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Isaiah 9

1Nevertheless thedimnessמוּעָף֮mu.'AfH4155shall not be such as was in herdistressמוּצָ֣קmu.TzakH4164,whenכָּעֵ֣תka.'EtH6256at thefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223he lightlyafflictedהֵקַ֞לhe.KalH7043thelandH776ofZebulunזְבֻלוּן֙ze.vu.LunH2074and thelandH776ofNaphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֔יnaf.ta.LiH5321, andafterwardוְהָאַחֲר֖וֹןve.ha.'a.cha.RonH314did more grievouslyafflictהִכְבִּ֑ידhikh.BidH3513her by thewayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of theseaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,beyondעֵ֣בֶר'E.verH5676Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.DenH3383, inGalileeגְּלִ֖ילge.LilH1551of thenationsהַגּוֹיִֽם׃ha.go.YimH1471.

2Thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwalkedהַהֹלְכִ֣יםha.ho.le.KhimH1980indarknessבַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822haveseenרָא֖וּra.'UH7200agreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419lightא֣וֹר'orH216: they thatdwellיֹשְׁבֵי֙yo.she.VeiH3427in thelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of the shadow ofdeathצַלְמָ֔וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757, upon them hath thelightא֖וֹר'orH216shinedנָגַ֥הּna.GahH5050.

3Thou hastmultipliedהִרְבִּ֣יתָhir.Bi.taH7235thenationהַגּ֔וֹיha.GoyH1471, and to himincreasedהִגְדַּ֣לְתָּhig.Dal.taH1431thejoyהַשִּׂמְחָ֑הha.sim.ChahH8057: theyrejoiceשָׂמְח֤וּsa.me.ChuH8055beforeלְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙le.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee according to thejoyכְּשִׂמְחַ֣תke.sim.ChatH8057inharvestבַּקָּצִ֔ירba.ka.TzirH7105, and as menrejoiceיָגִ֖ילוּya.Gi.luH1523when theydivideבְּחַלְּקָ֥םbe.cha.le.KamH2505thespoilשָׁלָֽל׃sha.LalH7998.

4For thou hastbrokenהַחִתֹּ֖תָha.chi.To.taH2865theyokeעֹ֣ל'olH5923of hisburdenסֻבֳּל֗וֹsu.bo.LoH5448, and thestaffמַטֵּ֣הma.TehH4294of hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֔וֹshikh.MoH7926, therodשֵׁ֖בֶטShe.vetH7626of hisoppressorהַנֹּגֵ֣שׂha.no.GesH5065, as in thedayכְּי֥וֹםke.YomH3117ofMidianמִדְיָֽן׃mid.YanH4080.

5For everybattleסְאוֹן֙se.'OnH5430of thewarriorסֹאֵ֣ןso.'EnH5431is with confusednoiseבְּרַ֔עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494, andgarmentsוְשִׂמְלָ֖הve.sim.LahH8071rolledמְגוֹלָלָ֣הme.go.la.LahH1556inbloodבְדָמִ֑יםve.da.MimH1818; but this shall be withburningלִשְׂרֵפָ֖הlis.re.FahH8316andfuelמַאֲכֹ֥לֶתma.'a.Kho.letH3980offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

6For to us achildיֶ֣לֶדYe.ledH3206isbornיֻלַּד־yu.lad-H3205, to us asonבֵּ֚ןbenH1121isgivenנִתַּן־ni.tan-H5414: and thegovernmentH4951shall be upon hisshoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹshikh.MoH7926: and hisnameשְׁמ֜וֹshe.MoH8034shall becalledוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Wonderfulפֶּ֠לֶאPe.le'H6382,Counsellorיוֹעֵץ֙yo.'EtzH3289, Themightyגִּבּ֔וֹרgi.BorH1368Godאֵ֣ל'elH410, Theeverlastingאֲבִיעַ֖ד'a.vi.'AdH5703Fatherאֲבִיעַ֖ד'a.vi.'AdH1, ThePrinceשַׂר־sar-H8269ofPeaceH7965.

7Of theincreaseלְמַרְבֵּ֨הle.mar.behH4766of hisgovernmentהַמִּשְׂרָ֜הha.mis.RahH4951andpeaceוּלְשָׁל֣וֹםu.le.sha.LomH7965there shall be noendקֵ֗ץKetzH7093, upon thethroneכִּסֵּ֤אki.Se'H3678ofDavidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732, and upon hiskingdomמַמְלַכְתּ֔וֹmam.lakh.ToH4467, toorderלְהָכִ֤יןle.ha.KhinH3559it, and toestablishוּֽלְסַעֲדָ֔הּu.le.sa.'a.DahH5582it withjudgmentבְּמִשְׁפָּ֖טbe.mish.PatH4941and withjusticeוּבִצְדָקָ֑הu.vitz.da.KahH6666from henceforth evenforוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769. Thezealקִנְאַ֛תkin.'AtH7068of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635willperformתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213this.

8TheLordאֲדֹנָ֖י'a.do.NaiH136sentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971awordדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697intoJacobבְּיַעֲקֹ֑בbe.ya.'a.KoH3290, and it hathlightedוְנָפַ֖לve.na.FalH5307uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

9And all thepeopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971shallknowוְיָדְעוּ֙ve.ya.de.'UH3045, evenEphraimאֶפְרַ֖יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and theinhabitantוְיוֹשֵׁ֣בve.yo.ShevH3427ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֑וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, thatsayלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559in theprideבְּגַאֲוָ֛הbe.ga.'a.VahH1346andstoutnessוּבְגֹ֥דֶלu.ve.Go.delH1433ofheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824,

10Thebricksלְבֵנִ֥יםle.ve.NimH3843have fallendownנָפָ֖לוּna.Fa.luH5307, but we willbuildנִבְנֶ֑הniv.NehH1129with hewnstonesוְגָזִ֣יתve.ga.ZitH1496: thesycamoresשִׁקְמִ֣יםshik.MimH8256are cutdownגֻּדָּ֔עוּgu.Da.'uH1438, but we willchangeנַחֲלִֽיף׃na.cha.LifH2498them intocedarsוַאֲרָזִ֖יםva.'a.ra.ZimH730.

11Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shall setupוַיְשַׂגֵּ֧בvay.sa.GevH7682theadversariesצָרֵ֥יtza.ReiH6862ofRezinרְצִ֖יןre.TzinH7526against him, andjoinH5526hisenemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341togetherH5526;

12TheSyriansאֲרָ֣ם'a.RamH758beforeמִקֶּ֗דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924, and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430behindמֵֽאָח֔וֹרme.'a.ChorH268; and they shalldevourוַיֹּאכְל֥וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478with openmouthפֶּ֑הPehH6310. For all this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turnedawayH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stretched outstillנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

13For thepeopleוְהָעָ֥םve.ha.'AmH5971turnשָׁ֖בshavH7725not to him thatsmitethהַמַּכֵּ֑הוּha.ma.Ke.huH5221them, neither do theyseekדָרָֽשׁוּ׃ סda.Ra.shuH1875theLORDH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.

14Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will cutoffוַיַּכְרֵ֨תvai.yakh.RetH3772fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֗לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478headH7218andtailH2180,branchכִּפָּ֥הki.PahH3712andrushוְאַגְמ֖וֹןve.'ag.MonH100, inoneאֶחָֽד׃'e.ChadH259dayי֥וֹםYomH3117.

15Theancientזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2205andhonourableוּנְשׂוּא־ פָנִ֖יםu.ne.su'- fa.NimH6440 H5375,heH1931is theheadהָרֹ֑אשׁha.RoshH7218; and theprophetוְנָבִ֥יאve.na.Vi'H5030thatteachethמֽוֹרֶה־mo.reh-H3384liesשֶּׁ֖קֶרShe.kerH8267, he is thetailהַזָּנָֽב׃ha.za.NavH2180.

16For theleadersמְאַשְּׁרֵ֥יme.'a.she.ReiH833of thispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971cause them toerrמַתְעִ֑יםmat.'ImH8582; and they that areledוּמְאֻשָּׁרָ֖יוu.me.'u.sha.RavH833by them aredestroyedמְבֻלָּעִֽים׃me.vu.la.'ImH1104.

17Therefore theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136shall have nojoyיִשְׂמַ֣ח׀yis.MachH8055in their youngmenבַּחוּרָ֜יוba.chu.RavH970, neither shall havemercyיְרַחֵ֔םye.ra.ChemH7355on theirfatherlessיְתֹמָ֤יוye.to.MavH3490andwidowsאַלְמְנֹתָיו֙'al.me.no.TavH490: for every one is anhypocriteחָנֵ֣ףcha.NefH2611and anevildoerוּמֵרַ֔עu.me.Ra'H7489, and everymouthפֶּ֖הpehH6310speakethדֹּבֵ֣רdo.VerH1696follyנְבָלָ֑הne.va.LahH5039. For all this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turnedawayשָׁ֣בshavH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stretched outstillנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.

18Forwickednessרִשְׁעָ֔הrish.'AhH7564burnethבָעֲרָ֤הva.'a.RahH1197as thefireH784: it shalldevourתֹּאכֵ֑לto.KhelH398thebriersשָׁמִ֥ירsha.MirH8068andthornsוָשַׁ֖יִתva.Sha.yitH7898, and shallkindleוַתִּצַּת֙va.ti.TzatH3341in thethicketsבְּסִֽבְכֵ֣יbe.siv.KheiH5442of theforestהַיַּ֔עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293, and they shall mountupוַיִּֽתְאַבְּכ֖וּvai.yit.'a.be.KhuH55like therisingגֵּא֥וּתge.'UtH1348ofsmokeעָשָֽׁן׃'a.ShanH6227.

19Through thewrathבְּעֶבְרַ֛תbe.'ev.RatH5678of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635is thelandאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776darkenedנֶעְתַּ֣םne'.TamH6272, and thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971shall be as thefuelכְּמַאֲכֹ֣לֶתke.ma.'a.Kho.letH3980of thefireאֵ֔שׁ'EshH784: nomanH376shallspareיַחְמֹֽלוּ׃yach.Mo.luH2550hisbrotherאָחִ֖יו'a.ChivH251.

20And he shallsnatchוַיִּגְזֹ֤רvai.yig.ZorH1504on the righthandיָמִין֙ya.MinH3225, and behungryH7457; and he shalleatוַיֹּ֥אכַלvai.Yo.khalH398on the lefthandשְׂמֹ֖אולse.MolH8040, and they shall not besatisfiedשָׂבֵ֑עוּsa.Ve.'uH7646: they shalleatיֹאכֵֽלוּ׃yo.Khe.luH398everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thefleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320of his ownarmזְרֹע֖וֹze.ro.'OH2220:

21Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519,Ephraimאֶפְרַ֗יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669; andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֙יִם֙ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519: and theytogetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162shall be againstJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. For all this hisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is not turnedawayשָׁ֣בshavH7725, but hishandיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stretched outstillנְטוּיָֽה׃ סne.tu.YahH5186.

Commentaries on Isaiah 9

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