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Isaiah

Chapter 47
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): redi֣y ׀ ushshebi֣y 'al-'apa֗r bּetulat֙ bּat-bּabe֔l shshebiy-la'a֥retz 'eyn-kּisּe֖ bּat-kּashsedּi֑ym kּi֣y lo֤ tosi֨ypiy֙ yiqere'u-la֔ke rakּa֖h va'anugּaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called tender and delicate.

רְדִ֣י ׀ וּשְׁבִ֣י עַל־עָפָ֗ר בְּתוּלַת֙ בַּת־בָּבֶ֔ל שְׁבִי־לָאָ֥רֶץ אֵין־כִּסֵּ֖א בַּת־כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י לֹ֤א תוֹסִ֨יפִי֙ יִקְרְאוּ־לָ֔ךְ רַכָּ֖ה וַעֲנֻגָּֽה׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): qechi֥y recha֖yim veta֣chaniy qa֑mach gּalּi֨y tzamּate֧ke cheshsepּiy-shsho֛bel gּalּiy-shsh֖oq 'iberi֥y neharֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover your locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.

קְחִ֥י רֵחַ֖יִם וְטַ֣חֲנִי קָ֑מַח גַּלִּ֨י צַמָּתֵ֧ךְ חֶשְׂפִּי־שֹׁ֛בֶל גַּלִּי־שׁ֖וֹק עִבְרִ֥י נְהָרֽוֹת׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּigּal֙ 'erevate֔ke gּa֥m tּera'e֖h cherepּate֑ke naqa֣m 'eqּa֔ch velo֥ 'epegּa֖ 'adaֽm׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, your shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet you as a man.

תִּגָּל֙ עֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ גַּ֥ם תֵּרָאֶ֖ה חֶרְפָּתֵ֑ךְ נָקָ֣ם אֶקָּ֔ח וְלֹ֥א אֶפְגַּ֖ע אָדָֽם׃ס

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּo'ale֕nu yehva֥h tzeba'֖ot shshem֑o qed֖oshsh yishsera'eֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is His name, the Holy One of Israel.

גֹּאֲלֵ֕נוּ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת שְׁמ֑וֹ קְד֖וֹשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): shshebi֥y duma֛m ubo֥'iy bacho֖shsheke bּat-kּashsedּi֑ym kּi֣y lo֤ tosi֨ypiy֙ yiqere'u-la֔ke gּebe֖ret mamelakֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Sit you silent, and get you into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

שְׁבִ֥י דוּמָ֛ם וּבֹ֥אִי בַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ בַּת־כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י לֹ֤א תוֹסִ֨יפִי֙ יִקְרְאוּ־לָ֔ךְ גְּבֶ֖רֶת מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): qatza֣petּiy 'al-'amּi֗y chilּa֨letּiy֙ nachalati֔y va'etּene֖m bּeyade֑ke lo'-shsa֤metּe lahem֙ rachami֔ym 'al-zaqe֕n hikebּa֥detּe 'ulּe֖ke me'oֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)I was angry with My people, I have profaned My inheritance, and given them into your hand: you did show them no mercy; upon the ancient have you very heavily laid your yoke.

קָצַ֣פְתִּי עַל־עַמִּ֗י חִלַּ֨לְתִּי֙ נַחֲלָתִ֔י וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדֵ֑ךְ לֹא־שַׂ֤מְתְּ לָהֶם֙ רַחֲמִ֔ים עַל־זָקֵ֕ן הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ עֻלֵּ֖ךְ מְאֹֽד׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּo֣'meri֔y le'ola֖m 'eheye֣h geba֑ret 'a֣d lo'-shsa֥metּe 'e֨lּeh֙ 'al-libּe֔ke lo֥ zaka֖retּe 'achariytaֽhּ׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)And you said, "I shall be a lady forever:" so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of it.

וַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔י לְעוֹלָ֖ם אֶהְיֶ֣ה גְבָ֑רֶת עַ֣ד לֹא־שַׂ֥מְתְּ אֵ֨לֶּה֙ עַל־לִבֵּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א זָכַ֖רְתְּ אַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ס

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֞h shshime'iy-zo֤'t 'adiynah֙ hayּoshshe֣bet labe֔tach ha'oֽmerah֙ bּileba֔bahּ 'ani֖y ve'apesi֣y '֑od lo֤ 'eshsheb֙ 'alemana֔h velo֥ 'eda֖ shshekֽol׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore hear now this, you that are given to pleasures, that dwell carelessly, that say in your heart, "I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:"

וְעַתָּ֞ה שִׁמְעִי־זֹ֤את עֲדִינָה֙ הַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָבֶ֔טַח הָאֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּלְבָ֔בָהּ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֣י ע֑וֹד לֹ֤א אֵשֵׁב֙ אַלְמָנָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א אֵדַ֖ע שְׁכֽוֹל׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vetabo'nah֩ lּa֨ke shshetּey-'e֥lּeh re֛ga bּey֥om 'echa֖d shshek֣ol ve'alemo֑n kּetumּam֙ bּa֣'u 'ala֔yike bּero֣b kּeshshapa֔yike bּe'atzema֥t chabara֖yike me'oֽd׃
Edified Edition (EDE)But these two things shall come to you in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon you in their perfection for the multitude of your sorceries, and for the great abundance of your enchantments.

