1
Woe to thee that
spoilest, and thou wast not
spoiled; and dealest
treacherously, and they dealt not
treacherously with thee! when thou shalt
cease to
spoil, thou shalt be
spoiled; and when thou shalt make an
end to deal
treacherously, they shall deal
treacherously with thee.
-a{l.w degw{b.W d.Wd'v a{l h'T;a.w dedw{v yw{h ? .$'b -.Wd.G.bIy d{G.bil '$.t{l.N;K d;V.WT dedw{v '$.mit]h;K w{b .Wd.g'b
2
O
LORD, be
gracious unto us; we have
waited for thee: be thou their
arm every
morning, our
salvation also in the
time of
trouble.
~yir'q.B;l ~'[{r.z hey/h .Wnyi.Wiq '$.l .WneN'x h'wh.y ? h'r'c te[.B .Wnet'[.Wv.y -p;a
3
At the
noise of the
tumult the
people fled; at the lifting
up of thyself the
nations were
scattered.
.Wc.p'n '$,tUm.mw{rem ~yiM;[ .Wd.d'n !w{m'h lw{Qim ? ~Iyw{G
4
And your
spoil shall be
gathered like the
gathering of the
caterpiller: as the running to and
fro of
locusts shall he
run upon them.
~yibeG q;V;m.K lyis'x,h @,s{a ~,k.l;l.v @;SUa.w ? w{B qeqw{v
5
The
LORD is
exalted; for he
dwelleth on
high: he hath
filled Zion with
judgment and
righteousness.
!w{Yic aeLim ~w{r'm !ek{v yiK h'wh.y b'G.fin ? h'q'd.c.W j'P.vim
6
And
wisdom and
knowledge shall be the
stability of thy
times, and
strength of
salvation: the
fear of the
LORD is his
treasure.
t;m.k'x t{[.Wv.y !,s{x '$y,Ti[ t;n.Wm/a h'y'h.w ? w{r'cw{a ayih h'wh.y t;a.rIy t;['d'w
7
Behold, their valiant
ones shall
cry without: the
ambassadors of
peace shall
weep bitterly.
r;m ~w{l'v yek]a.l;m h'cUx .Wq]['c ~'L,a.r,a !eh ? !.Wy'K.bIy
8
The
highways lie
waste, the wayfaring
man* ceaseth: he hath
broken the
covenant, he hath
despised the
cities, he
regardeth no
man.
tyir.B repeh x;r{a reb{[ t;b'v tw{Lis.m .WM;v'n ? vw{n/a b;v'x a{l ~yir'[ s;a'm
9
The
earth mourneth and
languisheth:
Lebanon is
ashamed and hewn
down:
Sharon is like a
wilderness; and
Bashan and
Carmel shake
off their fruits.
h'y'h l;m'q !w{n'b.l ryiP.x,h #,r'a h'l.l.mUa l;b'a ? l,m.r;k.w !'v'B re[{n.w h'b'r]['K !w{r'V;h
10
Now will I
rise,
saith the
LORD; now will I be
exalted; now will I lift
up myself.
h'T;[ ~'mw{rea h'T;[ h'wh.y r;ma{y ~.Wq'a h'T;[ ? aef'N,a
11
Ye shall
conceive chaff, ye shall bring
forth stubble: your
breath, as
fire, shall
devour you.
~,k.l;ka{T vea ~,k]x.Wr v;q .Wd.leT v;v]x .Wr]h;T
12
And the
people shall be as the
burnings of
lime: as
thorns cut
up shall they be
burned in the
fire.
~yix.Ws.K ~yicw{q dyif tw{p.r.fim ~yiM;[ .Wy'h.w ? .WT;CIy vea'B
13
Hear, ye that are far
off, what I have
done; and, ye that are
near, acknowledge my
might.
~yibw{r.q .W[.d.W yityif'[ r,v]a ~yiqw{x.r .W[.miv ? yit'rUb.G
14
The
sinners in
Zion are
afraid;
fearfulness hath
surprised the
hypocrites. Who among us shall
dwell with the
devouring fire? who among us shall
dwell with
everlasting burnings?
