Berean Interlinear
Isaiah
Chapter 31
                                                            Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        hay·yō·rə·ḏîm
to those who go down
to those who go down
        
        miṣ·ra·yim
to Egypt
to Egypt
        
        lə·‘ez·rāh
for help ,
for help ,
        
        yiš·šā·‘ê·nū
who rely
who rely
        
        ‘al-
on
on
        
        sū·sîm
horses ,
horses ,
        
        way·yiḇ·ṭə·ḥū
who trust
who trust
        
        ‘al-
in
in
        
        rāḇ
their abundance
their abundance
        
        re·ḵeḇ
of chariots
of chariots
        
        kî
. . .
. . .
        
        wə·‘al
and in
and in
        
        mə·’ōḏ
their multitude
their multitude
        
        ‘ā·ṣə·mū
. . .
. . .
        
        pā·rā·šîm
of horsemen .
of horsemen .
        
        kî-
. . .
. . .
        
        wə·lō
They do not
They do not
        
        šā·‘ū
look
look
        
        ‘al-
to
to
        
        qə·ḏō·wōš
the Holy
the Holy
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
One of Israel ;
One of Israel ;
        
        wə·’eṯ-
-
-
        
        lō
they do not
they do not
        
        ḏā·rā·šū
seek
seek
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD .
the LORD .
        
        hō·w
Woe
                            Woe
                                                            Yet He too is wise and brings disaster; He does not call back His words. He will rise up against the house of the wicked and against the allies of evildoers.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        hū
Yet
Yet
        
        wə·ḡam-
He too
He too
        
        ḥā·ḵām
[is] wise
[is] wise
        
        way·yā·ḇê
and brings
and brings
        
        rā‘
disaster ;
disaster ;
        
        wə·’eṯ-
-
-
        
        lō
He does not
He does not
        
        hê·sîr
call back
call back
        
        də·ḇā·rāw
His words .
His words .
        
        wə·qām
He will rise up
He will rise up
        
        ‘al-
against
against
        
        bêṯ
the house
the house
        
        mə·rê·‘îm
of the wicked
of the wicked
        
        wə·‘al-
and against
and against
        
        ‘ez·raṯ
the allies
the allies
        
        pō·‘ă·lê
of evildoers
of evildoers
        
        ’ā·wen
. . . .
                            . . . .
                                                            But the Egyptians are men, not God; their horses are flesh, not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, the helper will stumble, and the one he helps will fall; both will perish together.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ū·miṣ·ra·yim
But the Egyptians
But the Egyptians
        
        ’ā·ḏām
are men ,
are men ,
        
        wə·lō-
not
not
        
        ’êl
God ;
God ;
        
        wə·sū·sê·hem
their horses
their horses
        
        bā·śār
are flesh ,
are flesh ,
        
        wə·lō-
not
not
        
        rū·aḥ
spirit .
spirit .
        
        Yah·weh
When the LORD
When the LORD
        
        yaṭ·ṭeh
stretches out
stretches out
        
        yā·ḏōw
His hand ,
His hand ,
        
        ‘ō·w·zêr
the helper
the helper
        
        wə·ḵā·šal
will stumble ,
will stumble ,
        
        ‘ā·zur
and the one he helps
and the one he helps
        
        wə·nā·p̄al
will fall ;
will fall ;
        
        kul·lām
both
both
        
        yiḵ·lā·yūn
will perish
will perish
        
        wə·yaḥ·dāw
together .
                            together .
                                                            For this is what the LORD has said to me: “Like a lion roaring or a young lion over its prey—and though a band of shepherds is called out against it, it is not terrified by their shouting or subdued by their clamor—so the LORD of Hosts will come down to do battle on Mount Zion and its heights.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kî
For
For
        
        ḵōh
this is what
this is what
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        ’ā·mar-
has said
has said
        
        ’ê·lay
to me :
to me :
        
        ka·’ă·šer
“ Like
“ Like
        
        hā·’ar·yêh
a lion
a lion
        
        yeh·geh
roaring
roaring
        
        wə·hak·kə·p̄îr
or a young lion
or a young lion
        
        ‘al-
over
over
        
        ṭar·pōw
its prey —
its prey —
        
        ’ă·šer
and though
and though
        
        mə·lō
a band
a band
        
        rō·‘îm
of shepherds
of shepherds
        
        yiq·qā·rê
is called out
is called out
        
        ‘ā·lāw
against it ,
against it ,
        
        lō
it is not
it is not
        
        yê·ḥāṯ
terrified
terrified
        
        miq·qō·w·lām
by their shouting
by their shouting
        
        ya·‘ă·neh
or subdued
or subdued
        
        ū·mê·hă·mō·w·nām
by their clamor
by their clamor
        
        lō
. . . —
. . . —
        
        kên
so
so
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ
of Hosts
of Hosts
        
        yê·rêḏ
will come down
will come down
        
        liṣ·bō
to do battle
to do battle
        
        ‘al-
on
on
        
        har-
Mount
Mount
        
        ṣî·yō·wn
Zion
Zion
        
        wə·‘al-
[and]
[and]
        
        giḇ·‘ā·ṯāh
its heights .
                            its heights .
                                                            Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kə·ṣip·po·rîm
Like birds
Like birds
        
