American Standard Version

Isaiah 42:18-25

18HearH8085, yedeafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795;andlookH7200, yeblindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787,thatyemayseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

19Whoisblindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787,butmyservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650?ordeafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795,asmymessengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397thatIsendאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971?whoisblindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787ashethatisatpeacewithme,andblindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787asJehovah’sservantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650?

20Thou seestmanyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227things,butthou observestnot;hisearsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241areopenפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,buthehearethnot.

21ItpleasedH2654Jehovah,forhisrighteousness’צִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,tomagnifyH1431thelawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451,andmakeיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431ithonorable.

22Butthisisapeopleעַם־'am-H5971robbedandplunderedH962;theyareallofthemsnaredinholes,andtheyarehidH2244inprison-houses:theyareforapreyH957,andnonedelivereth;foraspoilלָבַז֙la.VazH957,andnonesaith,RestoreH7725.

23Whoisthereamongyouthatwillgiveיַאֲזִ֣יןya.'a.ZinH238earH238tothis?thatwillhearkenandhearH8085forthetimetocome?

24WhogaveH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290foraspoilH962,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478totherobbers?didnotJehovah?heagainstwhomwehavesinnedH2398,andinwhosewaysבִדְרָכָיו֙vid.ra.KhavH1870theywouldאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14notwalkהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,neitherweretheyobedientuntohislawבְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃be.to.ra.ToH8451.

25Thereforehepouredוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210uponhimthefiercenessofhisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639,andthestrengthofbattleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;anditsetH7760himonfireroundמִסָּבִיב֙mi.sa.VivH5439about,yetheknewH3045not;anditburnedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197him,yethelaiditnottoheartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.

Read all of Isaiah 42

Commentaries on Isaiah 42

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain