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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Translation column shows two renderings:
  • SIBI-P1 (root-faithful)
  • SIBI-P2 (context-aware)
Verse 1
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 מַשָּׂ֖א 𐤌𐤔𐤀 masa
burden of
burden of
HNcmsc H4853
2 מוֹאָ֑ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav
Moab
Moav
HNp H4124
3 כִּ֠י 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
because
HC H3588
4 בְּ/לֵ֞יל 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋 beleyl
in night
in night
HR/Ncmsc H3915
5 שֻׁדַּ֨ד 𐤔𐤃𐤃 shudad
was violently devastated
was violently devastated
HVPp3ms H7703
6 עָ֤ר 𐤏𐤓 ar
Ar
Ar
HNp H6144
7 מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav-2
Moab
Moav
HNp H4124
8 נִדְמָ֔ה 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤄 nidemah dima (Kikongo)
was brought to silence
was brought to silence
HVNp3ms H1820
9 כִּ֗י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2
for/because
because
HC H3588
10 בְּ/לֵ֛יל 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋 beleyl-2
in night
in night
HR/Ncmsc H3915
11 שֻׁדַּ֥ד 𐤔𐤃𐤃 shudad-2
was violently devastated
was violently devastated
HVPp3ms H7703
12 קִיר 𐤒𐤉𐤓 qir
wall of
Qir
HNp H7024
13 מוֹאָ֖ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav-3
Moab
Moav
HNp H4124
14 נִדְמָֽה 𐤍𐤃𐤌𐤄 nidemah-2 dima (Kikongo)
was brought to silence
was brought to silence
HVNp3ms H1820
Verse 2
Verse 3
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 בְּ/חוּצֹתָ֖י/ו 𐤁/𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤕𐤉/𐤅 bechutsotayv
in his exterior spaces
in his streets
HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms H2351
2 חָ֣גְרוּ 𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤅 chageru
they girded themselves
they girded themselves
HVqp3cp H2296
3 שָׂ֑ק 𐤔𐤒 saq
coarse sackcloth
coarse sackcloth
HNcmsa H8242
4 עַ֣ל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
upon
HR H5921
5 גַּגּוֹתֶ֧י/הָ 𐤂𐤂𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 gagoteyha koko (Kongo)
her elevated roofs
her rooftops
HNcmpc/Sp3fs H1406
6 וּ/בִ/רְחֹבֹתֶ֛י/הָ 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤄 uvirechovoteyha
and in her broad plazas
and in her square plazas
HC/R/Ncfpc/Sp3fs H7339
7 כֻּלֹּ֥/ה 𐤊𐤋/𐤄 kuloh kila (Swahili)
its entirety
all of it
HNcmsc/Sp3ms H3605
8 יְיֵלִ֖יל 𐤉𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤋 yeyelil lila (Zulu)
he will cause to wail
he wails
HVhi3ms H3213
9 יֹרֵ֥ד 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yored
descending one
the one going down
HVqrmsa H3381
10 בַּ/בֶּֽכִי 𐤁/𐤁𐤊𐤉 babekhi
in the weeping
in weeping
HRd/Ncmsa H1065
Verse 4
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 וַ/תִּזְעַ֤ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤏𐤒 vatizeaq zanga (Lingala)
and she cried out
and she cried out
HC/Vqw3fs H2199
2 חֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 cheshebon
Reckoning-City
Cheshebon
HNp H2809
3 וְ/אֶלְעָלֵ֔ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤋𐤄 veelealeh
and El-Has-Ascended
and Eleale
HC/Np H500
4 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
up to
HR H5704
5 יַ֖הַץ 𐤉𐤄𐤑 yahats
Yahats
Yahats
HNp H3096
6 נִשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤍𐤔𐤌𐤏 nishema
was heard
was heard
HVNp3ms H8085
7 קוֹלָ֑/ם 𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤌 qolam
their sound
their voice
HNcmsc/Sp3mp H6963
8 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
upon
HR H5921
