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Isaiah 28

1Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to thecrownעֲטֶ֤רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofprideגֵּאוּת֙ge.'UtH1348, to thedrunkardsשִׁכֹּרֵ֣יshi.ko.ReiH7910ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, whosegloriousצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643beautyתִפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597is afadingנֹבֵ֖לno.VelH5034flowerוְצִ֥יץve.TzitzH6731, who are on theheadרֹ֥אשׁroshH7218of therichשְׁמָנִ֖יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleysגֵּֽיא־gei'-H1516of them that areovercomeהֲל֥וּמֵיha.Lu.meiH1986withwineיָֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196!

2Behold, theLordלַֽאדֹנָ֔יla.do.NaiH136hath amightyחָזָ֤קcha.ZakH2389and strongoneוְאַמִּץ֙ve.'a.MitzH533, who as atempestכְּזֶ֥רֶםke.Ze.remH2230ofhailבָּרָ֖דba.RadH1259and adestroyingקָ֑טֶבKa.tevH6986stormשַׂ֣עַרSa.'arH8178, as afloodכְּ֠זֶרֶםKe.ze.remH2230ofmightyכַּבִּירִ֥יםka.bi.RimH3524watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325overflowingשֹׁטְפִ֛יםsho.te.FimH7857, shall castdownH3240to theearthלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776with thehandבְּיָֽד׃be.YadH3027.

3Thecrownעֲטֶ֥רֶת'a.Te.retH5850ofprideגֵּא֖וּתge.'UtH1348, thedrunkardsשִׁכּוֹרֵ֥יshi.ko.ReiH7910ofEphraimאֶפְרָֽיִם׃'ef.Ra.yimH669, shall betroddenתֵּֽרָמַ֑סְנָהte.ra.Mas.nahH7429underfeetבְּרַגְלַ֖יִםbe.rag.La.yimH7272:

4And thegloriousצְבִ֣יtze.ViH6643beautyתִפְאַרְתּ֔וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597, which is on theheadרֹ֖אשׁroshH7218of therichשְׁמָנִ֑יםshe.ma.NimH8081valleyגֵּ֣יאgei'H1516, shall be afadingנֹבֵל֙no.VelH5034flowerצִיצַ֤תtzi.TzatH6733, and as the earlyfruitH1061before thesummerקַ֔יִץKa.yitzH7019; which when he thatlookethיִרְאֶ֤הyir.'EhH7200upon itseethהָֽרֹאֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7200, while it is yet in hishandבְּכַפּ֖וֹbe.kha.PoH3709he eateth itupיִבְלָעֶֽנָּה׃ סyiv.la.'E.nahH1104.

5In thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117shall theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635be for acrownלַעֲטֶ֣רֶתla.'a.Te.retH5850ofgloryצְבִ֔יtze.ViH6643, and for adiademוְלִצְפִירַ֖תve.litz.fi.RatH6843ofbeautyתִּפְאָרָ֑הtif.'a.RahH8597, to theremnantלִשְׁאָ֖רlish.'ArH7605of hispeopleעַמּֽוֹ׃a.MoH5971,

6And for aspiritוּלְר֖וּחַu.le.Ru.achH7307ofjudgmentמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941to him thatsittethלַיּוֹשֵׁב֙lai.yo.ShevH3427injudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּ֔טha.mish.PatH4941, and forstrengthוְלִ֨גְבוּרָ֔הve.Lig.vu.RahH1369to them thatturnמְשִׁיבֵ֥יme.shi.VeiH7725thebattleמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421to thegateשָֽׁעְרָה׃ סSha.'e.rahH8179.

7Buttheyאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428also haveerredשָׁג֔וּsha.GuH7686throughwineבַּיַּ֣יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196, and through strongdrinkוּבַשֵּׁכָ֖רu.va.she.KharH7941are out of thewayתָּע֑וּta.'UH8582; thepriestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548and theprophetוְנָבִיא֩ve.na.Vi'H5030haveerredשָׁג֨וּsha.GuH7686through strongdrinkבַשֵּׁכָ֜רva.she.KharH7941, they areoverwhelmedנִבְלְע֣וּniv.le.'UH1104withH4480wineהַיַּ֗יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196, they are out of thewayתָּעוּ֙ta.'UH8582through strongdrinkהַשֵּׁכָ֔רha.she.KharH7941; theyerrשָׁגוּ֙sha.GuH7686invisionבָּֽרֹאֶ֔הba.ro.'EhH7203, theystumbleפָּק֖וּpa.KuH6328injudgmentפְּלִילִיָּֽה׃pe.li.li.YahH6417.

8For alltablesשֻׁלְחָנ֔וֹתshul.cha.NotH7979arefullמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390ofvomitקִ֣יאki'H6892andfilthinessצֹאָ֑הtzo.'AhH6675, so that there is noplaceמָקֽוֹם׃ סma.KomH4725clean .

9Whom shall heteachיוֹרֶ֣הyo.RehH3384knowledgeדֵעָ֔הde.'AhH1844? and whom shall he make tounderstandיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995doctrineשְׁמוּעָ֑הshe.mu.'AhH8052? them that areweanedגְּמוּלֵי֙ge.mu.LeiH1580from themilkמֵֽחָלָ֔בme.cha.LavH2461, anddrawnעַתִּיקֵ֖י'a.ti.KeiH6267from thebreastsמִשָּׁדָֽיִם׃mi.sha.Da.yimH7699.

10Forpreceptצַ֤וtzavH6673must be uponpreceptלָצָו֙la.TzavH6673,preceptצַ֣וtzavH6673uponpreceptלָצָ֔וla.TzavH6673;lineקַ֥וkavH6957uponlineלָקָ֖וla.KavH6957,lineקַ֣וkavH6957uponlineלָקָ֑וla.KavH6957; here alittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191, and there alittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191:

11For withstammeringבְּלַעֲגֵ֣יbe.la.'a.GeiH3934lipsשָׂפָ֔הsa.FahH8193andanotherאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312tongueוּבְלָשׁ֖וֹןu.ve.la.ShonH3956will hespeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696to thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

12To whom hesaidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, This is therestהַמְּנוּחָה֙ha.me.nu.ChahH4496which ye may cause thewearyלֶֽעָיֵ֔ףle.'a.YefH5889torestהָנִ֣יחוּha.Ni.chuH5117; and this is therefreshingהַמַּרְגֵּעָ֑הha.mar.ge.'AhH4774: yet theywouldאָב֖וּא'a.Vu'H14nothearשְׁמֽוֹעַ׃she.Mo.a'H8085.

13But thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was to thempreceptצַ֣וtzavH6673uponpreceptלָצָ֞וla.TzavH6673,preceptצַ֤וtzavH6673uponpreceptלָצָו֙la.TzavH6673;lineקַ֤וkavH6957uponlineלָקָו֙la.KavH6957,lineקַ֣וkavH6957uponlineלָקָ֔וla.KavH6957; here alittleזְעֵ֥ירze.'EirH2191, and there alittleזְעֵ֣ירze.'EirH2191; that they mightgoH3212, andfallוְכָשְׁל֤וּve.kha.she.LuH3782backwardאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268, and bebrokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665, andsnaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369, andtakenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ פve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

14Thereforehearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, yescornfulלָצ֑וֹןla.TzonH3944menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582, thatruleמֹֽשְׁלֵי֙mo.she.LeiH4910thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971who are inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Because ye havesaidאֲמַרְתֶּ֗ם'a.mar.TemH559, We havemadeכָּרַ֤תְנֽוּka.Rat.nuH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194, and withhellשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585areweעָשִׂ֣ינוּ'a.Si.nuH6213inagreementחֹזֶ֑הcho.ZehH2374; when theoverflowingשׁוֹטֵ֤ףsho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֣וֹטshitH7752 H7885shall passthroughיַֽעֲבֹר֙a.varH5674, it shall notreachיְבוֹאֵ֔נוּye.vo.'E.nuH935us: for we havemadeשַׂ֧מְנוּSam.nuH7760liesכָזָ֛בkha.ZavH3577ourrefugeמַחְסֵ֖נוּmach.Se.nuH4268, and underfalsehoodוּבַשֶּׁ֥קֶרu.va.She.kerH8267have wehidנִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃ סnis.Ta.re.nuH5641ourselves:

