Isaiah 33

Isaiah pronounces woe on the destroyer (Assyria) who plunders treacherously, foretelling their own destruction; he pleads for YHWH's grace amid distress, depicting YHWH's exaltation, fiery judgment consuming enemies like chaff, and the scattering of nations leaving spoil.[1][2][4] YHWH promises Zion as a secure habitation with broad rivers, declares Himself Judge, Lawgiver, and King who saves; the enemy's ships fail, abundant plunder is divided even by the lame, and inhabitants are healed with iniquity forgiven.[1][4][5]

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Woe Woe! O destroyer the devastator and you and you (masculine singular) not not destroyed devastated one and betraying and treacherous one and not and not they betrayed they acted treacherously with him — when you finish your bringing-to-completion destroying the devastator you will be destroyed you will be devastated when you cease your bringing to completion to betray to act treacherously they will betray they will act treacherously with you —
Verse 1 ה֣וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe Woe! HTj שׁוֹדֵ֗ד 𐤔𐤅𐤃𐤃 shoded O destroyer the devastator HVqrmsa וְ/אַתָּה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤄 veatah and you and you (masculine singular) HC/Pp2ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שָׁד֔וּד 𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 shadud destroyed devastated one HVqsmsa וּ/בוֹגֵ֖ד 𐤅/𐤁𐤅𐤂𐤃 uvoged and betraying and treacherous one HC/Vqrmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn בָ֣גְדוּ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 vagedu they betrayed they acted treacherously HVqp3cp ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo with him HR/Sp3ms כַּ/הֲתִֽמְ/ךָ֤ 𐤊/𐤄𐤕𐤌/𐤊 kahatimekha when you finish your bringing-to-completion HR/Vhc/Sp2ms שׁוֹדֵד֙ 𐤔𐤅𐤃𐤃 shoded-2 destroying the devastator HVqrmsa תּוּשַּׁ֔ד 𐤕𐤅𐤔𐤃 tushad you will be destroyed you will be devastated HVQi2ms כַּ/נְּלֹתְ/ךָ֥ 𐤊/𐤍𐤋𐤕/𐤊 kanelotekha when you cease your bringing to completion HR/Vhc/Sp2ms לִ/בְגֹּ֖ד 𐤋/𐤁𐤂𐤃 livegod to betray to act treacherously HR/Vqc יִבְגְּדוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤅 yivegedu they will betray they will act treacherously HVqi3mp בָֽ/ךְ 𐤁/𐤊 vakhe with you HR/Sp2fs
who walks the one walking righteously righteous acts and speaks and speaking uprightly uprightnesses rejects one who rejects gain of in ill-gotten gain of oppressions acts of exploitation shakes the one who shakes his hands his cupped palms from holding from supporting bribe in the bribe stops one who shuts his ears his ear from hearing from hearing bloodshed bloods and shuts and strength-of his eyes his two eyes from looking from seeing upon evil In-Evil
Verse 15 הֹלֵ֣ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe who walks the one walking HVqrmsa צְדָק֔וֹת 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤅𐤕 tsedaqot righteously righteous acts HNcfpa וְ/דֹבֵ֖ר 𐤅/𐤃𐤁𐤓 vedover and speaks and speaking HC/Vqrmsa מֵֽישָׁרִ֑ים 𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 meysharim uprightly uprightnesses HNcmpa מֹאֵ֞ס 𐤌𐤀𐤎 moes rejects one who rejects HVqrmsa בְּ/בֶ֣צַע 𐤁/𐤁𐤑𐤏 bevetsa gain of in ill-gotten gain of HR/Ncmsc מַעֲשַׁקּ֗וֹת 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤕 maashaqot oppressions acts of exploitation HNcfpa נֹעֵ֤ר 𐤍𐤏𐤓 noer shakes the one who shakes HVqrmsa כַּפָּי/ו֙ 𐤊𐤐𐤉/𐤅 kapayv his hands his cupped palms HNcfdc/Sp3ms מִ/תְּמֹ֣ךְ 𐤌/𐤕𐤌𐤊 mitemokhe from holding from supporting HR/Vqc בַּ/שֹּׁ֔חַד 𐤁/𐤔𐤇𐤃 bashochad bribe in the bribe HRd/Ncmsa אֹטֵ֤ם 𐤀𐤈𐤌 otem stops one who shuts HVqrmsa אָזְנ/וֹ֙ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤅 azeno his ears his ear HNcfsc/Sp3ms מִ/שְּׁמֹ֣עַ 𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤏 mishemoa from hearing from hearing HR/Vqc דָּמִ֔ים 𐤃𐤌𐤉𐤌 damim bloodshed bloods HNcmpa וְ/עֹצֵ֥ם 𐤅/𐤏𐤑𐤌 veotsem and shuts and strength-of HC/Vqrmsa עֵינָ֖י/ו 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤅 eynayv his eyes his two eyes HNcbdc/Sp3ms מֵ/רְא֥וֹת 𐤌/𐤓𐤀𐤅𐤕 mereot from looking from seeing HR/Vqc בְּ/רָֽע 𐤁/𐤓𐤏 bera upon evil In-Evil HR/Aamsa
Look vision-of Zion Tsiyon Tsion city-of Settlement-of our-appointed-feasts our appointed-time your-eyes your two eyes will-see they will see Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam habitation pleasant dwelling quiet complacently secure one tent portable tent-dwelling not not at all be-taken-down he will pack up for travel not not at all be-moved he will lift its-pegs his fastening-pegs forever to perpetuity and-all and whole of its-cords his binding-cords not not at all be-broken they will be torn away