9 כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba)
thus
thus
HTm H3651
10 חֲלֻצֵ֤י 𐤇𐤋𐤑𐤉 chalutsey
equipped ones of
equipped ones of
HVqsmpc H2502
11 מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav
Moab
Moav
HNp H4124
12 יָרִ֔יעוּ 𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤏𐤅 yariu
they raise loud cries
they shall shout
HVhi3mp H7321
13 נַפְשׁ֖/וֹ 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤅 nafesho
his living-self
his soul
HNcbsc/Sp3ms H5315
14 יָ֥רְעָה 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤄 yareah
she shattered in dread
it is dismayed
HVqp3fs H3415
15 לּֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo
to him
HR/Sp3ms
Verse 5
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 לִבִּ/י֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤉 libi
my inner core
my heart
HNcmsc/Sp1cs H3820
2 לְ/מוֹאָ֣ב 𐤋/𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 lemoav
to Moab
to Moav
HR/Np H4124
3 יִזְעָ֔ק 𐤉𐤆𐤏𐤒 yizeaq zanga (Lingala)
he cries out
he cries out
HVqi3ms H2199
4 בְּרִיחֶ֕/הָ 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤇/𐤄 bericheha
her crossbars
her fugitives
HNcmpc/Sp3fs H1280
5 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
as far as
HR H5704
6 צֹ֖עַר 𐤑𐤏𐤓 tsoar
Smallness
Tsoar
HNp H6820
7 עֶגְלַ֣ת 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤕 egelat
heifer of
Egelah
HNp H5697
8 שְׁלִשִׁיָּ֑ה 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤄 shelishiyah
Third-One (feminine)
Shelishi
HNp H7992
9 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for
HC H3588
10 מַעֲלֵ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 maaleh
ascent
ascent
HNcmsc H4608
11 הַ/לּוּחִ֗ית 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤇𐤉𐤕 haluchit
the Slab-Place
the Luchit
HTd/Np H3872
12 בִּ/בְכִי֙ 𐤁/𐤁𐤊𐤉 bivekhi
weeping
with weeping
HR/Ncmsa H1065
13 יַֽעֲלֶה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh Aleya (Bemba)
he ascends
he will go up
HVqi3ms H5927
14 בּ֔/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo
in it
HR/Sp3ms
15 כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2
for/because
for
HC H3588
16 דֶּ֣רֶךְ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe
path of
way of
HNcbsc H1870
17 חוֹרֹנַ֔יִם 𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 choronayim
Two Caverns
Choronayim
HNp H2773
18 זַעֲקַת 𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤕 zaaqat
outcry of
outcry of
HNcfsc H2201
19 שֶׁ֖בֶר 𐤔𐤁𐤓 shever
breaking
breaking
HNcmsa H7667
20 יְעֹעֵֽרוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤏𐤓𐤅 yeoeru
they stir up
they stir up
HVoi3mp H5782
Verse 6
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for/because
HC H3588
2 מֵ֥י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu)
waters of
waters of
HNcmpc H4325
3 נִמְרִ֖ים 𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤉𐤌 nimerim
Clear-Waters
Nimerim
HNp H5249
4 מְשַׁמּ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤕 meshamot
desolations
desolations
HNcfpa H4923
5 יִֽהְי֑וּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu
they will become
they will be
HVqi3mp H1961
6 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2
for/because
for/because
HC H3588
7 יָבֵ֤שׁ 𐤉𐤁𐤔 yavesh
he became dried up
he dried
HVqp3ms H3001
8 חָצִיר֙ 𐤇𐤑𐤉𐤓 chatsir
field herbage
field herbage
HNcmsa H2682
9 כָּ֣לָה 𐤊𐤋𐤄 kalah
completed woman
finish
HVqp3ms H3615
10 דֶ֔שֶׁא 𐤃𐤔𐤀 deshe nyasi (Swahili)
fresh-sprouted grass
fresh-sprouted grass
HNcmsa H1877
11 יֶ֖רֶק 𐤉𐤓𐤒 yereq
green growth
green growth