16Therefore thussaithאָמַר֙'a.MarH559theLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069, Behold, Ilayיִסַּ֥דyi.SadH3245inZionבְּצִיּ֖וֹןbe.tzi.YonH6726for a foundation astoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68, atriedבֹּ֜חַןBo.chanH976stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, apreciousיִקְרַת֙yik.RatH3368cornerפִּנַּ֤תpi.NatH6438stone, asureמוּסָּ֔דmu.SadH3245foundationמוּסָ֣דmu.SadH4143: he thatbelievethהַֽמַּאֲמִ֖יןha.ma.'a.MinH539shall not makehasteיָחִֽישׁ׃ya.ChishH2363.

17Judgmentמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941also will Ilayוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760to thelineלְקָ֔וle.KavH6957, andrighteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666to theplummetלְמִשְׁקָ֑לֶתle.mish.Ka.letH4949: and thehailבָרָד֙va.RadH1259shall sweepawayוְיָעָ֤הve.ya.'AhH3261therefugeמַחְסֵ֣הmach.SehH4268ofliesכָזָ֔בkha.ZavH3577, and thewatersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325shalloverflowיִשְׁטֹֽפוּ׃yish.To.fuH7857the hidingplaceוְסֵ֥תֶרve.Se.terH5643.

18And yourcovenantבְּרִֽיתְכֶם֙be.ri.te.KhemH1285withdeathמָ֔וֶתMa.vetH4194shall bebrokenוְכֻפַּ֤רve.khu.ParH3722, and youragreementוְחָזוּתְכֶ֥םve.cha.zu.te.KhemH2380withhellשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585shall notstandתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965; when theoverflowingשׁוֹטֵף֙sho.TefH7857scourgeשׁ֤וֹטShotH7752shall passthroughיַֽעֲבֹ֔רya.'a.VorH5674, then ye shall be troddendownלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823by it.

19From thetimeמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767that it goethforthעָבְרוֹ֙a.ve.RoH5674it shalltakeיִקַּ֣חyi.KachH3947you: formorningבַבֹּ֧קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242bymorningבַּבֹּ֛קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242shall it passoverיַעֲבֹ֖רya.'a.VorH5674, bydayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and bynightוּבַלָּ֑יְלָהu.va.La.ye.lahH3915: and it shall be avexationזְוָעָ֖הze.va.'AhH2113only tounderstandהָבִ֥יןha.VinH995thereportשְׁמוּעָֽה׃she.mu.'AhH8052.

20For thebedהַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'H4702isshorterקָצַ֥רka.TzarH7114than that a man canstretchמֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'H8311himself on it : and thecoveringוְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.KhahH4541narrowerצָ֖רָהTza.rahH6887than that he canwrapכְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ke.hit.ka.NesH3664himself in it .

21For theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shallriseיָק֣וּםya.KumH6965as onmountכְהַר־khe.har-H2022Perazimפְּרָצִים֙pe.ra.TzimH6559, he shall beangryיִרְגָּ֑זyir.GazH7264as in thevalleyכְּעֵ֖מֶקke.'E.mekH6010ofGibeonבְּגִבְע֣וֹןbe.giv.'onH1391, that he maydoלַעֲשׂ֤וֹתla.'a.SotH6213hisworkמַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ma.'a.Se.huH4639, hisstrangeזָ֣רzarH2114workמַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּma.'a.Se.huH4639; and bring topassוְלַֽעֲבֹד֙ve.la.'a.VodH5647hisactעֲבֹ֣דָת֔וֹa.Vo.da.ToH5656, hisstrangeנָכְרִיָּ֖הna.khe.ri.YahH5237actעֲבֹדָתֽוֹ׃a.vo.da.ToH5656.

