Isaiah 15

YHWH pronounces judgment on Moab, foretelling the devastation of its cities Ar and Kir, with inhabitants fleeing in mourning to the shrines of Dibon, Nebo, and Medeba, their heads shaved and beards cut in grief.

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1

The burden burden of of Moab Moab Moav Because for/because in night in night was laid waste was violently devastated Ar Ar Ar of Moab Moab Moav is brought to silence was brought to silence because for/because in night in night was laid waste was violently devastated Kir wall of Qir of Moab Moab Moav is brought to silence was brought to silence

מַשָּׂ֖א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa The burden burden of HNcmsc מוֹאָ֑ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki Because for/because HC בְּ/לֵ֞יל 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋 beleyl in night in night HR/Ncmsc שֻׁדַּ֨ד 𐤔𐤃𐤃 shudad was laid waste was violently devastated HVPp3ms עָ֤ר 𐤏𐤓 ar Ar Ar Ar HNp מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav-2 of Moab Moab Moav HNp נִדְמָ֔ה 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤄 nidemah is brought to silence was brought to silence HVNp3ms כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because HC בְּ/לֵ֛יל 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋 beleyl-2 in night in night HR/Ncmsc שֻׁדַּ֥ד 𐤔𐤃𐤃 shudad-2 was laid waste was violently devastated HVPp3ms קִיר 𐤒𐤉𐤓 qir Kir wall of Qir HNp מוֹאָ֖ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav-3 of Moab Moab Moav HNp נִדְמָֽה 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤄 nidemah-2 is brought to silence was brought to silence HVNp3ms

Verse 2

has gone up he ascended to the temple the house and Dibon and Dibon and Divon the high places the raised worship-heights to weep weeping over upon Nebo Nebo Nevo and over and upon Medeba Medeba Meydeva Moab Moab Moav wails he will cause to wail on all in the whole of their heads his heads baldness bald patch every entirety of beard beard is cut off diminished

עָלָ֨ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah has gone up he ascended HVqp3ms הַ/בַּ֧יִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit to the temple the house HTd/Ncmsa וְ/דִיבֹ֛ן 𐤅/𐤃𐤉𐤁𐤍 vedivon and Dibon and Dibon and Divon HC/Np הַ/בָּמ֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤁𐤌𐤅𐤕 habamot the high places the raised worship-heights HTd/Ncfpa לְ/בֶ֑כִי 𐤋/𐤁𐤊𐤉 levekhi to weep weeping HR/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR נְב֞וֹ 𐤍𐤁𐤅 nevo Nebo Nebo Nevo HNp וְ/עַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and over and upon HC/R מֵֽידְבָא֙ 𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤀 meydeva Medeba Medeba Meydeva HNp מוֹאָ֣ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp יְיֵלִ֔יל 𐤉𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋 yeyelil wails he will cause to wail HVhi3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal on all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc רֹאשָׁ֣י/ו 𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤉/𐤅 roshayv their heads his heads HNcmpc/Sp3ms קָרְחָ֔ה 𐤒𐤓𐤇𐤄 qarechah baldness bald patch HNcfsa כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal every entirety of HNcmsc זָקָ֖ן 𐤆𐤒𐤍 zaqan beard beard HNcbsa גְּרוּעָֽה 𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 geruah is cut off diminished HVqsfsa

Verse 3

in its streets in his exterior spaces they have girded they girded themselves sackcloth coarse sackcloth on upon rooftops of it her elevated roofs and in its squares and in her broad plazas everyone its entirety wails he will cause to wail going down descending one in weeping in the weeping

בְּ/חוּצֹתָ֖י/ו 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤕𐤉/𐤅 bechutsotayv in its streets in his exterior spaces HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms חָ֣גְרוּ 𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤅 chageru they have girded they girded themselves HVqp3cp שָׂ֑ק 𐤔𐤒 saq sackcloth coarse sackcloth HNcmsa עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR גַּגּוֹתֶ֧י/הָ 𐤂𐤂𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 gagoteyha rooftops of it her elevated roofs HNcmpc/Sp3fs וּ/בִ/רְחֹבֹתֶ֛י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvirechovoteyha and in its squares and in her broad plazas HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3fs כֻּלֹּ֥/ה 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kuloh everyone its entirety HNcmsc/Sp3ms יְיֵלִ֖יל 𐤉𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋 yeyelil wails he will cause to wail HVhi3ms יֹרֵ֥ד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yored going down descending one HVqrmsa בַּ/בֶּֽכִי 𐤁/𐤁𐤊𐤉 babekhi in weeping in the weeping HRd/Ncmsa

Verse 4

and cries out and she cried out Heshbon Reckoning-City Cheshebon and Elealeh and El-Has-Ascended and Eleale as far as up to Jahaz Yahats Yahats is heard was heard their voice their sound therefore upon thus thus the armed men of equipped ones of Moab Moab Moav cry out they raise loud cries his soul his living-self trembles she shattered in dread to him —

וַ/תִּזְעַ֤ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤏𐤒 vatizeaq and cries out and she cried out HC/Vqw3fs חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 cheshebon Heshbon Reckoning-City Cheshebon HNp וְ/אֶלְעָלֵ֔ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤋𐤄 veelealeh and Elealeh and El-Has-Ascended and Eleale HC/Np עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR יַ֖הַץ 𐤉𐤄𐤑 yahats Jahaz Yahats Yahats HNp נִשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏 nishema is heard was heard HVNp3ms קוֹלָ֑/ם 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤌 qolam their voice their sound HNcmsc/Sp3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al therefore upon HR כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm חֲלֻצֵ֤י 𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤉 chalutsey the armed men of equipped ones of HVqsmpc מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp יָרִ֔יעוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤅 yariu cry out they raise loud cries HVhi3mp נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho his soul his living-self HNcbsc/Sp3ms יָ֥רְעָה 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤄 yareah trembles she shattered in dread HVqp3fs לּֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him HR/Sp3ms

Verse 5

My heart my inner core for Moab to Moab to Moav cries out he cries out her fugitives her crossbars as far as up to Zoar Smallness Tsoar Eglath heifer of Egelah shelishiyah Third-One (feminine) Shelishi for for/because ascent ascent of Luhith the Slab-Place the Luchit with weeping weeping they go up he ascends in it — for for/because way path of to Horonaim Two Caverns Choronayim cry outcry of of destruction breaking they raise they stir up

לִבִּ/י֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi My heart my inner core HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/מוֹאָ֣ב 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 lemoav for Moab to Moab to Moav HR/Np יִזְעָ֔ק 𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒 yizeaq cries out he cries out HVqi3ms בְּרִיחֶ֕/הָ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇/𐤄 bericheha her fugitives her crossbars HNcmpc/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR צֹ֖עַר 𐤑𐤏𐤓 tsoar Zoar Smallness Tsoar HNp עֶגְלַ֣ת 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕 egelat Eglath heifer of Egelah HNp שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤄 shelishiyah shelishiyah Third-One (feminine) Shelishi HNp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מַעֲלֵ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 maaleh ascent ascent HNcmsc הַ/לּוּחִ֗ית 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤕 haluchit of Luhith the Slab-Place the Luchit HTd/Np בִּ/בְכִי֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤊𐤉 bivekhi with weeping weeping HR/Ncmsa יַֽעֲלֶה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh they go up he ascends HVqi3ms בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in it HR/Sp3ms כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe way path of HNcbsc חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 choronayim to Horonaim Two Caverns Choronayim HNp זַעֲקַת 𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤕 zaaqat cry outcry of HNcfsc שֶׁ֖בֶר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever of destruction breaking HNcmsa יְעֹעֵֽרוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤏𐤓𐤅 yeoeru they raise they stir up HVoi3mp

Verse 6

for for/because waters of waters of Nimrim Clear-Waters Nimerim desolate desolations will be they will become for for/because is withered he became dried up hay field herbage faileth completed woman grass fresh-sprouted grass green thing green growth no not there is he was / he became

