Isaiah

Chapter 14

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy֩ yerache֨m yehva֜h 'eֽt-ya'aqo֗b ubacha֥r 'od֙ bּeyishsera'e֔l vehinּiycha֖m 'al-'ademata֑m venileva֤h hagּer֙ 'aleyhe֔m venisepּech֖u 'al-bּe֥yt ya'aqoֽb׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob.

כִּי֩ יְרַחֵ֨ם יְהוָ֜ה אֶֽת־יַעֲקֹ֗ב וּבָחַ֥ר עוֹד֙ בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִנִּיחָ֖ם עַל־אַדְמָתָ֑ם וְנִלְוָ֤ה הַגֵּר֙ עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם וְנִסְפְּח֖וּ עַל־בֵּ֥ית יַעֲקֹֽב׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): uleqach֣um 'amּiym֮ vehebiy'֣um 'el-meqomam֒ vehiֽtenachal֣um bּeֽyt-yishsera'e֗l 'a֚l 'adema֣t yehva֔h la'abadi֖ym velishshepach֑ot vehayu֙ shshobi֣ym leshshoֽbeyhe֔m verad֖u bּenogeshseyheֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

וּלְקָח֣וּם עַמִּים֮ וֶהֱבִיא֣וּם אֶל־מְקוֹמָם֒ וְהִֽתְנַחֲל֣וּם בֵּֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל עַ֚ל אַדְמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָח֑וֹת וְהָיוּ֙ שֹׁבִ֣ים לְשֹֽׁבֵיהֶ֔ם וְרָד֖וּ בְּנֹגְשֵׂיהֶֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֗h bּey֨om hani֤ycha yehvah֙ leka֔ meֽ'atzebּeka֖ umerageze֑ka umin-ha'aboda֥h haqּashsha֖h 'ashshe֥r 'ubּad-bּaֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And it shall come to pass in the day that the LORD shall give you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear, and from the hard bondage wherein you were made to serve,

וְהָיָ֗ה בְּי֨וֹם הָנִ֤יחַ יְהוָה֙ לְךָ֔ מֵֽעָצְבְּךָ֖ וּמֵרָגְזֶ֑ךָ וּמִן־הָעֲבֹדָ֥ה הַקָּשָׁ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֻבַּד־בָּֽךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): venashsa֜'ta hamּashsha֥l hazּe֛h 'al-me֥leke bּabe֖l ve'ama֑retּa 'e֚yke shshaba֣t noge֔shs shshabeta֖h madehebaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That you shall take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, "How has the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!"

וְנָשָׂ֜אתָ הַמָּשָׁ֥ל הַזֶּ֛ה עַל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל וְאָמָ֑רְתָּ אֵ֚יךְ שָׁבַ֣ת נֹגֵ֔שׂ שָׁבְתָ֖ה מַדְהֵבָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshaba֥r yehva֖h matּe֣h reshsha'i֑ym shshe֖bet moshsheliֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, and the sceptre of the rulers.

שָׁבַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה מַטֵּ֣ה רְשָׁעִ֑ים שֵׁ֖בֶט מֹשְׁלִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): makּe֤h 'amּiym֙ bּe'ebera֔h makּa֖t bּiletּi֣y sara֑h rode֤h ba'ap֙ gּoyi֔m muredּa֖p bּeli֥y chashsaֽke׃

Edified Edition (EDE)He who smote the people in wrath with a continual stroke, he that ruled the nations in anger, is persecuted, and none hinders.

מַכֶּ֤ה עַמִּים֙ בְּעֶבְרָ֔ה מַכַּ֖ת בִּלְתִּ֣י סָרָ֑ה רֹדֶ֤ה בָאַף֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם מֻרְדָּ֖ף בְּלִ֥י חָשָֽׂךְ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): na֥chah shshaqeta֖h kּal-ha'a֑retz pּatzech֖u rinּaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The whole earth is at rest, and is quiet: they break forth into singing.

נָ֥חָה שָׁקְטָ֖ה כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ פָּצְח֖וּ רִנָּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): gּam-bּeroshshi֛ym shsamech֥u leka֖ 'areze֣y leban֑on me'a֣z shshaka֔betּa loֽ'-ya'ale֥h hakּore֖t 'aleֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Yes, the fir trees rejoice at you, and the cedars of Lebanon, saying, "Since you are laid down, no feller is come up against us."

גַּם־בְּרוֹשִׁ֛ים שָׂמְח֥וּ לְךָ֖ אַרְזֵ֣י לְבָנ֑וֹן מֵאָ֣ז שָׁכַ֔בְתָּ לֹֽא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה הַכֹּרֵ֖ת עָלֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shshe'֗ol mitּa֛chat rageza֥h leka֖ liqera֣'t bּo'e֑ka 'ore֨r leka֤ repa'iym֙ kּal-'atּ֣udey 'a֔retz heqiym֙ mikּise'ota֔m kּo֖l maleke֥y goyiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Hell from beneath is moved for you to meet you at your coming: it stirs up the dead for you, even all the chief ones of the earth; it has raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations.

