Isaiah 16

Moab is urged to seek refuge in Judah and send tribute to YHWH's mountain to avoid destruction, but pride leads to its downfall within three years. YHWH declares judgment on Moab's insolence, foretelling the desolation of its cities like Arnon, Dibon, and Elealeh.

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כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC שַׁדְמוֹת֩ 𐤔𐤃𐤌𐤅𐤕 shademot fields cultivated fields of cultivated fields of HNcfpc חֶשְׁבּ֨וֹן 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤍 cheshebon of Heshbon Reckoning-City Cheshebon HNp אֻמְלָ֜ל 𐤀𐤌𐤋𐤋 umelal languish has been utterly weakened has been utterly weakened HVKp3ms גֶּ֣פֶן 𐤂𐤐𐤍 gefen vine grapevine grapevine HNcbsc שִׂבְמָ֗ה 𐤔𐤁𐤌𐤄 sivemah of Sibmah Sibmah Sevam HNp בַּעֲלֵ֤י 𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 baaley lords possessors of lords of HNcmpc גוֹיִם֙ 𐤂𐤅𐤉𐤌 goyim of the nations people-groups people-groups HNcmpa הָלְמ֣וּ 𐤄𐤋𐤌𐤅 halemu have struck down they struck down they struck down HVqp3cp שְׂרוּקֶּ֔י/הָ 𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤒𐤉/𐤄 seruqeyha its choice branches her choice grapevines her choice grapevines HAampc/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad to up to up to HR יַעְזֵ֥ר 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤓 yaezer Jazer He-Helps Yaazeyr HNp נָגָ֖עוּ 𐤍𐤂𐤏𐤅 nagau reached they touched they touched HVqp3cp תָּ֣עוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤅 tau wandered they went astray they strayed HVqp3cp מִדְבָּ֑ר 𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 midebar Mfinda (Kongo) desert grazing-land of wilderness of HNcmsa שְׁלֻ֣חוֹתֶ֔י/הָ 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄 sheluchoteyha its shoots her sent-forth shoots her sent-forth shoots HNcfpc/Sp3fs נִטְּשׁ֖וּ 𐤍𐤈𐤔𐤅 niteshu spread abroad they were abandoned they were abandoned HVNp3cp עָ֥בְרוּ 𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 averu passed over they crossed over they crossed over HVqp3cp יָֽם 𐤉𐤌 yam sea sea of sea of HNcmsa
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וְ/נֶאֱסַ֨ף 𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐 veneesaf and is gathered away and he was gathered and is gathered away HC/VNq3ms שִׂמְחָ֤ה 𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 simechah Nsansamuka (Bemba) joy glad rejoicing glad joy HNcfsa וָ/גִיל֙ 𐤅/𐤂𐤉𐤋 vagil and gladness and exultant joy and exultant joy HC/Ncmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from from HR הַ/כַּרְמֶ֔ל 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋 hakaremel the orchard the fertile plateau the orchard HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בַ/כְּרָמִ֥ים 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 uvakeramim and in the vineyards and in the vineyards and in the vineyards HC/Rd/Ncbpa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn יְרֻנָּ֖ן 𐤉𐤓𐤍𐤍 yerunan will be sung he will be made to shout aloud will be sung HVPi3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn יְרֹעָ֑ע 𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤏 yeroa will be shouted he will be loudly acclaimed will be shouted HVOi3ms יַ֗יִן 𐤉𐤉𐤍 yayin ubumayi (Bemba) wine fermented grape wine fermented grape wine HNcmsa בַּ/יְקָבִ֛ים 𐤁/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤉𐤌 bayeqavim in the winepresses in the excavated vats in the winepresses HRd/Ncmpa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-3 not not not HTn יִדְרֹ֥ךְ 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊 yiderokhe kanyaga (Swahili) will tread he will tread he will tread HVqi3ms הַ/דֹּרֵ֖ךְ 𐤄/𐤃𐤓𐤊 hadorekhe kanyaga (Swahili) the treader the one who treads the one who treads HTd/Vqrmsa הֵידָ֥ד 𐤄𐤉𐤃𐤃 heydad the shout jubilant shout jubilant shout HNcmsa הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי 𐤄𐤔𐤁𐤕𐤉 hishebati I have silenced I caused to cease I caused to stop HVhp1cs
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וְ/עַתָּ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah and-now and now and now HC/D דִּבֶּ֣ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 diber he-has-spoken he declared he spoke HVpp3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc בְּ/שָׁלֹ֤שׁ 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤔 beshalosh in-three in three in three HR/Acfsa שָׁנִים֙ 𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 shanim years cycles of years years HNcfpa כִּ/שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤊/𐤔𐤍𐤉 kisheney like-years-of like two year-cycles of like the years of HR/Acmdc שָׂכִ֔יר 𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤓 sakhir hireling wage-hired man a hired worker HAamsa וְ/נִקְלָה֙ 𐤅/𐤍𐤒𐤋𐤄 veniqelah and-will-be-despised and he was treated lightly and it was despised HC/VNq3ms כְּב֣וֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 kevod glory weightiness of glory of HNcbsc מוֹאָ֔ב 𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤁 moav Moab Moab Moav HNp בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol kila (Swahili) in-all in entirety in all HR/Ncmsc הֶ/הָמ֣וֹן 𐤄/𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 hehamon the-multitude the roaring throng the multitude HTd/Ncmsa הָ/רָ֑ב 𐤄/𐤓𐤁 harav great the great one the great one HTd/Aamsa וּ/שְׁאָ֥ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear and-remainder and the remainder and the remainder HC/Ncmsa מְעַ֛ט 𐤌𐤏𐤈 meat few a small amount of a small amount HNcmsa מִזְעָ֖ר 𐤌𐤆𐤏𐤓 mizear very-little a small amount very little HNcmsa ל֥וֹא 𐤋𐤅𐤀 lo not not not HTn כַבִּֽיר 𐤊𐤁𐤉𐤓 khabir mighty mighty mighty HAamsa