וְתָבֹאנָה֩ לָּ֨ךְ שְׁתֵּי־אֵ֥לֶּה רֶ֛גַע בְּי֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד שְׁכ֣וֹל וְאַלְמֹ֑ן כְּתֻמָּם֙ בָּ֣אוּ עָלַ֔יִךְ בְּרֹ֣ב כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ בְּעָצְמַ֥ת חֲבָרַ֖יִךְ מְאֹֽד׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּibetechi֣y bera'ate֗ke 'amaretּe֙ 'e֣yn ro'a֔niy chakemate֥ke veda'etּe֖ke hi֣y shshobeba֑teke vatּo'meri֣y belibּe֔ke 'ani֖y ve'apesi֥y 'ֽod׃
Edified Edition (EDE)For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said, "None sees me." Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, "I am, and none else beside me."

וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְ אָמַרְתְּ֙ אֵ֣ין רֹאָ֔נִי חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְ וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְ הִ֣יא שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְ וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י בְלִבֵּ֔ךְ אֲנִ֖י וְאַפְסִ֥י עֽוֹד׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): uba֧ 'ala֣yike ra'a֗h lo֤ tede'iy֙ shshachera֔hּ vetipּo֤l 'ala֨yike֙ hova֔h lo֥ tukeli֖y kּapּera֑hּ vetabo֨ 'ala֧yike pּite'o֛m shsho'a֖h lo֥ tedaֽ'iy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Therefore shall evil come upon you; you shall not know from Where it rises: and mischief shall fall upon you; you shall not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon you suddenly, which you shall not know.

וּבָ֧א עָלַ֣יִךְ רָעָ֗ה לֹ֤א תֵדְעִי֙ שַׁחְרָ֔הּ וְתִפֹּ֤ל עָלַ֨יִךְ֙ הֹוָ֔ה לֹ֥א תוּכְלִ֖י כַּפְּרָ֑הּ וְתָבֹ֨א עָלַ֧יִךְ פִּתְאֹ֛ם שׁוֹאָ֖ה לֹ֥א תֵדָֽעִי׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): imediy-na֤ bachabara֨yike֙ ubero֣b kּeshshapa֔yike bּa'ashshe֥r yaga֖'atּe minּe'ura֑yike 'ula֛y tּukeli֥y ho'i֖yl 'ula֥y tּa'arֽotziy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, wherein you have laboured from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.

עִמְדִי־נָ֤א בַחֲבָרַ֨יִךְ֙ וּבְרֹ֣ב כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָגַ֖עַתְּ מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְ אוּלַ֛י תּוּכְלִ֥י הוֹעִ֖יל אוּלַ֥י תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): nile'e֖yt bּero֣b 'atzata֑yike ya'amedu-na֨ veyoshshiy'u֜ke hbrv hobere֣y shshama֗yim haֽchoziym֙ bּakּ֣okabi֔ym mֽodiy'im֙ lechodashshi֔ym me'ashshe֥r yabo֖'u 'alaֽyike׃
Edified Edition (EDE)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save you from these things that shall come upon you.

נִלְאֵ֖ית בְּרֹ֣ב עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ יַעַמְדוּ־נָ֨א וְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְ הברו הֹבְרֵ֣י שָׁמַ֗יִם הַֽחֹזִים֙ בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים מֽוֹדִיעִם֙ לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔ים מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָבֹ֖אוּ עָלָֽיִךְ׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): hinּe֨h hay֤u keqashsh֙ 'e֣shsh shserapa֔tam loֽ'-yatzּi֥ylu 'et-napeshsha֖m miyּa֣d leֽhaba֑h 'eyn-gּache֣let lachema֔m '֖ur lashshe֥bet negedּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.

הִנֵּ֨ה הָי֤וּ כְקַשׁ֙ אֵ֣שׁ שְׂרָפָ֔תַם לֹֽא־יַצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־נַפְשָׁ֖ם מִיַּ֣ד לֶֽהָבָ֑ה אֵין־גַּחֶ֣לֶת לַחְמָ֔ם א֖וּר לָשֶׁ֥בֶת נֶגְדּֽוֹ׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe֥n hayu-la֖ke 'ashshe֣r yaga֑'atּe sochara֣yike minּe'ura֗yike 'i֤yshsh le'ebero֙ tּa'֔u 'e֖yn moshshiy'eֽke׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)Thus shall they be to you with whom you have laboured, even your merchants, from your youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save you.

כֵּ֥ן הָיוּ־לָ֖ךְ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָגָ֑עַתְּ סֹחֲרַ֣יִךְ מִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְ אִ֤ישׁ לְעֶבְרוֹ֙ תָּע֔וּ אֵ֖ין מוֹשִׁיעֵֽךְ׃ס