שְׁא֗וֹל מִתַּ֛חַת רָגְזָ֥ה לְךָ֖ לִקְרַ֣את בּוֹאֶ֑ךָ עוֹרֵ֨ר לְךָ֤ רְפָאִים֙ כָּל־עַתּ֣וּדֵי אָ֔רֶץ הֵקִים֙ מִכִּסְאוֹתָ֔ם כֹּ֖ל מַלְכֵ֥י גוֹיִֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּulּa֣m yaֽ'an֔u veyo'mer֖u 'ele֑yka gּam-'atּa֛h chulּe֥yta kam֖onu 'ele֥ynu nimeshshaֽletּa׃

Edified Edition (EDE)All they shall speak and say to you, "Are you also become weak as we? are you become like to us?"

כֻּלָּ֣ם יַֽעֲנ֔וּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ אֵלֶ֑יךָ גַּם־אַתָּ֛ה חֻלֵּ֥יתָ כָמ֖וֹנוּ אֵלֵ֥ינוּ נִמְשָֽׁלְתָּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): hura֥d shshe'֛ol gּe'one֖ka hemeya֣t nebale֑yka tּachetּe֨yka֙ yutzּa֣ rimּa֔h umekasּe֖yka tּole'aֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Your pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of your viols: the worm is spread under you, and the worms cover you.

הוּרַ֥ד שְׁא֛וֹל גְּאוֹנֶ֖ךָ הֶמְיַ֣ת נְבָלֶ֑יךָ תַּחְתֶּ֨יךָ֙ יֻצַּ֣ע רִמָּ֔ה וּמְכַסֶּ֖יךָ תּוֹלֵעָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): e֛yke napa֥letּa mishshּama֖yim heyle֣l bּen-shsha֑char nigedּa֣'etּa la'a֔retz chole֖shsh 'al-gּoyiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)How are you fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how are you cut down to the ground, which did weaken the nations!

אֵ֛יךְ נָפַ֥לְתָּ מִשָּׁמַ֖יִם הֵילֵ֣ל בֶּן־שָׁ֑חַר נִגְדַּ֣עְתָּ לָאָ֔רֶץ חוֹלֵ֖שׁ עַל־גּוֹיִֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֞h 'ama֤retּa biֽlebabeka֙ hashshּama֣yim 'eֽ'ele֔h mimּa֥'al lekֽokebey-'e֖l 'ari֣ym kּise'i֑y ve'eshshe֥b bּehar-mo'e֖d bּeyarekּete֥y tzapֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For you have said in your heart, "I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:"

וְאַתָּ֞ה אָמַ֤רְתָּ בִֽלְבָבְךָ֙ הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם אֶֽעֱלֶ֔ה מִמַּ֥עַל לְכֽוֹכְבֵי־אֵ֖ל אָרִ֣ים כִּסְאִ֑י וְאֵשֵׁ֥ב בְּהַר־מוֹעֵ֖ד בְּיַרְכְּתֵ֥י צָפֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): e'ele֖h 'al-bּa֣motey 'a֑b 'edּamּe֖h le'eleyֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High."

אֶעֱלֶ֖ה עַל־בָּ֣מֳתֵי עָ֑ב אֶדַּמֶּ֖ה לְעֶלְיֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): a֧ke 'el-shshe'֛ol tּura֖d 'el-yarekּetey-bֽor׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Yet you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.

אַ֧ךְ אֶל־שְׁא֛וֹל תּוּרָ֖ד אֶל־יַרְכְּתֵי־בֽוֹר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ro'e֨yka֙ 'ele֣yka yashshegּi֔ychu 'ele֖yka yitebּona֑nu haze֤h ha'iyshsh֙ maregּi֣yz ha'a֔retz mare'i֖yshsh mamelakֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They that see you shall narrowly look upon you, and consider you, saying, "Is this the man that made the earth to tremble, that did shake kingdoms;"

רֹאֶ֨יךָ֙ אֵלֶ֣יךָ יַשְׁגִּ֔יחוּ אֵלֶ֖יךָ יִתְבּוֹנָ֑נוּ הֲזֶ֤ה הָאִישׁ֙ מַרְגִּ֣יז הָאָ֔רֶץ מַרְעִ֖ישׁ מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): shsa֥m tּebe֛l kּamּidebּa֖r ve'ara֣yv hara֑s 'asiyra֖yv lo'-pa֥tach bּaֽyetah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)"That made the world as a wilderness, and destroyed the cities thereof; that opened not the house of his prisoners?"

