Isaiah 34

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קִרְב֤וּdraw near גוֹיִם֙O nations לִשְׁמֹ֔עַto hear וּלְאֻמִּ֖יםand O peoples הַקְשִׁ֑יבוּpay attention תִּשְׁמַ֤עlet it hear הָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earth וּמְלֹאָ֔הּand what fills it תֵּבֵ֖לthe world וְכָל־and all צֶאֱצָאֶֽיהָ׃produces its

כִּ֣יfor קֶ֤צֶףwrath לַֽיהוָה֙belongs to Yahweh עַל־towards כָּל־all הַגּוֹיִ֔םthe nations וְחֵמָ֖הand rage עַל־towards כָּל־every צְבָאָ֑םarmy their הֶחֱרִימָ֖םhe will totally destroy them נְתָנָ֥םhe will deliver up them לַטָּֽבַח׃to the slaughter

וְחַלְלֵיהֶ֣םand slain ones their יֻשְׁלָ֔כוּthey will be thrown out וּפִגְרֵיהֶ֖םand corpses their יַעֲלֶ֣הit will go up בָאְשָׁ֑םstench their וְנָמַ֥סּוּand they will melt away הָרִ֖יםmountains מִדָּמָֽם׃from blood their

וְנָמַ֙קּוּ֙and they will rot away כָּל־all צְבָ֣אthe host of הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavens וְנָגֹ֥לּוּand they will be rolled up כַסֵּ֖פֶרlike the scroll הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavens וְכָל־and all צְבָאָ֣םhost their יִבּ֔וֹלit will wither כִּנְבֹ֤לas withers עָלֶה֙leafage מִגֶּ֔פֶןfrom a vine וּכְנֹבֶ֖לֶתand like withered fruit מִתְּאֵנָֽה׃from a fig tree

כִּֽי־if רִוְּתָ֥הit has drunk its fill בַשָּׁמַ֖יִםin the heavens חַרְבִּ֑יsword my הִנֵּה֙there!עַל־on אֱד֣וֹםEdom תֵּרֵ֔דit will come down וְעַל־and on עַ֥םthe people of חֶרְמִ֖יtotal destruction my לְמִשְׁפָּֽט׃for judgment

וְיָרְד֤וּand they will go down רְאֵמִים֙wild oxen עִמָּ֔םwith them וּפָרִ֖יםand young bulls עִם־with אַבִּירִ֑יםmighty bulls וְרִוְּתָ֤הand it will drink its fill אַרְצָם֙land their מִדָּ֔םfrom blood וַעֲפָרָ֖םand dust their מֵחֵ֥לֶבfrom fat יְדֻשָּֽׁן׃it will be fattened

כִּ֛יfor י֥וֹםa day of נָקָ֖םvengeance לַֽיהוָ֑הbelongs to Yahweh שְׁנַ֥תa year of שִׁלּוּמִ֖יםretributions לְרִ֥יבfor the cause of צִיּֽוֹן׃Zion

וְנֶהֶפְכ֤וּand they will be changed נְחָלֶ֙יהָ֙torrents its לְזֶ֔פֶתinto pitch וַעֲפָרָ֖הּand dust its לְגָפְרִ֑יתinto sulfur וְהָיְתָ֣הand it will become אַרְצָ֔הּland its לְזֶ֖פֶתinto pitch בֹּעֵרָֽה׃burning

לַ֤יְלָהnight וְיוֹמָם֙and by day לֹ֣אnot תִכְבֶּ֔הit will be extinguished לְעוֹלָ֖םfor ever יַעֲלֶ֣הit will go up עֲשָׁנָ֑הּsmoke its מִדּ֤וֹרfrom generation לָדוֹר֙to generation תֶּחֱרָ֔בit will be desolate לְנֵ֣צַחto perpetuity of נְצָחִ֔יםperpetuities אֵ֥יןthere not עֹבֵ֖רwill be one who passesבָּֽהּ׃in the it

וִירֵשׁ֙וּהָ֙and they will take possession of it קָאַ֣תdesert owl וְקִפּ֔וֹדand hedgehog וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹףand great owl וְעֹרֵ֖בand raven יִשְׁכְּנוּ־they will dwellבָ֑הּin itוְנָטָ֥הand he will stretch out עָלֶ֛יהָover it קַֽו־a measuring-line of תֹ֖הוּformlessness וְאַבְנֵי־and stones of בֹֽהוּ׃emptiness

חֹרֶ֥יהָnobles its וְאֵֽין־and there not שָׁ֖םthere מְלוּכָ֣הwill be that which a kingship יִקְרָ֑אוּpeople will call וְכָל־and all שָׂרֶ֖יהָprinces its יִ֥הְיוּthey will be אָֽפֶס׃nothing

וְעָלְתָ֤הand it will grow up אַרְמְנֹתֶ֙יהָ֙fortresses its סִירִ֔יםthorns קִמּ֥וֹשׂnettles וָח֖וֹחַand thornbushes בְּמִבְצָרֶ֑יהָwill be on fortifications its וְהָיְתָה֙and it will be נְוֵ֣הa habitation of תַנִּ֔יםjackals חָצִ֖ירgrass לִבְנ֥וֹתfor daughters of יַעֲנָֽה׃an ostrich

וּפָגְשׁ֤וּand they will meet צִיִּים֙desert-dwellers אֶת־obj.אִיִּ֔יםhyenas וְשָׂעִ֖ירand goat עַל־to רֵעֵ֣הוּcompanion its יִקְרָ֑אit will call אַךְ־surely שָׁם֙there הִרְגִּ֣יעָהit will rest לִּילִ֔יתthe night-creature וּמָצְאָ֥הand it will findלָ֖הּfor itselfמָנֽוֹחַ׃a resting place

שָׁ֣מָּהthere towards קִנְּנָ֤הit will make a nest קִפּוֹז֙owls וַתְּמַלֵּ֔טand it laid eggs וּבָקְעָ֖הand it will hatch וְדָגְרָ֣הand it will gather a brood בְצִלָּ֑הּin shadow its אַךְ־surely שָׁ֛םthere נִקְבְּצ֥וּthey will be gathered דַיּ֖וֹתblack kites אִשָּׁ֥הeach רְעוּתָֽהּ׃companion its

דִּרְשׁ֨וּseek מֵֽעַל־from on סֵ֤פֶרthe scroll of יְהוָה֙Yahweh וּֽקְרָ֔אוּand read אַחַ֤תoneמֵהֵ֙נָּה֙of themלֹ֣אnot נֶעְדָּ֔רָהit will be missing אִשָּׁ֥הeach רְעוּתָ֖הּcompanion its לֹ֣אnot פָקָ֑דוּthey will miss כִּֽי־for פִי֙mouth my ה֣וּאit צִוָּ֔הit has commanded וְרוּח֖וֹand spirit his ה֥וּאit קִבְּצָֽן׃it will gather them

וְהֽוּא־and he הִפִּ֤ילhe has castלָהֶן֙for themגּוֹרָ֔לa lot וְיָד֛וֹand hand his חִלְּקַ֥תָּהit has distributed itלָהֶ֖םto themבַּקָּ֑וby the measuring-line עַד־until עוֹלָם֙perpetuity יִֽירָשׁ֔וּהָthey will possess it לְד֥וֹרto a generation וָד֖וֹרand a generation יִשְׁכְּנוּ־they will dwellבָֽהּ׃ סin it

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