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Isaiah 8

1Moreover theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to me,Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419rollגִּלָּי֣וֹןgi.la.YonH1549, andwriteוּכְתֹ֤בu.khe.ToH3789in it with aman’sאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582penבְּחֶ֣רֶטbe.Che.retH2747concerningMahershalalhashbazH4122.

2And ItookH5749to mefaithfulנֶאֱמָנִ֑יםne.'e.ma.NimH539witnessesעֵדִ֖ים'e.DimH5707torecordH5749,Uriahאוּרִיָּ֣ה'u.ri.YahH223thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, andZechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148thesonבֶּ֥ןbenH1121ofJeberechiahיְבֶרֶכְיָֽהוּ׃ye.ve.rekh.Ya.huH3000.

3And Iwentוָאֶקְרַב֙va.'ek.RavH7126to theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֔הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031; and sheconceivedוַתַּ֖הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121. Thensaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068to me,Callקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034MahershalalhashbazH4122.

4For before thechildהַנַּ֔עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall haveknowledgeיֵדַ֣עye.Da'H3045tocryקְרֹ֖אke.Ro'H7121, Myfatherאָבִ֣י'a.ViH1, and mymotherוְאִמִּ֑יve.'i.MiH517, therichesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428ofDamascusדַּמֶּ֗שֶׂקda.Me.sekH1834and thespoilשְׁלַ֣לshe.LalH7998ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111shall be takenawayיִשָּׂ֣א׀yi.Sa'H5375beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ ס'a.ShurH804.

5TheLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068spokeדַּבֵּ֥רda.BerH1696also to meagainוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

6Forasmuchיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282as thispeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971refusethמָאַס֙ma.'AsH3988thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325ofShiloahהַשִּׁלֹ֔חַha.shi.Lo.achH7975thatflowהַהֹלְכִ֖יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980gentlyלְאַ֑טle.'AtH328, andrejoiceוּמְשׂ֥וֹשׂu.me.SosH4885inRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526andRemaliah’sרְמַלְיָֽהוּ׃re.mal.Ya.huH7425sonוּבֶן־u.ven-H1121;

7Now therefore, behold, theLordאֲדֹנָי֩'a.do.NaiH136bringethupמַעֲלֶ֨הma.'a.LehH5927upon them thewatersמֵ֣יmeiH4325of theriverהַנָּהָ֗רha.na.HarH5104,strongהָעֲצוּמִים֙ha.'a.tzu.MimH6099andmanyוְהָ֣רַבִּ֔יםve.Ha.ra.BimH7227, even thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, and all hisgloryכְּבוֹד֑וֹke.vo.DoH3519: and he shall comeupוְעָלָה֙ve.'a.LahH5927over all itschannelsאֲפִיקָ֔יו'a.fi.KavH650, and gooverוְהָלַ֖ךְve.ha.LakhH1980all itsbanksגְּדוֹתָֽיו׃ge.do.TavH1415:

8And he shallpassוְחָלַ֤ףve.cha.LafH2498throughJudahבִּֽיהוּדָה֙bi.hu.DahH3063; he shalloverflowשָׁטַ֣ףsha.TafH7857and gooverוְעָבַ֔רve.'a.VarH5674, he shallreachיַגִּ֑יעַya.Gi.a'H5060even to theneckצַוָּ֖ארtza.VarH6677; and thespreadמֻטּ֣וֹתmu.TotH4298of hiswingsכְּנָפָ֔יוke.na.FavH3671shallfillמְלֹ֥אme.Lo'H4393thebreadthרֹֽחַב־ro.chav-H7341of thylandאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776, OImmanuelH6005 H410.

9Associateרֹ֤עוּRo.'uH7489yourselves, O yepeopleעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971, and ye shall be broken inpiecesוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865; and giveearוְהַֽאֲזִ֔ינוּve.ha.'a.Zi.nuH238,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605ye offarמֶרְחַקֵּי־mer.cha.kei-H4801countriesאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:girdהִתְאַזְּר֣וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken inpiecesוָחֹ֔תּוּva.Cho.tuH2865;girdהִֽתְאַזְּר֖וּhit.'a.ze.RuH247yourselves, and ye shall be broken inpiecesוָחֹֽתּוּ׃va.Cho.tuH2865.

10TakeH5779counselעֵצָ֖ה'e.TzahH6098togetherH5779, and it shall come tonoughtוְתֻפָ֑רve.tu.FarH6565;speakדַּבְּר֤וּda.be.RuH1696thewordדָבָר֙da.VarH1697, and it shall notstandיָק֔וּםya.KumH6965: forGodאֵֽל׃ ס'ElH410is with us.

11For theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spokeאָמַ֧ר'a.MarH559thus to me with astrongכְּחֶזְקַ֣תke.chez.KatH2393handהַיָּ֑דhai.YadH3027, andinstructedוְיִסְּרֵ֕נִיve.yi.se.Re.niH3256me that I should notwalkH3212in thewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559ye not, Aconfederacyקֶ֔שֶׁרKe.sherH7195, to all them to whom thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971shallsayיֹאמַ֛רyo.MarH559, Aconfederacyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195; neitherfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372ye theirfearמוֹרָא֥וֹmo.ra.'OH4172, nor beafraidתַעֲרִֽיצוּ׃ta.'a.Ri.tzuH6206.

