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Isaiah 29

1Woeה֚וֹיHoH1945toArielאֲרִיאֵ֣ל'a.ri.'ElH740, toArielאֲרִיאֵ֔ל'a.ri.'ElH740, thecityקִרְיַ֖תkir.YatH7151whereDavidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732dweltחָנָ֣הcha.NahH2583!addH5595yeyearשָׁנָ֛הsha.NahH8141toyearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141; let themkillיִנְקֹֽפוּ׃yin.Ko.fuH5362sacrificesחַגִּ֥יםcha.GimH2282.

2Yet I willdistressוַהֲצִיק֖וֹתִיva.ha.tzi.Ko.tiH6693Arielלַֽאֲרִיאֵ֑לla.'a.ri.'ElH740, and there shall beheavinessתַֽאֲנִיָּה֙ta.'a.ni.YahH8386andsorrowוַֽאֲנִיָּ֔הva.'a.ni.YahH592: and it shall be to me asArielכַּאֲרִיאֵֽל׃ka.'a.ri.'ElH740.

3And I willencampוְחָנִ֥יתִיve.cha.Ni.tiH2583against thee allaroundכַדּ֖וּרkha.DurH1754, and will laysiegeוְצַרְתִּ֤יve.tzar.TiH6696against thee with amoundמֻצָּ֔בmu.TzavH4674, and I willraiseוַהֲקִֽימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965fortsמְצֻרֹֽת׃me.tzu.RotH4694against thee.

4And thou shalt be broughtdownוְשָׁפַלְתְּ֙ve.sha.falTH8213, and shaltspeakתְּדַבֵּ֔רִיte.da.Be.riH1696out of thegroundמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776, and thyspeechאִמְרָתֵ֑ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565shall belowתִּשַּׁ֣חti.ShachH7817out of thedustוּמֵֽעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083, and thyvoiceקוֹלֵ֔ךְko.LekhH6963shall be, like amediumכְּא֤וֹבke.'ovH178, out of thegroundמֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙me.'E.retzH776, and thyspeechאִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ'im.ra.TekhH565shallwhisperתְּצַפְצֵֽף׃te.tzaf.TzefH6850out of thedustוּמֵעָפָ֖רu.me.'a.FarH6083.

5Moreover themultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of thystrangersזָרָ֑יִךְza.Ra.yikhH2114shall be likesmallדַּ֖קdakH1851dustכְּאָבָ֥קke.'a.VakH80, and themultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the terribleonesעָֽרִיצִ֔ים'a.ri.TzimH6184shall be aschaffוּכְמֹ֤ץu.khe.MotzH4671that passethawayעֹבֵר֙'o.VerH5674: yea, it shall be at aninstantלְפֶ֥תַעle.Fe.ta'H6621suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃pit.'OmH6597.

6Thou shalt bevisitedתִּפָּקֵ֔דti.pa.KedH6485by theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635withthunderבְּרַ֥עַםbe.Ra.'amH7482, and withearthquakeוּבְרַ֖עַשׁu.ve.Ra.'ashH7494, andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419noiseוְק֣וֹלve.KolH6963, withstormסוּפָה֙su.FahH5492andtempestוּסְעָרָ֔הu.se.'a.RahH5591, and theflameוְלַ֖הַבve.La.havH3851ofdevouringאוֹכֵלָֽה׃'o.khe.LahH398fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784.

7And themultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatfightH6633againstArielאֲרִיאֵ֑ל'a.ri.'ElH740, even all thatfightH6638against her and her strongholdוּמְצֹ֣דָתָ֔הּu.me.Tzo.da.TahH4685, and thatdistressוְהַמְּצִיקִ֖יםve.ha.me.tzi.KimH6693her, shall be as adreamכַּֽחֲלוֹם֙ka.cha.lOmH2472of anightלַ֔יְלָהLay.lahH3915visionחֲז֣וֹןcha.ZonH2377.

8It shall even be as when anhungryהָרָעֵ֜בha.ra.'EvH7457mandreamethיַחֲלֹ֨םya.cha.LomH2492, and, behold, heeatethאוֹכֵ֗ל'o.KhelH398; but heawakethוְהֵקִיץ֮ve.he.KitzH6974, and hissoulנַפְשׁוֹ֒naf.ShoH5315isemptyוְרֵיקָ֣הve.rei.KahH7386: or aswhenH834a thirstymanהַצָּמֵא֙ha.tza.Me'H6771dreamethיַחֲלֹ֤םya.cha.LomH2492, and, behold, hedrinkethשֹׁתֶ֔הsho.TehH8354; but heawakethוְהֵקִיץ֙ve.he.KitzH6974, and, behold, he isfaintעָיֵ֔ף'a.YefH5889, and hissoulוְנַפְשׁ֖וֹve.naf.ShoH5315hathappetiteשׁוֹקֵקָ֑הsho.ke.KahH8264: so shall themultitudeהֲמוֹן֙ha.mOnH1995of all thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471be, thatfightהַצֹּבְאִ֖יםha.tzoe.'ImH6633againstmountהַ֥רharH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

9Stayהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102yourselves, andwonderוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539; cry yeoutהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173, andcryוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173: they aredrunkשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937, but not withwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196; theystaggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128, but not with strongdrinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941.

10For theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath pouredoutנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258upon you thespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deepsleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639, and hathclosedוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105youreyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869: theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and yourrulersרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218, theseersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374hath hecoveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680.

