Isaiah 3

Wickedness in society leads to anarchy, internal collapse, destitution, and invasion by enemies.[2] Isaiah describes how Judah's moral corruption and social injustice will result in divine judgment through societal breakdown and foreign conquest.

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Verse 1
For for/because for behold Look! look the-Lord the lord the lord the LORD Yahweh Yahweh of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts taking-away one who removes one who removes from-Jerusalem from Yerushalaim from Yerushalam and-from-Judah and from Praise‑Yah and from Yehudah stay support support and-staff support-staff and support-staff every the whole of all of stay support-prop support-prop of-bread bread bread and-every and the whole of and all of stay support-prop support-prop of-water waters waters
כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki For for/because for HC הִנֵּ֨ה 𐤄𐤍𐤄 hineh mona (Bemba) behold Look! look HTm הָ/אָד֜וֹן 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤅𐤍 haadon the-Lord the lord the lord HTd/Ncmsa יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֗וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts organized hosts organized hosts HNcbpa מֵסִ֤יר 𐤌𐤎𐤉𐤓 mesir taking-away one who removes one who removes HVhrmsa מִ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 mirushalaim from-Jerusalem from Yerushalaim from Yerushalam HR/Np וּ/מִ֣/יהוּדָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤌/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 umihudah and-from-Judah and from Praise‑Yah and from Yehudah HC/R/Np מַשְׁעֵ֖ן 𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍 masheen stay support support HNcmsa וּ/מַשְׁעֵנָ֑ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤄 umasheenah and-staff support-staff and support-staff HC/Ncfsa כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol kila (Swahili) every the whole of all of HNcmsc מִשְׁעַן 𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍 mishean stay support-prop support-prop HNcmsc לֶ֔חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem of-bread bread bread HNcbsa וְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhol kila (Swahili) and-every and the whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc מִשְׁעַן 𐤌𐤔𐤏𐤍 mishean-2 stay support-prop support-prop HNcmsc מָֽיִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) of-water waters waters HNcmpa
Verse 5
and-will-oppress and he was oppressed and will oppress the-people the gathered people the people man man man against-man in a man against man and-man and a man and a man against-his-neighbor with his associate against his associate they-shall-behave-proudly they will act arrogantly they will act arrogantly the-youth the youth the youth against-the-elder in the elder against the elder and-the-despised the one treated lightly and the one treated lightly against-the-honorable one being honored against the honored one
וְ/נִגַּ֣שׂ 𐤅/𐤍𐤂𐤔 venigas and-will-oppress and he was oppressed and will oppress HC/VNq3ms הָ/עָ֔ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the-people the gathered people the people HTd/Ncmsa אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man man man HNcmsa בְּ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤁/𐤀𐤉𐤔 beish against-man in a man against man HR/Ncmsa וְ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish and-man and a man and a man HC/Ncmsa בְּ/רֵעֵ֑/הוּ 𐤁/𐤓𐤏/𐤄𐤅 bereehu against-his-neighbor with his associate against his associate HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms יִרְהֲב֗וּ 𐤉𐤓𐤄𐤁𐤅 yirehavu they-shall-behave-proudly they will act arrogantly they will act arrogantly HVqi3mp הַ/נַּ֨עַר֙ 𐤄/𐤍𐤏𐤓 hanaar the-youth the youth the youth HTd/Ncmsa בַּ/זָּקֵ֔ן 𐤁/𐤆𐤒𐤍 bazaqen against-the-elder in the elder against the elder HRd/Aamsa וְ/הַ/נִּקְלֶ֖ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤒𐤋𐤄 vehaniqeleh and-the-despised the one treated lightly and the one treated lightly HC/Td/VNrmsa בַּ/נִּכְבָּֽד 𐤁/𐤍𐤊𐤁𐤃 banikhebad kubwa (Swahili) against-the-honorable one being honored against the honored one HRd/VNsmsa
Verse 6
When for/because for a man seizes he will seize he will seize a man man a man his brother with his brother with his brother house house-of house of of his father his father his father a cloak outer covering garment outer garment you have — for you ruler determining leader determining leader be you will become you will be for us — for us and this stumblingblock the stumbling-cause and the stumbling-cause this this one this one under under; in place of in place of your hand your hand your hand
כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki When for/because for HC יִתְפֹּ֨שׂ 𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤔 yitepos a man seizes he will seize he will seize HVqi3ms אִ֤ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man man a man HNcmsa בְּ/אָחִי/ו֙ 𐤁/𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤅 beachiv his brother with his brother with his brother HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of house of HNcmsc אָבִ֔י/ו 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤅 aviv of his father his father his father HNcmsc/Sp3ms שִׂמְלָ֣ה 𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤄 simelah a cloak outer covering garment outer garment HNcfsa לְ/כָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤊𐤄 lekhah you have for you HR/Sp2ms קָצִ֖ין 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤍 qatsin ruler determining leader determining leader HNcmsa תִּֽהְיֶה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤄 tiheyeh be you will become you will be HVqi2ms לָּ֑/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu for us for us HR/Sp1cp וְ/הַ/מַּכְשֵׁלָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤄 vehamakheshelah and this stumblingblock the stumbling-cause and the stumbling-cause HC/Td/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one this one HTd/Pdxfs תַּ֥חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat under under; in place of in place of HR יָדֶֽ/ךָ 𐤉𐤃/𐤊 yadekha your hand your hand your hand HNcbsc/Sp2ms
Verse 7
he will lift up he will lift he will lift in the day in the day in the day that he that saying to say to say not not not I will be I will be I will be a binder/healer binding-one one who binds and in my house and in my house and in my house there is no there is not there is no bread bread bread and no and there is not and there is no cloak outer covering garment garment not not not you shall appoint me you will place me you shall appoint me ruler determining leader of ruler of the people gathered people of the people
יִשָּׂא֩ 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa he will lift up he will lift he will lift HVqi3ms בַ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 vayom in the day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֤וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms לֵ/אמֹר֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say to say HR/Vqc לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn אֶהְיֶ֣ה 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 eheyeh I will be I will be I will be HVqi1cs חֹבֵ֔שׁ 𐤇𐤁𐤔 chovesh a binder/healer binding-one one who binds HVqrmsa וּ/בְ/בֵיתִ֕/י 𐤅/𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤉 uveveyti and in my house and in my house and in my house HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp1cs אֵ֥ין 𐤀𐤉𐤍 eyn there is no there is not there is no HTn לֶ֖חֶם 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread bread HNcbsa וְ/אֵ֣ין 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤍 veeyn and no and there is not and there is no HC/Tn שִׂמְלָ֑ה 𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤄 simelah cloak outer covering garment garment HNcfsa לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not not not HTn תְשִׂימֻ֖/נִי 𐤕𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤍𐤉 tesimuni you shall appoint me you will place me you shall appoint me HVqi2mp/Sp1cs קְצִ֥ין 𐤒𐤑𐤉𐤍 qetsin ruler determining leader of ruler HNcmsc עָֽם 𐤏𐤌 am of the people gathered people of the people HNcmsa
Verse 8
for for/because for has stumbled she stumbled she stumbled Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah has fallen he fell he fell because for/because because their tongue their tongue their tongue and their doings and their deeds and their deeds against toward against the LORD Yahweh Yahweh to rebel to provoke rebellion to provoke rebellion eyes eyes of eyes of his glory his weighty honor his glory
כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC כָשְׁלָה֙ 𐤊𐤔𐤋𐤄 khashelah has stumbled she stumbled she stumbled HVqp3fs יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp וִ/יהוּדָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah And Yehudah and Yehudah HC/Np נָפָ֑ל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nafal has fallen he fell he fell HVqp3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because for/because because HC לְשׁוֹנָ֤/ם 𐤋𐤔𐤅𐤍/𐤌 leshonam their tongue their tongue their tongue HNcbsc/Sp3mp וּ/מַֽעַלְלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 umaaleleyhem and their doings and their deeds and their deeds HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward against HR יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לַ/מְר֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕 lamerot to rebel to provoke rebellion to provoke rebellion HR/Vhc עֵנֵ֥י 𐤏𐤍𐤉 eney Enyi (Fante) eyes eyes of eyes of HNcbdc כְבוֹדֽ/וֹ 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃/𐤅 khevodo his glory his weighty honor his glory HNcbsc/Sp3ms
Verse 9
the look partiality of the look of of their faces their faces before their faces testifies she answered testifies against them — against them and their sin and their sin and their sin like Sodom like Sedom like Sedom they declare they made known they declared not not not they hide they suppressed they hid woe Woe! woe to their soul for their living-being for their life for for/because for they have brought they have repaid they have brought upon themselves — upon themselves evil evil evil
