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Isaiah 3

1For, behold, theLordהָאָד֜וֹןha.'a.DonH113, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֗וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, doth takeawayמֵסִ֤ירme.SirH5493fromJerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙mi.ru.sha.LimH3389and fromJudahוּמִ֣יהוּדָ֔הu.Mi.hu.DahH3063therodמַשְׁעֵ֖ןmash.'EnH4937and thestaffוּמַשְׁעֵנָ֑הu.mash.'e.NahH4938, the wholesupportמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937ofbreadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899, and thewholeH3605supportמִשְׁעַן־mish.'an-H4937ofwaterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325,

2The mightymanגִּבּ֖וֹרgi.BorH1368, and themanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421, thejudgeשׁוֹפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199, and theprophetוְנָבִ֖יאve.na.Vi'H5030, and theprudentוְקֹסֵ֥םve.ko.SemH7080, and theancientוְזָקֵֽן׃ve.za.KenH2205,

3Thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269offiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֖יםcha.mi.ShimH2572, and thehonourableוּנְשׂ֣וּאu.ne.Su'H5375manפָנִ֑יםfa.NimH6440, and thecounsellorוְיוֹעֵ֛ץve.yo.'EtzH3289, and theskilfulוַחֲכַ֥םva.cha.KhamH2450craftsmanחֲרָשִׁ֖יםcha.ra.ShimH2791, and theeloquentוּנְב֥וֹןu.ne.VonH995oratorלָֽחַשׁ׃La.chashH3908.

4And I willgiveוְנָתַתִּ֥יve.na.ta.TiH5414childrenנְעָרִ֖יםne.'a.RimH5288to be theirprincesשָׂרֵיהֶ֑םsa.rei.HemH8269, andbabesוְתַעֲלוּלִ֖יםve.ta.'a.lu.LimH8586shallruleיִמְשְׁלוּ־yim.she.lu-H4910over them.

5And thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall beoppressedוְנִגַּ֣שׂve.ni.GasH5065, everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376byanotherבְּאִ֖ישׁbe.'IshH376, and everyoneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376by hisneighbourבְּרֵעֵ֑הוּbe.re.'E.huH7453: thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288shall behave himselfproudlyיִרְהֲב֗וּyir.ha.VuH7292against theelderבַּזָּקֵ֔ןba.za.KenH2205, and thebaseוְהַנִּקְלֶ֖הve.ha.nik.LehH7034against thehonourableבַּנִּכְבָּֽד׃ba.nikh.BadH3513.

6When amanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shall takeholdיִתְפֹּ֨שׂyit.PosH8610of hisbrotherבְּאָחִיו֙be.'a.ChivH251of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, saying, Thou hastclothingשִׂמְלָ֣הsim.LahH8071, be thou ourrulerקָצִ֖יןka.TzinH7101, and let thisruinוְהַמַּכְשֵׁלָ֥הve.ha.makh.she.LahH4384be under thyhandיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027:

7In thatdayבַיּ֨וֹםvai.YomH3117shall heswearיִשָּׂא֩yi.Sa'H5375,sayingלֵאמֹר֙le.MorH559, I will not be anhealerחֹבֵ֔שׁcho.VeshH2280; for in myhouseוּבְבֵיתִ֕יu.ve.vei.TiH1004is neitherbreadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899norclothingשִׂמְלָ֑הsim.LahH8071:makeתְשִׂימֻ֖נִיte.si.Mu.niH7760me not arulerקְצִ֥יןke.TzinH7101of thepeopleעָֽם׃'AmH5971.

8ForJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389isruinedכָשְׁלָה֙kha.she.LahH3782, andJudahוִיהוּדָ֖הvi.hu.DahH3063isfallenנָפָ֑לna.FalH5307: because theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֤םle.sho.NamH3956and theirdoingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיהֶם֙u.ma.'a.lei.HemH4611are against theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, toprovokeלַמְר֖וֹתlam.RotH4784theeyesעֵנֵ֥י'e.NeiH5869of hisgloryכְבוֹדֽוֹ׃khe.vo.DoH3519.

