Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 29:9-17
9Stopהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102and be astonishedוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539;blind yourselvesהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173and be sightlessוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173;be drunkשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937,but notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808with wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196;staggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808from strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941.
10Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has poured outנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258on youעֲלֵיכֶ֤ם'a.lei.KhemH5921a spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639.He has shutוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105אֶת־'et-H853your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869אֶת־'et-H853,O prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853;He has coveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680your headsרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,O seersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374.
11And the entireהַכֹּ֗לha.KolH3605visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380will beוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961to youlike the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856in a scrollהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.If itאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834is handedיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853toאֶל־'el-H413someone to readיוֹדֵ֥עַ סֵ֛פֶר לֵאמֹ֖ר קְרָ֣א נָא־ זֶ֑הyo.De.a' se.fer le.Mor ke.Ra' na'- ZehH3045H5612H559H7121H4994H2088,he will sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “I cannotלֹ֣א אוּכַ֔לlo' 'u.KhalH3808H3201,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588itהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931is sealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856.”
12Or if the scrollהַסֵּ֗פֶרha.Se.ferH5612is handedוְנִתַּ֣ןve.ni.TanH5414toעַל֩'alH5921oneאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834unableלֹֽא־lo'-H3808to readיָדַ֥ע סֵ֛פֶר לֵאמֹ֖ר קְרָ֣א נָא־ זֶ֑הya.Da' Se.fer le.Mor ke.Ra' na'- ZehH3045H5612H559H7121H4994H2088,he will sayוְאָמַ֕רve.'a.MarH559, “I cannot readלֹ֥א יָדַ֖עְתִּי סֵֽפֶר׃ סlo' ya.Da'.ti Se.ferH3808H3045H5612.”
13Thereforeיַ֚עַן כִּ֤יYa.'an kiH3282H3588the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Theseהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971draw near to Meנִגַּשׁ֙ni.GashH5066with their mouthsבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310and honor Meכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513with their lipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193,but their heartsוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820are farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368from Meמִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.niH4480.Their worshipיִרְאָתָם֙yir.'a.TamH3374of Meאֹתִ֔י'o.TiH853is butוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961rulesמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687taughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925by menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582.
14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ן הִנְנִ֥יla.Khen hi.NiH3651H2005I will againיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254confoundלְהַפְלִ֥יאle.haf.Li'H6381אֶת־'et-H853theseהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971with wonderהַפְלֵ֣אhaf.Le'H6381upon wonderוָפֶ֑לֶאva.Fe.le'H6382.The wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of the wiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450will vanishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,and the intelligenceוּבִינַ֥תu.vi.NatH998of the intelligentנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995will be hiddenתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.”
15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who dig deepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009to hideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641their plansעֵצָ֑ה וְהָיָ֤ה'e.Tzah ve.ha.YahH6098H1961from the LORDמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.In darknessבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285they do their worksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639and sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whoמִ֥יmiH4310sees usרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200,and whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310will knowיוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nuH3045?”
16You have turned things upside downהַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔םhaf.ke.KhemH2017,as ifאִם־'im-H518the potterהַיֹּצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335were regardedיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563.Shallכִּֽי־ki-H3588what is formedמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639sayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559to him who formed itלְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙le.'o.Se.huH6213, “He did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808make meעָשָׂ֔נִי'a.Sa.niH6213”?Can the potteryוְיֵ֛צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3336sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559of the potterלְיוֹצְר֖וֹle.yotz.RoH3335, “He has noלֹ֥אlo'H3808understandingהֵבִֽין׃he.VinH995”?
17In a veryהֲלוֹא־ עוֹד֙ha.lo'- 'OdH3808H5750shortמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592timeמִזְעָ֔רmiz.'ArH4213, will notLebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844becomeוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725an orchardלַכַּרְמֶ֑לla.kar.MelH3759,and the orchardוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לve.ha.kar.MelH3759seemיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803like a forestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?
Commentaries on Isaiah 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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