Isaiah 31

Isaiah warns Judah against trusting in Egypt and military alliances instead of YHWH, contrasting the flesh of Egyptian horses with God's spirit.[1][3] YHWH promises to defend Jerusalem like a fierce lion and hovering birds, and will destroy Assyria with a sword not made by human hands, while calling Judah to repent and return to God.[1][2][3]

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Woe those who go down to Egypt for help on horses rely and trust in chariots because many and on horsemen because they are strong very but not look to Holy One of Israel and YHWH not seek

1 ה֣וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe HTj הַ/יֹּרְדִ֤ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤓𐤃𐤉𐤌 hayoredim those who go down HTd/Vqrmpa מִצְרַ֨יִם֙ 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim to Egypt HNp לְ/עֶזְרָ֔ה 𐤋/𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤄 leezerah for help HR/Ncfsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR סוּסִ֖ים 𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 susim horses HNcmpa יִשָּׁעֵ֑נוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤍𐤅 yishaenu rely HVNi3mp וַ/יִּבְטְח֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤈𐤇𐤅 vayivetechu and trust HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 in HR רֶ֜כֶב 𐤓𐤊𐤁 rekhev chariots HNcmsa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki because HC רָ֗ב 𐤓𐤁 rav many HAamsa וְ/עַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and on HC/R פָּֽרָשִׁים֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤔𐤉𐤌 parashim horsemen HNcmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 because HC עָצְמ֣וּ 𐤏𐤑𐤌𐤅 atsemu they are strong HVqp3cp מְאֹ֔ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very HD וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not HC/Tn שָׁעוּ֙ 𐤔𐤏𐤅 shau look HVqp3cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 to HR קְד֣וֹשׁ 𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔 qedosh Holy One HAamsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and HC/To יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn דָרָֽשׁוּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 darashu seek HVqp3cp

and-also he wise and-will-bring disaster and-his words not retract and-will-arise against house evildoers and-against help workers iniquity

2 וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and-also HC/Ta ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he HPp3ms חָכָם֙ 𐤇𐤊𐤌 chakham wise HAamsa וַ/יָּ֣בֵא 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayave and-will-bring HC/Vhw3ms רָ֔ע 𐤓𐤏 ra disaster HAamsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-his HC/To דְּבָרָ֖י/ו 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉/𐤅 devarayv words HNcmpc/Sp3ms לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn הֵסִ֑יר 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓 hesir retract HVhp3ms וְ/קָם֙ 𐤅/𐤒𐤌 veqam and-will-arise HC/Vqq3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against HR בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc מְרֵעִ֔ים 𐤌𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 mereim evildoers HVhrmpa וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and-against HC/R עֶזְרַ֖ת 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤕 ezerat help HNcfsc פֹּ֥עֲלֵי 𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 poaley workers HVqrmpc אָֽוֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity HNcmsa

and-Egypt men and-not God and-their-horses flesh and-not spirit and-YHWH will-stretch-out his-hand and-will-stumble the-helper and-will-fall the-helped and-together all-of-them will-fail

3 וּ/מִצְרַ֤יִם 𐤅/𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 umitserayim and-Egypt HC/Np אָדָם֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men HNcmsa וְֽ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and-not HC/Tn אֵ֔ל 𐤀𐤋 el God HNcmsa וְ/סוּסֵי/הֶ֥ם 𐤅/𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉/𐤄𐤌 vesuseyhem and-their-horses HC/Ncmpc/Sp3mp בָּשָׂ֖ר 𐤁𐤔𐤓 basar flesh HNcmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 and-not HC/Tn ר֑וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) spirit HNcbsa וַֽ/יהוָ֞ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and-YHWH HC/Np יַטֶּ֣ה 𐤉𐤈𐤄 yateh will-stretch-out HVhi3ms יָד֗/וֹ 𐤉𐤃/𐤅 yado his-hand HNcbsc/Sp3ms וְ/כָשַׁ֤ל 𐤅/𐤊𐤔𐤋 vekhashal and-will-stumble HC/Vqq3ms עוֹזֵר֙ 𐤏𐤅𐤆𐤓 ozer the-helper HVqrmsa וְ/נָפַ֣ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋 venafal and-will-fall HC/Vqq3ms עָזֻ֔ר 𐤏𐤆𐤓 azur the-helped HVqsmsa וְ/יַחְדָּ֖ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤅 veyachedav and-together HC/D כֻּלָּ֥/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 kulam all-of-them HNcmsc/Sp3mp יִכְלָיֽוּ/ן 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅/𐤍 yikhelayun will-fail HVqi3mp/Sn

