'o.re.ChotH736ofDedanimדְּדָנִֽים׃de.da.NimH1720.

14Theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427of thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTemaתֵּימָ֔אtei.Ma'H8485broughtהֵתָ֣יוּhe.Ta.yuH857waterמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325tohimH7125that wasthirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771, theymetקִדְּמ֥וּki.de.MuH6923with theirbreadבְּלַחְמ֖וֹbe.lach.MoH3899him thatfledנֹדֵֽד׃no.DedH5074.

15For theyfledנָדָ֑דוּna.Da.duH5074fromמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440theswordsחֲרָב֖וֹתcha.ra.VotH2719,fromמִפְּנֵ֣י׀mi.pe.NeiH6440thedrawnנְטוּשָׁ֗הne.tu.ShahH5203swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719, andfromוּמִפְּנֵי֙u.mi.pe.NeiH6440thebentדְּרוּכָ֔הde.ru.KhahH1869bowקֶ֣שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, andfromוּמִפְּנֵ֖יu.mi.pe.NeiH6440thegrievousnessכֹּ֥בֶדKoedH3514ofwarמִלְחָמָֽה׃ סmil.cha.MahH4421.

16For thus hath theLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136saidאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559to me, Within ayearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141, according to theyearsכִּשְׁנֵ֣יkish.NeiH8141of anhirelingשָׂכִ֔ירsa.KhirH7916, and all thegloryכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519ofKedarקֵדָֽר׃ke.DarH6938shallfailוְכָלָ֖הve.kha.LahH3615:

17And theremainderוּשְׁאָ֧רu.she.'ArH7605of thenumberמִסְפַּר־mis.par-H4557ofarchersקֶ֛שֶׁתKe.shetH7198, the mightymenגִּבּוֹרֵ֥יgi.bo.ReiH1368of thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofKedarקֵדָ֖רke.DarH6938, shall bediminishedיִמְעָ֑טוּyim.'A.tuH4591: for theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696it .

Commentaries on Isaiah 21

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