HNcmsa H3418
12 לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo
not
not
HTn H3808
13 הָיָֽה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah
he was / he became
it was
HVqp3ms H1961
Verse 7
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
therefore
HR H5921
2 כֵּ֖ן 𐤊𐤍 ken cine (Bemba)
thus
thus
HTm H3651
3 יִתְרָ֣ה 𐤉𐤕𐤓𐤄 yiterah
surplus abundance
surplus abundance
HNcfsa H3502
4 עָשָׂ֑ה 𐤏𐤔𐤄 asah
he did
he did
HVqp3ms H6213
5 וּ/פְקֻדָּתָ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤕/𐤌 ufequdatam
and their appointed charge
and their appointed charge
HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp H6486
6 עַ֛ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2
upon
upon
HR H5921
7 נַ֥חַל 𐤍𐤇𐤋 nachal
seasonal stream
seasonal stream
HNcmsc H5158
8 הָ/עֲרָבִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 haaravim
the willows
the willows
HTd/Ncfpa H6155
9 יִשָּׂאֽוּ/ם 𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅/𐤌 yisaum
they will lift them
they will lift them
HVqi3mp/Sp3mp H5375
Verse 8
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for/because
HC H3588
2 הִקִּ֥יפָה 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤐𐤄 hiqifah
she encircled
she encircled
HVhp3fs H5362
3 הַ/זְּעָקָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤏𐤒𐤄 hazeaqah
the outcry
the outcry
HTd/Ncfsa H2201
4 אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et
object-marker
[·]
HTo H853
5 גְּב֣וּל 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋 gevul
boundary of
boundary of
HNcmsc H1366
6 מוֹאָ֑ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav
Moab
Moav
HNp H4124
7 עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad
up to
up to
HR H5704
8 אֶגְלַ֨יִם֙ 𐤀𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 egelayim
Two-Pools
Egelayim
HNp H97
9 יִלְלָתָ֔/הּ 𐤉𐤋𐤋𐤕/𐤄 yilelatah
her wailing howl
her wailing howl
HNcfsc/Sp3fs H3215
10 וּ/בְאֵ֥ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤓 uveer
Well of the Mighty Ones
and Beer Elim
HC/Np H879
11 אֵילִ֖ים 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 eylim
rams
Beer Elim
HNp H879
12 יִלְלָתָֽ/הּ 𐤉𐤋𐤋𐤕/𐤄 yilelatah-2
her wailing howl
her wailing howl
HNcfsc/Sp3fs H3215
Verse 9
# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki
for/because
for/because
HC H3588
2 מֵ֤י 𐤌𐤉 mey Amanzi (Zulu)
waters of
waters of
HNcmpc H4325
3 דִימוֹן֙ 𐤃𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤍 dimon
Dimon
Dimon
HNp H1775
4 מָ֣לְאוּ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤅 maleu
they became full
they were filled
HVqp3cp H4390
5 דָ֔ם 𐤃𐤌 dam damu (Lingala)
blood of
blood
HNcmsa H1818
6 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2
for/because
for/because
HC H3588
7 אָשִׁ֥ית 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤕 ashit
I will set
I will set
HVqi1cs H7896
8 עַל 𐤏𐤋 al
upon
upon
HR H5921
9 דִּימ֖וֹן 𐤃𐤉𐤌𐤅𐤍 dimon-2
Dimon
Dimon
HNp H1775
10 נוֹסָפ֑וֹת 𐤍𐤅𐤎𐤐𐤅𐤕 nosafot
being added
being added
HVNrfpa H3254
11 לִ/פְלֵיטַ֤ת 𐤋/𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤕 lifeleytat
to the escaped-remnant of
to the escaped-remnant of
HR/Ncfsc H6413
12 מוֹאָב֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav
Moab
Moav
HNp H4124
13 אַרְיֵ֔ה 𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 areyeh
tearer-lion
lion
HNcmsa H738
14 וְ/לִ/שְׁאֵרִ֖ית 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 velisheerit
and to the remnant of
and to the remnant of
HC/R/Ncfsc H7611
15 אֲדָמָֽה 𐤀𐤃𐤌𐤄 adamah
arable ground
arable land
HNcfsa H127