13Sanctifyתַקְדִּ֑ישׁוּtak.Di.shuH6942theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635himself; and let him be yourfearמוֹרַאֲכֶ֖םmo.ra.'a.KhemH4172, and let him be yourdreadמַֽעֲרִֽצְכֶֽם׃Ma.'a.Ritz.KhemH6206.

14And he shall be for asanctuaryלְמִקְדָּ֑שׁle.mik.DashH4720; but for astoneוּלְאֶ֣בֶןu.le.'E.venH68ofstumblingנֶ֠גֶףNe.gefH5063and for arockוּלְצ֨וּרu.le.TzurH6697ofoffenceמִכְשׁ֜וֹלmikh.SholH4383tobothלִשְׁנֵ֨יlish.NeiH8147thehousesבָתֵּ֤יva.TeiH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, for atrapלְפַ֣חle.FachH6341and for asnareוּלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁu.le.mo.KeshH4170to theinhabitantsלְיוֹשֵׁ֖בle.yo.ShevH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

15Andmanyרַבִּ֑יםra.BimH7227among them shallstumbleוְכָ֥שְׁלוּve.Kha.she.luH3782, andfallוְנָפְל֣וּve.na.fe.LuH5307, and bebrokenוְנִשְׁבָּ֔רוּve.nish.Ba.ruH7665, and beensnaredוְנוֹקְשׁ֖וּve.nok.ShuH3369, and betakenוְנִלְכָּֽדוּ׃ סve.nil.Ka.duH3920.

16Bindupצ֖וֹרTzorH6887thetestimonyתְּעוּדָ֑הte.'u.DahH8584,sealחֲת֥וֹםcha.TomH2856thelawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451among mydisciplesבְּלִמֻּדָֽי׃be.li.mu.DaiH3928.

17And I willwaitוְחִכִּ֙יתִי֙ve.chi.Ki.tiH2442upon theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, thathidethהַמַּסְתִּ֥ירha.mas.TirH5641hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440from thehouseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֑בya.'a.KoH3290, and I willlookוְקִוֵּ֖יתִֽי־ve.ki.Vei.ti-H6960for him.

18Behold, I and thechildrenוְהַיְלָדִים֙ve.hay.la.DimH3206whom theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hathgivenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414me are forsignsלְאֹת֥וֹתle.'o.TotH226and forwondersוּלְמוֹפְתִ֖יםu.le.mof.TimH4159inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whodwellethהַשֹּׁכֵ֖ןha.sho.KhenH7931inmountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

19And when they shallsayיֹאמְר֣וּyo.me.RuH559to you,Seekדִּרְשׁ֤וּdir.ShuH1875to them that aremediumsהָאֹבוֹת֙ha.'OtH178, and towizardsהַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔יםhai.yi.de.'o.NimH3049thatpeepהַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖יםham.tzaf.tze.FimH6850, and thatmutterוְהַמַּהְגִּ֑יםve.ha.mah.GimH1897: should not apeopleעַם֙'amH5971seekיִדְרֹ֔שׁyid.RoshH1875to theirGodאֱלֹהָ֣יו'e.lo.HavH430? for thelivingהַחַיִּ֖יםha.chai.YimH2416to thedeadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191?

20To thelawלְתוֹרָ֖הle.to.RahH8451and to thetestimonyוְלִתְעוּדָ֑הve.lit.'u.DahH8584: if theyspeakיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559not according to thiswordכַּדָּבָ֣רka.da.VarH1697, it is because there is nolightשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837in them.

21And they shallpassוְעָ֥בַרve.'A.varH5674through it,distressedנִקְשֶׁ֣הnik.ShehH7185andhungryוְרָעֵ֑בve.ra.'EvH7457: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall behungryיִרְעַ֜בyir.'AvH7456, they shall beenragedוְהִתְקַצַּ֗ףve.hit.ka.TzafH7107, andcurseוְקִלֵּ֧לve.ki.LelH7043theirkingבְּמַלְכּ֛וֹbe.mal.KoH4428and theirGodוּבֵאלֹהָ֖יוu.ve.lo.HavH430, andlookוּפָנָ֥הu.fa.NahH6437upwardלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605.

22And they shalllookיַבִּ֑יטya.BitH5027to theearthאֶ֖רֶץ'E.retzH776; and beholdtroubleצָרָ֤הtza.RahH6869anddarknessוַחֲשֵׁכָה֙va.cha.she.KhahH2825,dimnessמְע֣וּףme.'UfH4588ofanguishצוּקָ֔הtzu.KahH6695; and they shall bedrivenמְנֻדָּֽח׃me.nu.DachH5080todarknessוַאֲפֵלָ֖הva.'a.fe.LahH653.

Commentaries on Isaiah 8

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