Isaiah 24

Isaiah 24 describes YHWH's comprehensive judgment upon the earth due to humanity's transgression of God's everlasting covenant, resulting in widespread desolation affecting all social classes equally.[1][3] The chapter depicts catastrophic physical upheaval—the earth emptied and scattered, shaken violently like a drunkard, with celestial bodies darkened—followed by the confinement of heavenly powers and earthly kings as prisoners, though it concludes with the promise of YHWH's ultimate glory.[1][2][3]

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Interlinear Text

Verse 2
And it shall be and he/it became as with the people like a gathered people so with the priest as a priestly officiant as with the servant like a servant so with his master his lords as with the maid as a slave-woman so with her mistress like her lady as with the buyer as an acquirer so with the seller like a seller as with the lender like the lending-one so with the borrower one who joins himself as with the creditor the creditor as with the one who as that which owes creditor to him —
וְ/הָיָ֤ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms כָ/עָם֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤌 khaam as with the people like a gathered people HRd/Ncmsa כַּ/כֹּהֵ֔ן 𐤊/𐤊𐤄𐤍 kakohen so with the priest as a priestly officiant HRd/Ncmsa כַּ/עֶ֨בֶד֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤁𐤃 kaeved as with the servant like a servant HRd/Ncmsa כַּֽ/אדֹנָ֔י/ו 𐤊/𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 kadonayv so with his master his lords HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms כַּ/שִּׁפְחָ֖ה 𐤊/𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 kashifechah as with the maid as a slave-woman HRd/Ncfsa כַּ/גְּבִרְתָּ֑/הּ 𐤊/𐤂𐤁𐤓𐤕/𐤄 kageviretah so with her mistress like her lady HRd/Ncfsc/Sp3fs כַּ/קּוֹנֶה֙ 𐤊/𐤒𐤅𐤍𐤄 kaqoneh as with the buyer as an acquirer HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/מּוֹכֵ֔ר 𐤊/𐤌𐤅𐤊𐤓 kamokher so with the seller like a seller HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/מַּלְוֶה֙ 𐤊/𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤄 kamaleveh as with the lender like the lending-one HRd/Vhrmsa כַּ/לֹּוֶ֔ה 𐤊/𐤋𐤅𐤄 kaloveh so with the borrower one who joins himself HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/נֹּשֶׁ֕ה 𐤊/𐤍𐤔𐤄 kanosheh as with the creditor the creditor HRd/Vqrmsa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֖ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as with the one who as that which HR/Tr נֹשֶׁ֥א 𐤍𐤔𐤀 noshe owes creditor HVqrmsa בֽ/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo to him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 16
from-the-end from the wing of the-earth the earth songs musical songs of we-have-heard we heard glory prominent beauty of to-the-righteous to the righteous one and-I-said and I said leanness-my wasting leanness to-me — leanness-my wasting leanness to-me — woe Woe! to-me — treacherous-ones treacherous ones have-betrayed they acted treacherously and-treachery and a garment treacherous-ones treacherous ones have-betrayed they acted treacherously
מִ/כְּנַ֨ף 𐤌/𐤊𐤍𐤐 mikenaf from-the-end from the wing of HR/Ncfsc הָ/אָ֜רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets the-earth the earth HTd/Ncbsa זְמִרֹ֤ת 𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤕 zemirot songs musical songs of HNcmpa שָׁמַ֨עְנוּ֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤍𐤅 shamaenu we-have-heard we heard HVqp1cp צְבִ֣י 𐤑𐤁𐤉 tsevi glory prominent beauty of HNcmsa לַ/צַּדִּ֔יק 𐤋/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 latsadiq to-the-righteous to the righteous one HRd/Aamsa וָ/אֹמַ֛ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 vaomar and-I-said and I said HC/Vqw1cs רָזִי 𐤓𐤆𐤉 razi leanness-my wasting leanness HNcmsa לִ֥/י 𐤋/𐤉 li to-me HR/Sp1cs רָֽזִי 𐤓𐤆𐤉 razi-2 leanness-my wasting leanness HNcmsa לִ֖/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-2 to-me HR/Sp1cs א֣וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy woe Woe! HTj לִ֑/י 𐤋/𐤉 li-3 to-me HR/Sp1cs בֹּגְדִ֣ים 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 bogedim treacherous-ones treacherous ones HVqrmpa בָּגָ֔דוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 bagadu have-betrayed they acted treacherously HVqp3cp וּ/בֶ֥גֶד 𐤅/𐤁𐤂𐤃 uveged and-treachery and a garment HC/Ncmsa בּוֹגְדִ֖ים 𐤁𐤅𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 bogedim-2 treacherous-ones treacherous ones HVqrmpa בָּגָֽדוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 bagadu-2 have-betrayed they acted treacherously HVqp3cp
