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Isaiah 66

1Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064ismythroneכִּסְאִ֔יkis.'IH3678,andtheearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776ismyfootstool:whatmannerofhouseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004willyebuildתִּבְנוּ־tiv.nu-H1129untome?andwhatplaceמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725shallbemyrestמְנוּחָתִֽי׃me.nu.cha.TiH4496?

2ForallthesethingsH1697hathmyhandיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027madeH6213,andsoallthesethingsH1697cametobeH1961, saithJehovah:buttothismanwillIlookאַבִּ֔יט'a.BitH5027,eventohimthatispoorH6041andofacontritespiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,andthattremblethatmywordדְּבָרִֽי׃de.va.RiH1697.

3Hethatkillethanoxהַשּׁ֜וֹרha.ShorH7794isashethatslayethamanH376;hethatsacrificethalambהַשֶּׂה֙ha.SehH7716,ashethatbreakethadog’sכֶּ֔לֶבKe.levH3611neckעֹ֣רֵֽף'O.refH6202;hethatofferethanoblation,ashethatofferethswine’sbloodדַּם־dam-H1818;hethatburnethfrankincenseלְבֹנָ֖הle.vo.NahH3828,ashethatblessethanidol. Yea,theyhavechosenH977theirownwaysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔םbe.dar.khei.HemH1870,andtheirsoulH5315delightethintheirabominationsH8251:

4Ialsoגַּם־gam-H1571willchooseH977theirdelusions,andwillbringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935theirfearsuponthem;becausewhenH834Icalledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121,nonedidanswerעוֹנֶ֔הo.NehH6030;whenH834Ispake,theydidnothearH8085:buttheydidthatwhichwasevilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451inmineeyesH5869,andchoseH977thatwhereinIdelightednot.

5Hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah, yethattrembleathiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697:Yourbrethrenthathateשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130you,thatcastyououtformyname’sשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034sakeלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616,havesaidH559, LetJehovahbeglorifiedH3513,thatwemayseeH7200yourjoyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057;butitistheythatshallbeputH954toshameH954.

6AvoiceH6963oftumultfromthecityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892,avoiceH6963fromthetempleמֵֽהֵיכָ֑לme.hei.KhalH1964,avoiceH6963ofJehovahthatrenderethrecompenseגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576tohisenemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341.

7Beforeshetravailed,shebroughtH935forthH3205;beforeherpaincameH935,shewasdeliveredוְהִמְלִ֥יטָהve.him.Li.tahH4422ofaman-child.

8WhohathheardH8085suchathing?whohathseenH7200suchthingsH428?Shallalandאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776bebornH3205inoneH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117?shallanationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471bebroughtH3205forthH3205atonce?forassoonasZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726travailed,shebroughtH3205forthH3205herchildren.

9ShallIbringאוֹלִ֖יד'o.LidH3205tothebirthH3205,andnotcausetobringהַמּוֹלִ֛ידha.mo.LidH3205forthH3205? saithJehovah:shallIthatcausetobringH3205forthH3205shutH6113thewomb? saith thyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10Rejoiceשִׂמְח֧וּsim.ChuH8055yewithJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,andbegladH8055forher,allyethatloveאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157her:rejoiceH8055forjoyH4885withher,allyethatmournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56overher;

11thatyemaysuckתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243andbesatisfiedH7646withthebreastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699ofherconsolationsתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָtan.chu.Mei.haH8575;thatyemaymilkout,andbedelightedוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026withtheabundanceofhergloryH3519.

12Forthusכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,IwillextendH5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965toherlikeariverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104,andthegloryH3519ofthenationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471likeanoverflowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857stream:andyeshallsuckוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243thereof; yeshallbeborneH5375uponthesideH6654,andshallbedandledupontheknees.