22Now therefore be ye notmockersתִּתְלוֹצָ֔צוּtit.lo.Tza.tzuH3887, lest yourbandsמֽוֹסְרֵיכֶ֑םmos.rei.KhemH4147be madestrongיֶחְזְק֖וּyech.ze.KuH2388: for I haveheardשָׁמַ֗עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085from theLordאֲדֹנָ֧י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֛הYah.wehH3069ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635adestructionכָלָ֨הkha.LahH3617, evendeterminedוְנֶחֱרָצָ֜הve.ne.che.ra.TzahH2782upon the wholeearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

23Give yeearהַאֲזִ֥ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238, andhearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085myvoiceקוֹלִ֑יko.LiH6963;hearkenהַקְשִׁ֥יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181, andhearוְשִׁמְע֖וּve.shim.'UH8085myspeechאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565.

24Doth theplowmanיַחֲרֹ֥שׁya.cha.RoshH2790plowהַחֹרֵ֖שׁha.cho.ReshH2790alldayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117tosowלִזְרֹ֑עַliz.Ro.a'H2232? doth heopenיְפַתַּ֥חye.fa.TachH6605and break theclodsוִֽישַׂדֵּ֖דvi.sa.DedH7702of hisgroundאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127?

25When he hath madeevenשִׁוָּ֣הshi.VahH7737thefaceפָנֶ֔יהָfa.Nei.haH6440of it, doth he not castabroadוְהֵפִ֥יץve.he.FitzH6327the blackcumminקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100, andscatterיִזְרֹ֑קyiz.RokH2236thecumminוְכַמֹּ֣ןve.kha.MonH3646, andcastוְשָׂ֨םve.SamH7760in thewheatחִטָּ֤הchi.TahH2406inrowsשׂוֹרָה֙so.RahH7795and theappointedנִסְמָ֔ןnis.ManH5567barleyוּשְׂעֹרָ֣הu.se.'o.RahH8184and theryeוְכֻסֶּ֖מֶתve.khu.Se.metH3698in theirplaceגְּבֻלָתֽוֹ׃ge.vu.la.ToH1367?

26For hisGodאֱלֹהָ֥יו'e.lo.HavH430dothinstructוְיִסְּר֥וֹve.yi.se.RoH3256him todiscretionלַמִּשְׁפָּ֖טla.mish.PatH4941, and dothteachיוֹרֶֽנּוּ׃yo.Re.nuH3384him.

27For the blackcumminקֶ֔צַחKe.tzachH7100are notthreshedי֣וּדַשׁYu.dashH1758with a threshinginstrumentבֶֽחָרוּץ֙ve.cha.RutzH2742, neither is acartעֲגָלָ֔ה'a.ga.LahH5699wheelוְאוֹפַ֣ןve.'o.FanH212turnedaboutיוּסָּ֑בyu.SavH5437upon thecumminכַּמֹּ֖ןka.MonH3646; but the blackcumminקֶ֖צַחKe.tzachH7100are beatenoutיֵחָ֥בֶטye.Cha.vetH2251with astaffבַמַּטֶּ֛הva.ma.TehH4294, and thecumminוְכַמֹּ֥ןve.kha.MonH3646with arodבַּשָּֽׁבֶט׃ba.Sha.vetH7626.

28Breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899grain isgroundיוּדָ֔קyu.DakH1854; because he will notalwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331bethreshingH156 H1758it, norbreakוְ֠הָמַםVe.ha.mamH2000it with thewheelגִּלְגַּ֧לgil.GalH1536of hiscartעֶגְלָת֛וֹeg.la.ToH5699, norgrindיְדֻקֶּֽנּוּ׃ye.duk.Ke.nuH1854it with hishorsemenוּפָרָשָׁ֖יוu.fa.ra.ShavH6571.

29This also comethforthיָצָ֑אָהya.Tza.'ahH3318from theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, who iswonderfulהִפְלִ֣יאhif.Li'H6381incounselעֵצָ֔ה'e.TzahH6098, andexcellentהִגְדִּ֖ילhig.DilH1431inwisdomתּוּשִׁיָּֽה׃ סtu.shi.YahH8454.

Commentaries on Isaiah 28

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