Revised Webster's Bible

Isaiah 23

1Theburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853ofTyreצֹ֑רTzorH6865.Wailהֵילִ֣ילוּ׀hei.Li.luH3213, yeshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁtar.ShishH8659; for it is laidwasteשֻׁדַּ֤דshu.DadH7703, so that there is nohouseמִבַּ֙יִת֙mi.Ba.yitH1004, no enteringinמִבּ֔וֹאmi.Bo'H935: from thelandמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofChittimכִּתִּ֖יםki.TimH3794it isrevealedנִגְלָה־nig.lah-H1540to them.

2Bestillדֹּ֖מּוּDo.muH1826, yeinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of theisleאִ֑י'IH339; thou whom themerchantsסֹחֵ֥רso.CherH5503ofZidonצִיד֛וֹןtzi.DonH6721, that passoverעֹבֵ֥ר'o.VerH5674theseaיָ֖םyamH3220, havereplenishedמִלְאֽוּךְ׃mil.'UkhH4390.

3And bygreatרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227watersוּבְמַ֤יִםu.ve.Ma.yimH4325theseedזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233ofSihorשִׁחֹ֔רshi.ChorH7883, theharvestקְצִ֥ירke.TzirH7105of theriverיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975, is herrevenueתְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּte.vu.'a.TahH8393; and she is amarketH5505ofnationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471.

4Be thouashamedבּ֣וֹשִׁיBo.o.shiH954, OZidonצִיד֔וֹןtzi.DonH6721: for theseaיָ֔םYamH3220hathspokenאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, even thestrengthמָע֥וֹזma.'ozH4581of theseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Itravailחַ֣לְתִּיChal.tiH2342not, nor bring forthchildrenיָלַ֗דְתִּיya.Lad.tiH3205, neither do Inourishגִדַּ֛לְתִּיgi.Dal.tiH1431youngmenבַּחוּרִ֖יםba.chu.RimH970, nor bringupרוֹמַ֥מְתִּיro.Mam.tiH7311virginsבְתוּלֽוֹת׃ve.tu.LotH1330.

5As at thereportשֵׁ֖מַעShe.ma'H8088concerningEgyptלְמִצְרָ֑יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimH4714, so shall they be greatlypainedיָחִ֖ילוּya.Chi.luH2342at thereportכְּשֵׁ֥מַעke.She.ma'H8088ofTyreצֹֽר׃TzorH6865.

6Pass yeoverעִבְר֖וּ'iv.RuH5674toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁהtar.Shi.shahH8659;wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, yeinhabitantsיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of theisleאִֽי׃'IH339.

7Is this yourjoyousעַלִּיזָ֑ה'a.li.ZahH5947city, whoseantiquityקַדְמָתָהּ֙kad.ma.TahH6927is ofancientקֶ֤דֶםKe.demH6924daysמִֽימֵי־mi.mei-H3117? her ownfeetרַגְלֶ֔יהָrag.Lei.haH7272shallcarryיֹבִל֣וּהָyoi.Lu.haH2986her faroffמֵֽרָח֖וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350tosojournלָגֽוּר׃la.GurH1481.

8Who hath taken thiscounselיָעַ֣ץya.'AtzH3289againstTyreצֹ֖רtzorH6865, thecrowningהַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑הha.ma.'a.ti.RahH5849city, whosemerchantsסֹחֲרֶ֙יה֙so.cha.ReihH5503areprincesשָׂרִ֔יםsa.RimH8269, whosetradersכִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָkin.'a.Nei.haH3667are thehonourableנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?

9TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hathpurposedיְעָצָ֑הּye.'a.TzahH3289it, tostainלְחַלֵּל֙le.cha.LelH2490theprideגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of allgloryצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643, and to bring intocontemptלְהָקֵ֖לle.ha.KelH7043all thehonourableנִכְבַּדֵּי־nikh.ba.dei-H3513of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776.

10Passעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674through thylandאַרְצֵ֖ךְ'ar.TzekhH776as ariverכַּיְאֹ֑רkay.'OrH2975, Odaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁtar.ShishH8659: there is no morestrengthמֵ֥זַחMe.zachH4206.

11Hestretchedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027over theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, heshookהִרְגִּ֖יזhir.GizH7264thekingdomsמַמְלָכ֑וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467: theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath given acommandmentצִוָּ֣הtzi.VahH6680against themerchantכְּנַ֔עַןke.Na.'anH3667city, todestroyלַשְׁמִ֖דlash.MidH8045itsstrongH4581holdsH4581.

