14
Draw thee
waters for the
siege, fortify thy strong
holds: go into
clay, and
tread the
morter, make
strong the
brickkiln.
yia{B .$Iy'r'c.bim yiq.Z;x .$'l -yib]a;v rw{c'm yem ? !eB.l;m yiqyiz]x;h r,m{x;b yis.mir.w jyiJ;b
15
There shall the
fire devour thee; the
sword shall cut thee
off, it shall eat thee
up like the
cankerworm: make thyself
many as the
cankerworm, make thyself
many as the
locusts.
q,l'Y;K .$el.ka{T b,r,x .$etyir.k;T vea .$el.ka{T ~'v ? h,B.r;a'K yid.B;K.tih q,l,Y;K deB;K.tih
16
Thou hast
multiplied thy
merchants above the
stars of
heaven: the
cankerworm spoileth, and flieth
away.
j;v'P q,l,y ~Iy'm'V;h yeb.kw{Kim .$Iy;l.k{r tyeB.rih ? @{['Y;w
17
Thy
crowned are as the
locusts, and thy
captains as the great
grasshoppers, which
camp in the
hedges in the
cold day, but when the
sun ariseth they flee
away, and their
place is not
known where they are.
~yinw{x;h y'b{G bw{g.K .$Iy;r.s.p;j.w h,B.r;a'K .$Iy;r'z.Nim ? d;dw{n.w h'x.r'z v,m,v h'r'q ~w{y.B tw{red.G;B ? ~'Y;a w{mw{q.m [;dw{n -a{l.w
18
Thy
shepherds slumber, O
king of
Assyria: thy
nobles shall
dwell in the dust: thy
people is
scattered upon the
mountains, and no man
gathereth them.
'$y,ryiD;a .Wn.K.vIy r.WV;a .$,l,m '$y,[{r .Wm'n ? #eB;q.m !yea.w ~yir'h,h -l;[ '$.M;[ .Wv{p'n
19
There is no
healing of thy
bruise; thy
wound is
grievous: all that
hear the
bruit of thee shall
clap the
hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy
wickedness passed continually?
ye[.m{v l{K '$,t'K;m h'l.x;n '$,r.biv.l h'heK -nyea ? h'r.b'[ -a{l yim -l;[ yiK '$y,l'[ @;k .W[.q'T '$][.miv ? dyim'T '$.t'['r