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Isaiah

Chapter 23
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): mashsּa֖ tzo֑r heyli֣ylu ׀ 'oniyּ֣ot tּareshshi֗yshsh kּiֽy-shshudּa֤d mibּa֨yit֙ mibּ֔o me'e֥retz kּitּi֖ym nigelah-laֽmo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The burden of Tyre. Howl, you ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

מַשָּׂ֖א צֹ֑ר הֵילִ֣ילוּ ׀ אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֗ישׁ כִּֽי־שֻׁדַּ֤ד מִבַּ֨יִת֙ מִבּ֔וֹא מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כִּתִּ֖ים נִגְלָה־לָֽמוֹ׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּo֖mּu yo֣shshebey 'i֑y soche֥r tziyd֛on 'obe֥r ya֖m mile'ֽuke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be still, you inhabitants of the isle; you whom the merchants of Zidon, that pass over the sea, have replenished.

דֹּ֖מּוּ יֹ֣שְׁבֵי אִ֑י סֹחֵ֥ר צִיד֛וֹן עֹבֵ֥ר יָ֖ם מִלְאֽוּךְ׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ubema֤yim rabּiym֙ ze֣ra shshicho֔r qetzi֥yr ye'֖or tּebֽu'ata֑hּ vatּehi֖y secha֥r gּoyiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

וּבְמַ֤יִם רַבִּים֙ זֶ֣רַע שִׁחֹ֔ר קְצִ֥יר יְא֖וֹר תְּבֽוּאָתָ֑הּ וַתְּהִ֖י סְחַ֥ר גּוֹיִֽם׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּ֣oshshiy tziyd֔on kּiֽy-'ama֣r ya֔m ma'֥oz hayּa֖m le'mo֑r loֽ'-cha֣letּiy veloֽ'-yala֗detּiy velo֥ gidּa֛letּiy bּachuri֖ym roma֥metּiy betulֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Be you ashamed, O Zidon: for the sea has spoken, even the strength of the sea, saying, "I travail not, nor bring forth children, neither do I nourish up young men, nor bring up virgins."

בּ֣וֹשִׁי צִיד֔וֹן כִּֽי־אָמַ֣ר יָ֔ם מָע֥וֹז הַיָּ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר לֹֽא־חַ֣לְתִּי וְלֹֽא־יָלַ֗דְתִּי וְלֹ֥א גִדַּ֛לְתִּי בַּחוּרִ֖ים רוֹמַ֥מְתִּי בְתוּלֽוֹת׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּaֽ'ashsher-shshe֖ma lemitzera֑yim yachi֖ylu kּeshshe֥ma tzoֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As at the report concerning Egypt, so shall they be sorely pained at the report of Tyre.

כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־שֵׁ֖מַע לְמִצְרָ֑יִם יָחִ֖ילוּ כְּשֵׁ֥מַע צֹֽר׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): iber֖u tּareshshi֑yshshah heyli֖ylu yo֥shshebey 'iֽy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Pass you over to Tarshish; howl, you inhabitants of the isle.

עִבְר֖וּ תַּרְשִׁ֑ישָׁה הֵילִ֖ילוּ יֹ֥שְׁבֵי אִֽי׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): hazo֥'t lake֖m 'alּiyza֑h miֽymey-qe֤dem qadematahּ֙ yobil֣uha ragele֔yha meֽrach֖oq lagֽur׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Is this your joyous city, whose antiquity is of ancient days? her own feet shall carry her far off to sojourn.

הֲזֹ֥את לָכֶ֖ם עַלִּיזָ֑ה מִֽימֵי־קֶ֤דֶם קַדְמָתָהּ֙ יֹבִל֣וּהָ רַגְלֶ֔יהָ מֵֽרָח֖וֹק לָגֽוּר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֚y ya'a֣tz zo֔'t 'al-tzo֖r hamּaֽ'atiyra֑h 'ashshe֤r sochare֨yh֙ shsari֔ym kּine'ane֖yha nikebּadּey-'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traffickers are the honourable of the earth?

מִ֚י יָעַ֣ץ זֹ֔את עַל־צֹ֖ר הַמַּֽעֲטִירָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר סֹחֲרֶ֨יה֙ שָׂרִ֔ים כִּנְעָנֶ֖יהָ נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot ye'atza֑hּ lechalּel֙ gּe'֣on kּal-tzebi֔y lehaqe֖l kּal-nikebּadּey-'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD of hosts has purposed it, to stain the pride of all glory, and to bring into contempt all the honourable of the earth.

יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת יְעָצָ֑הּ לְחַלֵּל֙ גְּא֣וֹן כָּל־צְבִ֔י לְהָקֵ֖ל כָּל־נִכְבַּדֵּי־אָֽרֶץ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): iberi֥y 'aretze֖ke kּaye'o֑r bּat-tּareshshi֕yshsh 'e֖yn me֥zach 'ֽod׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Pass through your land as a river, O daughter of Tarshish: there is no more strength.

עִבְרִ֥י אַרְצֵ֖ךְ כַּיְאֹ֑ר בַּת־תַּרְשִׁ֕ישׁ אֵ֖ין מֵ֥זַח עֽוֹד׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): yado֙ nata֣h 'al-hayּa֔m hiregּi֖yz mamelak֑ot yehvah֙ tziua֣h 'el-kּena֔'an lashshemi֖d ma'uzeneֽyha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)He stretched out His hand over the sea, He shook the kingdoms: the LORD has given a commandment against the merchant city, to destroy the strong holds thereof.

