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Isaiah 56

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Keepשִׁמְר֥וּshim.RuH8104yejusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941,anddorighteousnessצְדָקָ֑הtze.da.KahH6666;formysalvationיְשֽׁוּעָתִי֙ye.shu.'a.TiH3444isneartocomeלָב֔וֹאla.Vo'H935,andmyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666toberevealedלְהִגָּלֽוֹת׃le.hi.ga.LotH1540.

2BlessedisthemanH120thatdoeththis,andthesonH1121ofmanH120thatholdethitfast;thatkeepeththesabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676fromprofaningH2490it,andkeepethhishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027fromdoinganyevilרָֽע׃ סRa'H7451.

3Neitherlettheforeigner,thathathjoinedhimselftoJehovah,speak,sayingH559,JehovahwillsurelyseparateH914mefromhispeopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971;neitherlettheeunuchהַסָּרִ֔יסha.sa.RisH5631sayH559,Behold,Iamadryיָבֵֽשׁ׃ סya.VeshH3002treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086.

4Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovahoftheeunuchsלַסָּֽרִיסִים֙la.sa.ri.SimH5631thatkeepיִשְׁמְרוּ֙yish.me.RuH8104mysabbathsשַׁבְּתוֹתַ֔יsha.be.to.TaiH7676,andchooseוּבָֽחֲר֖וּu.va.cha.RuH977thethingsthatpleaseme,andholdוּמַחֲזִיקִ֖יםu.ma.cha.zi.KimH2388fastmycovenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285:

5UntothemwillIgiveוְנָתַתִּ֨יve.na.ta.TiH5414inmyhouseבְּבֵיתִ֤יbe.vei.TiH1004andwithinmywallsוּבְחֽוֹמֹתַי֙u.ve.cho.mo.TaiH2346amemorialandanameוָשֵׁ֔םva.ShemH8034betterט֖וֹבTovH2896thanofsonsמִבָּנִ֣יםmi.ba.NimH1121andofdaughtersוּמִבָּנ֑וֹתu.mi.ba.NotH1323;Iwillgiveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414themaneverlastingnameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034,thatshallnotbecutיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772off.

6Alsotheforeignersthatjoinהַנִּלְוִ֤יםha.nil.VimH3867themselvestoJehovah,toministeruntohim,andtoloveוּֽלְאַהֲבָה֙u.le.'a.ha.VahH157thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofJehovah,tobeH1961hisservantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650,everyonethatkeepeththesabbathשַׁבָּת֙sha.BatH7676fromprofaningH2490it,andholdethfastmycovenantבִּבְרִיתִֽי׃biv.ri.TiH1285;

7eventhemwillIbringוַהֲבִיאוֹתִ֞יםva.ha.vi.'o.TimH935tomyholyH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,andmakeוְשִׂמַּחְתִּים֙ve.si.mach.TimH8055themjoyfulinmyhouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofprayerתְּפִלָּתִ֔יte.fi.la.TiH8605:theirburnt-offeringsandtheirsacrificesH2077shallbeaccepteduponminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֑יmiz.be.ChiH4196;formyhouseבֵיתִ֔יvei.TiH1004shallbecalledיִקָּרֵ֖אyi.ka.Re'H7121ahouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofprayerתְּפִלָּ֥הte.fi.LahH8605forallpeoplesH5971.

8TheLordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Jehovah,whogathereththeoutcastsofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, saith,YetH5750willIgatherH6908otherstohim,besideshisownthataregatheredH6908.

9Allyebeastsofthefieldשָׂדָ֑יsa.DaiH7704,comeאֵתָ֕יוּ'e.Ta.yuH857todevourלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398, yea,allyebeastsintheforestבַּיָּֽעַר׃ סbai.Ya.'arH3293.

10Hiswatchmenצֹפָ֞יוtza.fiuH6822areblindעִוְרִ֤ים'iv.RimH5787,theyareallwithoutknowledge;theyarealldumbdogsכְּלָבִ֣יםke.la.VimH3611,theycannotbark; dreaming,lyingשֹֽׁכְבִ֔יםsho.khe.VimH7901downH7901,lovingH157toslumberלָנֽוּם׃la.NumH5123.

11Yea,thedogsוְהַכְּלָבִ֣יםve.ha.ke.la.VimH3611aregreedy,theycanneverhaveenough;andtheseareshepherdsרֹעִ֔יםro.'ImH7462thatcannotunderstandהָבִ֑יןha.VinH995:theyhaveallturnedפָּנ֔וּpa.NuH6437totheirownwayלְדַרְכָּ֣םle.dar.KamH1870,eachoneH376tohisgainלְבִצְע֖וֹle.vitz.'OH1215,fromeveryquarter.

12Comeye, saythey,Iwillfetchwineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196,andwewillfill ourselveswithstrongשֵׁכָ֑רshe.KharH7941drinkH7941;andto-morrowshallbeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961asthisdayי֣וֹםYomH3117,adayH3117greatגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419beyondmeasure.

Commentaries on Isaiah 56

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