Verse 18
And it shall come to pass and he/it became the one fleeing the fleeing one from the sound from sound of the terror the dread will fall he will fall into toward the pit the dug-out pit and the one coming up and the ascending one from the midst from the midst of of the pit the dug-out pit will be caught he will be captured in the trap in the spread-out snare for for/because windows apertures from above from height are opened were opened and shake and they quaked foundations foundations of of the earth land
וְֽ֠/הָיָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah And it shall come to pass and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms הַ/נָּ֞ס 𐤄/𐤍𐤎 hanas the one fleeing the fleeing one HTd/Vqrmsa מִ/קּ֤וֹל 𐤌/𐤒𐤅𐤋 miqol from the sound from sound HR/Ncmsc הַ/פַּ֨חַד֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤇𐤃 hapachad of the terror the dread HTd/Ncmsa יִפֹּ֣ל 𐤉𐤐𐤋 yipol will fall he will fall HVqi3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR הַ/פַּ֔חַת 𐤄/𐤐𐤇𐤕 hapachat the pit the dug-out pit HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הָֽ/עוֹלֶה֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 vehaoleh and the one coming up and the ascending one HC/Td/Vqrmsa מִ/תּ֣וֹךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊 mitokhe from the midst from the midst of HR/Ncmsc הַ/פַּ֔חַת 𐤄/𐤐𐤇𐤕 hapachat-2 of the pit the dug-out pit HTd/Ncmsa יִלָּכֵ֖ד 𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤃 yilakhed will be caught he will be captured HVNi3ms בַּ/פָּ֑ח 𐤁/𐤐𐤇 bapach in the trap in the spread-out snare HRd/Ncmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אֲרֻבּ֤וֹת 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤅𐤕 arubot windows apertures HNcfpa מִ/מָּרוֹם֙ 𐤌/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 mimarom from above from height HR/Ncmsa נִפְתָּ֔חוּ 𐤍𐤐𐤕𐤇𐤅 nifetachu are opened were opened HVNp3cp וַֽ/יִּרְעֲשׁ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayireashu and shake and they quaked HC/Vqw3mp מ֥וֹסְדֵי 𐤌𐤅𐤎𐤃𐤉 mosedey foundations foundations of HNcbpc אָֽרֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets of the earth land HNcbsa
Verse 23
and will be confounded and she was ashamed the moon the white moon and will be ashamed and she became ashamed the sun the burning heat for for/because will reign he reigned as king the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts on Mount in mountain of Zion Tsiyon Tsion and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam and before and in front of his elders his elders glory weighty honor
וְ/חָֽפְרָה֙ 𐤅/𐤇𐤐𐤓𐤄 vechaferah and will be confounded and she was ashamed HC/Vqq3fs הַ/לְּבָנָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤄 halevanah the moon the white moon HTd/Ncfsa וּ/בוֹשָׁ֖ה 𐤅/𐤁𐤅𐤔𐤄 uvoshah and will be ashamed and she became ashamed HC/Vqq3fs הַֽ/חַמָּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤇𐤌𐤄 hachamah the sun the burning heat HTd/Ncfsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מָלַ֞ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 malakhe will reign he reigned as king HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa בְּ/הַ֤ר 𐤁/𐤄𐤓 behar on Mount in mountain of HR/Ncmsc צִיּוֹן֙ 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp וּ/בִ/יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 uvirushalaim and in Jerusalem and in Jerusalem and in Yerushalam HC/R/Np וְ/נֶ֥גֶד 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤃 veneged and before and in front of HC/R זְקֵנָ֖י/ו 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉/𐤅 zeqenayv his elders his elders HAampc/Sp3ms כָּבֽוֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kavod glory weighty honor HNcbsa
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