Isaiah 4
6 verses · Hebrew with nikud, English alongside · tap 🔊 to hear a verse
וְהֶחֱזִ֩יקוּ֩ שֶׁ֨בַע נָשִׁ֜ים בְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֗ד בַּיּ֤וֹם הַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לַחְמֵ֣נוּ נֹאכֵ֔ל וְשִׂמְלָתֵ֖נוּ נִלְבָּ֑שׁ רַ֗ק יִקָּרֵ֤א שִׁמְךָ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ אֱסֹ֖ף חֶרְפָּתֵֽנוּ׃ {ס}
vehekheziqu sheva nashim be'ish ekhad bayyom hahu lemor lakhmenu nokhel vesimlatenu nilbash raq yiqqare shimkha alenu esof kherpatenu
In that day, seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, “We will eat our own food And wear our own clothes; Only let us be called by your name— Take away our disgrace!”
בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יִֽהְיֶה֙ צֶ֣מַח יְהֹוָ֔ה לִצְבִ֖י וּלְכָב֑וֹד וּפְרִ֤י הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ לְגָא֣וֹן וּלְתִפְאֶ֔רֶת לִפְלֵיטַ֖ת יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
bayyom hahu yihyeh tsemakh Adonai litsvi ulekhavod uferi ha'arets lega'on uletiferet lifletat yisra'el
In that day, GOD’s radiance Will lend beauty and glory, And the splendor of the land [Will give] dignity and majesty, To the survivors of Israel.
וְהָיָ֣ה ׀ הַנִּשְׁאָ֣ר בְּצִיּ֗וֹן וְהַנּוֹתָר֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלַ֔͏ִם קָד֖וֹשׁ יֵאָ֣מֶר ל֑וֹ כׇּל־הַכָּת֥וּב לַחַיִּ֖ים בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
vehayah hannishar betsiyyon vehannotar birushalai͏m qadosh ye'amer lo kol-hakkatuv lakhayyim birushalai͏m
And those who remain in Zion And are left in Jerusalem— All who are inscribed for life in Jerusalem— Shall be called holy.
אִ֣ם ׀ רָחַ֣ץ אֲדֹנָ֗י אֵ֚ת צֹאַ֣ת בְּנוֹת־צִיּ֔וֹן וְאֶת־דְּמֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם יָדִ֣יחַ מִקִּרְבָּ֑הּ בְּר֥וּחַ מִשְׁפָּ֖ט וּבְר֥וּחַ בָּעֵֽר׃
im rakhats adonay et tso'at benot-tsiyyon ve'et-deme yerushalai͏m yadiakh miqqirbah beruakh mishpat uveruakh ba'er
When the Sovereign has washed away The filth of the daughters of Zion, And from Jerusalem’s midst Has rinsed out her infamy— In a spirit of judgment And in a spirit of purging—
וּבָרָ֣א יְהֹוָ֡ה עַל֩ כׇּל־מְכ֨וֹן הַר־צִיּ֜וֹן וְעַל־מִקְרָאֶ֗הָ עָנָ֤ן ׀ יוֹמָם֙ וְעָשָׁ֔ן וְנֹ֛גַהּ אֵ֥שׁ לֶהָבָ֖ה לָ֑יְלָה כִּ֥י עַל־כׇּל־כָּב֖וֹד חֻפָּֽה׃
uvara Adonai al kol-mekhon har-tsiyyon ve'al-miqra'eha anan yomam ve'ashan venogah esh lehavah layelah ki al-kol-kavod khuppah
GOD will create over the whole shrine and meeting place of Mount Zion cloud by day and smoke with a glow of flaming fire by night. Indeed, over all the glory shall hang a canopy,
וְסֻכָּ֛ה תִּהְיֶ֥ה לְצֵל־יוֹמָ֖ם מֵחֹ֑רֶב וּלְמַחְסֶה֙ וּלְמִסְתּ֔וֹר מִזֶּ֖רֶם וּמִמָּטָֽר׃ {פ}
vesukkah tihyeh letsel-yomam mekhorev ulemakhseh ulemistor mizzerem umimmatar
which shall serve as a pavilion for shade from heat by day and as a shelter for protection against drenching rain.
Hebrew text and English translation from Sefaria, under their Creative Commons licence.
Yaacov, native Jerusalemite
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