Isaiah 31

Isaiah warns Judah against trusting in Egypt and military alliances instead of YHWH, contrasting the flesh of Egyptian horses with God's spirit.[1][3] YHWH promises to defend Jerusalem like a fierce lion and hovering birds, and will destroy Assyria with a sword not made by human hands, while calling Judah to repent and return to God.[1][2][3]

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Woe Woe! those who go down the descending ones to Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim for help for help on upon horses horses rely they will lean themselves and trust and they trusted in upon chariots chariot because for/because many great and on and upon horsemen cavalrymen because for/because they are strong they became strong very with great force but not and not look they looked intently to upon Holy One set-apart one of Israel El-Contends Yiserael and and object-marker the LORD Yahweh Yahweh not not seek they sought diligently
Verse 1 ה֣וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe Woe! HTj הַ/יֹּרְדִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayoredim those who go down the descending ones HTd/Vqrmpa מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim to Egypt the Dual Enclosed-Land (Mitsrayim) Mitserayim HNp לְ/עֶזְרָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤄 leezerah for help for help HR/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR סוּסִ֖ים 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 susim horses horses HNcmpa יִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤅 yishaenu rely they will lean themselves HVNi3mp וַ/יִּבְטְח֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤅 vayivetechu and trust and they trusted HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 in upon HR רֶ֜כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots chariot HNcmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because for/because HC רָ֗ב 𐤓𐤁 rav many great HAamsa וְ/עַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on and upon HC/R פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen cavalrymen HNcmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because HC עָצְמ֣וּ 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅 atsemu they are strong they became strong HVqp3cp מְאֹ֔ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn שָׁעוּ֙ 𐤔𐤏𐤅 shau look they looked intently HVqp3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 to upon HR קְד֣וֹשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 qedosh Holy One set-apart one HAamsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn דָרָֽשׁוּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 darashu seek they sought diligently HVqp3cp
and-Egypt and Mitsrayim (the Two Bound Lands) and Mitserayim men human being and-not and not God toward and-their-horses and their horses flesh flesh and-not and not spirit breath of and-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh will-stretch-out he will cause to stretch out his-hand his hand and-will-stumble and he stumbled the-helper helping one and-will-fall and he fell the-helped helped one and-together and together all-of-them the entirety of them will-fail they will come to an end
Verse 3 וּ/מִצְרַ֤יִם 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 umitserayim and-Egypt and Mitsrayim (the Two Bound Lands) and Mitserayim HC/Np אָדָם֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men human being HNcmsa וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not and not HC/Tn אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el God toward HNcmsa וְ/סוּסֵי/הֶ֥ם 𐤅/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vesuseyhem and-their-horses and their horses HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp בָּשָׂ֖ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh flesh HNcmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not and not HC/Tn ר֑וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit breath of HNcbsa וַֽ/יהוָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and-the LORD and Yahweh and Yahweh HC/Np יַטֶּ֣ה 𐤉𐤈𐤄 yateh will-stretch-out he will cause to stretch out HVhi3ms יָד֗/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his-hand his hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/כָשַׁ֤ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤔𐤋 vekhashal and-will-stumble and he stumbled HC/Vqq3ms עוֹזֵר֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤆𐤓 ozer the-helper helping one HVqrmsa וְ/נָפַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋 venafal and-will-fall and he fell HC/Vqq3ms עָזֻ֔ר 𐤏𐤆𐤓 azur the-helped helped one HVqsmsa וְ/יַחְדָּ֖ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 veyachedav and-together and together HC/D כֻּלָּ֥/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all-of-them the entirety of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp יִכְלָיֽוּ/ן 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅/𐤍 yikhelayun will-fail they will come to an end HVqi3mp/Sn
for for/because thus thus says he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to me toward me as as that which growls he will murmur the lion the tearing-lion and the young lion and the young lion over upon his prey his torn prey which that-which is called he will be called against it upon him fullness fullness of of shepherds shepherding ones from their voice from their sound not not he is terrified he will be shattered nor from their noise and from their tumultuous throng not not he abases himself he will answer so thus will descend Descending One the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of hosts organized hosts to fight to perform organized service upon upon Mount mountain of Zion Tsiyon Tsion and upon and upon its hill her hill