שָׂ֥ם תֵּבֵ֛ל כַּמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְעָרָ֣יו הָרָ֑ס אֲסִירָ֖יו לֹא־פָ֥תַח בָּֽיְתָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּal-maleke֥y goyi֖m kּulּa֑m shshakeb֥u bekab֖od 'i֥yshsh bּebeytֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)All the kings of the nations, even all of them, lie in glory, every one in his own house.

כָּל־מַלְכֵ֥י גוֹיִ֖ם כֻּלָּ֑ם שָׁכְב֥וּ בְכָב֖וֹד אִ֥ישׁ בְּבֵיתֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֞h hashshela֤ketּa miֽqּibereka֙ kּene֣tzer nite'a֔b leb֥ushsh harugi֖ym meto֣'aney cha֑reb yorede֥y 'el-'abeney-b֖or kּepe֥ger mubaֽs׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But you are cast out of your grave like an abominable branch, and as the raiment of those that are slain, thrust through with a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under feet.

וְאַתָּ֞ה הָשְׁלַ֤כְתָּ מִֽקִּבְרְךָ֙ כְּנֵ֣צֶר נִתְעָ֔ב לְב֥וּשׁ הֲרֻגִ֖ים מְטֹ֣עֲנֵי חָ֑רֶב יוֹרְדֵ֥י אֶל־אַבְנֵי־ב֖וֹר כְּפֶ֥גֶר מוּבָֽס׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-techa֤d 'itּam֙ bּiqebura֔h kּiֽy-'aretzeka֥ shshicha֖tּa 'amּeka֣ hara֑getּa loֽ'-yiqּare֥ le'ola֖m ze֥ra mere'iֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)You shall not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land, and slain your people: the seed of evildoers shall never be renowned.

לֹֽא־תֵחַ֤ד אִתָּם֙ בִּקְבוּרָ֔ה כִּֽי־אַרְצְךָ֥ שִׁחַ֖תָּ עַמְּךָ֣ הָרָ֑גְתָּ לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֥א לְעוֹלָ֖ם זֶ֥רַע מְרֵעִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): haki֧ynu lebana֛yv matebּe֖cha bּa'avo֣n 'abota֑m bּal-yaqu֨mu֙ veya֣reshshu 'a֔retz umale'֥u peneֽy-tebe֖l 'ariֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of the world with cities.

הָכִ֧ינוּ לְבָנָ֛יו מַטְבֵּ֖חַ בַּעֲוֺ֣ן אֲבוֹתָ֑ם בַּל־יָקֻ֨מוּ֙ וְיָ֣רְשׁוּ אָ֔רֶץ וּמָלְא֥וּ פְנֵֽי־תֵבֵ֖ל עָרִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veqametּi֣y 'aleyhe֔m ne'u֖m yehva֣h tzeba'֑ot vehikeratּi֨y lebabe֜l shshe֥m ushshe'a֛r veni֥yn vane֖ked ne'um-yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)For I will rise up against them, says the LORD of hosts, and cut off from Babylon the name, and remnant, and son, and nephew, says the LORD.

וְקַמְתִּ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת וְהִכְרַתִּ֨י לְבָבֶ֜ל שֵׁ֥ם וּשְׁאָ֛ר וְנִ֥ין וָנֶ֖כֶד נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veshsametּi֛yha lemora֥shsh qipּo֖d ve'agemey-ma֑yim veteֽ'te'ti֨yha֙ bּemate'ate֣ hashsheme֔d ne'u֖m yehva֥h tzeba'ֽot׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, says the LORD of hosts.

וְשַׂמְתִּ֛יהָ לְמוֹרַ֥שׁ קִפֹּ֖ד וְאַגְמֵי־מָ֑יִם וְטֵֽאטֵאתִ֨יהָ֙ בְּמַטְאֲטֵ֣א הַשְׁמֵ֔ד נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): nishshebּa֛ yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot le'mo֑r 'im-lo֞ kּa'ashshe֤r dּimּi֨ytiy֙ kּe֣n haya֔tah veka'ashshe֥r ya'a֖tzetּiy hi֥y taqֽum׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD of hosts has sworn, saying, "Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:"

נִשְׁבַּ֛ע יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת לֵאמֹ֑ר אִם־לֹ֞א כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר דִּמִּ֨יתִי֙ כֵּ֣ן הָיָ֔תָה וְכַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָעַ֖צְתִּי הִ֥יא תָקֽוּם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): lishshebּo֤r 'ashshּur֙ bּe'aretzi֔y ve'al-hara֖y 'abuse֑nּu vesa֤r meֽ'aleyhem֙ 'ulּ֔o vesu֨bּol֔o me'a֥l shshikem֖o yasֽur׃

Edified Edition (EDE)That I will break the Assyrian in My land, and upon My mountains tread him under foot: then shall his yoke depart from off them, and his burden depart from off their shoulders.

