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Isaiah 50

1Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saithJehovah,WhereH834isthebillofyourmother’sאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517divorcement, wherewithIhaveputherawayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֔יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971?orwhichofmycreditorsH5383isittowhomIhavesoldH4376you?Behold,foryouriniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ba.'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771wereyesoldH4376,andforyourtransgressionsוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.fish.'ei.KhemH6588wasyourmotherאִמְּכֶֽם׃'i.me.KhemH517putawayשֻׁלְּחָ֥הshu.le.ChahH7971.

2Wherefore,whenIcameבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935,wastherenomanH376?whenIcalledקָרָֽאתִי֮ka.ra.TiH7121,wastherenonetoanswerעוֹנֶה֒o.NehH6030?Ismyhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027shortenedatall,thatitcannotredeem?orhaveInopowertodeliverלְהַצִּ֑ילle.ha.TzilH5337?Behold,atmyrebukeבְּגַעֲרָתִ֞יbe.ga.'a.ra.TiH1606Idryאַחֲרִ֣יב'a.cha.RivH2717uptheseaיָ֗םYamH3220,Imakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760theriversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104awildernessמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057:theirfishדְּגָתָם֙de.ga.TamH1710stinkתִּבְאַ֤שׁtiv.'AshH887,becausethereisnowaterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,anddieוְתָמֹ֖תve.ta.MotH4191forthirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

3Iclotheאַלְבִּ֥ישׁ'al.BishH3847theheavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064withblackness,andImakeאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760sackclothוְשַׂ֖קve.SakH8242theircoveringכְּסוּתָֽם׃ סke.su.TamH3682.

4TheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah hathgivenH5414methetongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956ofthemthataretaught,thatImayknowלָדַ֛עַתla.Da.'atH3045howtosustainwithwordsדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697himthatiswearyיָעֵ֖ףya.'EfH3287:hewakenethmorningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242bymorningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242,hewakeneth mineearאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241tohearלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085astheythataretaught.

5TheLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah hathopenedפָּתַֽח־pa.tach-H6605mineearאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241,andIwasnotrebelliousמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784,neitherturnedנְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ne.su.Go.tiH5472awaybackwardאָח֖וֹר'a.ChorH268.

6IgaveH5414mybacktothesmiters,andmycheeksוּלְחָיַ֖יu.le.cha.YaiH3895tothemthatpluckedoffthehair;IhidH5641notmyfaceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440fromshameandspitting.

7FortheLordוַאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136Jehovahwillhelpיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826me;thereforeH3651haveInotbeenconfounded:thereforeH3651haveIsetH7760myfaceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440likeaflintכַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁka.cha.la.MishH2496,andIknowH3045thatIshallnotbeputH7760toshameאֵבֽוֹשׁ׃'e.Vo.oshH954.

8Heisnearthatjustifiethme;whowillcontendיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378withme? letusstandנַ֣עַמְדָהNa.'am.dahH5975uptogetherיָּ֑חַדYa.chadH3162:whoismine adversary? lethimcomeneartome.

9Behold,theLordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovahwillhelpיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826me;whoishethatshallcondemnיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561me?behold,theyallshallwaxoldasagarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;themothעָ֖שׁ'ashH6211shalleatיֹאכְלֵֽם׃yo.khe.LemH398themup.

10WhoisamongyouthatfearethJehovah,thatobeyeththevoiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963ofhisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?hethatwalkethindarknessH2825,andhathnolight,lethimtrustיִבְטַח֙yiv.TachH982inthenameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah,andrelyH982uponhisGodבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

11Behold,allyethatkindleafireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,thatgirdמְאַזְּרֵ֣יme.'a.ze.ReiH247yourselvesaboutwithfirebrandsH2131; walk yeintheflameofyourfireאֶשְׁכֶ֗ם'esh.KhemH784,andamongthebrandsthatyehavekindled.Thisshallyehaveofmyhandמִיָּדִי֙mi.ya.DiH3027; yeshalllieתִּשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ פtish.ka.VunH7901downinsorrow.

Commentaries on Isaiah 50

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