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מֵ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) waters of waters of HNcmpc נִמְרִ֖ים 𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 nimerim Nimrim Clear-Waters Nimerim HNp מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 meshamot desolate desolations HNcfpa יִֽהְי֑וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu will be they will become HVqi3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC יָבֵ֤שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh is withered he became dried up HVqp3ms חָצִיר֙ 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤓 chatsir hay field herbage HNcmsa כָּ֣לָה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kalah faileth completed woman HVqp3ms דֶ֔שֶׁא 𐤃𐤔𐤀 deshe grass fresh-sprouted grass HNcmsa יֶ֖רֶק 𐤉𐤓𐤒 yereq green thing green growth HNcmsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn הָיָֽה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah there is he was / he became HVqp3ms

Verse 7

Therefore upon thus thus the abundance surplus abundance they have made he did and their store and their appointed charge over upon the brook seasonal stream of the Arabim the willows they carry it they will lift them

עַל 𐤏𐤋 al Therefore upon HR כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken thus thus HTm יִתְרָ֣ה 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤄 yiterah the abundance surplus abundance HNcfsa עָשָׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah they have made he did HVqp3ms וּ/פְקֻדָּתָ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕/𐤌 ufequdatam and their store and their appointed charge HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp עַ֛ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon HR נַ֥חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal the brook seasonal stream HNcmsc הָ/עֲרָבִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 haaravim of the Arabim the willows HTd/Ncfpa יִשָּׂאֽוּ/ם 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤌 yisaum they carry it they will lift them HVqi3mp/Sp3mp

Verse 8

For for/because has gone around she encircled the cry of distress the outcry the object-marker border boundary of of Moab Moab Moav as far as up to Eglaim Two-Pools Egelayim its wailing her wailing howl and to Beer Well of the Mighty Ones and Beer Elim -elim rams Beer Elim its wailing her wailing howl

כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC הִקִּ֥יפָה 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤐𐤄 hiqifah has gone around she encircled HVhp3fs הַ/זְּעָקָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤄 hazeaqah the cry of distress the outcry HTd/Ncfsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo גְּב֣וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul border boundary of HNcmsc מוֹאָ֑ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav of Moab Moab Moav HNp עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad as far as up to HR אֶגְלַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 egelayim Eglaim Two-Pools Egelayim HNp יִלְלָתָ֔/הּ 𐤉𐤋𐤋𐤕/𐤄 yilelatah its wailing her wailing howl HNcfsc/Sp3fs וּ/בְאֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤓 uveer and to Beer Well of the Mighty Ones and Beer Elim HC/Np אֵילִ֖ים 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 eylim -elim rams Beer Elim HNp יִלְלָתָֽ/הּ 𐤉𐤋𐤋𐤕/𐤄 yilelatah-2 its wailing her wailing howl HNcfsc/Sp3fs

Verse 9

for for/because waters of waters of Dimon Dimon Dimon are full they became full blood blood of for for/because I will bring I will set upon upon Dimon Dimon Dimon more being added upon the escaped of to the escaped-remnant of Moab Moab Moav a lion tearer-lion and upon the remnant of and to the remnant of land arable ground

כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מֵ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu) waters of waters of HNcmpc דִימוֹן֙ 𐤃𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤍 dimon Dimon Dimon Dimon HNp מָ֣לְאוּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu are full they became full HVqp3cp דָ֔ם 𐤃𐤌 dam blood blood of HNcmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for/because HC אָשִׁ֥ית 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 ashit I will bring I will set HVqi1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR דִּימ֖וֹן 𐤃𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤍 dimon-2 Dimon Dimon Dimon HNp נוֹסָפ֑וֹת 𐤍𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤅𐤕 nosafot more being added HVNrfpa לִ/פְלֵיטַ֤ת 𐤋/𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤕 lifeleytat upon the escaped of to the escaped-remnant of HR/Ncfsc מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp אַרְיֵ֔ה 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh a lion tearer-lion HNcmsa וְ/לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 velisheerit and upon the remnant of and to the remnant of HC/R/Ncfsc אֲדָמָֽה 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 adamah land arable ground HNcfsa

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