Isaiah 18

Isaiah pronounces woe on the land of whirring wings beyond the rivers of Cush, which sends swift messengers in papyrus boats to a tall, smooth-skinned, feared nation whose land is divided by rivers.[1][5] YHWH declares He will quietly observe from His dwelling like heat in sunshine or dew in harvest, then prune the ripening Assyrian plans like vines, leaving their army as carrion for birds and beasts, after which Cush will bring gifts to Mount Zion.[1][2][4]

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Interlinear Text

Woe land whirring wings that beyond rivers-of Cush

1 ה֥וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe HTj אֶ֖רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets land HNcbsc צִלְצַ֣ל 𐤑𐤋𐤑𐤋 tsiletsal whirring HNcmsc כְּנָפָ֑יִם 𐤊𐤍𐤐𐤉𐤌 kenafayim wings HNcfda אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that HTr מֵ/עֵ֖בֶר 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓 meever beyond HR/Ncmsa לְ/נַֽהֲרֵי 𐤋/𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉 lenaharey rivers-of HR/Ncmpc כֽוּשׁ 𐤊𐤅𐤔 khush Cush HNp

that sends by the sea envoys even in vessels of papyrus on the surface of waters Go messengers swift to a nation tall and smooth-skinned to a people feared from their and far a nation powerful powerful and oppressive whose the rivers divide rivers its land

2 הַ/שֹּׁלֵ֨חַ 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤇 hasholecha that sends HTd/Vqrmsa בַּ/יָּ֜ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤌 bayam by the sea HRd/Ncmsa צִירִ֗ים 𐤑𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 tsirim envoys HNcmpa וּ/בִ/כְלֵי 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉 uvikheley even in vessels HC/R/Ncmpc גֹמֶא֮ 𐤂𐤌𐤀 gome of papyrus HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR פְּנֵי 𐤐𐤍𐤉 peney the surface HNcbpc מַיִם֒ 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of waters HNcmpa לְכ֣וּ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Go HVqv2mp מַלְאָכִ֣ים 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 maleakhim messengers HNcmpa קַלִּ֗ים 𐤒𐤋𐤉𐤌 qalim swift HAampa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR גּוֹי֙ 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy a nation HNcmsa מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤊 memushakhe tall HVPsmsa וּ/מוֹרָ֔ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤈 umorat and smooth-skinned HC/VPsmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR עַ֥ם 𐤏𐤌 am a people HNcmsa נוֹרָ֖א 𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 nora feared HVNrmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu their HPp3ms וָ/הָ֑לְאָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤀𐤄 vahaleah and far HC/D גּ֚וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy-2 a nation HNcmsa קַו 𐤒𐤅 qav powerful HNcmsa קָ֣ו 𐤒𐤅 qav-2 powerful HNcmsa וּ/מְבוּסָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤄 umevusah and oppressive HC/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose HTr בָּזְא֥וּ 𐤁𐤆𐤀𐤅 bazeu the rivers divide HVqp3cp נְהָרִ֖ים 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 neharim rivers HNcmpa אַרְצֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅 aretso its land HNcbsc/Sp3ms

All inhabitants of the world and dwellers on earth when raised a banner on the mountains you will see and when blown a trumpet you will hear

3 כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal All HNcmsc יֹשְׁבֵ֥י 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉 yoshevey inhabitants HVqrmpc תֵבֵ֖ל 𐤕𐤁𐤋 tevel of the world HNcfsa וְ/שֹׁ֣כְנֵי 𐤅/𐤔𐤊𐤍𐤉 veshokheney and dwellers HC/Vqrmpc אָ֑רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 arets on earth HNcbsa כִּ/נְשֹׂא 𐤊/𐤍𐤔𐤀 kineso when raised HR/Vqc נֵ֤ס 𐤍𐤎 nes a banner HNcmsa הָרִים֙ 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim on the mountains HNcmpa תִּרְא֔וּ 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤅 tireu you will see HVqi2mp וְ/כִ/תְקֹ֥עַ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤕𐤒𐤏 vekhiteqoa and when blown HC/R/Vqc שׁוֹפָ֖ר 𐤔𐤅𐤐𐤓 shofar a trumpet HNcmsa תִּשְׁמָֽעוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 tishemau you will hear HVqi2mp

For thus said YHWH to-me I-will-be-quiet I-will-be-still and-I-will-look in/my-dwelling like/heat clear upon light like/cloud of-dew in/heat of-harvest

4 כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC כֹ֨ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus HD אָמַ֤ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar said HVqp3ms יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֵלַ֔/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to-me HR/Sp1cs אשקוטה 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤈𐤄 shqvth I-will-be-quiet HVqh1cs אֶשְׁקֳטָ֖ה 𐤀𐤔𐤒𐤈𐤄 esheqotah I-will-be-still HVqh1cs וְ/אַבִּ֣יטָה 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤈𐤄 veabitah and-I-will-look HC/Vhh1cs בִ/מְכוֹנִ֑/י 𐤁/𐤌𐤊𐤅𐤍/𐤉 vimekhoni in/my-dwelling HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cs כְּ/חֹ֥ם 𐤊/𐤇𐤌 kechom like/heat HR/Ncmsc צַח֙ 𐤑𐤇 tsach clear HAamsa עֲלֵי 𐤏𐤋𐤉 aley upon HR א֔וֹר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 or light HNcbsa כְּ/עָ֥ב 𐤊/𐤏𐤁 keav like/cloud HR/Ncbsc טַ֖ל 𐤈𐤋 tal of-dew HNcmsa בְּ/חֹ֥ם 𐤁/𐤇𐤌 bechom in/heat HR/Ncmsc קָצִֽיר 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qatsir of-harvest HNcmsa

