οὐαὶ πόλις Αριηλ ἣν Δαυιδ ἐπολέμησεν συναγάγετε γενήματα ἐνιαυτὸν ἐπ' ἐνιαυτόν φάγεσθε γὰρ σὺν Μωαβ
Woe, Ariel, the city that David besieged. Gather produce year upon year; for you will eat with Moab.
Word-by-word analysis· 15 words
ἐκθλίψω γὰρ Αριηλ καὶ ἔσται αὐτῆς ἡ ἰσχὺς καὶ τὸ πλοῦτος ἐμοί
For I will press Ariel, and her strength and wealth will become mine.
Word-by-word analysis· 12 words
καὶ κυκλώσω ὡς Δαυιδ ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ βαλῶ περὶ σὲ χάρακα καὶ θήσω περὶ σὲ πύργους
I will encircle you as David did, cast a rampart around you, and set towers against you.
Word-by-word analysis· 16 words
καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται οἱ λόγοι σου εἰς τὴν γῆν καὶ εἰς τὴν γῆν οἱ λόγοι σου δύσονται καὶ ἔσται ὡς οἱ φωνοῦντες ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἡ φωνή σου καὶ πρὸς τὸ ἔδαφος ἡ φωνή σου ἀσθενήσει
Your words will be brought down to the ground, and your voice will grow weak from the dust like one speaking from the earth.
Word-by-word analysis· 35 words
καὶ ἔσται ὡς κονιορτὸς ἀπὸ τροχοῦ ὁ πλοῦτος τῶν ἀσεβῶν καὶ ὡς χνοῦς φερόμενος καὶ ἔσται ὡς στιγμὴ παραχρῆμα
The wealth of the ungodly will become like dust from a wheel, like drifting chaff, and it will happen in an instant.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
παρὰ κυρίου σαβαωθ ἐπισκοπὴ γὰρ ἔσται μετὰ βροντῆς καὶ σεισμοῦ καὶ φωνῆς μεγάλης καταιγὶς φερομένη καὶ φλὸξ πυρὸς κατεσθίουσα
A visitation from the Lord of hosts will come with thunder, earthquake, loud voice, driving storm, and a flame of devouring fire.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
καὶ ἔσται ὡς ὁ ἐνυπνιαζόμενος ἐν ὕπνῳ ὁ πλοῦτος τῶν ἐθνῶν πάντων ὅσοι ἐπεστράτευσαν ἐπὶ Αριηλ καὶ πάντες οἱ στρατευσάμενοι ἐπὶ Ιερουσαλημ καὶ πάντες οἱ συνηγμένοι ἐπ' αὐτὴν καὶ θλίβοντες αὐτήν
The wealth of all the nations that campaigned against Ariel and Jerusalem will be like a dream seen in sleep.
Word-by-word analysis· 31 words
καὶ ἔσονται ὡς οἱ ἐν ὕπνῳ πίνοντες καὶ ἔσθοντες καὶ ἐξαναστάντων μάταιον αὐτῶν τὸ ἐνύπνιον καὶ ὃν τρόπον ἐνυπνιάζεται ὁ διψῶν ὡς πίνων καὶ ἐξαναστὰς ἔτι διψᾷ ἡ δὲ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ εἰς κενὸν ἤλπισεν οὕτως ἔσται ὁ πλοῦτος πάντων τῶν ἐθνῶν ὅσοι ἐπεστράτευσαν ἐπὶ τὸ ὄρος Σιων
They will be like sleepers who think they are eating and drinking, yet wake still empty; so will the wealth of the nations that campaigned against Mount Zion be.
Word-by-word analysis· 47 words
ἐκλύθητε καὶ ἔκστητε καὶ κραιπαλήσατε οὐκ ἀπὸ σικερα οὐδὲ ἀπὸ οἴνου
Grow faint and be astounded; be drunken, but not from strong drink or wine.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
ὅτι πεπότικεν ὑμᾶς κύριος πνεύματι κατανύξεως καὶ καμμύσει τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν προφητῶν αὐτῶν καὶ τῶν ἀρχόντων αὐτῶν οἱ ὁρῶντες τὰ κρυπτά
For the Lord has given you a spirit of stupor and has shut the eyes of their prophets and rulers who see hidden things.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
καὶ ἔσονται ὑμῖν πάντα τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα ὡς οἱ λόγοι τοῦ βιβλίου τοῦ ἐσφραγισμένου τούτου ὃ ἐὰν δῶσιν αὐτὸ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐπισταμένῳ γράμματα λέγοντες ἀνάγνωθι ταῦτα καὶ ἐρεῖ οὐ δύναμαι ἀναγνῶναι ἐσφράγισται γάρ
All these words will be to you like the words of a sealed book given to a literate man who says, 'I cannot read it, for it is sealed.'
Word-by-word analysis· 32 words
καὶ δοθήσεται τὸ βιβλίον τοῦτο εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπου μὴ ἐπισταμένου γράμματα καὶ ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ ἀνάγνωθι τοῦτο καὶ ἐρεῖ οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι γράμματα
And the book will be given to one who does not know letters, and he will say, 'I do not know letters.'