יָדוֹ֙ נָטָ֣ה עַל־הַיָּ֔ם הִרְגִּ֖יז מַמְלָכ֑וֹת יְהוָה֙ צִוָּ֣ה אֶל־כְּנַ֔עַן לַשְׁמִ֖ד מָעֻזְנֶֽיהָ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֕'mer loֽ'-tosi֥ypiy '֖od la'el֑oz haֽme'ushshּaqa֞h bּetula֣t bּat-tziyd֗on ktyym kּitּiym֙ q֣umiy 'abo֔riy gּam-shsha֖m lo'-yan֥uchaֽ laֽke׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And He said, "You shall no more rejoice, O you oppressed virgin, daughter of Zidon: arise, pass over to Chittim; there also shall you have no rest."

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־תוֹסִ֥יפִי ע֖וֹד לַעְל֑וֹז הַֽמְעֻשָּׁקָ֞ה בְּתוּלַ֣ת בַּת־צִיד֗וֹן כתיים כִּתִּים֙ ק֣וּמִי עֲבֹ֔רִי גַּם־שָׁ֖ם לֹא־יָנ֥וּחַֽ לָֽךְ׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): he֣n ׀ 'e֣retz kּashsedּi֗ym ze֤h ha'am֙ lo֣ haya֔h 'ashshּ֖ur yesada֣hּ letziyּi֑ym heqi֣ymu bchynyv bachuna֗yv 'oreru֙ 'aremenote֔yha shsama֖hּ lemapּelaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and He brought it to ruin.

הֵ֣ן ׀ אֶ֣רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֗ים זֶ֤ה הָעָם֙ לֹ֣א הָיָ֔ה אַשּׁ֖וּר יְסָדָ֣הּ לְצִיִּ֑ים הֵקִ֣ימוּ בחיניו בַחוּנָ֗יו עֹרְרוּ֙ אַרְמְנוֹתֶ֔יהָ שָׂמָ֖הּ לְמַפֵּלָֽה׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): heyli֖ylu 'oniyּ֣ot tּareshshi֑yshsh kּi֥y shshudּa֖d ma'uzּekeֽn׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Howl, you ships of Tarshish: for your strength is laid waste.

הֵילִ֖ילוּ אֳנִיּ֣וֹת תַּרְשִׁ֑ישׁ כִּ֥י שֻׁדַּ֖ד מָעֻזְּכֶֽן׃ס

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehayah֙ bּayּ֣om hah֔u venishshekּa֤chat tzor֙ shshibe'i֣ym shshana֔h kּiyme֖y me֣leke 'echa֑d miqּe֞tz shshibe'i֤ym shshanah֙ yiheye֣h letzo֔r kּeshshiyra֖t hazּonaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot.

וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וְנִשְׁכַּ֤חַת צֹר֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֔ה כִּימֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ אֶחָ֑ד מִקֵּ֞ץ שִׁבְעִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ יִהְיֶ֣ה לְצֹ֔ר כְּשִׁירַ֖ת הַזּוֹנָֽה׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): qechi֥y kinּ֛or so֥bּiy 'i֖yr zona֣h nishshekּacha֑h heyti֤ybiy nagּen֙ harebּiy-shshi֔yr lema֖'an tּizּakeֽriy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take an harp, go about the city, you harlot that have been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that you may be remembered.

קְחִ֥י כִנּ֛וֹר סֹ֥בִּי עִ֖יר זוֹנָ֣ה נִשְׁכָּחָ֑ה הֵיטִ֤יבִי נַגֵּן֙ הַרְבִּי־שִׁ֔יר לְמַ֖עַן תִּזָּכֵֽרִי׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֞h miqּe֣tz ׀ shshibe'i֣ym shshana֗h yipeqo֤d yehvah֙ 'et-tzo֔r veshshaba֖h le'etenanּa֑h vezaֽneta֛h 'et-kּal-mamelek֥ot ha'a֖retz 'al-pּene֥y ha'adamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the LORD will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.

וְהָיָ֞ה מִקֵּ֣ץ ׀ שִׁבְעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה יִפְקֹ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־צֹ֔ר וְשָׁבָ֖ה לְאֶתְנַנָּ֑ה וְזָֽנְתָ֛ה אֶת־כָּל־מַמְלְכ֥וֹת הָאָ֖רֶץ עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaya֨h sachera֜hּ ve'etenanּa֗hּ qo֚deshsh laֽyhva֔h lo֥ yeֽ'atze֖r velo֣ yeֽchase֑n kּi֣y layּoshshebi֞ym lipene֤y yehvah֙ yiֽheye֣h sachera֔hּ le'eko֥l leshsabe'a֖h velimekasּe֥h 'atiֽyq׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)And her merchandise and her hire shall be holiness to the LORD: it shall not be treasured nor laid up; for her merchandise shall be for them that dwell before the LORD, to eat sufficiently, and for durable clothing.

וְהָיָ֨ה סַחְרָ֜הּ וְאֶתְנַנָּ֗הּ קֹ֚דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֔ה לֹ֥א יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר וְלֹ֣א יֵֽחָסֵ֑ן כִּ֣י לַיֹּשְׁבִ֞ים לִפְנֵ֤י יְהוָה֙ יִֽהְיֶ֣ה סַחְרָ֔הּ לֶאֱכֹ֥ל לְשָׂבְעָ֖ה וְלִמְכַסֶּ֥ה עָתִֽיק׃פ