for thus says YHWH to me as growls the lion and the young lion over his prey which is called against it fullness of shepherds from their voice not he is terrified nor from their noise not he abases himself so will descend YHWH of hosts to fight upon Mount Zion and upon its hill

4 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC כֹ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 khoh thus HD אָֽמַר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֵלַ֡/י 𐤀𐤋/𐤉 elay to me HR/Sp1cs כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as HR/Tr יֶהְגֶּה֩ 𐤉𐤄𐤂𐤄 yehegeh growls HVqi3ms הָ/אַרְיֵ֨ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤄 haareyeh the lion HTd/Ncmsa וְ/הַ/כְּפִ֜יר 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓 vehakefir and the young lion HC/Td/Ncmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR טַרְפּ֗/וֹ 𐤈𐤓𐤐/𐤅 tarepo his prey HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr יִקָּרֵ֤א 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 yiqare is called HVNi3ms עָלָי/ו֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv against it HR/Sp3ms מְלֹ֣א 𐤌𐤋𐤀 melo fullness HNcmsc רֹעִ֔ים 𐤓𐤏𐤉𐤌 roim of shepherds HVqrmpa מִ/קּוֹלָ/ם֙ 𐤌/𐤒𐤅𐤋/𐤌 miqolam from their voice HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יֵחָ֔ת 𐤉𐤇𐤕 yechat he is terrified HVNi3ms וּ/מֵֽ/הֲמוֹנָ֖/ם 𐤅/𐤌/𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍/𐤌 umehamonam nor from their noise HC/R/Ncmsc/Sp3mp לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יַֽעֲנֶ֑ה 𐤉𐤏𐤍𐤄 yaaneh he abases himself HVqi3ms כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm יֵרֵד֙ 𐤉𐤓𐤃 yered will descend HVqi3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֔וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of hosts HNcbpa לִ/צְבֹּ֥א 𐤋/𐤑𐤁𐤀 litsebo to fight HR/Vqc עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon HR הַר 𐤄𐤓 har Mount HNcmsc צִיּ֖וֹן 𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 tsion Zion HNp וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and upon HC/R גִּבְעָתָֽ/הּ 𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤕/𐤄 giveatah its hill HNcfsc/Sp3fs

like-birds hovering so will-protect YHWH of-hosts over Jerusalem protecting and-deliver pass-over and-rescue

5 כְּ/צִפֳּרִ֣ים 𐤊/𐤑𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 ketsiporim like-birds HR/Ncbpa עָפ֔וֹת 𐤏𐤐𐤅𐤕 afot hovering HVqrfpa כֵּ֗ן 𐤊𐤍 ken so HTm יָגֵ֛ן 𐤉𐤂𐤍 yagen will-protect HVqi3ms יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of-hosts HNcbpa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over HR יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem HNp גָּנ֥וֹן 𐤂𐤍𐤅𐤍 ganon protecting HVqa וְ/הִצִּ֖יל 𐤅/𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 vehitsil and-deliver HC/Vhq3ms פָּסֹ֥חַ 𐤐𐤎𐤇 pasocha pass-over HVqa וְ/הִמְלִֽיט 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤈 vehimelit and-rescue HC/Vhq3ms

