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Isaiah 51

1Hearkentome, yethatfollowafterrighteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664, yethatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245Jehovah:lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027untotherockצ֣וּרtzurH6697whence yewerehewn,andtotheholeofthepitבּ֖וֹרBorH953whence yeweredigged.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85yourfatherH1,anduntoSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283thatbareyou;forwhenhewasbutoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259Icalledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121him,andIblessedH1288him,andmadehimmanyH7235.

3ForJehovahhathcomfortedנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726;hehathcomfortedנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162allherwasteחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723placesH2723,andhathmadeH7760herwildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,andherdesertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160likethegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofJehovah;joyH8057andgladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057shallbefoundH4672therein,thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426,andthevoiceH6963ofmelody.

4Attend untome, OmypeopleH5971;andgiveהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untome, Omynation:foralawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shallgoתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318forthH3318fromme,andIwillestablishmyjusticeוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941foralightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216ofthepeoplesH5971.

5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnear,mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468isgoneH3318forthH3318,andminearmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shalljudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199thepeoplesH5971;theislesshallwaitH3176forme,andonminearmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shalltheytrust.

6Liftשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375upyoureyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869totheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andlookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027upontheearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath;fortheheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallvanishawayH5375likesmokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227,andtheearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallwaxoldlikeagarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;andtheythatdwellH3427thereinshalldieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191inlikemanner:butmysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,andmyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shallnotbeH1961abolished.

7Hearken untome, yethatknowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971inwhoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820ismylawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372yenotthereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofmen,neitherbeyedismayedתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865attheirrevilings.

8Forthemothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211shalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398themuplikeagarmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899,andthewormshalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398themlikewoolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785;butmyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,andmysalvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444untoallgenerationsH1755.

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,putלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847onstrengthעֹז֙'ozH5797,Oarmזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220ofJehovah;awakeע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782,asinthedaysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117ofold,thegenerationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755ofancienttimes.Isitnotthouthatdidstcutהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672Rahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294inpieces,thatdidst piercethemonsterתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Isitnotthouthatdriedstuptheseaיָ֔םYamH3220,thewatersמֵ֖יmeiH4325ofthegreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415;thatmadestthedepthsH8415oftheseaיָ֔םYamH3220awayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870fortheredeemedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350topassלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674over?

11Andtheransomedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299ofJehovahshallreturnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725,andcomeוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935withsinginguntoZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726;andeverlastingjoyH8057shallbeupontheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218:theyshallobtaingladnessH8057andjoyH8057;andsorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015andsighingוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585shallfleeנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127awayH7725.

12I, evenI,amhethatcomfortethyou:whoart thou,thatthou artafraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372ofmanH120thatshalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191,andofthesonH1121ofmanH120thatshallbemadeH5414asgrassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682;

13andhastforgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911Jehovahthy Maker,thatstretchedנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186forththeheavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064,andlaidthefoundationsoftheearthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776;andfearestcontinuallyתָּמִ֜ידta.MidH8548allthedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117becauseofthefuryoftheoppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693,whenhemakethreadytodestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843?andwhereH834isthefuryoftheoppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14Thecaptiveexileshallspeedilybeloosed;andheshallnotdieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191andgodownintothepitלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,neithershallhisbreadH3899fail.

15ForIamJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whostirrethuptheseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, sothatthewavesthereofroarוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993:Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

16AndIhaveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697inthymouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,andhavecoveredכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680theeintheshadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738ofmyhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,thatImayplantלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,andlaythefoundationsoftheearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,andsayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559untoZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, Thou artmypeopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.

17AwakeH5782,awakeH5782,standH6965up,OJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thathastdrunkH8354atthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJehovahthecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofhiswrathH2534; thou hast drunkenthebowlofthecupכּ֧וֹסKosH3563ofstaggering,anddrainedמָצִֽית׃ma.TzitH4680it.

18ThereisnonetoguideheramongallthesonsH1121whom she hathbroughtH3205forthH3205;neitheristhereanythattakethherbythehandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027amongallthesonsH1121thatshe hathbroughtH3205up.

19Thesetwoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147thingsarebefallenthee,whoshallbemoan thee? desolationanddestructionוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרve.ha.She.verH7667,andthefamineוְהָרָעָ֥בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458andtheswordוְהַחֶ֖רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719;howshallIcomfortאֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee?

20ThysonsH1121havefaintedעֻלְּפ֥וּ'u.le.FuH5968,theylieH7901attheheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofallthestreetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,asanantelopeכְּת֣וֹאke.To'H8377inanet;theyarefullהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםham.le.'ImH4392ofthewrathH2534ofJehovah,therebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606ofthyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085nowthis, thouafflictedעֲנִיָּ֑ה'a.ni.YahH6041,anddrunken,butnotwithwineמִיָּֽיִן׃ סmi.Ya.yinH3196:

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thyLordJehovah,andthyGodוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ve.lo.Ha.yikhH430thatpleadeththecauseofhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,Behold,IhavetakenH3947outofthyhandמִיָּדֵ֖ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027thecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofstaggering,eventhebowlofthecupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563ofmywrathH2534; thou shaltnomoredrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּlish.to.TahH8354itagainעֽוֹד׃odH5750:

23andIwillputH7760itintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthemthatafflict thee,thathavesaidH559tothysoulH5315,BowH7812downשְׁחִ֣יshe.ChiH7812,thatwemaygoover;andthou hastlaidthy backasthegroundכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776,andasthestreetוְכַח֖וּץve.kha.ChutzH2351,tothemthatgoover.

Commentaries on Isaiah 51

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