11And thevisionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380of all is become to you as thewordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697of abookH5612that issealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856, which mendeliverיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414to one that islearnedיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, I pray thee: and hesaithוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, Icannotאוּכַ֔ל'u.KhalH3201; for it issealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856:

12And thebookH5612isdeliveredוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414to him that is notlearnedיָדַ֥עya.Da'H3045 H5612,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, I pray thee: and hesaithוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, I am notlearnedיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045.

13Therefore theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Forasmuchיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282as thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971drawnearנִגַּשׁ֙ni.GashH5066me with theirmouthבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310, and with theirlipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193dohonourכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513me, but haveremovedH7368theirheartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368from me, and theirfearיִרְאָתָם֙yir.'a.TamH3374toward me istaughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925by thepreceptמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687ofmenאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582:

14Therefore, behold, I willproceedיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254to do a marvellousworkלְהַפְלִ֥יאle.haf.Li'H6381among thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971, even a marvellousworkהַפְלֵ֣אhaf.Le'H6381and awonderוָפֶ֑לֶאva.Fe.le'H6382: for thewisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of theirwiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450men shallperishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6, and theunderstandingוּבִינַ֥תu.vi.NatH998of theirprudentנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995men shall behidתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.

15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to them that seekdeepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009tohideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641theircounselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098from theLORDמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068, and theirworksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639are in thedarkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285, and theysayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Whoseethרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200us? and whoknowethיוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nuH3045us?

16Surely your turning of things upsidedownהַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔םhaf.ke.KhemH2017shall beesteemedיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as thepotter’sהַיֹּצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563: for shall theworkמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639sayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559of him thatmadeלְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙le.'o.Se.huH6213it, Hemadeעָשָׂ֔נִי'a.Sa.niH6213me not? or shall the thingformedוְיֵ֛צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3336sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559of him thatformedלְיוֹצְר֖וֹle.yotz.RoH3335it, He had nounderstandingהֵבִֽין׃he.VinH995?

17Is it not yet averyמִזְעָ֔רmiz.'ArH4213littlewhileמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592, andLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844shall beturnedוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725into a fruitfulfieldלַכַּרְמֶ֑לla.kar.MelH3759, and the fruitfulfieldוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לve.ha.kar.MelH3759shall beesteemedיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803as aforestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?

18And in thatdayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117shall thedeafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795hearוְשָׁמְע֧וּve.sha.me.'UH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵי־div.rei-H1697of thebookסֵ֑פֶרSe.ferH5612, and theeyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869of theblindעִוְרִ֖ים'iv.RimH5787shallseeתִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahH7200out ofobscurityוּמֵאֹ֣פֶלu.me.'O.felH652, and out ofdarknessוּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְu.me.Cho.shekhH2822.

19Themeekעֲנָוִ֛ים'a.na.VimH6035also shallincreaseוְיָסְפ֧וּve.ya.se.FuH3254theirjoyשִׂמְחָ֑הsim.ChahH8057in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068, and thepoorוְאֶבְיוֹנֵ֣יve.'ev.yo.NeiH34amongmenאָדָ֔ם'a.DamH120shallrejoiceיָגִֽילוּ׃ya.Gi.luH1523in the HolyOneבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

20For the terribleoneעָרִ֖יץ'a.RitzH6184is brought tonoughtאָפֵ֥ס'a.FesH656, and themockerלֵ֑ץLetzH3887isconsumedוְכָ֣לָהve.Kha.lahH3615, and all thatwatchשֹׁ֥קְדֵיSho.ke.deiH8245foriniquityאָֽוֶן׃'A.venH205are cutoffוְנִכְרְת֖וּve.nikh.re.TuH3772:

21That make amanאָדָם֙'a.DamH120anoffenderמַחֲטִיאֵ֤יma.cha.ti.'EiH2398for awordבְּדָבָ֔רbe.da.VarH1697, and lay asnareיְקֹשׁ֑וּןye.ko.ShunH6983for him thatreprovethוְלַמּוֹכִ֥יחַve.la.mo.Khi.achH3198in thegateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179, and turnasideוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186thejustצַדִּֽיק׃ סtza.DikH6662for a thing ofnoughtבַתֹּ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

22Therefore thussaithאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, whoredeemedפָּדָ֖הpa.DahH6299Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֑ם'av.ra.HamH85, concerning thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290shall not now beashamedיֵבוֹשׁ֙ye.Vo.oshH954, neither shall hisfaceפָּנָ֥יוpa.NavH6440now becomepaleיֶחֱוָֽרוּ׃ye.che.Va.ruH2357.

23But when heseethבִ֠רְאֹתוֹvir.'o.toH7200hischildrenיְלָדָ֞יוye.la.DavH3206, theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of myhandsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027, in themidstבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130of him, they shallsanctifyיַקְדִּ֣ישֽׁוּyak.Di.shuH6942mynameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034, andsanctifyוְהִקְדִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ve.hik.Di.shuH6942the HolyOneקְד֣וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918ofJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, and shallfearיַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ya.'a.Ri.tzuH6206theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

24They also thaterredתֹֽעֵי־to.'ei-H8582inspiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shallcomeוְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'UH3045tounderstandingבִּינָ֑הbi.NahH998, and they thatmurmuredוְרוֹגְנִ֖יםve.rog.NimH7279shalllearnיִלְמְדוּ־yil.me.du-H3925doctrineלֶֽקַח׃Le.kachH3948.

Commentaries on Isaiah 29

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