Word-by-word analysis· 21 words
καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτῶν τιμῶσίν με ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ' ἐμοῦ μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων καὶ διδασκαλίας
The Lord said: this people draws near to me with their lips and honors me, but their heart is far from me; in vain they worship me, teaching human commands and lessons.
Word-by-word analysis· 30 words
διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ προσθήσω τοῦ μεταθεῖναι τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον καὶ μεταθήσω αὐτοὺς καὶ ἀπολῶ τὴν σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν κρύψω
Therefore behold, I will again displace this people; I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and hide the understanding of the prudent.
Word-by-word analysis· 25 words
οὐαὶ οἱ βαθέως βουλὴν ποιοῦντες καὶ οὐ διὰ κυρίου οὐαὶ οἱ ἐν κρυφῇ βουλὴν ποιοῦντες καὶ ἔσται ἐν σκότει τὰ ἔργα αὐτῶν καὶ ἐροῦσιν τίς ἡμᾶς ἑώρακεν καὶ τίς ἡμᾶς γνώσεται ἢ ἃ ἡμεῖς ποιοῦμεν
Woe to those who make counsel deep apart from the Lord, whose works are in darkness, who say, 'Who has seen us, and who will know what we do?'
Word-by-word analysis· 35 words
οὐχ ὡς ὁ πηλὸς τοῦ κεραμέως λογισθήσεσθε μὴ ἐρεῖ τὸ πλάσμα τῷ πλάσαντι οὐ σύ με ἔπλασας ἢ τὸ ποίημα τῷ ποιήσαντι οὐ συνετῶς με ἐποίησας
Will you be regarded like a potter's clay? Will the thing formed say to the one who formed it, 'You did not make me,' or, 'You did not make me wisely?'
Word-by-word analysis· 26 words
οὐκέτι μικρὸν καὶ μετατεθήσεται ὁ Λίβανος ὡς τὸ ὄρος τὸ Χερμελ καὶ τὸ ὄρος τὸ Χερμελ εἰς δρυμὸν λογισθήσεται
Yet in a little while Lebanon will be changed into Carmel, and Carmel will be reckoned as a forest.
Word-by-word analysis· 19 words
καὶ ἀκούσονται ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ ἐκείνῃ κωφοὶ λόγους βιβλίου καὶ οἱ ἐν τῷ σκότει καὶ οἱ ἐν τῇ ὁμίχλῃ ὀφθαλμοὶ τυφλῶν βλέψονται
In that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, and from darkness and gloom the eyes of the blind will see.
Word-by-word analysis· 22 words
καὶ ἀγαλλιάσονται πτωχοὶ διὰ κύριον ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ καὶ οἱ ἀπηλπισμένοι τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἐμπλησθήσονται εὐφροσύνης
The poor will rejoice in gladness because of the Lord, and those who had despaired among men will be filled with joy.
Word-by-word analysis· 14 words
ἐξέλιπεν ἄνομος καὶ ἀπώλετο ὑπερήφανος καὶ ἐξωλεθρεύθησαν οἱ ἀνομοῦντες ἐπὶ κακίᾳ
For the lawless one has failed, the proud one has perished, and those who practice evil have been cut off.
Word-by-word analysis· 11 words
καὶ οἱ ποιοῦντες ἁμαρτεῖν ἀνθρώπους ἐν λόγῳ πάντας δὲ τοὺς ἐλέγχοντας ἐν πύλαις πρόσκομμα θήσουσιν καὶ ἐπλαγίασαν ἐν ἀδίκοις δίκαιον
They make people sin by a word, lay a snare for those who reprove in the gates, and turn aside the righteous by injustice.
Word-by-word analysis· 20 words
διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει κύριος ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ιακωβ ὃν ἀφώρισεν ἐξ Αβρααμ οὐ νῦν αἰσχυνθήσεται Ιακωβ οὐδὲ νῦν τὸ πρόσωπον μεταβαλεῖ Ισραηλ
Therefore the Lord says concerning the house of Jacob, whom he set apart from Abraham: Jacob will no longer be ashamed, and Israel's face will no longer change.
Word-by-word analysis· 23 words
ἀλλ' ὅταν ἴδωσιν τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν τὰ ἔργα μου δι' ἐμὲ ἁγιάσουσιν τὸ ὄνομά μου καὶ ἁγιάσουσιν τὸν ἅγιον Ιακωβ καὶ τὸν θεὸν τοῦ Ισραηλ φοβηθήσονται
When they see their children, the works of my hands among them, they will sanctify my name, sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and fear the God of Israel.
Word-by-word analysis· 26 words
καὶ γνώσονται οἱ τῷ πνεύματι πλανώμενοι σύνεσιν οἱ δὲ γογγύζοντες μαθήσονται ὑπακούειν καὶ αἱ γλώσσαι αἱ ψελλίζουσαι μαθήσονται λαλεῖν εἰρήνην
Those who wander in spirit will know understanding; the murmurers will learn obedience, and stammering tongues will learn to speak peace.