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Isaiah 13

Hebrew — Westminster Leningrad Codex · 22 verses

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  1. 1

    מַשָּׂ֖א בָּבֶ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָזָ֔ה יְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן אָמֽוֹץ

    burden of · Babylon · which · to see · Isaiah · son of · Amoz

  2. 2

    עַ֤ל הַר נִשְׁפֶּה֙ שְֽׂאוּ נֵ֔ס הָרִ֥ימוּ ק֖וֹל לָהֶ֑ם הָנִ֣יפוּ יָ֔ד וְיָבֹ֖אוּ פִּתְחֵ֥י נְדִיבִֽים

    upon · mountain · sweeping · lift · banner · rise · voice · to/for them · wave · hand · and to enter · doorways of · noble

  3. 3

    אֲנִ֥י צִוֵּ֖יתִי לִמְקֻדָּשָׁ֑י גַּ֣ם קָרָ֤אתִי גִבּוֹרַי֙ לְאַפִּ֔י עַלִּיזֵ֖י גַּאֲוָתִֽי

    I · to command · to/for consecrated me · also · to call · mighty my · to/for nose my · exultant of · pride my

  4. 4

    ק֥וֹל הָמ֛וֹן בֶּֽהָרִ֖ים דְּמ֣וּת עַם רָ֑ב ק֠וֹל שְׁא֞וֹן מַמְלְכ֤וֹת גּוֹיִם֙ נֶֽאֱסָפִ֔ים יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת מְפַקֵּ֖ד צְבָ֥א מִלְחָמָֽה

    voice of · tumult · in/at the mountains · likeness of · people · many · voice of · roar of · kingdoms of · nations · gathering · LORD · armies · visiting · army of · battle

  5. 5

    בָּאִ֛ים מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָ֖ק מִקְצֵ֣ה הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם יְהוָה֙ וּכְלֵ֣י זַעְמ֔וֹ לְחַבֵּ֖ל כָּל הָאָֽרֶץ

    entering · from land of · distant place · from end of · the heaven(s) · LORD · and vessels of · indignation his · to bind · all of · the land

  6. 6

    הֵילִ֕ילוּ כִּ֥י קָר֖וֹב י֣וֹם יְהוָ֑ה כְּשֹׁ֖ד מִשַּׁדַּ֥י יָבֽוֹא

    howl · that · near · day of · LORD · like/as violence · from Almighty · to enter

  7. 7

    עַל כֵּ֖ן כָּל יָדַ֣יִם תִּרְפֶּ֑ינָה וְכָל לְבַ֥ב אֱנ֖וֹשׁ יִמָּס

    upon · thus · all of · hands · to relax · and all of · heart of · man · to melt

  8. 8

    וְֽנִבְהָ֓לוּ צִירִ֤ים וַֽחֲבָלִים֙ יֹֽאחֵז֔וּן כַּיּוֹלֵדָ֖ה יְחִיל֑וּן אִ֤ישׁ אֶל רֵעֵ֨הוּ֙ יִתְמָ֔הוּ פְּנֵ֥י לְהָבִ֖ים פְּנֵיהֶֽם

    and to terrify · messengers · and cords · to grasp · like/as the bearing · to writhe · man · to · friend his · to be astounded · face(s) of · flames · face(s) their

  9. 9

    הִנֵּ֤ה יוֹם יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔א אַכְזָרִ֥י וְעֶבְרָ֖ה וַחֲר֣וֹן אָ֑ף לָשׂ֤וּם הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ לְשַׁמָּ֔ה וְחַטָּאֶ֖יהָ יַשְׁמִ֥יד מִמֶּֽנָּה

    behold · day of · LORD · to enter · cruel · and overflow · and anger of · nose · to put · the land · to/for desolation · and sinner her · to destroy · from her

  10. 10

    כִּֽי כוֹכְבֵ֤י הַשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וּכְסִ֣ילֵיהֶ֔ם לֹ֥א יָהֵ֖לּוּ אוֹרָ֑ם חָשַׁ֤ךְ הַשֶּׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ בְּצֵאת֔וֹ וְיָרֵ֖חַ לֹֽא יַגִּ֥יהַ אוֹרֽוֹ

    that · stars of · the heaven(s) · and constellations their · not · to praise · light their · to be dark · the sun · in/at to go out him · and moon · not · to shine · light his

  11. 11

    וּפָקַדְתִּ֤י עַל תֵּבֵל֙ רָעָ֔ה וְעַל רְשָׁעִ֖ים עֲוֺנָ֑ם וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי֙ גְּא֣וֹן זֵדִ֔ים וְגַאֲוַ֥ת עָרִיצִ֖ים אַשְׁפִּֽיל

    and to visit · upon · world · evil · and upon · wicked · iniquity their · and to cease · majesty of · arrogant · and pride of · awesome · to humble