        ‘ā·p̄ō·wṯ
hovering overhead ,
hovering overhead ,
        
        kên
so
so
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD
the LORD
        
        ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ
of Hosts
of Hosts
        
        ‘al-
. . .
. . .
        
        yā·ḡên
will protect
will protect
        
        yə·rū·šā·lim
Jerusalem .
Jerusalem .
        
        gā·nō·wn
He will shield it
He will shield it
        
        wə·hiṣ·ṣîl
and deliver it ;
and deliver it ;
        
        pā·sō·aḥ
He will pass over it
He will pass over it
        
        wə·him·lîṭ
and preserve it . ”
                            and preserve it . ”
                                                            Return to the One against whom you have so blatantly rebelled, O children of Israel.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        šū·ḇū
Return
Return
        
        la·’ă·šer
to the One
to the One
        
        he‘·mî·qū
against whom you have so blatantly
against whom you have so blatantly
        
        sā·rāh
rebelled ,
rebelled ,
        
        bə·nê
O children
O children
        
        yiś·rā·’êl
of Israel .
                            of Israel .
                                                            For on that day, every one of you will reject the idols of silver and gold that your own hands have sinfully made.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        kî
For
For
        
        ha·hū
on that
on that
        
        bay·yō·wm
day ,
day ,
        
        ’îš
every one
every one
        
        yim·’ā·sūn
of you will reject
of you will reject
        
        ’ĕ·lî·lê
the idols
the idols
        
        ḵas·pōw
of silver
of silver
        
        we·’ĕ·lî·lê
. . .
. . .
        
        zə·hā·ḇōw
and gold
and gold
        
        ’ă·šer
that
that
        
        lā·ḵem
your own
your own
        
        yə·ḏê·ḵem
hands
hands
        
        ḥêṭ
have sinfully
have sinfully
        
        ‘ā·śū
made .
                            made .
                                                            “Then Assyria will fall, but not by the sword of man; a sword will devour them, but not one made by mortals. They will flee before the sword, and their young men will be put to forced labor.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        ’aš·šūr
“ Then Assyria
“ Then Assyria
        
        wə·nā·p̄al
will fall ,
will fall ,
        
        lō-
but not
but not
        
        bə·ḥe·reḇ
by the sword
by the sword
        
        ’îš
of man ;
of man ;
        
        wə·ḥe·reḇ
a sword
a sword
        
        tō·ḵă·len·nū
will devour them ,
will devour them ,
        
        lō-
but not
but not
        
        ’ā·ḏām
one made by mortals .
one made by mortals .
        
        wə·nās
They will flee
They will flee
        
        lōw
         
    
        
        mip·pə·nê-
before
before
        
        ḥe·reḇ
the sword ,
the sword ,
        
        ū·ḇa·ḥū·rāw
and their young men
and their young men
        
        yih·yū
will be put
will be put
        
        lā·mas
to forced labor .
                            to forced labor .
                                                            Their rock will pass away for fear, and their princes will panic at the sight of the battle standard,” declares the LORD, whose fire is in Zion, whose furnace is in Jerusalem.
                                                    
                        
                    
        
        wə·sal·‘ōw
Their rock
Their rock
        
        ya·‘ă·ḇō·wr
will pass away
will pass away
        
        mim·mā·ḡō·wr
for fear ,
for fear ,
        
        śā·rāw
and their princes
and their princes
        
        wə·ḥat·tū
will panic
will panic
        
        min·nês
at [the sight of] the battle standard , ”
at [the sight of] the battle standard , ”
        
        nə·’um-
declares
declares
        
        Yah·weh
the LORD ,
the LORD ,
        
        ’ă·šer-
whose
whose
        
        ’ūr
fire
fire
        
        lōw
         
    
        
        bə·ṣî·yō·wn
is in Zion ,
is in Zion ,
        
        wə·ṯan·nūr
whose furnace
whose furnace
        
        lōw
         
    
        
        bî·rū·šā·lim
is in Jerusalem .
                            is in Jerusalem .