1
The
burden of
Babylon, which
Isaiah the
son of
Amoz did
see.
#w{m'a -n,B .Wh'y.[;v.y h'z'x r,v]a l,b'B a'F;m
2
Lift ye
up a
banner upon the
high mountain, exalt the
voice unto them,
shake the
hand, that they may
go into the
gates of the
nobles.
~,h'l lw{q .Wmyir'h sen -.Wa.f h,P.vin -r;h l;[ ? ~yibyid.n yex.tiP .Wa{b'y.w d'y .Wpyin'h
3
I have
commanded my sanctified
ones, I have also
called my mighty
ones for mine
anger, even them that
rejoice in my
highness.
y;rw{Big yita'r'q ~;G y'v'DUq.mil yitye.Wic yin]a ? yit'w]a;G yezyiL;[ yiP;a.l
4
The
noise of a
multitude in the
mountains, like
as of a
great people; a
tumultuous noise of the
kingdoms of
nations gathered
together: the
LORD of
hosts mustereth the
host of the
battle.
lw{q b'r -m;[ t.Wm.D ~yir'h,B !w{m'h lw{q ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~yip's/a,n ~Iyw{G tw{k.l.m;m !w{a.v ? h'm'x.lim a'b.c deQ;p.m
5
They
come from a
far country, from the
end of
heaven, even the
LORD, and the
weapons of his
indignation, to
destroy the whole
land.
h'wh.y ~Iy'm'V;h hec.qim q'x.r,m #,r,aem ~yia'B ? #,r'a'h -l'K leB;x.l w{m.[;z yel.k.W
6
Howl ye; for the
day of the
LORD is at
hand; it shall
come as a
destruction from the
Almighty.
y;D;Vim d{v.K h'wh.y ~w{y bw{r'q yiK .Wlyilyeh ? aw{b'y
7
Therefore shall all
hands be
faint, and every
man's heart shall
melt:
b;b.l -l'k.w h'ny,P.riT ~Iy;d'y -l'K !eK -l;[ ? ]s'MIy vw{n/a
8
And they shall be
afraid:
pangs and
sorrows shall take
hold of them; they shall be in
pain as a woman that
travaileth: they shall be
amazed one at
another; their
faces shall be as
flames.
h'delw{Y;K !.Wzexa{y ~yil'b]x;w ~yiryic .Wl'h.bin.w ? ~yib'h.l yen.P .Wh'm.tIy .Whe[er -l,a vyia !.Wlyix.y ? ~,hyen.P
9
Behold, the
day of the
LORD cometh,
cruel both with
wrath and
fierce anger, to
lay the
land desolate: and he shall
destroy the
sinners thereof out of it.
!w{r]x;w h'r.b,[.w yir'z.k;a a'B h'wh.y -mw{y heNih ? dyim.v;y 'hy,a'J;x.w h'M;v.l #,r'a'h ~.Wf'l @'a ? h'N,Mim
10
For the
stars of
heaven and the
constellations thereof shall not
give their
light: the
sun shall be
darkened in his going
forth, and the
moon shall not cause her
light to
shine.
.WLeh'y a{l ~,hyelyis.k.W ~Iy;m'V;h yeb.kw{k -yiK ? ;hyiG;y -a{l ;xer'y.w w{taec.B v,m,V;h .$;v'x ~'rw{a ? w{rw{a
11
And I will
punish the
world for their
evil, and the
wicked for their
iniquity; and I will cause the
arrogancy of the
proud to
cease, and will lay
low the
haughtiness of the
terrible.
~'n{w][ ~yi['v.r -l;[.w h'['r lebeT -l;[ yiT.d;q'p.W ? lyiP.v;a ~yicyir'[ t;w]a;g.w ~yidez !w{a.G yiT;B.vih.w
12
I will make a
man more
precious than fine
gold; even a
man than the golden
wedge of
Ophir.
ryipw{a ~,t,Kim ~'d'a.w z'Pim vw{n/a ryiqw{a
13
Therefore I will
shake the
heavens, and the
earth shall
remove out of her
place, in the
wrath of the
LORD of
hosts, and in the
day of his
fierce anger.
H'mw{q.Mim #,r'a'h v;[.rit.w zyiG.r;a ~Iy;m'v !eK -l;[ ? w{P;a !w{r]x ~w{y.b.W tw{a'b.c h'wh.y t;r.b,[.B
14
And it shall be as the
chased roe, and as a
sheep that no man taketh
up: they shall every
man turn to his own
people, and
flee every
one into his own
land.
vyia #eB;q.m !yea.w !a{c.k.W x'DUm yib.ciK h'y'h.w ? .Ws.Wn'y w{c.r;a -l,a vyia.w .Wn.pIy w{M;[ -l,a
15
Every one that is
found shall be thrust
through; and every one that is
joined unto them shall
fall by the
sword.
lw{PIy h,P.siN;h -l'k.w req'DIy a'c.miN;h -l'K ? b,r'x,B
16
Their
children also shall be dashed to
pieces before their
eyes; their
houses shall be
spoiled, and their
wives ravished.
~,hyeT'B .WS;VIy ~,hyenye[.l .Wv.JUr.y ~,hyel.l{[.w ? h'n.l;g'ViT ~,hyev.n.W
17
Behold, I will stir
up the
Medes against them, which shall not
regard silver; and as for
gold, they shall not
delight in it.
@,s,K -r,v]a y'd'm -t,a ~,hyel][ ryi[em yin.nih ? w{b -.Wc.P.x;y a{l b'h'z.w .Wb{v.x;y a{l
18
Their
bows also shall
dash the young
men to
pieces; and they shall have no
pity on the
fruit of the
womb; their
eye shall not
spare children.
a{l !,j,b -yir.p.W h'n.v;J;r.T ~yir'[.n tw{t'v.q.W ? ~'nye[ s.Wx't -a{l ~yin'B -l;[ .Wmex;r.y
19
And
Babylon, the
glory of
kingdoms, the
beauty of the
Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when
God overthrew Sodom and
Gomorrah.
t,r,a.piT tw{k'l.m;m yib.c l,b'b h't.y'h.w ? h'r{m][ -t,a.w ~{d.s -t,a ~yih{l/a t;keP.h;m.K ~yiD.f;K !w{a.G
20
It shall
never be
inhabited, neither shall it be
dwelt in from
generation to
generation: neither shall the
Arabian pitch
tent there; neither shall the
shepherds make their
fold there.
rw{d'w rw{D -d;[ !{K.vit a{l.w x;c,n'l bevet -a{l ? .WciB.r;y -a{l ~yi[{r.w yib'r][ ~'v leh;y -a{l.w ? ~'v
21
But wild beasts of the
desert shall
lie there; and their
houses shall be
full of doleful
creatures; and
owls shall dwell there, and
satyrs shall
dance there.
~,hyeT'b .Wa.l'm.W ~yiYic ~'v -.Wc.b'r.w ? ~'v -.Wd.Q;r.y ~yiryi[.f.W h'n][;y tw{n.B ~'v .Wn.k'v.w ~yix{a
22
And the wild beasts of the
islands shall
cry in their desolate
houses, and
dragons in their
pleasant palaces: and her
time is
near to
come, and her
days shall not be
prolonged.
yel.kyeh.B ~yiN;t.w ]wy'tw{nm.l;a.B ~yiYia h'n'[.w ? .Wkev'MIy a{l 'hy,m'y.w H'Ti[ aw{b'l bw{r'q.w g,n{[