  12. 12

    אוֹקִ֥יר אֱנ֖וֹשׁ מִפָּ֑ז וְאָדָ֖ם מִכֶּ֥תֶם אוֹפִֽיר

    to be precious · man · from pure gold · and man · from gold of · Ophir

    Septuagint runs longer here

  13. 13

    עַל כֵּן֙ שָׁמַ֣יִם אַרְגִּ֔יז וְתִרְעַ֥שׁ הָאָ֖רֶץ מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ בְּעֶבְרַת֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וּבְי֖וֹם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ

    upon · thus · heaven(s) · to tremble · and to shake · the land · from place her · in/at overflow of · LORD · armies · and in/at day of · anger of · nose his

  14. 14

    וְהָיָה֙ כִּצְבִ֣י מֻדָּ֔ח וּכְצֹ֖אן וְאֵ֣ין מְקַבֵּ֑ץ אִ֤ישׁ אֶל עַמּוֹ֙ יִפְנ֔וּ וְאִ֥ישׁ אֶל אַרְצ֖וֹ יָנֽוּסוּ

    and to be · like/as beauty · thrust · and like/as flock · and nothing · gathering · man · to · people his · to turn · and man · to · land his · to flee

  15. 15

    כָּל הַנִּמְצָ֖א יִדָּקֵ֑ר וְכָל הַנִּסְפֶּ֖ה יִפּ֥וֹל בֶּחָֽרֶב

    all of · the finding · to pierce · and all of · the sweeping away · to fall · in/at the sword

  16. 16

    וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥ם יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם יִשַּׁ֨סּוּ֙ בָּֽתֵּיהֶ֔ם וּנְשֵׁיהֶ֖ם תשגלנה תִּשָּׁכַֽבְנָה

    and children their · to dash to pieces · to/for eyes their · to plunder · houses their · and women their · to ravish · to lie down

  17. 17

    הִנְנִ֛י מֵעִ֥יר עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אֶת מָדָ֑י אֲשֶׁר כֶּ֨סֶף֙ לֹ֣א יַחְשֹׁ֔בוּ וְזָהָ֖ב לֹ֥א יַחְפְּצוּ בֽוֹ

    behold me · awaking · upon them · - · Media · which · silver · not · to think · and gold · not · to delight in · in/at him

  18. 18

    וּקְשָׁת֖וֹת נְעָרִ֣ים תְּרַטַּ֑שְׁנָה וּפְרִי בֶ֨טֶן֙ לֹ֣א יְרַחֵ֔מוּ עַל בָּנִ֖ים לֹֽא תָח֥וּס עֵינָֽם

    and bows · boys · to dash to pieces · and fruit of · belly · not · to love · upon · sons · not · to pity · eye their

  19. 19

    וְהָיְתָ֤ה בָבֶל֙ צְבִ֣י מַמְלָכ֔וֹת תִּפְאֶ֖רֶת גְּא֣וֹן כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כְּמַהְפֵּכַ֣ת אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶת סְדֹ֖ם וְאֶת עֲמֹרָֽה

    and to be · Babylon · beauty of · kingdoms · glory of · majesty of · Chaldea · like/as overthrow of · God(s) · - · Sodom · and - · Gomorrah

  20. 20

    לֹֽא תֵשֵׁ֣ב לָנֶ֔צַח וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁכֹּ֖ן עַד דּ֣וֹר וָד֑וֹר וְלֹֽא יַהֵ֥ל שָׁם֙ עֲרָבִ֔י וְרֹעִ֖ים לֹא יַרְבִּ֥צוּ שָֽׁם

    not · to dwell · to/for perpetuity · and not · to dwell · until · generation · and generation · and not · to pitch a tent · there · Arabian · and shepherding · not · to lie down · there

  21. 21

    וְרָבְצוּ שָׁ֣ם צִיִּ֔ים וּמָלְא֥וּ בָתֵּיהֶ֖ם אֹחִ֑ים וְשָׁ֤כְנוּ שָׁם֙ בְּנ֣וֹת יַֽעֲנָ֔ה וּשְׂעִירִ֖ים יְרַקְּדוּ שָֽׁם

    and to lie down · there · wild beasts · and to fill · houses their · jackals · and to dwell · there · daughters of · owl · and goats · to dance · there

    Septuagint runs longer here

  22. 22

    וְעָנָ֤ה אִיִּים֙ בְּאַלְמנוֹתָ֔יו וְתַנִּ֖ים בְּהֵ֣יכְלֵי עֹ֑נֶג וְקָר֤וֹב לָבוֹא֙ עִתָּ֔הּ וְיָמֶ֖יהָ לֹ֥א יִמָּשֵֽׁכוּ

    and to answer · jackals · in/at widows his · and serpents · in/at temples of · delight · and near · to enter · time her · and days her · not · to draw

About this chapter

  • 22 Verses
  • 254 Hebrew words
  • 173 Distinct lemmas

2 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 13:12, 13:21. Open any to read the two side by side.

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