Isaiah 47

Isaiah 47 pronounces judgment against Babylon, personified as a proud virgin daughter who will be stripped of her power, prestige, and luxuries as divine retribution for her arrogance and cruelty toward Judah and Jerusalem.[1][2][3] The chapter emphasizes that Babylon's sorceries and enchantments cannot save her from YHWH's inevitable judgment, and that no one will be able to deliver her from the calamity that will suddenly befall her.[1][2][3]

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Verse 1
come down Descend (you, feminine singular) and sit and sit down on upon dust dust virgin set-apart young woman of daughter daughter of of Babylon Babel Bavel sit Sit! on the ground to the land there is no there is not throne throne of daughter daughter of of the Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedi for for/because no not more you will cause to add will be called they will call to you — tender tender, delicate and delicate and luxuriously delicate
רְדִ֣י 𐤓𐤃𐤉 redi come down Descend (you, feminine singular) HVqv2fs וּ/שְׁבִ֣י 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤉 ushevi and sit and sit down HC/Vqv2fs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR עָפָ֗ר 𐤏𐤐𐤓 afar dust dust HNcmsa בְּתוּלַת֙ 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤕 betulat virgin set-apart young woman of HNcfsc בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc בָּבֶ֔ל 𐤁𐤁𐤋 bavel of Babylon Babel Bavel HNp שְׁבִי 𐤔𐤁𐤉 shevi sit Sit! HVqv2fs לָ/אָ֥רֶץ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 laarets on the ground to the land HRd/Ncbsa אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn כִּסֵּ֖א 𐤊𐤎𐤀 kise throne throne of HNcmsa בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat-2 daughter daughter of HNcfsc כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים 𐤊𐤔𐤃𐤉𐤌 kasedim of the Chaldeans Kasdim Kasedi HNp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn תוֹסִ֨יפִי֙ 𐤕𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤐𐤉 tosifi more you will cause to add HVhi2fs יִקְרְאוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤅 yiqereu will be called they will call HVqi3mp לָ֔/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs רַכָּ֖ה 𐤓𐤊𐤄 rakah tender tender, delicate HAafsa וַ/עֲנֻגָּֽה 𐤅/𐤏𐤍𐤂𐤄 vaanugah and delicate and luxuriously delicate HC/Aafsa
Verse 8
Now therefore and now hear Yah has heard this this one sensual one delicate woman who dwells the dwelling-one securely security who says the saying-one in her heart in her inner-core I am I and none besides me and my limit anymore still, again, further not not I will sit I will dwell as a widow widowed woman nor and not I will know I will know bereavement child-loss bereavement
וְ/עַתָּ֞ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah Now therefore and now HC/D שִׁמְעִי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉 shimei hear Yah has heard HVqv2fs זֹ֤את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this this one HPdxfs עֲדִינָה֙ 𐤏𐤃𐤉𐤍𐤄 adinah sensual one delicate woman HAafsa הַ/יּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤕 hayoshevet who dwells the dwelling-one HTd/Vqrfsa לָ/בֶ֔טַח 𐤋/𐤁𐤈𐤇 lavetach securely security HR/Ncmsa הָ/אֹֽמְרָה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤄 haomerah who says the saying-one HTd/Vqrfsa בִּ/לְבָ֔בָ/הּ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤄 bilevavah in her heart in her inner-core HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I am I HPp1cs וְ/אַפְסִ֣/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤎/𐤉 veafesi and none besides me and my limit HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs ע֑וֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od anymore still, again, further HD לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn אֵשֵׁב֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤁 eshev I will sit I will dwell HVqi1cs אַלְמָנָ֔ה 𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍𐤄 alemanah as a widow widowed woman HNcfsa וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo nor and not HC/Tn אֵדַ֖ע 𐤀𐤃𐤏 eda I will know I will know HVqi1cs שְׁכֽוֹל 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤋 shekhol bereavement child-loss bereavement HNcmsa
Verse 9
but they will come and they will come to you — two two things these ones suddenly a brief pause in a day in the day of one one loss of children child-loss bereavement and widowhood widowhood in full measure according to their integrity they will come they came upon you upon you (feminine singular) in the multitude in abundance of of your sorceries your sorceries in the great abundance in strength of of your enchantments your alliances very with great force