Verse 20 חֲזֵ֣ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chazeh Look vision-of HVqv2ms צִיּ֔וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp קִרְיַ֖ת 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 qireyat city-of Settlement-of HNcfsc מֽוֹעֲדֵ֑/נוּ 𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃/𐤍𐤅 moadenu our-appointed-feasts our appointed-time HNcmsc/Sp1cp עֵינֶי/ךָ֩ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eyneykha your-eyes your two eyes HNcbdc/Sp2ms תִרְאֶ֨ינָה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤄 tireeynah will-see they will see HVqi3fp יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp נָוֶ֣ה 𐤍𐤅𐤄 naveh habitation pleasant dwelling HNcbsa שַׁאֲנָ֗ן 𐤔𐤀𐤍𐤍 shaanan quiet complacently secure one HAamsa אֹ֤הֶל 𐤀𐤄𐤋 ohel tent portable tent-dwelling HNcmsa בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal not not at all HTn יִצְעָן֙ 𐤉𐤑𐤏𐤍 yitsean be-taken-down he will pack up for travel HVqi3ms בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal-2 not not at all HTn יִסַּ֤ע 𐤉𐤎𐤏 yisa be-moved he will lift HVqi3ms יְתֵֽדֹתָי/ו֙ 𐤉𐤕𐤃𐤕𐤉/𐤅 yetedotayv its-pegs his fastening-pegs HNcfpc/Sp3ms לָ/נֶ֔צַח 𐤋/𐤍𐤑𐤇 lanetsach forever to perpetuity HR/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and-all and whole of HC/Ncmsc חֲבָלָ֖י/ו 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉/𐤅 chavalayv its-cords his binding-cords HNcbpc/Sp3ms בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal-3 not not at all HTn יִנָּתֵֽקוּ 𐤉𐤍𐤕𐤒𐤅 yinatequ be-broken they will be torn away HVNi3mp
for for/because there if / whether there in that place majestic mighty the LORD Yahweh Yahweh for-us — place standing-place of rivers flowing rivers streams rivers broad broad expanses of hands two hands no not at all will-go you will go in-it — ship sea-going ship with-oars driving rod and-mighty-ship seagoing ship mighty mighty not not will-pass-through-it he will pass over him
Verse 21 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC אִם 𐤀𐤌 im there if / whether HC שָׁ֞ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD אַדִּ֤יר 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓 adir majestic mighty HAamsa יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for-us HR/Sp1cp מְקוֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place standing-place of HNcmsc נְהָרִ֥ים 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 neharim rivers flowing rivers HNcmpa יְאֹרִ֖ים 𐤉𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤌 yeorim streams rivers HNcmpa רַחֲבֵ֣י 𐤓𐤇𐤁𐤉 rachavey broad broad expanses of HAampc יָדָ֑יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim hands two hands HNcbda בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal no not at all HTn תֵּ֤לֶךְ 𐤕𐤋𐤊 telekhe will-go you will go HVqi3fs בּ/וֹ֙ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in-it HR/Sp3ms אֳנִי 𐤀𐤍𐤉 oni ship sea-going ship HNcbsc שַׁ֔יִט 𐤔𐤉𐤈 shayit with-oars driving rod HNcmsa וְ/צִ֥י 𐤅/𐤑𐤉 vetsi and-mighty-ship seagoing ship HC/Ncmsa אַדִּ֖יר 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓 adir-2 mighty mighty HAamsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַעַבְרֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓/𐤍𐤅 yaaverenu will-pass-through-it he will pass over him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms
are loosed they were abandoned your ropes your cords not not at all they strengthen they strengthen thus thus their mast their mast not not at all they spread they spread out the sail raised standard then at that time is divided was apportioned prey up to the limit spoil plundered goods abundant one causing increase of the lame limping ones take the prey they plundered prey plundered goods
Verse 23 נִטְּשׁ֖וּ 𐤍𐤈𐤔𐤅 niteshu are loosed they were abandoned HVNp3cp חֲבָלָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤇𐤁𐤋𐤉/𐤊 chavalayikhe your ropes your cords HNcbpc/Sp2fs בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal not not at all HTn יְחַזְּק֤וּ 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 yechazequ they strengthen they strengthen HVpi3mp כֵן 𐤊𐤍 khen thus thus HNcmsc תָּרְנָ/ם֙ 𐤕𐤓𐤍/𐤌 tarenam their mast their mast HNcmsc/Sp3mp בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal-2 not not at all HTn פָּ֣רְשׂוּ 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤅 paresu they spread they spread out HVqp3cp נֵ֔ס 𐤍𐤎 nes the sail raised standard HNcmsa אָ֣ז 𐤀𐤆 az then at that time HD חֻלַּ֤ק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 chulaq is divided was apportioned HVPp3ms עַֽד 𐤏𐤃 ad prey up to the limit HNcmsc שָׁלָל֙ 𐤔𐤋𐤋 shalal spoil plundered goods HNcmsa מַרְבֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤄 marebeh abundant one causing increase of HNcmsc פִּסְחִ֖ים 𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 pisechim the lame limping ones HAampa בָּ֥זְזוּ 𐤁𐤆𐤆𐤅 bazezu take the prey they plundered HVqp3cp בַֽז 𐤁𐤆 vaz prey plundered goods HNcmsa
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