וַיְהִ֡י בִּימֵ֣י אָ֠חָז בֶּן יוֹתָ֨ם בֶּן עֻזִּיָּ֜הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה עָלָ֣ה רְצִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ אֲ֠רָם וּפֶ֨קַח בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה עָלֶ֑יהָ וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ל לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם עָלֶֽיהָ
And it came to pass in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, king of Judah, Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem to war against it, but could not prevail against it.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
וַיֻּגַּ֗ד לְבֵ֤ית דָּוִד֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נָ֥חָֽה אֲרָ֖ם עַל אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיָּ֤נַע לְבָבוֹ֙ וּלְבַ֣ב עַמּ֔וֹ כְּנ֥וֹעַ עֲצֵי יַ֖עַר מִפְּנֵי רֽוּחַ
And it was told the house of David, saying, Syria is confederate with Ephraim. And his heart was moved, and the heart of his people, as the trees of the wood are moved with the wind.
Word-by-word analysis· 17 words
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוָה֮ אֶֽל יְשַׁעְיָהוּ֒ צֵא נָא֙ לִקְרַ֣את אָחָ֔ז אַתָּ֕ה וּשְׁאָ֖ר יָשׁ֣וּב בְּנֶ֑ךָ אֶל קְצֵ֗ה תְּעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֶל מְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס
Then said YHWH to Isaiah, Go forth now to meet Ahaz, you, and Shearjashub your son, at the end of the conduit of the upper pool in the highway of the fuller's field;
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵ֠לָיו הִשָּׁמֵ֨ר וְהַשְׁקֵ֜ט אַל תִּירָ֗א וּלְבָבְךָ֙ אַל יֵרַ֔ךְ מִשְּׁנֵ֨י זַנְב֧וֹת הָאוּדִ֛ים הָעֲשֵׁנִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה בָּחֳרִי אַ֛ף רְצִ֥ין וַאֲרָ֖ם וּבֶן רְמַלְיָֽהוּ
And say to him, Take heed, and be quiet; fear not, neither be fainthearted for the two tails of these smoking firebrands, for the fierce anger of Rezin with Syria, and of the son of Remaliah.
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יַ֗עַן כִּֽי יָעַ֥ץ עָלֶ֛יךָ אֲרָ֖ם רָעָ֑ה אֶפְרַ֥יִם וּבֶן רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר
Because Syria, Ephraim, and the son of Remaliah, have taken evil counsel against you, saying,
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
נַעֲלֶ֤ה בִֽיהוּדָה֙ וּנְקִיצֶ֔נָּה וְנַבְקִעֶ֖נָּה אֵלֵ֑ינוּ וְנַמְלִ֥יךְ מֶ֨לֶךְ֙ בְּתוֹכָ֔הּ אֵ֖ת בֶּן טָֽבְאַֽל
Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, the son of Tabeal:
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֑ה לֹ֥א תָק֖וּם וְלֹ֥א תִֽהְיֶֽה
Thus says YHWH YHWH, It shall not stand, neither shall it come to pass.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
כִּ֣י רֹ֤אשׁ אֲרָם֙ דַּמֶּ֔שֶׂק וְרֹ֥אשׁ דַּמֶּ֖שֶׂק רְצִ֑ין וּבְע֗וֹד שִׁשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ שָׁנָ֔ה יֵחַ֥ת אֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵעָֽם
For the head of Syria Damascus, and the head of Damascus Rezin; and within threescore and five years shall Ephraim be broken, that it be not a people.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְרֹ֤אשׁ אֶפְרַ֨יִם֙ שֹׁמְר֔וֹן וְרֹ֥אשׁ שֹׁמְר֖וֹן בֶּן רְמַלְיָ֑הוּ אִ֚ם לֹ֣א תַאֲמִ֔ינוּ כִּ֖י לֹ֥א תֵאָמֵֽנוּ
And the head of Ephraim Samaria, and the head of Samaria Remaliah's son. If you will not believe, surely you shall not be established.
Word-by-word analysis· 13 words
וַיּ֣וֹסֶף יְהוָ֔ה דַּבֵּ֥ר אֶל אָחָ֖ז לֵאמֹֽר
Moreover YHWH spake again to Ahaz, saying,
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שְׁאַל לְךָ֣ א֔וֹת מֵעִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ הַעְמֵ֣ק שְׁאָ֔לָה א֖וֹ הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ לְמָֽעְלָה
Ask you a sign of YHWH your God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
וַיֹּ֖אמֶר אָחָ֑ז לֹא אֶשְׁאַ֥ל וְלֹֽא אֲנַסֶּ֖ה אֶת יְהוָֽה
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt YHWH.
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְעוּ נָ֖א בֵּ֣ית דָּוִ֑ד הַמְעַ֤ט מִכֶּם֙ הַלְא֣וֹת אֲנָשִׁ֔ים כִּ֥י תַלְא֖וּ גַּ֥ם אֶת אֱלֹהָֽי
And he said, Hear you now, O house of David; a small thing for you to weary men, but will you weary my God also?