9Theshowהַכָּרַ֤תha.ka.RatH1971of theircountenanceפְּנֵיהֶם֙pe.nei.HemH6440doth witness againstthemעָ֣נְתָה'A.ne.tahH6030; and theydeclareהִגִּ֖ידוּhi.Gi.duH5046theirsinוְחַטָּאתָ֛םve.cha.ta.TamH2403asSodomכִּסְדֹ֥םkis.DomH5467, theyhideכִחֵ֑דוּkhi.Che.duH3582it not.Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to theirsoulלְנַפְשָׁ֔םle.naf.ShamH5315! for they haverewardedגָמְל֥וּga.me.LuH1580evilרָעָֽה׃ra.'AhH7451to themselves.

10Sayאִמְר֥וּ'im.RuH559ye to therighteousצַדִּ֖יקtza.DikH6662, that it shall bewellH2896with him : for they shalleatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398thefruitפְרִ֥יfe.RiH6529of theirdoingsמַעַלְלֵיהֶ֖םma.'a.lei.HemH4611.

11Woeא֖וֹי'oH188to thewickedלְרָשָׁ֣עle.ra.Sha'H7563! it shall beillH7451with him : for therewardגְמ֥וּלge.MulH1576of hishandsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027shall begivenיֵעָ֥שֶׂהye.'A.sehH6213him.

12As for mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971,childrenמְעוֹלֵ֔לme.'o.LelH5953are theiroppressorsנֹגְשָׂ֣יוno.ge.SavH5065, andwomenוְנָשִׁ֖יםve.na.ShimH802ruleמָ֣שְׁלוּMa.she.luH4910over them. O mypeopleעַמִּי֙'a.MiH5971, they wholeadמְאַשְּׁרֶ֣יךָme.'a.she.Rei.khaH833thee cause thee toerrמַתְעִ֔יםmat.'ImH8582, anddestroyבִּלֵּֽעוּ׃ סbi.Le.'uH1104thewayוְדֶ֥רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870of thypathsאֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖יךָ'o.re.cho.Tei.khaH734.

13TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068standethupנִצָּ֥בni.TzavH5324topleadלָרִ֖יבla.RivH7378, andstandethוְעֹמֵ֖דve.'o.MedH5975tojudgeלָדִ֥יןla.DinH1777thepeopleעַמִּֽים׃'a.MimH5971.

14TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068willenterיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935intojudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֣טbe.mish.PatH4941with theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of hispeopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971, and with theirprincesוְשָׂרָ֑יוve.sa.RavH8269: for ye have eatenupבִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣םbi.'ar.TemH1197thevineyardהַכֶּ֔רֶםha.Ke.remH3754; thespoilגְּזֵלַ֥תge.ze.LatH1500of thepoorהֶֽעָנִ֖יhe.'a.NiH6041is in yourhousesבְּבָתֵּיכֶֽם׃be.va.tei.KhemH1004.

15What mean ye that yebeatH1792mypeopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971topiecesH1792, andgrindתִּטְחָ֑נוּtit.Cha.nuH2912thefacesוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of thepoorעֲנִיִּ֖ים'a.ni.YimH6041?saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLordאֲדֹנָ֥י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֖הYah.wehH3069ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ סtze.va.'otH6635.

16Moreover theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saithוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Becauseיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofZionצִיּ֔וֹןtzi.YonH6726arehaughtyגָֽבְהוּ֙ga.ve.HuH1361, andwalkH3212withextendedנְטוּי֣וֹתne.tv.VotH5186necksגָּר֔וֹןga.RonH1627andwantonוּֽמְשַׂקְּר֖וֹתu.me.sa.ke.RotH8265eyesעֵינָ֑יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869,walkingH1980andmincingוְטָפֹף֙ve.ta.FofH2952as theygoH3212, and making atinklingתְּעַכַּֽסְנָה׃te.'a.Kas.nahH5913with theirfeetוּבְרַגְלֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.rag.lei.HemH7272:

17Therefore theLordאֲדֹנָ֔י'a.do.NaiH136will smite with ascabוְשִׂפַּ֣חve.si.PachH5596the crown of theheadקָדְקֹ֖דka.de.KodH6936of thedaughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323ofZionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726, and theLORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068willuncoverיְעָרֶֽה׃ סye.'a.RehH6168their secretpartsפָּתְהֵ֥ןpa.te.HenH6596.