וְ/תָבֹאנָה֩ 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤀𐤍𐤄 vetavonah but they will come and they will come HC/Vqi3fp לָּ֨/ךְ 𐤋/𐤊 lakhe to you HR/Sp2fs שְׁתֵּי 𐤔𐤕𐤉 shetey two two HAcfdc אֵ֥לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh things these ones HPdxcp רֶ֛גַע 𐤓𐤂𐤏 rega suddenly a brief pause HNcmsa בְּ/י֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom in a day in the day of HR/Ncmsa אֶחָ֖ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa שְׁכ֣וֹל 𐤔𐤊𐤅𐤋 shekhol loss of children child-loss bereavement HNcmsa וְ/אַלְמֹ֑ן 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤌𐤍 vealemon and widowhood widowhood HC/Ncmsa כְּ/תֻמָּ/ם֙ 𐤊/𐤕𐤌/𐤌 ketumam in full measure according to their integrity HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp בָּ֣אוּ 𐤁𐤀𐤅 bau they will come they came HVqp3cp עָלַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe upon you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs בְּ/רֹ֣ב 𐤁/𐤓𐤁 berov in the multitude in abundance of HR/Ncbsc כְּשָׁפַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤊𐤔𐤐𐤉/𐤊 keshafayikhe of your sorceries your sorceries HNcmpc/Sp2fs בְּ/עָצְמַ֥ת 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤕 beatsemat in the great abundance in strength of HR/Ncfsc חֲבָרַ֖יִ/ךְ 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊 chavarayikhe of your enchantments your alliances HNcmpc/Sp2fs מְאֹֽד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very with great force HD
Verse 10
and you trusted and you trusted in your wickedness in your evil you said you said there is no there is not sees me the one seeing me your wisdom your wisdom and your knowledge and your knowledge it she has perverted you she has turned you back and you said and you said in your heart in your inner core I I and none besides me and my limit besides still, again, further
וַ/תִּבְטְחִ֣י 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤉 vativetechi and you trusted and you trusted HC/Vqw2fs בְ/רָעָתֵ֗/ךְ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏𐤕/𐤊 veraatekhe in your wickedness in your evil HR/Ncfsc/Sp2fs אָמַרְתְּ֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 amarete you said you said HVqp2fs אֵ֣ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn רֹאָ֔/נִי 𐤓𐤀/𐤍𐤉 roani sees me the one seeing me HVqrmsc/Sp1cs חָכְמָתֵ֥/ךְ 𐤇𐤊𐤌𐤕/𐤊 chakhematekhe your wisdom your wisdom HNcfsc/Sp2fs וְ/דַעְתֵּ֖/ךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤏𐤕/𐤊 vedaetekhe and your knowledge and your knowledge HC/Ncfsc/Sp2fs הִ֣יא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it she HPp3fs שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶ/ךְ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤁𐤕/𐤊 shovevatekhe has perverted you she has turned you back HVop3fs/Sp2fs וַ/תֹּאמְרִ֣י 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 vatomeri and you said and you said HC/Vqw2fs בְ/לִבֵּ֔/ךְ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤊 velibekhe in your heart in your inner core HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs אֲנִ֖י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I HPp1cs וְ/אַפְסִ֥/י 𐤅/𐤀𐤐𐤎/𐤉 veafesi and none besides me and my limit HC/Ncmsc/Sp1cs עֽוֹד 𐤏𐤅𐤃 od besides still, again, further HD
Verse 11
and-it-will-come and he came upon-you upon you (feminine singular) evil evil not not you-will-know you will know (feminine singular) its-dawning to diligently seek her and-it-will-fall and she will fall upon-you upon you (feminine singular) disaster calamitous ruin not not you-will-be-able you are able to-atone-it to wipe her away and-it-will-come and she will come upon-you upon you (feminine singular) suddenly suddenly desolation ruinous devastation not not you-will-know you will know
וּ/בָ֧א 𐤅/𐤁𐤀 uva and-it-will-come and he came HC/Vqp3ms עָלַ֣יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe upon-you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs רָעָ֗ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil HNcfsa לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תֵדְעִי֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤉 tedei you-will-know you will know (feminine singular) HVqi2fs שַׁחְרָ֔/הּ 𐤔𐤇𐤓/𐤄 shacherah its-dawning to diligently seek her HVpc/Sp3fs וְ/תִפֹּ֤ל 𐤅/𐤕𐤐𐤋 vetipol and-it-will-fall and she will fall HC/Vqi3fs עָלַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe-2 upon-you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs הֹוָ֔ה 𐤄𐤅𐤄 hovah disaster calamitous ruin HNcfsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not HTn תוּכְלִ֖י 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤉 tukheli you-will-be-able you are able HVqi2fs כַּפְּרָ֑/הּ 𐤊𐤐𐤓/𐤄 kaperah to-atone-it to wipe her away HVpc/Sp3fs וְ/תָבֹ֨א 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤀 vetavo and-it-will-come and she will come HC/Vqi3fs עָלַ֧יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe-3 upon-you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs פִּתְאֹ֛ם 𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌 piteom suddenly suddenly HD שׁוֹאָ֖ה 𐤔𐤅𐤀𐤄 shoah desolation ruinous devastation HNcfsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not HTn תֵדָֽעִי 𐤕𐤃𐤏𐤉 tedai you-will-know you will know HVqi2fs
Verse 12
Stand now stand (you, feminine singular) please please in your spells your binding-companies and in the multitude of and in abundance of your sorceries your sorceries with which in that-which you have labored you labored hard from your youth from your youthful-years perhaps perhaps you will be able you are able to profit he brought benefit perhaps perhaps you may cause trembling you will terrify