Return to the one whom you have deeply revolted rebellion O sons of Israel

6 שׁ֗וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu Return HVqv2mp לַ/אֲשֶׁ֛ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓 laasher to the one whom HR/Tr הֶעְמִ֥יקוּ 𐤄𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤒𐤅 heemiqu you have deeply revolted HVhp3cp סָרָ֖ה 𐤎𐤓𐤄 sarah rebellion HNcfsa בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) O sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp

for in-the-day that they-will-reject man idols-of his-silver and-idols-of his-gold which made to-you hands-your sin

7 כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom in-the-day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that HTd/Pp3ms יִמְאָס֗וּ/ן 𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅/𐤍 yimeasun they-will-reject HVqi3mp/Sn אִ֚ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish man HNcmsa אֱלִילֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉 eliley idols-of HNcmpc כַסְפּ֔/וֹ 𐤊𐤎𐤐/𐤅 khasepo his-silver HNcmsc/Sp3ms וֶ/אֱלִילֵ֖י 𐤅/𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤉 veeliley and-idols-of HC/Ncmpc זְהָב֑/וֹ 𐤆𐤄𐤁/𐤅 zehavo his-gold HNcmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr עָשׂ֥וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu made HVqp3cp לָ/כֶ֛ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to-you HR/Sp2mp יְדֵי/כֶ֖ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤊𐤌 yedeykhem hands-your HNcbdc/Sp2mp חֵֽטְא 𐤇𐤈𐤀 chete sin HNcmsa

and he will fall Assyria by a sword not of man and a sword not of man will devour him and he will flee for himself from the presence of the sword and his young men to forced labor will be

8 וְ/נָפַ֤ל 𐤅/𐤍𐤐𐤋 venafal and he will fall HC/Vqq3ms אַשּׁוּר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria HNp בְּ/חֶ֣רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 becherev by a sword HR/Ncfsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn אִ֔ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish of man HNcmsa וְ/חֶ֥רֶב 𐤅/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vecherev and a sword HC/Ncfsa לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn אָדָ֖ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam of man HNcmsa תֹּֽאכֲלֶ֑/נּוּ 𐤕𐤀𐤊𐤋/𐤍𐤅 tokhalenu will devour him HVqi3fs/Sp3ms וְ/נָ֥ס 𐤅/𐤍𐤎 venas and he will flee HC/Vqq3ms ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-3 for himself HR/Sp3ms מִ/פְּנֵי 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney from the presence of HR/Ncbpc חֶ֔רֶב 𐤇𐤓𐤁 cherev the sword HNcfsa וּ/בַחוּרָ֖י/ו 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓𐤉/𐤅 uvachurayv and his young men HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms לָ/מַ֥ס 𐤋/𐤌𐤎 lamas to forced labor HR/Ncmsa יִהְיֽוּ 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤅 yiheyu will be HVqi3mp

his rock because of terror will pass away and they will be terrified because of the standard his officers declares YHWH whose fire is to him in Zion and furnace is to him in Jerusalem

9 וְ/סַלְע/וֹ֙ 𐤅/𐤎𐤋𐤏/𐤅 vesaleo his rock HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms מִ/מָּג֣וֹר 𐤌/𐤌𐤂𐤅𐤓 mimagor because of terror HR/Ncmsa יַֽעֲב֔וֹר 𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 yaavor will pass away HVqi3ms וְ/חַתּ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤕𐤅 vechatu and they will be terrified HC/Vqq3cp מִ/נֵּ֖ס 𐤌/𐤍𐤎 mines because of the standard HR/Ncmsa שָׂרָ֑י/ו 𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅 sarayv his officers HNcmpc/Sp3ms נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whose HTr א֥וּר 𐤀𐤅𐤓 ur fire HNcmsa ל/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤅 lo is to him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/צִיּ֔וֹן 𐤁/𐤑𐤉𐤅𐤍 betsion in Zion HR/Np וְ/תַנּ֥וּר 𐤅/𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤓 vetanur and furnace HC/Ncmsa ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo-2 is to him HR/Sp3ms בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָֽם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np

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