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Isaiah 24:1-18

1Behold, theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068maketh theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776emptyבּוֹקֵ֥קbo.KekH1238, and maketh itwasteוּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּu.Vol.KahH1110, andturnethוְעִוָּ֣הve.'i.VahH5753it upsidedownפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440, and scatterethabroadוְהֵפִ֖יץve.he.FitzH6327itsinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃yo.she.Vei.haH3427.

2And it shall be, as with thepeopleכָעָם֙kha.'AmH5971, so with thepriestכַּכֹּהֵ֔ןka.ko.HenH3548; as with theservantכַּעֶ֙בֶד֙ka.'E.vedH5650, so with hismasterכַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוka.do.NavH113; as with themaidכַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הka.shif.ChahH8198, so with hermistressכַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּka.ge.vir.TahH1404; as with thebuyerכַּקּוֹנֶה֙ka.ko.NehH7069, so with thesellerכַּמּוֹכֵ֔רka.mo.KherH4376; as with thelenderכַּמַּלְוֶה֙ka.mal.VehH3867, so with theborrowerכַּלֹּוֶ֔הka.lo.VehH3867; as with the taker ofinterestכַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הka.no.ShehH5383,soכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834with the giver ofinterestנֹשֶׁ֥אno.She'H5378to him.

3Thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776shall beutterlyהִבּ֧וֹק׀hi.BokH1238emptiedתִּבּ֛וֹקti.BokH1238, andutterlyוְהִבּ֣וֹז׀ve.hi.BozH962spoiledתִּבּ֑וֹזti.BozH962: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696thiswordהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

4Theearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776mournethאָבְלָ֤ה'a.ve.LahH56and fadethawayנָֽבְלָה֙na.ve.LahH5034, theworldתֵּבֵ֑לte.VelH8398languishethאֻמְלְלָ֥ה'um.le.LahH535and fadethawayנָבְלָ֖הna.ve.LahH5034, thehaughtyמְר֥וֹםme.RomH4791peopleעַם־'am-H5971of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776dolanguishאֻמְלָ֖לוּ'um.La.luH535.

5Theearthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776also isdefiledחָנְפָ֖הcha.ne.FahH2610under itsinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָyo.she.Vei.haH3427; because they havetransgressedעָבְר֤וּ'a.ve.RuH5674thelawsתוֹרֹת֙to.RotH8451,changedחָ֣לְפוּChal.fuH2498theordinanceחֹ֔קChokH2706,brokenהֵפֵ֖רוּhe.Fe.ruH6565theeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֥יתbe.RitH1285.

6Therefore hath thecurseאָלָה֙'a.LahH423devouredאָ֣כְלָה'A.khe.lahH398theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776, and they thatdwellיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in it aredesolateוַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּvai.ye'.she.MuH816: therefore theinhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776areburnedחָרוּ֙cha.RuH2787, andfewמִזְעָֽר׃miz.'ArH4213menאֱנ֖וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582leftוְנִשְׁאַ֥רve.nish.'ArH7604.

7The newwineתִּיר֖וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492mournethאָבַ֥ל'a.ValH56, thevineגָ֑פֶןGa.fenH1612languishethאֻמְלְלָה־'um.le.lah-H535, all themerryheartedשִׂמְחֵי־ לֵֽב׃sim.chei- LevH8056 H3820dosighנֶאֶנְח֖וּne.'en.ChuH584.

8Themirthמְשׂ֣וֹשׂme.SosH4885oftabretsתֻּפִּ֔יםtu.PimH8596ceasethשָׁבַת֙sha.VatH7673, thenoiseשְׁא֣וֹןshe.'onH7588of them thatrejoiceעַלִּיזִ֑ים'a.li.ZimH5947endethחָדַ֖לcha.DalH2308, thejoyמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of theharpכִּנּֽוֹר׃ki.NorH3658ceasethשָׁבַ֖תsha.VatH7673.

9They shall notdrinkיִשְׁתּוּ־yish.tu-H8354wineיָ֑יִןYa.yinH3196with asongבַּשִּׁ֖ירba.ShirH7892; strongdrinkשֵׁכָ֖רshe.KharH7941shall bebitterיֵמַ֥רye.MarH4843to them thatdrinkלְשֹׁתָֽיו׃le.sho.TavH8354it.