13AsoneH376whomhismotherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comforteth,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651willIcomfortH5162you;andyeshallbecomfortedH5162inJerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14Andyeshallseeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200it,andyourheartלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820shallrejoiceH7797,andyourbonesH6106shallflourishlikethetendergrassכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877:andthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahshallbeknownH3045towardhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650;andhewillhaveindignationagainsthisenemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

15For,behold,Jehovahwillcomeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935withfireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784,andhischariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818shallbelikethewhirlwind;torenderhisangerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639withfierceness,andhisrebukeוְגַעֲרָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.ra.ToH1606withflamesH3851offireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

16Forbyfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784willJehovahexecutejudgmentנִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.PatH8199,andbyhisswordוּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.BoH2719,uponallfleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320;andtheslainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491ofJehovahshallbemanyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231.

17TheythatsanctifyH6942themselvesandpurifyוְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜יםve.ha.mi.ta.ha.RimH2891themselvestogo untothegardensהַגַּנּ֗וֹתha.ga.NotH1593,behindoneאַחַת֙'e.chadH259inthemidstH8432,eatingאֹֽכְלֵי֙'o.khe.LeiH398swine’sfleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320,andtheabomination,andthemouseוְהָעַכְבָּ֑רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909,theyshallcomeיָסֻ֖פוּya.Su.fuH5486toanendH5486togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162, saithJehovah.

18ForIknowtheirworksH4639andtheirthoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םu.mach.she.Vo.tei.HemH4284:thetime cometh,thatIwillgatherלְקַבֵּ֥ץle.ka.BetzH6908allnationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471andtonguesH3956;andtheyshallcomeH935,andshallseeוְרָא֥וּve.ra.'UH7200mygloryכְּבוֹדִֽי׃ke.vo.DiH3519.

19AndIwillsetH7760asignא֗וֹת'otH226amongthem,andIwillsendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יve.shi.lach.TiH7971suchasescapeH6412ofthemuntothenationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471,toTarshishתַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Pulפּ֥וּלpulH6322,andLudוְל֛וּדve.LudH3865,thatdrawמֹ֥שְׁכֵיMo.she.kheiH4900thebowקֶ֖שֶׁתKe.shetH7198,toTubalתֻּבַ֣לtu.ValH8422andJavanוְיָוָ֑ןve.ya.VanH3120,totheislesafarH7350off,thathavenotheardH8085myfame,neitherhaveseenH7200mygloryכְּבוֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519;andtheyshalldeclareוְהִגִּ֥ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046mygloryכְּבוֹדִ֖יke.vo.DiH3519amongthenationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

20Andtheyshallbringוְהֵבִ֣יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935allyourbrethrenoutofallthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471foranoblation untoJehovah,uponhorsesH5483,andinchariotsוּ֠בָרֶכֶבU.va.re.khevH7393,andinlitters,anduponmulesH6505,andupondromedaries,tomyholyH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, saithJehovah,asthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478bringיָבִיאוּ֩ya.vi.'UH935theiroblationinacleanH2889vesselבִּכְלִ֥יbikh.LiH3627intothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

21Andofthemalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571willItakeאֶקַּ֛ח'e.KachH3947forpriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548andforLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881, saithJehovah.

22Forasthenewהַ֠חֳדָשִׁיםHa.cho.da.shimH2319heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andthenewהַחֲדָשָׁ֜הha.cha.da.ShahH2319earthוְהָאָ֨רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776,whichIwillmakeעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213,shallremainH5975beforeme, saithJehovah,soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651shallyourseedH2233andyournameוְשִׁמְכֶֽם׃ve.shim.KhemH8034remainH5975.

23Anditshallcomeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935topass,thatfromonenewחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320moonבְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.cha.de.ShoH2320toanother,andfromonesabbathH7676toanother,shallallfleshבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320comeH935toworshipbeforeme, saithJehovah.

24Andtheyshallgoוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318forthH3318,andlookוְרָא֔וּve.ra.'UH7200uponthedeadH4191bodiesH1320ofthemenH376thathavetransgressedH6586againstme:fortheirwormshallnotdieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,neithershalltheirfireוְאִשָּׁם֙ve.'i.ShamH784beוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961quenchedH3518;andtheyshallbeH1961anabhorring untoallfleshבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.

Commentaries on Isaiah 66

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