הַכָּרַ֤ת 𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤕 hakarat the look partiality of the look of HNcfsc פְּנֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 peneyhem of their faces their faces before their faces HNcbpc/Sp3mp עָ֣נְתָה 𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤄 anetah testifies she answered testifies HVqp3fs בָּ֔/ם 𐤁/𐤌 bam against them against them HR/Sp3mp וְ/חַטָּאתָ֛/ם 𐤅/𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕/𐤌 vechatatam and their sin and their sin and their sin HC/Ncfsc/Sp3mp כִּ/סְדֹ֥ם 𐤊/𐤎𐤃𐤌 kisedom like Sodom like Sedom like Sedom HR/Np הִגִּ֖ידוּ 𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤅 higidu they declare they made known they declared HVhp3cp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not not HTn כִחֵ֑דוּ 𐤊𐤇𐤃𐤅 khichedu they hide they suppressed they hid HVpp3cp א֣וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy woe Woe! woe HTj לְ/נַפְשָׁ֔/ם 𐤋/𐤍𐤐𐤔/𐤌 lenafesham to their soul for their living-being for their life HR/Ncbsc/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC גָמְל֥וּ 𐤂𐤌𐤋𐤅 gamelu they have brought they have repaid they have brought HVqp3cp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem upon themselves upon themselves HR/Sp3mp רָעָֽה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil evil evil HNcfsa
Verse 12
my people my people my people its oppressors his pressing-ones his oppressors deal severely dealt-with one one dealing severely and women and women and women rule they ruled they ruled over it — over him my people my people my people your guides those declaring you fortunate your guides mislead those causing to wander those causing to stray and way treading-path and your way of your paths your well-trodden paths your paths they confuse they swallowed up they confused
עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs נֹגְשָׂ֣י/ו 𐤍𐤂𐤔𐤉/𐤅 nogesayv its oppressors his pressing-ones his oppressors HVqrmpc/Sp3ms מְעוֹלֵ֔ל 𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤋 meolel deal severely dealt-with one one dealing severely HVmrmsa וְ/נָשִׁ֖ים 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 venashim and women and women and women HC/Ncfpa מָ֣שְׁלוּ 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤅 mashelu rule they ruled they ruled HVqp3cp ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo over it over him HR/Sp3ms עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami-2 my people my people my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs מְאַשְּׁרֶ֣י/ךָ 𐤌𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤊 meashereykha your guides those declaring you fortunate your guides HVprmpc/Sp2ms מַתְעִ֔ים 𐤌𐤕𐤏𐤉𐤌 mateim mislead those causing to wander those causing to stray HVhrmpa וְ/דֶ֥רֶךְ 𐤅/𐤃𐤓𐤊 vederekhe and way treading-path and your way HC/Ncbsc אֹֽרְחֹתֶ֖י/ךָ 𐤀𐤓𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤊 orechoteykha of your paths your well-trodden paths your paths HNcbpc/Sp2ms בִּלֵּֽעוּ 𐤁𐤋𐤏𐤅 bileu they confuse they swallowed up they confused HVpp3cp
Verse 14
the LORD Yahweh Yahweh into judgment in binding judgment in judgment will enter he comes he will come with if / whether with elders elders of elders of his people his gathered people his people and his princes and his officials and his chiefs and you and you men and you men have devoured you burned up you have consumed the vineyard the vineyard the vineyard plunder robbery of robbery of the poor the afflicted one the afflicted one in your houses in your houses in your houses
יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/מִשְׁפָּ֣ט 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 bemishepat into judgment in binding judgment in judgment HR/Ncmsa יָב֔וֹא 𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 yavo will enter he comes he will come HVqi3ms עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether with HR זִקְנֵ֥י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders elders of elders of HAampc עַמּ֖/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 amo his people his gathered people his people HNcmsc/Sp3ms וְ/שָׂרָ֑י/ו 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅 vesarayv and his princes and his officials and his chiefs HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אַתֶּם֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌 veatem and you and you men and you men HC/Pp2mp בִּֽעַרְתֶּ֣ם 𐤁𐤏𐤓𐤕𐤌 biaretem pya (Swahili) have devoured you burned up you have consumed HVpp2mp הַ/כֶּ֔רֶם 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤌 hakerem the vineyard the vineyard the vineyard HTd/Ncbsa גְּזֵלַ֥ת 𐤂𐤆𐤋𐤕 gezelat plunder robbery of robbery of HNcfsc הֶֽ/עָנִ֖י 𐤄/𐤏𐤍𐤉 heani the poor the afflicted one the afflicted one HTd/Aamsa בְּ/בָתֵּי/כֶֽם 𐤁/𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 bevateykhem in your houses in your houses in your houses HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp
Verse 16
and He said and he said and he said the LORD Yahweh Yahweh because because because that for/because for they are haughty they were lofty they are haughty daughters daughters of the daughters of of Zion Tsiyon Tsion and they walk and they went and they walk stretched out stretched-out ones with outstretched necks stretched-out ones necks necks throat throat and making eyes coy and coquettishly fluttering ones and fluttering eyes eyes eyes walking going walking and tripping and mincingly walking and mincing they go they will go they go and with their feet and with their feet and with their feet they tinkle they will wind on anklets they make a tinkling
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and He said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp יַ֚עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because because because HC כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because for HC גָֽבְהוּ֙ 𐤂𐤁𐤄𐤅 gavehu gomo (Shona) they are haughty they were lofty they are haughty HVqp3cp בְּנ֣וֹת 𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕 benot daughters daughters of the daughters of HNcfpc צִיּ֔וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion of Zion Tsiyon Tsion HNp וַ/תֵּלַ֨כְנָה֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤍𐤄 vatelakhenah and they walk and they went and they walk HC/Vqw3fp נטוות 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤅𐤕 ntvvt stretched out stretched-out ones with outstretched HVqsfpa נְטוּי֣וֹת 𐤍𐤈𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤕 netuyot necks stretched-out ones necks HVqsfpa גָּר֔וֹן 𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤍 garon necks throat throat HNcmsa וּֽ/מְשַׂקְּר֖וֹת 𐤅/𐤌𐤔𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤕 umesaqerot and making eyes coy and coquettishly fluttering ones and fluttering HC/Vprfpa עֵינָ֑יִם 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤌 eynayim Enyi (Fante) eyes eyes eyes HNcbda הָל֤וֹךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤊 halokhe walking going walking HVqa וְ/טָפֹף֙ 𐤅/𐤈𐤐𐤐 vetafof and tripping and mincingly walking and mincing HC/Vqa תֵּלַ֔כְנָה 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤍𐤄 telakhenah they go they will go they go HVqi3fp וּ/בְ/רַגְלֵי/הֶ֖ם 𐤅/𐤁/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 uverageleyhem and with their feet and with their feet and with their feet HC/R/Ncfdc/Sp3mp תְּעַכַּֽסְנָה 𐤕𐤏𐤊𐤎𐤍𐤄 teakasenah they tinkle they will wind on anklets they make a tinkling HVpi3fp
Verse 24
and it will be and he/it became and it will be instead of under; in place of instead of fragrance fragrant resin fragrant resin stench rottenness rottenness there will be he will come to be it will be and instead of and under and instead of belt girding-belt girding-belt rope encircling cord encircling cord and instead of and under and instead of styled hair deed of work of baldness hammered piece hammered piece baldness bald patch baldness and instead of and under and instead of fine clothing ornate festal sash ornate festal sash girding belt of belt of sackcloth coarse sackcloth coarse sackcloth instead of for / because mark instead of under; in place of instead of beauty beauty beauty
וְ/הָיָה֩ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it will be and he/it became and it will be HC/Vqq3ms תַ֨חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat instead of under; in place of instead of HR בֹּ֜שֶׂם 𐤁𐤔𐤌 bosem fragrance fragrant resin fragrant resin HNcmsa מַ֣ק 𐤌𐤒 maq stench rottenness rottenness HNcmsa יִֽהְיֶ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh there will be he will come to be it will be HVqi3ms וְ/תַ֨חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat and instead of and under and instead of HC/R חֲגוֹרָ֤ה 𐤇𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤄 chagorah belt girding-belt girding-belt HNcfsa נִקְפָּה֙ 𐤍𐤒𐤐𐤄 niqepah rope encircling cord encircling cord HNcfsa וְ/תַ֨חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat-2 and instead of and under and instead of HC/R מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh styled hair deed of work of HNcmsa מִקְשֶׁה֙ 𐤌𐤒𐤔𐤄 miqesheh baldness hammered piece hammered piece HNcmsa קָרְחָ֔ה 𐤒𐤓𐤇𐤄 qarechah baldness bald patch baldness HNcfsa וְ/תַ֥חַת 𐤅/𐤕𐤇𐤕 vetachat-3 and instead of and under and instead of HC/R פְּתִיגִ֖יל 𐤐𐤕𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤋 petigil fine clothing ornate festal sash ornate festal sash HNcmsa מַחֲגֹ֣רֶת 𐤌𐤇𐤂𐤓𐤕 machagoret girding belt of belt of HNcfsc שָׂ֑ק 𐤔𐤒 saq sackcloth coarse sackcloth coarse sackcloth HNcmsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki instead of for / because mark HC תַ֖חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat-2 instead of under; in place of instead of HR יֹֽפִי 𐤉𐤐𐤉 yofi beauty beauty beauty HNcmsa
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