Isaiah 24

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הִנֵּ֧הhere!יְהוָ֛הYahweh בּוֹקֵ֥קis about to lay waste הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth וּבֽוֹלְקָ֑הּand is about to devastate it וְעִוָּ֣הand he will twist פָנֶ֔יהָsurface its וְהֵפִ֖יץand he will scatter יֹשְׁבֶֽיהָ׃inhabitants its

וְהָיָ֤הand it will be כָעָם֙as the people כַּכֹּהֵ֔ןas the priest כַּעֶ֙בֶד֙as the servant כַּֽאדֹנָ֔יוas masters his כַּשִּׁפְחָ֖הas the maidservant כַּגְּבִרְתָּ֑הּas the mistress her כַּקּוֹנֶה֙as the buyer כַּמּוֹכֵ֔רas the seller כַּמַּלְוֶה֙as the lender כַּלֹּוֶ֔הas the borrower כַּנֹּשֶׁ֕הas the creditor כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רas the one who נֹשֶׁ֥אa creditorבֽוֹ׃is in him

הִבּ֧וֹק׀certainly to be laid waste תִּבּ֛וֹקit will be laid waste הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth וְהִבּ֣וֹז׀and certainly to be plundered תִּבּ֑וֹזit will be plundered כִּ֣יfor יְהוָ֔הYahweh דִּבֶּ֖רhe has spoken אֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֥רthe word הַזֶּֽה׃the this

אָבְלָ֤הit has dried up נָֽבְלָה֙it has withered הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth אֻמְלְלָ֥הit has languished נָבְלָ֖הit has withered תֵּבֵ֑לthe world אֻמְלָ֖לוּthey have languished מְר֥וֹםthe nobles of עַם־the people of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וְהָאָ֥רֶץand the earth חָנְפָ֖הit has been polluted תַּ֣חַתunder יֹשְׁבֶ֑יהָinhabitants its כִּֽי־for עָבְר֤וּthey have transgressed תוֹרֹת֙laws חָ֣לְפוּthey have overstepped חֹ֔קthe decree הֵפֵ֖רוּthey have broken בְּרִ֥יתthe covenant of עוֹלָֽם׃perpetuity

עַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-fore אָלָה֙a curse אָ֣כְלָהit has consumed אֶ֔רֶץthe earth וַֽיֶּאְשְׁמ֖וּand they have been held guilty יֹ֣שְׁבֵיthe inhabitantsבָ֑הּin the itעַל־there-כֵּ֗ן-fore חָרוּ֙they have diminished יֹ֣שְׁבֵיthe inhabitants of אֶ֔רֶץthe earth וְנִשְׁאַ֥רand it will be left אֱנ֖וֹשׁhumankind of מִזְעָֽר׃smallness

אָבַ֥לit has dried up תִּיר֖וֹשׁnew wine אֻמְלְלָה־it has languished גָ֑פֶןthe vine נֶאֶנְח֖וּthey have groaned כָּל־all שִׂמְחֵי־the people joyful of לֵֽב׃heart

שָׁבַת֙it has ceased מְשׂ֣וֹשׂthe gaiety of תֻּפִּ֔יםtambourines חָדַ֖לit has stopped שְׁא֣וֹןthe uproar of עַלִּיזִ֑יםjubilant people שָׁבַ֖תit has ceased מְשׂ֥וֹשׂthe gaiety of כִּנּֽוֹר׃the harp

בַּשִּׁ֖ירwith the song לֹ֣אnot יִשְׁתּוּ־people will drink יָ֑יִןwine יֵמַ֥רit will be bitter שֵׁכָ֖רstrong drink לְשֹׁתָֽיו׃to those who drink it

נִשְׁבְּרָ֖הit has been broken קִרְיַת־the town of תֹּ֑הוּformlessness סֻגַּ֥רit has been shut up כָּל־every בַּ֖יִתhouse מִבּֽוֹא׃from entering

צְוָחָ֥הan outcry עַל־on הַיַּ֖יִןthe wine בַּֽחוּצ֑וֹתwill be in the streets עָֽרְבָה֙it has become evening כָּל־all שִׂמְחָ֔הgladness גָּלָ֖הit has departed מְשׂ֥וֹשׂthe gaiety of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

נִשְׁאַ֥רit has remained בָּעִ֖ירin the city שַׁמָּ֑הdesolation וּשְׁאִיָּ֖הand ruin יֻכַּת־it will be crushed שָֽׁעַר׃the gate

כִּ֣יfor כֹ֥הthus יִהְיֶ֛הit will be בְּקֶ֥רֶבin the midst of הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth בְּת֣וֹךְin among הָֽעַמִּ֑יםthe peoples כְּנֹ֣קֶףlike the beating of זַ֔יִתan olive tree כְּעוֹלֵלֹ֖תlike gleanings אִם־if כָּלָ֥הit has come to an end בָצִֽיר׃the grape harvest

