Isaiah 7

During the reign of King Ahaz of Judah, YHWH sends Isaiah and Shear-jashub to reassure him that the alliance of Rezin of Aram (Syria) and Pekah son of Remaliah of Ephraim (Israel) against Jerusalem will not succeed, as their plot 'shall not stand nor shall it come to pass.' YHWH offers a sign: a virgin (almah) shall conceive and bear a son called Immanuel, and before the child knows good from evil, the lands of those two kings will be forsaken; yet Judah will face desolation from Assyria, reduced to curds, honey, briers, and thorns.[1][2][3]

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וַ/יְהִ֡י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass and he became and it came to pass HC/Vqw3ms בִּ/ימֵ֣י 𐤁/𐤉𐤌𐤉 bimey in the days of in the days of in the days of HR/Ncmpc אָ֠חָז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz he has grasped Achaz HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of son son of HNcmsc יוֹתָ֨ם 𐤉𐤅𐤕𐤌 yotam Jotham YHWH-is-blameless Yotam HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son of son son of HNcmsc עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤄𐤅 uziyahu Uzziah Yah is strength Uziyah HNp מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king of king of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp עָלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah Aleya (Bemba) went up he ascended he went up HVqp3ms רְצִ֣ין 𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤍 retsin Rezin Rezin Retsin HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 king king of king of HNcmsc אֲ֠רָם 𐤀𐤓𐤌 aram of Aram Aram Highland Aram HNp וּ/פֶ֨קַח 𐤅/𐤐𐤒𐤇 ufeqach and Pekah and Open-eyed-one and Peqach HC/Np בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-3 Bene (Bemba) son of son son of HNcmsc רְמַלְיָ֤הוּ 𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 remaleyahu Remaliah Yahweh-has-adorned Remaleyahu HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-3 king king of king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Foundation of Wholeness Yerushalam HNp לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to wage war to the battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa עָלֶ֑י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha against it upon her against it HR/Sp3fs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not and not HC/Tn יָכֹ֖ל 𐤉𐤊𐤋 yakhol he was able he was able he was able HVqp3ms לְ/הִלָּחֵ֥ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 lehilachem to fight to engage in battle to fight HR/VNc עָלֶֽי/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha-2 against it upon her against it HR/Sp3fs
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer Then said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶֽל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward to HR יְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 yeshaeyahu Isaiah Yahweh-has-saved Yeshaeyah HNp צֵא 𐤑𐤀 tse Go forth Go out Go out HVqv2ms נָא֙ 𐤍𐤀 na now please please HTe לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter to meet HR/Vqc אָחָ֔ז 𐤀𐤇𐤆 achaz Ahaz he has grasped Achaz HNp אַתָּ֕ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you you HPp2ms וּ/שְׁאָ֖ר 𐤅/𐤔𐤀𐤓 ushear and Shear- And a remnant will return and Shear Yashuv HC/Np יָשׁ֣וּב 𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤁 yashuv -jashub he will return Shear Yashuv HNp בְּנֶ֑/ךָ 𐤁𐤍/𐤊 benekha Bene (Bemba) your son your son your son HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 at toward to HR קְצֵ֗ה 𐤒𐤑𐤄 qetseh the end edge of edge of HNcbsc תְּעָלַת֙ 𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤕 tealat of the conduit water-raising channel of water-raising channel of HNcfsc הַ/בְּרֵכָ֣ה 𐤄/𐤁𐤓𐤊𐤄 haberekhah of the pool the water-reservoir the water-reservoir HTd/Ncfsa הָ/עֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍𐤄 haeleyonah upper the uppermost the highest HTd/Aafsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 on toward to HR מְסִלַּ֖ת 𐤌𐤎𐤋𐤕 mesilat the highway raised causeway of raised causeway of HNcfsc שְׂדֵ֥ה 𐤔𐤃𐤄 sedeh of the field open field of field of HNcmsc כוֹבֵֽס 𐤊𐤅𐤁𐤎 khoves kuosha (Swahili) of the fuller laundering one washing one HVqrmsa