For before harvest is complete blossom and unripe grape ripening it will be branch and he will cut off the shoots with pruning hooks and the spreading branches he will remove he will cut off

5 כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki For HC לִ/פְנֵ֤י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc קָצִיר֙ 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤓 qatsir harvest HNcmsa כְּ/תָם 𐤊/𐤕𐤌 ketam is complete HR/Vqc פֶּ֔רַח 𐤐𐤓𐤇 perach blossom HNcmsa וּ/בֹ֥סֶר 𐤅/𐤁𐤎𐤓 uvoser and unripe grape HC/Ncmsa גֹּמֵ֖ל 𐤂𐤌𐤋 gomel ripening HVqrmsa יִֽהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh it will be HVqi3ms נִצָּ֑ה 𐤍𐤑𐤄 nitsah branch HNcfsa וְ/כָרַ֤ת 𐤅/𐤊𐤓𐤕 vekharat and he will cut off HC/Vqp3ms הַ/זַּלְזַלִּים֙ 𐤄/𐤆𐤋𐤆𐤋𐤉𐤌 hazalezalim the shoots HTd/Ncmpa בַּ/מַּזְמֵר֔וֹת 𐤁/𐤌𐤆𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 bamazemerot with pruning hooks HRd/Ncfpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To הַ/נְּטִישׁ֖וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤈𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤕 hanetishot the spreading branches HTd/Ncfpa הֵסִ֥יר 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓 hesir he will remove HVhp3ms הֵתַֽז 𐤄𐤕𐤆 hetaz he will cut off HVhp3ms

They will be left together for birds of prey of the mountains and for the beasts of the earth will summer upon them the birds of prey and all the beasts of the earth upon them will winter

6 יֵעָזְב֤וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅 yeazevu They will be left HVNi3mp יַחְדָּו֙ 𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 yachedav together HD לְ/עֵ֣יט 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤈 leeyt for birds of prey HR/Ncmsc הָרִ֔ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim of the mountains HNcmpa וּֽ/לְ/בֶהֱמַ֖ת 𐤅/𐤋/𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕 ulevehemat and for the beasts HC/R/Ncfsc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth HTd/Ncbsa וְ/קָ֤ץ 𐤅/𐤒𐤑 veqats will summer HC/Vqq3ms עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv upon them HR/Sp3ms הָ/עַ֔יִט 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤈 haayit the birds of prey HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all HC/Ncmsc בֶּהֱמַ֥ת 𐤁𐤄𐤌𐤕 behemat the beasts HNcfsc הָ/אָ֖רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 of the earth HTd/Ncbsa עָלָ֥י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv-2 upon them HR/Sp3ms תֶּחֱרָֽף 𐤕𐤇𐤓𐤐 techeraf will winter HVqi3fs

at that time that will be brought gift to YHWH of hosts people drawn out and peeled and from a people terrible from their hitherto nation meted out and trodden down whose have spoiled rivers land to place of the name of YHWH of hosts mount Zion

7 בָּ/עֵת֩ 𐤁/𐤏𐤕 baet at that time HRd/Ncbsa הַ/הִ֨יא 𐤄/𐤄𐤉𐤀 hahi that HTd/Pp3fs יֽוּבַל 𐤉𐤅𐤁𐤋 yuval will be brought HVHi3ms שַׁ֜י 𐤔𐤉 shay gift HNcmsa לַ/יהוָ֣ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa עַ֚ם 𐤏𐤌 am people HNcmsa מְמֻשָּׁ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤊 memushakhe drawn out HVPsmsa וּ/מוֹרָ֔ט 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤈 umorat and peeled HC/VPsmsa וּ/מֵ/עַ֥ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤏𐤌 umeam and from a people HC/R/Ncmsa נוֹרָ֖א 𐤍𐤅𐤓𐤀 nora terrible HVNrmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from HR ה֣וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu their HPp3ms וָ/הָ֑לְאָה 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤀𐤄 vahaleah hitherto HC/D גּ֣וֹי 𐤂𐤅𐤉 goy nation HNcmsc קַו 𐤒𐤅 qav meted out HNcmsa קָ֣ו 𐤒𐤅 qav-2 and HNcmsa וּ/מְבוּסָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤎𐤄 umevusah trodden down HC/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose HTr בָּזְא֤וּ 𐤁𐤆𐤀𐤅 bazeu have spoiled HVqp3cp נְהָרִים֙ 𐤍𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 neharim rivers HNcmpa אַרְצ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤓𐤑/𐤅 aretso land HNcbsc/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR מְק֛וֹם 𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 meqom place HNcmsc שֵׁם 𐤔𐤌 shem of the name HNcmsc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot-2 of hosts HNcbpa הַר 𐤄𐤓 har mount HNcmsc צִיּֽוֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion HNp

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