Isaiah 3

Wickedness in society leads to anarchy, internal collapse, destitution, and invasion by enemies.[2] Isaiah describes how Judah's moral corruption and social injustice will result in divine judgment through societal breakdown and foreign conquest.

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Interlinear Text

Verse 1
For for/because behold Look! the-Lord the lord the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of-hosts organized hosts taking-away one who removes from-Jerusalem from Yerushalaim from Yerushalam and-from-Judah and from Praise‑Yah and from Yehudah stay support and-staff support-staff every the whole of stay support-prop of-bread bread and-every and the whole of stay support-prop of-water waters
כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because HC הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh behold Look! HTm הָ/אָד֜וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 haadon the-Lord the lord HTd/Ncmsa יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts HNcbpa מֵסִ֤יר 𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤓 mesir taking-away one who removes HVhrmsa מִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 mirushalaim from-Jerusalem from Yerushalaim from Yerushalam HR/Np וּ/מִ֣/יהוּדָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 umihudah and-from-Judah and from Praise‑Yah and from Yehudah HC/R/Np מַשְׁעֵ֖ן 𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍 masheen stay support HNcmsa וּ/מַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤄 umasheenah and-staff support-staff HC/Ncfsa כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol every the whole of HNcmsc מִשְׁעַן 𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍 mishean stay support-prop HNcmsc לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of-bread bread HNcbsa וְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol and-every and the whole of HC/Ncmsc מִשְׁעַן 𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍 mishean-2 stay support-prop HNcmsc מָֽיִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of-water waters HNcmpa
Verse 16
and He said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh because because that for/because they are haughty they were lofty daughters daughters of of Zion Tsiyon Tsion and they walk and they went stretched out stretched-out ones necks stretched-out ones necks throat and making eyes coy and coquettishly fluttering ones eyes eyes walking going and tripping and mincingly walking they go they will go and with their feet and with their feet they tinkle they will wind on anklets
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and He said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יַ֚עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because HC כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC גָֽבְהוּ֙ 𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤅 gavehu they are haughty they were lofty HVqp3cp בְּנ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 benot daughters daughters of HNcfpc צִיּ֔וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion of Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp וַ/תֵּלַ֨כְנָה֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤍𐤄 vatelakhenah and they walk and they went HC/Vqw3fp נטוות 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤅𐤕 ntvvt stretched out stretched-out ones HVqsfpa נְטוּי֣וֹת 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤕 netuyot necks stretched-out ones HVqsfpa גָּר֔וֹן 𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤍 garon necks throat HNcmsa וּֽ/מְשַׂקְּר֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤕 umesaqerot and making eyes coy and coquettishly fluttering ones HC/Vprfpa עֵינָ֑יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim eyes eyes HNcbda הָל֤וֹךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤊 halokhe walking going HVqa וְ/טָפֹף֙ 𐤅/𐤈𐤐𐤐 vetafof and tripping and mincingly walking HC/Vqa תֵּלַ֔כְנָה 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤍𐤄 telakhenah they go they will go HVqi3fp וּ/בְ/רַגְלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 uverageleyhem and with their feet and with their feet HC/R/Ncfdc/Sp3mp תְּעַכַּֽסְנָה 𐤕𐤏𐤊𐤎𐤍𐤄 teakasenah they tinkle they will wind on anklets HVpi3fp
Verse 24
and it will be and he/it became instead of under; in place of fragrance fragrant resin stench rottenness there will be he will come to be and instead of and under belt girding-belt rope encircling cord and instead of and under styled hair deed of baldness hammered piece baldness bald patch and instead of and under fine clothing ornate festal sash girding belt of sackcloth coarse sackcloth instead of for / because instead of under; in place of beauty beauty
וְ/הָיָה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became HC/Vqq3ms תַ֨חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of under; in place of HR בֹּ֜שֶׂם 𐤁𐤔𐤌 bosem fragrance fragrant resin HNcmsa מַ֣ק 𐤌𐤒 maq stench rottenness HNcmsa יִֽהְיֶ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there will be he will come to be HVqi3ms וְ/תַ֨חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat and instead of and under HC/R חֲגוֹרָ֤ה 𐤇𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤄 chagorah belt girding-belt HNcfsa נִקְפָּה֙ 𐤍𐤒𐤐𐤄 niqepah rope encircling cord HNcfsa וְ/תַ֨חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat-2 and instead of and under HC/R מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh styled hair deed of HNcmsa מִקְשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤄 miqesheh baldness hammered piece HNcmsa קָרְחָ֔ה 𐤒𐤓𐤇𐤄 qarechah baldness bald patch HNcfsa וְ/תַ֥חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat-3 and instead of and under HC/R פְּתִיגִ֖יל 𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤋 petigil fine clothing ornate festal sash HNcmsa מַחֲגֹ֣רֶת 𐤌𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤕 machagoret girding belt of HNcfsc שָׂ֑ק 𐤔𐤒 saq sackcloth coarse sackcloth HNcmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki instead of for / because HC תַ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat-2 instead of under; in place of HR יֹֽפִי 𐤉𐤐𐤉 yofi beauty beauty HNcmsa
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