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וְ/אָמַרְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕 veamareta and-you-shall-say and you said and you shall say HC/Vqq2ms אֵ֠לָי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to-him toward him to him HR/Sp3ms הִשָּׁמֵ֨ר 𐤄𐤔𐤌𐤓 hishamer take-heed Guard yourself Keep yourself HVNv2ms וְ/הַשְׁקֵ֜ט 𐤅/𐤄𐤔𐤒𐤈 vehasheqet and-be-quiet and bring to quiet and be quiet HC/Vhv2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon / over do not HTn תִּירָ֗א 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira fear may you fear fear HVqj2ms וּ/לְבָבְ/ךָ֙ 𐤅/𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 ulevavekha and-your-heart and your inner core and your heart HC/Ncmsc/Sp2ms אַל 𐤀𐤋 al-2 not upon / over do not HTn יֵרַ֔ךְ 𐤉𐤓𐤊 yerakhe be-faint let him become soft be faint HVqj3ms מִ/שְּׁנֵ֨י 𐤌/𐤔𐤍𐤉 misheney from-two from two of from two of HR/Acmdc זַנְב֧וֹת 𐤆𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤕 zanevot nsonde (Tonga (Zambia)) tails tails of tails of HNcmpc הָ/אוּדִ֛ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 haudim the-firebrands the firebrands the firebrands HTd/Ncmpa הָ/עֲשֵׁנִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 haashenim the-smoldering the smoky ones the smoldering HTd/Aampa הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp בָּ/חֳרִי 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤉 bachori because-of burning anger of because of the burning anger of HR/Ncmsc אַ֛ף 𐤀𐤐 af anger nose anger HTa רְצִ֥ין 𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤍 retsin Rezin Rezin Retsin HNp וַ/אֲרָ֖ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤌 vaaram and-Aram Aram and Aram HC/Np וּ/בֶן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍 uven Bene (Bemba) and-son and son-of and son of HC/Ncmsc רְמַלְיָֽהוּ 𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅 remaleyahu of-Remaliah Yahweh-has-adorned Remaleyahu HNp
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בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom In that day in the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֡וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he that HTd/Pp3ms יְגַלַּ֣ח 𐤉𐤂𐤋𐤇 yegalach will shave he will shave off he will shave off HVpi3ms אֲדֹנָ/י֩ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay Lord my Sovereign Lord my Sovereign Lord HNcmpc/Sp1cs בְּ/תַ֨עַר 𐤁/𐤕𐤏𐤓 betaar with a razor with a baring-razor with a razor HR/Ncbsa הַ/שְּׂכִירָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤓𐤄 hasekhirah hired the hire-wage the hired HTd/Aafsa בְּ/עֶבְרֵ֤י 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉 beeverey from beyond in the regions beyond in the regions beyond HR/Ncmpc נָהָר֙ 𐤍𐤄𐤓 nahar the River flowing river the River HNcmsa בְּ/מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤁/𐤌𐤋𐤊 bemelekhe with the king in a king with the king HR/Ncmsc אַשּׁ֔וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur Ashur HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הָ/רֹ֖אשׁ 𐤄/𐤓𐤀𐤔 harosh the head the head the head HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שַׂ֣עַר 𐤅/𐤔𐤏𐤓 vesaar and the hair and bristly hair of and the hair HC/Ncmsc הָ/רַגְלָ֑יִם 𐤄/𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉𐤌 haragelayim of the feet the two feet of the feet HTd/Ncfda וְ/גַ֥ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also and also HC/Ta אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo הַ/זָּקָ֖ן 𐤄/𐤆𐤒𐤍 hazaqan the beard the beard the beard HTd/Ncbsa תִּסְפֶּֽה 𐤕𐤎𐤐𐤄 tisepeh it will remove you sweep away it will remove HVqi3fs
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