18In thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136will takeawayיָסִ֣ירya.SirH5493theshowתִּפְאֶ֧רֶתtif.'E.retH8597of their tinklingankletsהָעֲכָסִ֛יםha.'a.kha.SimH5914, and theirscarvesוְהַשְּׁבִיסִ֖יםve.ha.she.vi.SimH7636, and their necklaces like themoonוְהַשַּׂהֲרֹנִֽים׃ve.ha.sa.ha.ro.NimH7720,

19Thependantהַנְּטִיפ֥וֹתha.ne.ti.FotH5188, and thebraceletsוְהַשֵּׁיר֖וֹתve.ha.shei.RotH8285, and theveilsוְהָֽרְעָלֽוֹת׃ve.Ha.re.'a.LotH7479,

20Theheaddressesהַפְּאֵרִ֤יםha.pe.'e.RimH6287, and the legornamentsוְהַצְּעָדוֹת֙ve.ha.tze.'a.dOtH6807, and theheadbandsוְהַקִּשֻּׁרִ֔יםve.hak.ki.shu.RimH7196, and theperfumeהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315bottlesוּבָתֵּ֥יu.va.TeiH1004, and thecharmsוְהַלְּחָשִֽׁים׃ve.ha.le.cha.ShimH3908,

21Theringsהַטַּבָּע֖וֹתha.ta.ba.'otH2885, andnoseהָאָֽף׃ha.'AfH639jewelsוְנִזְמֵ֥יve.niz.MeiH5141,

22The finerobesהַמַּֽחֲלָצוֹת֙ha.ma.cha.la.tzOtH4254, and themantlesוְהַמַּ֣עֲטָפ֔וֹתve.ha.Ma.'a.ta.FotH4595, and the outergarmentsוְהַמִּטְפָּח֖וֹתve.ha.mit.pa.ChotH4304, and thepursesוְהָחֲרִיטִֽים׃ve.ha.cha.ri.TimH2754,

23Themirrorsוְהַגִּלְיֹנִים֙ve.ha.gil.yo.NimH1549, and the finelinenוְהַסְּדִינִ֔יםve.ha.se.di.NimH5466, and theturbansוְהַצְּנִיפ֖וֹתve.ha.tze.ni.FotH6797, and theveilsוְהָרְדִידִֽים׃ve.ha.re.di.DimH7289.

24And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweetsmellבֹּ֜שֶׂםBo.semH1314there shall be a foulodourמַ֣קmakH4716; and instead of abeltחֲגוֹרָ֤הcha.go.RahH2290aropeנִקְפָּה֙nik.PahH5364; and instead of wellsetמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639hairמִקְשֶׁה֙mik.ShehH4748baldnessקָרְחָ֔הka.re.ChahH7144; and instead of a richrobeפְּתִיגִ֖ילpe.ti.GilH6614agirdingמַחֲגֹ֣רֶתma.cha.Go.retH4228ofsackclothשָׂ֑קSakH8242; and abrandכִּי־ki-H3587instead ofbeautyיֹֽפִי׃Yo.fiH3308.

25Thymenמְתַ֖יִךְme.Ta.yikhH4962shallfallיִפֹּ֑לוּyi.Po.luH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֣רֶבba.Che.revH2719, and thymightyוּגְבוּרָתֵ֖ךְu.ge.vu.ra.TekhH1369in thewarבַּמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ba.mil.cha.MahH4421.

26And hergatesפְּתָחֶ֑יהָpe.ta.Chei.haH6607shalllamentוְאָנ֥וּve.'a.NuH578andmournוְאָבְל֖וּve.'a.ve.LuH56; and she beingdesolateוְנִקָּ֖תָהve.ni.Ka.tahH5352shallsitתֵּשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427upon thegroundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776.

Commentaries on Isaiah 3

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