Isaiah 16

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שִׁלְחוּ־send כַ֥רa lamb מֹשֵֽׁל־the ruler of אֶ֖רֶץthe land מִסֶּ֣לַעfrom Sela מִדְבָּ֑רָהthe wilderness towards אֶל־to הַ֖רthe mountain of בַּת־the daughter of צִיּֽוֹן׃Zion

וְהָיָ֥הand it will be כְעוֹף־like a bird נוֹדֵ֖דfluttering קֵ֣ןa nest מְשֻׁלָּ֑חsent away תִּֽהְיֶ֙ינָה֙they will be בְּנ֣וֹתthe daughters of מוֹאָ֔בMoab מַעְבָּרֹ֖תthe fords לְאַרְנֽוֹן׃of Arnon

הָבִ֤יאִיbring עֵצָה֙counsel עֲשׂ֣וּmake פְלִילָ֔הa decision שִׁ֧יתִיmake כַלַּ֛יִלlike the night צִלֵּ֖ךְshade your בְּת֣וֹךְin the middle of צָהֳרָ֑יִםthe noons סַתְּרִי֙hide נִדָּחִ֔יםoutcasts נֹדֵ֖דa fugitive אַל־may not תְּגַלִּֽי׃you expose

יָג֤וּרוּlet them sojournבָךְ֙among youנִדָּחַ֔יoutcasts my מוֹאָ֛בMoab הֱוִי־be סֵ֥תֶרa shelterלָ֖מוֹof themמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom before שׁוֹדֵ֑דthe destroyer כִּֽי־if אָפֵ֤סhe will come to an end הַמֵּץ֙the oppressor כָּ֣לָהit will cease שֹׁ֔דdevastation תַּ֥מּוּthey will be finished רֹמֵ֖סthe trampler מִן־from הָאָֽרֶץ׃the land

וְהוּכַ֤ןand it will be established בַּחֶ֙סֶד֙in the covenant loyalty כִּסֵּ֔אa throne וְיָשַׁ֥בand he will sit עָלָ֛יוon it בֶּאֱמֶ֖תin faithfulness בְּאֹ֣הֶלin the tent of דָּוִ֑דDavid שֹׁפֵ֛טone who judges וְדֹרֵ֥שׁand one who seeks מִשְׁפָּ֖טjustice וּמְהִ֥רand one prompt of צֶֽדֶק׃righteousness

שָׁמַ֥עְנוּwe have heard גְאוֹן־the pride of מוֹאָ֖בMoab גֵּ֣אproud מְאֹ֑דvery גַּאֲוָת֧וֹhaughtiness its וּגְאוֹנ֛וֹand pride its וְעֶבְרָת֖וֹand arrogance its לֹא־are not כֵ֥ןright בַּדָּֽיו׃ סempty boasts its

לָכֵ֗ןto therefore יְיֵלִ֥ילit will wail מוֹאָ֛בMoab לְמוֹאָ֖בfor Moab כֻּלֹּ֣הall of it יְיֵלִ֑ילit will wail לַאֲשִׁישֵׁ֧יfor the raisin-cakes of קִיר־Kir חֲרֶ֛שֶׂתHareseth תֶּהְגּ֖וּyou will groan אַךְ־only נְכָאִֽים׃stricken people

כִּ֣יfor שַׁדְמוֹת֩the fields of חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹןHeshbon אֻמְלָ֜לit has withered גֶּ֣פֶןthe vines of שִׂבְמָ֗הSibmah בַּעֲלֵ֤יrulers of גוֹיִם֙nations הָלְמ֣וּthey have struck down שְׂרוּקֶּ֔יהָchoice grapes its עַד־to יַעְזֵ֥רJazer נָגָ֖עוּthey reached תָּ֣עוּthey wandered מִדְבָּ֑רthe wilderness שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔יהָshoots its נִטְּשׁ֖וּthey were spread out עָ֥בְרוּthey passed over יָֽם׃the sea

עַל־there-כֵּ֡ן-fore אֶבְכֶּ֞הI weep בִּבְכִ֤יwith the weeping of יַעְזֵר֙Jazer גֶּ֣פֶןthe vines of שִׂבְמָ֔הSibmah אֲרַיָּ֙וֶךְ֙I water abundantly you דִּמְעָתִ֔יtears my חֶשְׁבּ֖וֹןO Heshbon וְאֶלְעָלֵ֑הand Elealeh כִּ֧יfor עַל־on קֵיצֵ֛ךְsummer fruit your וְעַל־and on קְצִירֵ֖ךְharvest your הֵידָ֥דshouting נָפָֽל׃it has fallen

וְנֶאֱסַ֨ףand it will be removed שִׂמְחָ֤הgladness וָגִיל֙and rejoicing מִן־from הַכַּרְמֶ֔לthe orchard וּבַכְּרָמִ֥יםand in the vineyards לֹֽא־not יְרֻנָּ֖ןanything will be sung לֹ֣אnot יְרֹעָ֑עanything will be shouted יַ֗יִןwine בַּיְקָבִ֛יםin the wine-presses לֹֽא־not יִדְרֹ֥ךְhe will tread הַדֹּרֵ֖ךְthe treader הֵידָ֥דshouting הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃I have made to cease

עַל־there-כֵּן֙-fore מֵעַ֣יinward parts my לְמוֹאָ֔בfor Moab כַּכִּנּ֖וֹרlike the harp יֶֽהֱמ֑וּthey make a sound וְקִרְבִּ֖יand inner being my לְקִ֥ירfor Kir חָֽרֶשׂ׃Heres

וְהָיָ֧הand it will be כִֽי־that נִרְאָ֛הit has presented itself כִּֽי־if נִלְאָ֥הit has wearied itself מוֹאָ֖בMoab עַל־on הַבָּמָ֑הthe high place וּבָ֧אand it will come אֶל־to מִקְדָּשׁ֛וֹsanctuary its לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לto pray וְלֹ֥אand not יוּכָֽל׃it will prevail

זֶ֣הthis הַדָּבָ֗רis the word אֲשֶׁ֨רwhich דִּבֶּ֧רhe has spoken יְהוָ֛הYahweh אֶל־concerning מוֹאָ֖בMoab מֵאָֽז׃from then

וְעַתָּ֗הand now דִּבֶּ֣רhe says יְהוָה֮Yahweh לֵאמֹר֒to saying בְּשָׁלֹ֤שׁin three שָׁנִים֙years כִּשְׁנֵ֣יlike the years of שָׂכִ֔ירa hired laborer וְנִקְלָה֙and it will be lightly esteemed כְּב֣וֹדthe honor of מוֹאָ֔בMoab בְּכֹ֖לfor all הֶהָמ֣וֹןthe multitude הָרָ֑בthe great וּשְׁאָ֥רand a remnant מְעַ֛טlittle מִזְעָ֖רsmallness ל֥וֹאnot כַבִּֽיר׃ סwill be mighty

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