10Thecityקִרְיַת־kir.yat-H7151ofconfusionתֹּ֑הוּTo.huH8414is brokendownנִשְׁבְּרָ֖הnish.be.RahH7665: everyhouseבַּ֖יִתBa.yitH1004is shutupסֻגַּ֥רsu.GarH5462, that no man mayenterמִבּֽוֹא׃mi.Bo'H935.

11There is acryingצְוָחָ֥הtze.va.ChahH6682forwineהַיַּ֖יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196in thestreetsבַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתba.chu.TzotH2351; alljoyשִׂמְחָ֔הsim.ChahH8057isdarkenedעָֽרְבָה֙'a.re.VahH6150, themirthמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776isgoneגָּלָ֖הga.LahH1540.

12In thecityבָּעִ֖ירba.'IrH5892isleftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604desolationשַׁמָּ֑הsha.MahH8047, and thegateשָֽׁעַר׃Sha.'arH8179issmittenיֻכַּת־yu.kat-H3807withdestructionוּשְׁאִיָּ֖הu.she.'i.YahH7591.

13When thus it shall be in themidstבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130of thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thepeopleהָֽעַמִּ֑יםha.'a.MimH5971, there shall be as theshakingכְּנֹ֣קֶףke.No.kefH5363of an olivetreeזַ֔יִתZa.yitH2132, and as the gleaninggrapesכְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תke.'o.le.LotH5955when thevintageבָצִֽיר׃va.TzirH1210isdoneכָּלָ֥הka.LahH3615.

14They shall liftupיִשְׂא֥וּyis.'UH5375theirvoiceקוֹלָ֖םko.LamH6963, they shallsingיָרֹ֑נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442for themajestyבִּגְא֣וֹןbig.'onH1347of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, they shall cryaloudצָהֲל֖וּtza.ha.LuH6670from theseaמִיָּֽם׃mi.YamH3220.

15Thereforeglorifyכַּבְּד֣וּka.be.DuH3513ye theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in thefiresבָּאֻרִ֖יםba.'u.RimH217, even thenameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478in theislesבְּאִיֵּ֣יbe.'i.YeiH339of theseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220.

16From the uttermostpartמִכְּנַ֨ףmi.ke.NafH3671of theearthהָאָ֜רֶץha.'A.retzH776have weheardשָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙sha.Ma'.nuH8085songsזְמִרֹ֤תze.mi.RotH2158, evengloryצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643to therighteousלַצַּדִּ֔יקla.tza.DikH6662. But Isaidוָאֹמַ֛רva.'o.MarH559, Myleannessרָזִי־ra.zi-H7334, myleannessרָֽזִי־ra.zi-H7334,woeא֣וֹי'oH188to me! the treacherousdealersבֹּגְדִ֣יםbo.ge.DimH898have dealttreacherouslyבָּגָ֔דוּba.Ga.duH898; yea, the treacherousdealersבּוֹגְדִ֖יםbog.DimH898have dealtveryוּבֶ֥גֶדu.Ve.gedH899treacherouslyבָּגָֽדוּ׃ba.Ga.duH898.

17Fearפַּ֥חַדPa.chadH6343, and thepitוָפַ֖חַתva.Fa.chatH6354, and thesnareוָפָ֑חva.FachH6341, are upon thee, Oinhabitantיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

18And it shall come to pass, that he whofleethהַנָּ֞סha.NasH5127from thenoiseמִקּ֤וֹלmi.KolH6963of thefearהַפַּ֙חַד֙ha.Pa.chadH6343shallfallיִפֹּ֣לyi.PolH5307into thepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354; and he that comethupוְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙ve.ha.'o.LehH5927out of themidstמִתּ֣וֹךְmi.TokhH8432of thepitהַפַּ֔חַתha.Pa.chatH6354shall betakenיִלָּכֵ֖דyi.la.KhedH3920in thesnareבַּפָּ֑חba.PachH6341: for thewindowsאֲרֻבּ֤וֹת'a.ru.BotH699from onhighמִמָּרוֹם֙mi.ma.rOmH4791areopenנִפְתָּ֔חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605, and thefoundationsH4146of theearthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776doshakeוַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּvai.yir.'a.ShuH7493.

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