Isaias

Hebrew Bible

Hebrew Bible, Isaias, Ottley, Cambridge, 1904

7 And the means of the mean are evil; it is he that deviseth plots to destroy the meek with words of falsehood, even when the needy speaketh judgment.

8 But the noble deviseth noble things; and he shall stand ﬁrm on noble things.

9 Rise up, ye women that are at ease; hear my voice: ye conﬁdent daughters, give ear unto my speech.

10 In a year, and days over, shall ye be disquieted, ye conﬁdent Ones ; for the vintage is at an end, the gathering shall not come.

11 Tremble, ye women that are at ease: be disquieted, ye conﬁdent ones; strip you, and make you bare, and gird (sackcloth) upon your loins.

12 They shall smite upon the breasts, for the pleasant ﬁelds, for the fruitful vine.

13 Upon the land of my people shall come up thorns and briers ; yea, upon all houses of joy the exultant city.

14 For the palace is forsaken: the uproar of the city deserted; hill and watchtower serve for caves for ever, a joy of wild asses, a pasture of ﬂocks:

[*](4 ﬁn. Lit. ‘to speak clearuesses.’)[*](7 ‘means‘: or, instruments’: but Heb. has an apparent play on words. ‘judgment,’ i.e. right.)[*](10 init. Lit. ‘Days upon a year...’ )[*](12. ‘smite upon,’ or, ‘lament for...’ ‘breasts’: perhaps a play on words with ‘ﬁelds.’)[*](13 ﬁn.‘Or, ‘of the ex. city.’)[*](14 ‘uproar...deserted’: or, ‘multitude of the city a solitude.’)

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15 Until a spirit be poured out upon us from on high, and the wilderness become a garden-land, and the garden-land be counted for a forest.