הֵ֛מָּהthey יִשְׂא֥וּthey will lift up קוֹלָ֖םvoice their יָרֹ֑נּוּthey will shout for joy בִּגְא֣וֹןin the majesty of יְהוָ֔הYahweh צָהֲל֖וּthey will cry aloud מִיָּֽם׃from the west

עַל־there-כֵּ֥ן-fore בָּאֻרִ֖יםin the east כַּבְּד֣וּglorify יְהוָ֑הYahweh בְּאִיֵּ֣יin the islands of הַיָּ֔םthe sea שֵׁ֥םthe name of יְהוָ֖הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael

מִכְּנַ֨ףfrom the extremity of הָאָ֜רֶץthe earth זְמִרֹ֤תsongs שָׁמַ֙עְנוּ֙we have heard צְבִ֣יsplendor לַצַּדִּ֔יקbelongs to the righteous one וָאֹמַ֛רand I said רָזִי־leannessלִ֥יbelongs to meרָֽזִי־leannessלִ֖יbelongs to meא֣וֹיwoe!לִ֑יto meבֹּגְדִ֣יםthose who act treacherously בָּגָ֔דוּthey act treacherously וּבֶ֥גֶדand treachery בּוֹגְדִ֖יםthose who act treacherously בָּגָֽדוּ׃they act treacherously

פַּ֥חַדdread וָפַ֖חַתand pit וָפָ֑חand snare עָלֶ֖יךָare on you יוֹשֵׁ֥בO inhabitant of הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth

וְֽ֠הָיָהand it will be הַנָּ֞סthe one who flees מִקּ֤וֹלfrom the sound of הַפַּ֙חַד֙the dread יִפֹּ֣לhe will fall אֶל־into הַפַּ֔חַתthe pit וְהָֽעוֹלֶה֙and the one who goes up מִתּ֣וֹךְfrom the midst of הַפַּ֔חַתthe pit יִלָּכֵ֖דhe will be caught בַּפָּ֑חin the snare כִּֽי־for אֲרֻבּ֤וֹתwindows מִמָּרוֹם֙from a high place נִפְתָּ֔חוּthey have been opened וַֽיִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּand they have shaken מ֥וֹסְדֵיthe foundations of אָֽרֶץ׃the earth

רֹ֥עָהutterly broken הִֽתְרֹעֲעָ֖הit has been broken הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth פּ֤וֹרutterly split הִֽתְפּוֹרְרָה֙it has been split through אֶ֔רֶץthe earth מ֥וֹטcertainly to shake הִֽתְמוֹטְטָ֖הit has been shaken אָֽרֶץ׃the earth

נ֣וֹעַwildly stagger תָּנ֤וּעַit will stagger אֶ֙רֶץ֙the earth כַּשִּׁכּ֔וֹרlike the drunkard וְהִֽתְנוֹדְדָ֖הand it will sway כַּמְּלוּנָ֑הlike the hut וְכָבַ֤דand it will be heavy עָלֶ֙יהָ֙on it פִּשְׁעָ֔הּtransgression its וְנָפְלָ֖הand it will fall וְלֹא־and not תֹסִ֥יףit will repeat קֽוּם׃ סto rise

וְהָיָה֙and it will be בַּיּ֣וֹםin the day הַה֔וּאthe that יִפְקֹ֧דhe will visit judgment יְהוָ֛הYahweh עַל־on צְבָ֥אthe host of הַמָּר֖וֹםthe height בַּמָּר֑וֹםin the heights וְעַל־and on מַלְכֵ֥יthe kings of הָאֲדָמָ֖הthe earth עַל־on הָאֲדָמָֽה׃the earth

וְאֻסְּפ֨וּand they will be gathered אֲסֵפָ֤הa gathering אַסִּיר֙prisoners עַל־to בּ֔וֹרa pit וְסֻגְּר֖וּand they will be shut up עַל־at מַסְגֵּ֑רa prison וּמֵרֹ֥בand from an abundance of יָמִ֖יםdays יִפָּקֵֽדוּ׃they will be visited

וְחָֽפְרָה֙and it will be abashed הַלְּבָנָ֔הthe moon וּבוֹשָׁ֖הand it will be ashamed הַֽחַמָּ֑הthe sun כִּֽי־for מָלַ֞ךְhe will reign יְהוָ֣הYahweh צְבָא֗וֹתof hosts בְּהַ֤רon the mountain of צִיּוֹן֙Zion וּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םand in Jerusalem וְנֶ֥גֶדand before זְקֵנָ֖יוelders his כָּבֽוֹד׃ פglory

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