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The
oracle concerning
Babylon which Isaiah the
son of
Amoz saw.
#w{m'a -n,B .Wh'y.[;v.y h'z'x r,v]a l,b'B a'F;m
2
Lift up a
standard on the
bare hill,
Raise your
voice to them,
Wave the
hand that they may
enter the
doors 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
consecrated ones, I have
even called My
mighty warriors, My
proudly exulting ones, To execute My
anger.
y;rw{Big yita'r'q ~;G y'v'DUq.mil yitye.Wic yin]a ? yit'w]a;G yezyiL;[ yiP;a.l
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A
sound of
tumult on the
mountains,
Like that of
many people! A
sound of the
uproar of
kingdoms, Of
nations gathered together! The
LORD of
hosts is
mustering the
army for
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
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They are
coming from a
far country, From the
farthest horizons, The
LORD and His
instruments of
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
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Wail, for the
day of the
LORD is
near! It will
come as
destruction from the
Almighty.
y;D;Vim d{v.K h'wh.y ~w{y bw{r'q yiK .Wlyilyeh ? aw{b'y
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Therefore * all hands will
fall limp, And
every man's heart will
melt.
b;b.l -l'k.w h'ny,P.riT ~Iy;d'y -l'K !eK -l;[ ? ]s'MIy vw{n/a
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They will be
terrified,
Pains and
anguish will
take hold of them; They will
writhe like a woman in
labor, They will
look at
one another in
astonishment, Their
faces aflame.
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 is
coming,
Cruel, with
fury and
burning anger, To
make the
land a
desolation; And He will
exterminate its
sinners from 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 their
constellations Will not
flash forth their
light; The
sun will be
dark when it
rises And the
moon will not
shed its
light.
.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
Thus I will
punish the
world for its
evil And the
wicked for their
iniquity; I will also
put an
end to the
arrogance of the
proud And
abase the
haughtiness of the
ruthless.
~'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
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I will
make mortal man scarcer than pure gold And
mankind than the
gold of
Ophir.
ryipw{a ~,t,Kim ~'d'a.w z'Pim vw{n/a ryiqw{a
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Therefore * I will make the
heavens tremble, And the
earth will be
shaken from its
place At the
fury of the
LORD of
hosts In the
day of His
burning 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
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And it will be that like a
hunted gazelle, Or like
sheep with
none to
gather them, They will
each turn to his own
people, And
each one flee to 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
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Anyone who is
found will be
thrust through, And
anyone who is
captured will
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
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Their
little ones also will be
dashed to
pieces Before their
eyes; Their
houses will be
plundered And their
wives ravished.
~,hyeT'B .WS;VIy ~,hyenye[.l .Wv.JUr.y ~,hyel.l{[.w ? h'n.l;g'ViT ~,hyev.n.W
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Behold, I am going to
stir up the
Medes against them,
Who will not
value silver or
take pleasure in
gold.
@,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
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And their
bows will
mow down the
young men, They will not even
have compassion on the
fruit of the
womb, Nor will their
eye pity 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
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And
Babylon, the
beauty of
kingdoms, the
glory of the
Chaldeans' pride, Will 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
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It will
never * be
inhabited or
lived in from
generation to
generation;
Nor will the
Arab pitch his
tent there,
Nor will
shepherds make their flocks
lie down 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
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But
desert creatures will
lie down there, And their
houses will be
full of
owls;
Ostriches also will
live there, and
shaggy goats will
frolic 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
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Hyenas will
howl in their
fortified towers And
jackals in their
luxurious palaces. Her fateful
time also will
soon come And her
days will 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{[