לִשְׁבֹּ֤ר אַשּׁוּר֙ בְּאַרְצִ֔י וְעַל־הָרַ֖י אֲבוּסֶ֑נּוּ וְסָ֤ר מֵֽעֲלֵיהֶם֙ עֻלּ֔וֹ וְסֻ֨בֳּל֔וֹ מֵעַ֥ל שִׁכְמ֖וֹ יָסֽוּר׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): zo֛'t ha'etza֥h hayּe'utza֖h 'al-kּal-ha'a֑retz vezo֛'t hayּa֥d hanּetuya֖h 'al-kּal-hagּoyiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)This is the purpose that is purposed upon the whole earth: and this is the hand that is stretched out upon all the nations.

זֹ֛את הָעֵצָ֥ה הַיְּעוּצָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הָאָ֑רֶץ וְזֹ֛את הַיָּ֥ד הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה עַל־כָּל־הַגּוֹיִֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiֽy-yehva֧h tzeba'֛ot ya'a֖tz umi֣y yape֑r veyad֥o hanּetuya֖h uֽmi֥y yeshshiybeֽnּah׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)For the LORD of hosts has purposed, and who shall disannul it? and His hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

כִּֽי־יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת יָעָ֖ץ וּמִ֣י יָפֵ֑ר וְיָד֥וֹ הַנְּטוּיָ֖ה וּֽמִ֥י יְשִׁיבֶֽנָּה׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּishshenat-m֖ot hamּe֣leke 'acha֑z haya֖h hamּashsּa֥ hazּeֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)In the year that king Ahaz died was this burden.

בִּשְׁנַת־מ֖וֹת הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אָחָ֑ז הָיָ֖ה הַמַּשָּׂ֥א הַזֶּֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽl-tּishsemechi֤y pele֨shshet֙ kּulּe֔ke kּi֥y nishshebּa֖r shshe֣bet makּe֑ke kּiֽy-mishshּo֤reshsh nachashsh֙ ye֣tze tze֔pa upirey֖o shsara֥p me'opeֽp׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Rejoice not you, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote you is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.

אַֽל־תִּשְׂמְחִ֤י פְלֶ֨שֶׁת֙ כֻּלֵּ֔ךְ כִּ֥י נִשְׁבַּ֖ר שֵׁ֣בֶט מַכֵּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־מִשֹּׁ֤רֶשׁ נָחָשׁ֙ יֵ֣צֵא צֶ֔פַע וּפִרְי֖וֹ שָׂרָ֥ף מְעוֹפֵֽף׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vera'u֙ bּekore֣y dalּi֔ym ve'ebeyoni֖ym labe֣tach yirebּa֑tzu vehematּi֤y baֽra'ab֙ shshareshshe֔ke ushshe'eriyte֖ke yaharoֽg׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And the firstborn of the poor shall feed, and the needy shall lie down in safety: and I will kill your root with famine, and he shall slay your remnant.

וְרָעוּ֙ בְּכוֹרֵ֣י דַלִּ֔ים וְאֶבְיוֹנִ֖ים לָבֶ֣טַח יִרְבָּ֑צוּ וְהֵמַתִּ֤י בָֽרָעָב֙ שָׁרְשֵׁ֔ךְ וּשְׁאֵרִיתֵ֖ךְ יַהֲרֹֽג׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): heyli֤yliֽy shsha֨'ar֙ zaֽ'aqiy-'i֔yr nam֖og pּele֣shshet kּulּe֑ke kּi֤y mitzּapon֙ 'ashsha֣n bּa֔ ve'e֥yn bּode֖d bּemo'adaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Howl, O gate; cry, O city; you, whole Palestina, are dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none shall be alone in his appointed times.

הֵילִ֤ילִֽי שַׁ֨עַר֙ זַֽעֲקִי־עִ֔יר נָמ֖וֹג פְּלֶ֣שֶׁת כֻּלֵּ֑ךְ כִּ֤י מִצָּפוֹן֙ עָשָׁ֣ן בָּ֔א וְאֵ֥ין בּוֹדֵ֖ד בְּמוֹעָדָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): umaֽh-yּa'ane֖h male'akey-g֑oy kּi֤y yehvah֙ yisּa֣d tziyּ֔on uba֥hּ yeches֖u 'aniyּe֥y 'amּֽo׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)What shall one then answer the messengers of the nation? That the LORD has founded Zion, and the poor of His people shall trust in it.

וּמַֽה־יַּעֲנֶ֖ה מַלְאֲכֵי־ג֑וֹי כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִסַּ֣ד צִיּ֔וֹן וּבָ֥הּ יֶחֱס֖וּ עֲנִיֵּ֥י עַמּֽוֹ׃ס