Verse 4 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC כֹ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus thus HD אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he said HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֵלַ֡/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me toward me HR/Sp1cs כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as as that which HR/Tr יֶהְגֶּה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤂𐤄 yehegeh growls he will murmur HVqi3ms הָ/אַרְיֵ֨ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 haareyeh the lion the tearing-lion HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/כְּפִ֜יר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 vehakefir and the young lion and the young lion HC/Td/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR טַרְפּ֗/וֹ 𐤈𐤓𐤐/𐤅 tarepo his prey his torn prey HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr יִקָּרֵ֤א 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqare is called he will be called HVNi3ms עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against it upon him HR/Sp3ms מְלֹ֣א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 melo fullness fullness of HNcmsc רֹעִ֔ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 roim of shepherds shepherding ones HVqrmpa מִ/קּוֹלָ/ם֙ 𐤌/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤌 miqolam from their voice from their sound HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יֵחָ֔ת 𐤉𐤇𐤕 yechat he is terrified he will be shattered HVNi3ms וּ/מֵֽ/הֲמוֹנָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍/𐤌 umehamonam nor from their noise and from their tumultuous throng HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn יַֽעֲנֶ֑ה 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 yaaneh he abases himself he will answer HVqi3ms כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so thus HTm יֵרֵד֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered will descend Descending One HVqi3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts organized hosts HNcbpa לִ/צְבֹּ֥א 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀 litsebo to fight to perform organized service HR/Vqc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon upon HR הַר 𐤄𐤓 har Mount mountain of HNcmsc צִיּ֖וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon and upon HC/R גִּבְעָתָֽ/הּ 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕/𐤄 giveatah its hill her hill HNcfsc/Sp3fs
and he will fall and he fell Assyria Ashshur Ashur by a sword by the destroying blade not not of man man and a sword and destroying blade not not of man human being will devour him you will consume him and he will flee and he fled for himself — from the presence of from the presence of the sword blade of destruction and his young men and his young men to forced labor to corvée levy will be they will become
Verse 8 וְ/נָפַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋 venafal and he will fall and he fell HC/Vqq3ms אַשּׁוּר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp בְּ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becherev by a sword by the destroying blade HR/Ncfsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of man man HNcmsa וְ/חֶ֥רֶב 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vecherev and a sword and destroying blade HC/Ncfsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man human being HNcmsa תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 tokhalenu will devour him you will consume him HVqi3fs/Sp3ms וְ/נָ֥ס 𐤅/𐤍𐤎 venas and he will flee and he fled HC/Vqq3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-3 for himself HR/Sp3ms מִ/פְּנֵי 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the presence of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev the sword blade of destruction HNcfsa וּ/בַחוּרָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤅 uvachurayv and his young men and his young men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לָ/מַ֥ס 𐤋/𐤌𐤎 lamas to forced labor to corvée levy HR/Ncmsa יִהְיֽוּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu will be they will become HVqi3mp
his rock his crag because of terror from sojourner-dread will pass away he will cross over and they will be terrified and they were shattered because of the standard from a raised standard his officers his officials declares solemn utterance of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh whose that-which fire blazing fire is to him — in Zion in Tsiyon in Tsion and furnace fire-oven is to him — in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam
Verse 9 וְ/סַלְע/וֹ֙ 𐤅/𐤎𐤋𐤏/𐤅 vesaleo his rock his crag HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מִ/מָּג֣וֹר 𐤌/𐤌𐤂𐤅𐤓 mimagor because of terror from sojourner-dread HR/Ncmsa יַֽעֲב֔וֹר 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 yaavor will pass away he will cross over HVqi3ms וְ/חַתּ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤕𐤅 vechatu and they will be terrified and they were shattered HC/Vqq3cp מִ/נֵּ֖ס 𐤌/𐤍𐤎 mines because of the standard from a raised standard HR/Ncmsa שָׂרָ֑י/ו 𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅 sarayv his officers his officials HNcmpc/Sp3ms נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose that-which HTr א֥וּר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 ur fire blazing fire HNcmsa ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo is to him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/צִיּ֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 betsion in Zion in Tsiyon in Tsion HR/Np וְ/תַנּ֥וּר 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 vetanur and furnace fire-oven HC/Ncmsa ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 is to him HR/Sp3ms בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in Yerushalem in Yerushalam HR/Np
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