Isaiah 17

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מַשָּׂ֖אthe oracle of דַּמָּ֑שֶׂקDamascus הִנֵּ֤הthere!דַמֶּ֙שֶׂק֙Damascus מוּסָ֣רis about to be removed מֵעִ֔ירfrom a city וְהָיְתָ֖הand it will be מְעִ֥יa ruin of מַפָּלָֽה׃a ruin

עֲזֻב֖וֹתwill be abandoned עָרֵ֣יthe cities of עֲרֹעֵ֑רAroer לַעֲדָרִ֣יםfor flocks תִּֽהְיֶ֔ינָהthey will be וְרָבְצ֖וּand they will lie down וְאֵ֥יןand there not מַחֲרִֽיד׃will be one who terrifies

וְנִשְׁבַּ֤תand it will cease מִבְצָר֙fortress מֵֽאֶפְרַ֔יִםfrom Ephraim וּמַמְלָכָ֥הand kingship מִדַּמֶּ֖שֶׂקfrom Damascus וּשְׁאָ֣רand the remnant of אֲרָ֑םAram כִּכְב֤וֹדlike the glory of בְּנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel יִֽהְי֔וּthey will be נְאֻ֖םthe utterance of יְהוָ֥הYahweh צְבָאֽוֹת׃ סof hosts

וְהָיָה֙and it will be בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֔וּאthe that יִדַּ֖לit will become low כְּב֣וֹדthe glory of יַעֲקֹ֑בJacob וּמִשְׁמַ֥ןand the fatness of בְּשָׂר֖וֹflesh its יֵרָזֶֽה׃it will be made lean

וְהָיָ֗הand it will be כֶּֽאֱסֹף֙like the gathering of קָצִ֣ירa harvest of קָמָ֔הstanding grain וּזְרֹע֖וֹand arm his שִׁבֳּלִ֣יםears of grain יִקְצ֑וֹרsomeone will reap וְהָיָ֛הand it will be כִּמְלַקֵּ֥טlike one who gathers שִׁבֳּלִ֖יםears of grain בְּעֵ֥מֶקin the valley of רְפָאִֽים׃Rephaim

וְנִשְׁאַר־and it will be leftבּ֤וֹin itעֽוֹלֵלֹת֙gleanings כְּנֹ֣קֶףlike the beating of זַ֔יִתan olive tree שְׁנַ֧יִםtwo שְׁלֹשָׁ֛הthree גַּרְגְּרִ֖יםolives בְּרֹ֣אשׁat the top of אָמִ֑ירthe tree-top אַרְבָּעָ֣הfour חֲמִשָּׁ֗הfive בִּסְעִפֶ֙יהָ֙on branches its פֹּֽרִיָּ֔הfruit-bearing נְאֻם־the utterance of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael

בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֔וּאthe that יִשְׁעֶ֥הhe will look הָאָדָ֖םthe person עַל־on עֹשֵׂ֑הוּmaker his וְעֵינָ֕יוand eyes his אֶל־to קְד֥וֹשׁthe holy one of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃they will see

וְלֹ֣אand not יִשְׁעֶ֔הhe will look אֶל־to הַֽמִּזְבְּח֖וֹתthe altars מַעֲשֵׂ֣הthe work of יָדָ֑יוhands his וַאֲשֶׁ֨רand that which עָשׂ֤וּthey have made אֶצְבְּעֹתָיו֙fingers his לֹ֣אnot יִרְאֶ֔הhe will see וְהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםand the Asherah poles וְהָחַמָּנִֽים׃and the incense altars

בַּיּ֨וֹםin the day הַה֜וּאthe that יִהְי֣וּ׀they will be עָרֵ֣יthe cities of מָעֻזּ֗וֹrefuge his כַּעֲזוּבַ֤תlike the forsaken place of הַחֹ֙רֶשׁ֙the forest וְהָ֣אָמִ֔ירand the tree-top אֲשֶׁ֣רwhich עָזְב֔וּthey abandoned מִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because of בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וְהָיְתָ֖הand it will be שְׁמָמָֽה׃a desolation

כִּ֤יfor שָׁכַ֙חַתְּ֙you have forgotten אֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God of יִשְׁעֵ֔ךְsalvation your וְצ֥וּרand the rock of מָעֻזֵּ֖ךְrefuge your לֹ֣אnot זָכָ֑רְתְּyou have remembered עַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-fore תִּטְּעִי֙you plant נִטְעֵ֣יplantations of נַעֲמָנִ֔יםpleasantnesses וּזְמֹ֥רַתand the vine branch of זָ֖רa stranger תִּזְרָעֶֽנּוּ׃you sow it

בְּי֤וֹםon the day of נִטְעֵךְ֙planting your תְּשַׂגְשֵׂ֔גִיyou cause to grow וּבַבֹּ֖קֶרand in the morning זַרְעֵ֣ךְseed your תַּפְרִ֑יחִיyou cause to sprout נֵ֥דa heap קָצִ֛ירa harvest בְּי֥וֹםin a day of נַחֲלָ֖הbeing sick וּכְאֵ֥בand pain אָנֽוּשׁ׃ סincurable

ה֗וֹיwoe to!הֲמוֹן֙the tumult of עַמִּ֣יםpeoples רַבִּ֔יםmany כַּהֲמ֥וֹתas roar יַמִּ֖יםthe seas יֶהֱמָי֑וּןthey roar !וּשְׁא֣וֹןand the uproar of לְאֻמִּ֔יםnations כִּשְׁא֛וֹןlike the uproar of מַ֥יִםwaters כַּבִּירִ֖יםmighty יִשָּׁאֽוּן׃they are in an uproar !

לְאֻמִּ֗יםnations כִּשְׁא֞וֹןlike the uproar of מַ֤יִםwaters רַבִּים֙many יִשָּׁא֔וּןthey are in an uproar !וְגָ֥עַרand he will rebukeבּ֖וֹin itוְנָ֣סand it will flee מִמֶּרְחָ֑קfrom a distance וְרֻדַּ֗ףand it will be chased כְּמֹ֤ץlike chaff of הָרִים֙mountains לִפְנֵי־to before ר֔וּחַa wind וּכְגַלְגַּ֖לand like whirling dust לִפְנֵ֥יto before סוּפָֽה׃a storm-wind

לְעֵ֥תto a time of עֶ֙רֶב֙evening וְהִנֵּ֣הand there!בַלָּהָ֔הsudden terror בְּטֶ֥רֶםin before בֹּ֖קֶרmorning אֵינֶ֑נּוּthere not is it זֶ֚הthis חֵ֣לֶקwill be the portion of שׁוֹסֵ֔ינוּthose who plunder us וְגוֹרָ֖לand the lot לְבֹזְזֵֽינוּ׃ סof those who despoil us

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