Isaiah 18

Isaiah pronounces woe on the land of whirring wings beyond the rivers of Cush, which sends swift messengers in papyrus boats to a tall, smooth-skinned, feared nation whose land is divided by rivers.[1][5] YHWH declares He will quietly observe from His dwelling like heat in sunshine or dew in harvest, then prune the ripening Assyrian plans like vines, leaving their army as carrion for birds and beasts, after which Cush will bring gifts to Mount Zion.[1][2][4]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 2
that sends the one who sends by the sea in the sea envoys pressure-throes even in vessels and in implements of of papyrus water-absorbing marsh-reed on upon the surface face of of waters waters Go Go messengers messengers swift light ones to toward a nation people-group tall thoroughly drawn out and smooth-skinned peeled to toward a people gathered people feared one to be feared from from their he and far and onward a nation people-group powerful babble-line of powerful babble-line of and oppressive and trampling-down whose that-which the rivers divide they plundered rivers flowing rivers its land his land
הַ/שֹּׁלֵ֨חַ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤇 hasholecha that sends the one who sends HTd/Vqrmsa בַּ/יָּ֜ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤌 bayam by the sea in the sea HRd/Ncmsa צִירִ֗ים 𐤑𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 tsirim envoys pressure-throes HNcmpa וּ/בִ/כְלֵי 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉 uvikheley even in vessels and in implements of HC/R/Ncmpc גֹמֶא֮ 𐤂𐤌𐤀 gome of papyrus water-absorbing marsh-reed HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR פְּנֵי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the surface face of HNcbpc מַיִם֒ 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of waters waters HNcmpa לְכ֣וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Go Go HVqv2mp מַלְאָכִ֣ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers messengers HNcmpa קַלִּ֗ים 𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤌 qalim swift light ones HAampa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR גּוֹי֙ 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy a nation people-group HNcmsa מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤊 memushakhe tall thoroughly drawn out HVPsmsa וּ/מוֹרָ֔ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤈 umorat and smooth-skinned peeled HC/VPsmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR עַ֥ם 𐤏𐤌 am a people gathered people HNcmsa נוֹרָ֖א 𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 nora tina (Bemba) feared one to be feared HVNrmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu their he HPp3ms וָ/הָ֑לְאָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤀𐤄 vahaleah and far and onward HC/D גּ֚וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy-2 a nation people-group HNcmsa קַו 𐤒𐤅 qav powerful babble-line of HNcmsa קָ֣ו 𐤒𐤅 qav-2 powerful babble-line of HNcmsa וּ/מְבוּסָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤄 umevusah and oppressive and trampling-down HC/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr בָּזְא֥וּ 𐤁𐤆𐤀𐤅 bazeu the rivers divide they plundered HVqp3cp נְהָרִ֖ים 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 neharim rivers flowing rivers HNcmpa אַרְצֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅 aretso its land his land HNcbsc/Sp3ms
Verse 4
For for/because thus thus said he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to-me toward me I-will-be-quiet let me be still I-will-be-still let me be at rest and-I-will-look and let me gaze intently in/my-dwelling in my established dwelling like/heat like heat of clear radiant upon upon light light like/cloud like a dense cloud of-dew dew covering in/heat in heat of-harvest harvest
כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC כֹ֨ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus HD אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said he said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me toward me HR/Sp1cs אשקוטה 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤈𐤄 shqvth I-will-be-quiet let me be still HVqh1cs אֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤈𐤄 esheqotah I-will-be-still let me be at rest HVqh1cs וְ/אַבִּ֣יטָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤄 veabitah and-I-will-look and let me gaze intently HC/Vhh1cs בִ/מְכוֹנִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤅𐤍/𐤉 vimekhoni in/my-dwelling in my established dwelling HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs כְּ/חֹ֥ם 𐤊/𐤇𐤌 kechom like/heat like heat of HR/Ncmsc צַח֙ 𐤑𐤇 tsach clear radiant HAamsa עֲלֵי 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley upon upon HR א֔וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light light HNcbsa כְּ/עָ֥ב 𐤊/𐤏𐤁 keav like/cloud like a dense cloud HR/Ncbsc טַ֖ל 𐤈𐤋 tal of-dew dew covering HNcmsa בְּ/חֹ֥ם 𐤁/𐤇𐤌 bechom in/heat in heat HR/Ncmsc קָצִֽיר 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qatsir of-harvest harvest HNcmsa
Verse 5
For for/because before to the face of harvest harvest is complete as being complete blossom blossom-of and unripe grape and unripe grape ripening the one who repays it will be he will come to be branch her blossom and he will cut off and he cut off the shoots the trembling twigs with pruning hooks with the pruning-knives and and object-marker the spreading branches the tendrils he will remove he caused to turn aside he will cut off he caused to be cut off