12And hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thou shalt nomoreתוֹסִ֥יפִיto.Si.fiH3254rejoiceלַעְל֑וֹזla'.LozH5937, O thouoppressedהַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞הham.'u.sha.KahH6231virginבְּתוּלַ֣תbe.tu.LatH1330,daughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZidonצִיד֗וֹןtzi.DonH6721:ariseק֣וּמִיKu.miH6965, passoverעֲבֹ֔רִי'a.Vo.riH5674toChittimכִּתִּים֙ki.ti.yimH3794; there also shalt thou have norestיָנ֥וּחַֽya.Nu.achH5117.

13Behold thelandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֗יםkas.DimH3778; thispeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971was not, till theAssyrianאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804foundedיְסָדָ֣הּye.sa.DahH3245it for them that dwell in thewildernessלְצִיִּ֑יםle.tzi.YimH6728: they setupהֵקִ֣ימוּhe.Ki.muH6965itstowersבַחוּנָ֗יוve.chi.navH971, they raisedupעֹרְרוּ֙'o.re.RuH6209itspalacesאַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ'ar.me.no.Tei.haH759; and hebroughtשָׂמָ֖הּsa.MahH7760it toruinלְמַפֵּלָֽה׃le.ma.pe.LahH4654.

14Wailהֵילִ֖ילוּhei.Li.luH3213, yeshipsאֳנִיּ֣וֹת'o.ni.YotH591ofTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁtar.ShishH8659: for yourstrengthמָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ סma.'u.ze.KhenH4581is laidwasteשֻׁדַּ֖דshu.DadH7703.

15And it shall come to pass in thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, thatTyreצֹר֙tzorH6865shall beforgottenוְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַתve.nish.Ka.chatH7911seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141, according to thedaysכִּימֵ֖יki.MeiH3117ofoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428: after theendמִקֵּ֞ץmi.KetzH7093ofseventyשִׁבְעִ֤יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141shallTyreלְצֹ֔רle.TzorH6865singכְּשִׁירַ֖תke.shi.RatH7892as anharlotהַזּוֹנָֽה׃ha.zo.NahH2181.

16Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947anharpכִנּ֛וֹרkhi.NorH3658, goaboutסֹ֥בִּיSo.biH5437thecityעִ֖יר'irH5892, thouharlotזוֹנָ֣הzo.NahH2181that hast beenforgottenנִשְׁכָּחָ֑הnish.ka.ChahH7911; makesweetהֵיטִ֤יבִיhei.Ti.viH3190melodyנַגֵּן֙na.GenH5059, singmanyהַרְבִּי־har.bi-H7235songsשִׁ֔ירShirH7892, that thou mayest berememberedתִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃ti.za.Khe.riH2142.

17And it shall come to pass after theendמִקֵּ֣ץ׀mi.KetzH7093ofseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657yearsשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141, that theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willvisitיִפְקֹ֤דyif.KodH6485Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865, and she shallturnוְשָׁבָ֖הve.sha.VahH7725to herhireלְאֶתְנַנָּ֑הle.'et.na.NahH868, and shall play theharlotוְזָֽנְתָ֛הve.za.ne.TahH2181with all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theworldהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776upon thefaceפְּנֵ֥יpe.NeiH6440of theearthהָאֲדָמָֽה׃ha.'a.da.MahH127.

18And hermerchandiseסַחְרָ֜הּsach.RahH5504and herhireוְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּve.'et.na.NahH868shall beholinessקֹ֚דֶשׁKo.deshH6944to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068: it shall not betreasuredיֵֽאָצֵ֖רye.'a.TzerH686nor laidupיֵֽחָסֵ֑ןye.cha.SenH2630; for hermerchandiseסַחְרָ֔הּsach.RahH5504shall be for them thatdwellלַיֹּשְׁבִ֞יםlai.yo.she.VimH3427beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, forsufficientלְשָׂבְעָ֖הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654foodלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398and fordurableעָתִֽיק׃ פ'a.TikH6266clothingוְלִמְכַסֶּ֥הve.lim.kha.SehH4374.

Commentaries on Isaiah 23

Revised Webster's Bible — 1833 — Public Domain