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
לָ֠כֵן יִתֵּ֨ן אֲדֹנָ֥י ה֛וּא לָכֶ֖ם א֑וֹת הִנֵּ֣ה הָעַלְמָ֗ה הָרָה֙ וְיֹלֶ֣דֶת בֵּ֔ן וְקָרָ֥את שְׁמ֖וֹ עִמָּ֥נוּ אֵֽל
Therefore YHWH himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
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חֶמְאָ֥ה וּדְבַ֖שׁ יֹאכֵ֑ל לְדַעְתּ֛וֹ מָא֥וֹס בָּרָ֖ע וּבָח֥וֹר בַּטּֽוֹב
Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good.
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כִּ֠י בְּטֶ֨רֶם יֵדַ֥ע הַנַּ֛עַר מָאֹ֥ס בָּרָ֖ע וּבָחֹ֣ר בַּטּ֑וֹב תֵּעָזֵ֤ב הָאֲדָמָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַתָּ֣ה קָ֔ץ מִפְּנֵ֖י שְׁנֵ֥י מְלָכֶֽיהָ
For before the child shall know to refuse the evil, and choose the good, the land that you abhorrest shall be forsaken of both her kings.
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יָבִ֨יא יְהוָ֜ה עָלֶ֗יךָ וְעַֽל עַמְּךָ֮ וְעַל בֵּ֣ית אָבִיךָ֒ יָמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא בָ֔אוּ לְמִיּ֥וֹם סוּר אֶפְרַ֖יִם מֵעַ֣ל יְהוּדָ֑ה אֵ֖ת מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר
YHWH shall bring upon you, and upon your people, and upon your father's house, days that have not come, from the day that Ephraim departed from Judah; the king of Assyria.
Word-by-word analysis· 20 words
וְהָיָ֣ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִשְׁרֹ֤ק יְהוָה֙ לַזְּב֔וּב אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּקְצֵ֖ה יְאֹרֵ֣י מִצְרָ֑יִם וְלַ֨דְּבוֹרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ אַשּֽׁוּר
And it shall come to pass in that day, YHWH shall hiss for the fly that in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that in the land of Assyria.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וּבָ֨אוּ וְנָח֤וּ כֻלָּם֙ בְּנַחֲלֵ֣י הַבַּתּ֔וֹת וּבִנְקִיקֵ֖י הַסְּלָעִ֑ים וּבְכֹל֙ הַנַּ֣עֲצוּצִ֔ים וּבְכֹ֖ל הַנַּהֲלֹלִֽים
And they shall come, and shall rest all of them in the desolate valleys, and in the holes of the rocks, and upon all thorns, and upon all bushes.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֡וּא יְגַלַּ֣ח אֲדֹנָי֩ בְּתַ֨עַר הַשְּׂכִירָ֜ה בְּעֶבְרֵ֤י נָהָר֙ בְּמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר אֶת הָרֹ֖אשׁ וְשַׂ֣עַר הָרַגְלָ֑יִם וְגַ֥ם אֶת הַזָּקָ֖ן תִּסְפֶּֽה
In the same day shall YHWH shave with a razor that is hired, , by them beyond the river, by the king of Assyria, the head, and the hair of the feet: and it shall also consume the beard.
Word-by-word analysis· 18 words
וְהָיָ֖ה בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא יְחַיֶּה אִ֛ישׁ עֶגְלַ֥ת בָּקָ֖ר וּשְׁתֵּי צֹֽאן
And it shall come to pass in that day, a man shall nourish a young cow, and two sheep;
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְהָיָ֗ה מֵרֹ֛ב עֲשׂ֥וֹת חָלָ֖ב יֹאכַ֣ל חֶמְאָ֑ה כִּֽי חֶמְאָ֤ה וּדְבַשׁ֙ יֹאכֵ֔ל כָּל הַנּוֹתָ֖ר בְּקֶ֥רֶב הָאָֽרֶץ
And it shall come to pass, for the abundance of milk they shall give he shall eat butter: for butter and honey shall every one eat that is left in the land.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
וְהָיָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא יִֽהְיֶ֣ה כָל מָק֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֧ר יִֽהְיֶה שָּׁ֛ם אֶ֥לֶף גֶּ֖פֶן בְּאֶ֣לֶף כָּ֑סֶף לַשָּׁמִ֥יר וְלַשַּׁ֖יִת יִֽהְיֶֽה
And it shall come to pass in that day, every place shall be, where there were a thousand vines at a thousand silverlings, it shall be for briers and thorns.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
בַּחִצִּ֥ים וּבַקֶּ֖שֶׁת יָ֣בוֹא שָׁ֑מָּה כִּי שָׁמִ֥יר וָשַׁ֖יִת תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה כָל הָאָֽרֶץ
With arrows and with bows shall come thither; because all the land shall become briers and thorns.
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
וְכֹ֣ל הֶהָרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר בַּמַּעְדֵּר֙ יֵעָ֣דֵר֔וּן לֹֽא תָב֣וֹא שָׁ֔מָּה יִרְאַ֖ת שָׁמִ֣יר וָשָׁ֑יִת וְהָיָה֙ לְמִשְׁלַ֣ח שׁ֔וֹר וּלְמִרְמַ֖ס שֶֽׂה
And all hills that shall be digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns: but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.