עִמְדִי 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤉 imedi Stand now stand (you, feminine singular) HVqv2fs נָ֤א 𐤍𐤀 na please please HTe בַ/חֲבָרַ֨יִ/ךְ֙ 𐤁/𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤊 vachavarayikhe in your spells your binding-companies HR/Ncmpc/Sp2fs וּ/בְ/רֹ֣ב 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤁 uverov and in the multitude of and in abundance of HC/R/Ncbsc כְּשָׁפַ֔יִ/ךְ 𐤊𐤔𐤐𐤉/𐤊 keshafayikhe your sorceries your sorceries HNcmpc/Sp2fs בַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤁/𐤀𐤔𐤓 baasher with which in that-which HR/Tr יָגַ֖עַתְּ 𐤉𐤂𐤏𐤕 yagaate you have labored you labored hard HVqp2fs מִ/נְּעוּרָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤌/𐤍𐤏𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤊 mineurayikhe from your youth from your youthful-years HR/Ncbpc/Sp2fs אוּלַ֛י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps HD תּוּכְלִ֥י 𐤕𐤅𐤊𐤋𐤉 tukheli you will be able you are able HVqi2fs הוֹעִ֖יל 𐤄𐤅𐤏𐤉𐤋 hoil to profit he brought benefit HVhc אוּלַ֥י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay-2 perhaps perhaps HD תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי 𐤕𐤏𐤓𐤅𐤑𐤉 taarotsi you may cause trembling you will terrify HVqi2fs
Verse 13
you are wearied you have grown weary in the multitude in abundance of of your counsels your counsels let them stand up they will stand now please and save you and may they deliver you the astrologers they practiced enchantment those who divide enchanters of the heavens the lofty heights the gazers the vision-seers by the stars in the stars the predictors those making known by the new moons to new moons from what from that-which shall come they come upon you upon you (feminine singular)
נִלְאֵ֖ית 𐤍𐤋𐤀𐤉𐤕 nileeyt you are wearied you have grown weary HVNp2fs בְּ/רֹ֣ב 𐤁/𐤓𐤁 berov in the multitude in abundance of HR/Ncbsc עֲצָתָ֑יִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤑𐤕𐤉/𐤊 atsatayikhe of your counsels your counsels HNcfpc/Sp2fs יַעַמְדוּ 𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 yaamedu let them stand up they will stand HVqj3mp נָ֨א 𐤍𐤀 na now please HTe וְ/יוֹשִׁיעֻ֜/ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤏/𐤊 veyoshiukhe and save you and may they deliver you HC/Vhj3mp/Sp2fs הברו 𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤅 hvrv the astrologers they practiced enchantment HVqp3cp הֹבְרֵ֣י 𐤄𐤁𐤓𐤉 hoverey those who divide enchanters of HVqrmpc שָׁמַ֗יִם 𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 shamayim the heavens the lofty heights HNcmpa הַֽ/חֹזִים֙ 𐤄/𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤌 hachozim the gazers the vision-seers HTd/Vqrmpa בַּ/כּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤊𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤌 bakokhavim by the stars in the stars HRd/Ncmpa מֽוֹדִיעִם֙ 𐤌𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤏𐤌 modiim the predictors those making known HVhrmpa לֶ/חֳדָשִׁ֔ים 𐤋/𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 lechodashim Umwenshi (Bemba) by the new moons to new moons HRd/Ncmpa מֵ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤌/𐤀𐤔𐤓 measher from what from that-which HR/Tr יָבֹ֖אוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 yavou shall come they come HVqi3mp עָלָֽיִ/ךְ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊 alayikhe upon you upon you (feminine singular) HR/Sp2fs
Verse 14
Behold Look! they are they were like stubble like dry stubble fire fire burns them she burned them not not deliver they will rescue [direct object marker] object-marker themselves their living-self from the hand of from hand of the flame blazing flame there is no there is not coal glowing ember for warming them to become hot fire blazing fire to sit to sit, to dwell before it in front of him
הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh Behold Look! HTm הָי֤וּ 𐤄𐤉𐤅 hayu they are they were HVqp3cp כְ/קַשׁ֙ 𐤊/𐤒𐤔 kheqash like stubble like dry stubble HR/Ncmsa אֵ֣שׁ 𐤀𐤔 esh fire fire HNcbsa שְׂרָפָ֔תַ/ם 𐤔𐤓𐤐𐤕/𐤌 serafatam burns them she burned them HVqp3fs/Sp3mp לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn יַצִּ֥ילוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋𐤅 yatsilu deliver they will rescue HVhi3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo נַפְשָׁ֖/ם 𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 nafesham themselves their living-self HNcbsc/Sp3mp מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand of from hand of HR/Ncbsc לֶֽהָבָ֑ה 𐤋𐤄𐤁𐤄 lehavah the flame blazing flame HNcfsa אֵין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not HTn גַּחֶ֣לֶת 𐤂𐤇𐤋𐤕 gachelet coal glowing ember HNcbsa לַ/חְמָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤇𐤌𐤌 lachemam for warming them to become hot HR/Vqc א֖וּר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 ur fire blazing fire HNcmsa לָ/שֶׁ֥בֶת 𐤋/𐤔𐤁𐤕 lashevet to sit to sit, to dwell HR/Vqc נֶגְדּֽ/וֹ 𐤍𐤂𐤃/𐤅 negedo before it in front of him HR/Sp3ms
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