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc קָצִיר֙ 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qatsir harvest harvest HNcmsa כְּ/תָם 𐤊/𐤕𐤌 ketam is complete as being complete HR/Vqc פֶּ֔רַח 𐤐𐤓𐤇 perach blossom blossom-of HNcmsa וּ/בֹ֥סֶר 𐤅/𐤁𐤎𐤓 uvoser and unripe grape and unripe grape HC/Ncmsa גֹּמֵ֖ל 𐤂𐤌𐤋 gomel ripening the one who repays HVqrmsa יִֽהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be he will come to be HVqi3ms נִצָּ֑ה 𐤍𐤑𐤄 nitsah branch her blossom HNcfsa וְ/כָרַ֤ת 𐤅/𐤊𐤓𐤕 vekharat and he will cut off and he cut off HC/Vqp3ms הַ/זַּלְזַלִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤋𐤆𐤋𐤉𐤌 hazalezalim the shoots the trembling twigs HTd/Ncmpa בַּ/מַּזְמֵר֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 bamazemerot with pruning hooks with the pruning-knives HRd/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To הַ/נְּטִישׁ֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤈𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤕 hanetishot the spreading branches the tendrils HTd/Ncfpa הֵסִ֥יר 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓 hesir he will remove he caused to turn aside HVhp3ms הֵתַֽז 𐤄𐤕𐤆 hetaz he will cut off he caused to be cut off HVhp3ms
Verse 6
They will be left they will be abandoned together as one together for birds of prey to a swooping raptor of the mountains mountains and for the beasts and for beast-of of the earth the earth will summer and he spent the summer upon them upon him the birds of prey the swooping raptor and all and whole of the beasts beast of of the earth the earth upon them upon him will winter she will reproach
יֵעָזְב֤וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 yeazevu They will be left they will be abandoned HVNi3mp יַחְדָּו֙ 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together as one together HD לְ/עֵ֣יט 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤈 leeyt for birds of prey to a swooping raptor HR/Ncmsc הָרִ֔ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim of the mountains mountains HNcmpa וּֽ/לְ/בֶהֱמַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕 ulevehemat and for the beasts and for beast-of HC/R/Ncfsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/קָ֤ץ 𐤅/𐤒𐤑 veqats will summer and he spent the summer HC/Vqq3ms עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon them upon him HR/Sp3ms הָ/עַ֔יִט 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤈 haayit the birds of prey the swooping raptor HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc בֶּהֱמַ֥ת 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕 behemat the beasts beast of HNcfsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 of the earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 upon them upon him HR/Sp3ms תֶּחֱרָֽף 𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤐 techeraf will winter she will reproach HVqi3fs
Verse 7
at that time at the appointed time that she will be brought Brought-Forth-One gift tribute-gift to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh of hosts organized hosts people gathered people drawn out thoroughly drawn out and peeled peeled and from a people and from a people terrible one to be feared from from their he hitherto and onward nation people-group meted out babble-line of and babble-line of trodden down and trampling-down whose that-which have spoiled they plundered rivers flowing rivers land his land to toward place standing-place of of the name name-of of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts mount mountain of Zion Tsiyon Tsion
בָּ/עֵת֩ 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at that time at the appointed time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֨יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that she HTd/Pp3fs יֽוּבַל 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤋 yuval will be brought Brought-Forth-One HVHi3ms שַׁ֜י 𐤔𐤉 shay gift tribute-gift HNcmsa לַ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa עַ֚ם 𐤏𐤌 am people gathered people HNcmsa מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤊 memushakhe drawn out thoroughly drawn out HVPsmsa וּ/מוֹרָ֔ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤈 umorat and peeled peeled HC/VPsmsa וּ/מֵ/עַ֥ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤌 umeam and from a people and from a people HC/R/Ncmsa נוֹרָ֖א 𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 nora tina (Bemba) terrible one to be feared HVNrmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from HR ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu their he HPp3ms וָ/הָ֑לְאָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤀𐤄 vahaleah hitherto and onward HC/D גּ֣וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy nation people-group HNcmsc קַו 𐤒𐤅 qav meted out babble-line of HNcmsa קָ֣ו 𐤒𐤅 qav-2 and babble-line of HNcmsa וּ/מְבוּסָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤄 umevusah trodden down and trampling-down HC/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr בָּזְא֤וּ 𐤁𐤆𐤀𐤅 bazeu have spoiled they plundered HVqp3cp נְהָרִים֙ 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 neharim rivers flowing rivers HNcmpa אַרְצ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅 aretso land his land HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מְק֛וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place standing-place of HNcmsc שֵׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem of the name name-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot-2 of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa הַר 𐤄𐤓 har mount mountain of HNcmsc צִיּֽוֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp
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