~yipen]x h'd'[.r h'z]x'a ~yia'J;x !w{Yic.b .Wd]x'P ? .Wn'l r.Wg'y -yim h'lekw{a vea .Wn'l r.Wg'y yim ? ~'lw{[ yed.qw{m
15
He that
walketh righteously, and
speaketh uprightly; he that
despiseth the
gain of
oppressions, that
shaketh his
hands from
holding of
bribes, that
stoppeth his
ears from
hearing of
blood, and
shutteth his
eyes from
seeing evil;
[;c,b.B sea{m ~yir'vyem reb{d.w tw{q'd.c .$el{h ? w{n.z'a ~ej{a d;x{V;B .${m.Tim wy'P;K re[{n tw{Q;v][;m ? ['r.B tw{a.rem wy'nye[ ~ec{[.w ~yim'D ;[{m.Vim
16
He shall
dwell on
high: his place of
defence shall be the
munitions of
rocks: bread shall be
given him; his
waters shall be
sure.
w{B;G.fim ~yi['l.s tw{d'c.m !{K.vIy ~yimw{r.m a.Wh ? ~yin'm/a,n wy'myem !'Tin w{m.x;l
17
Thine
eyes shall
see the
king in his
beauty: they shall
behold the
land that is very far
off.
#,r,a h'ny,a.riT '$y,nye[ h'ny,z/x,T w{y.p'y.B .$,l,m ? ~yiQ;x.r;m
18
Thine
heart shall
meditate terror. Where is the
scribe? where is the
receiver? where is he that
counted the
towers?
heY;a leq{v heY;a rep{s heY;a h'myea h,G.h,y '$.Bil ? ~yil'D.giM;h -t,a rep{s
19
Thou shalt not
see a
fierce people, a
people of a
deeper speech than thou canst
perceive; of a
stammering tongue, that thou canst not
understand.
h'p'f yeq.mi[ ~;[ h,a.rit a{l z'[w{n ~;[ -t,a ? h'nyiB !yea !w{v'l g;[.lin ;[w{m.Vim
20
Look upon
Zion, the
city of our
solemnities: thine
eyes shall
see Jerusalem a
quiet habitation, a
tabernacle that shall not be taken
down; not one of the
stakes thereof shall
ever be
removed, neither shall any of the
cords thereof be
broken.
h'ny,a.rit '$y,nye[ .Wned][w{m t;y.riq !w{Yic hez]x ? [;SIy -l;B !'[.cIy -l;B l,h{a !'n]a;v h,w'n ~i;l'v.Wr.y ? .Wqet'NIy -l;B wy'l'b]x -l'k.w x;c,n'l wy't{det.y
21
But there the
glorious LORD will be unto us a
place of
broad* rivers and
streams; wherein shall
go no galley with
oars, neither shall
gallant ship pass thereby.
~yir'h.n -mw{q.m .Wn'l h'wh.y ryiD;a ~'v -mia yiK ? jIy;v -yin\a w{B .$,leT -l;B ~Iy'd'y yeb]x;r ~yir{a.y ? .WN,r.b;[;y a{l ryiD;a yic.w
22
For the
LORD is our
judge, the
LORD is our
lawgiver, the
LORD is our
king; he will
save us.
h'wh.y .Wneq.q{x.m h'wh.y .Wnej.p{v h'wh.y yiK ? .Wne[yivw{y a.Wh .WneK.l;m
23
Thy
tacklings are
loosed; they could not
well strengthen their
mast, they could not
spread the
sail: then is the
prey of a
great spoil divided; the
lame take the
prey.
.Wf.r'P -l;B ~'n.r'T -nek .Wq.Z;x.y -l;B .$Iy'l'b]x .Wv.Jin ? .Wz.z'B ~yix.siP h,B.r;m l'l'v -d;[ q;LUx z'a sen ? z;b
24
And the
inhabitant shall not
say, I am
sick: the
people that
dwell therein shall be
forgiven their
iniquity.
H'B bev{Y;h ~'['h yityil'x !ek'v r;ma{y -l;b.W ? !{w'[ aUf.n