Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 32

1Beholdהֵ֥ןhenH2005,a kingמֶ֑לֶךְMe.lekhH4428will reignיִמְלָךְ־yim.lokh-H4427in righteousnessלְצֶ֖דֶקle.Tze.dekH6664,and princesוּלְשָׂרִ֖יםu.le.sa.RimH8269will ruleיָשֹֽׂרוּ׃ya.So.ruH8323with justiceלְמִשְׁפָּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941.

2Eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376will beוְהָיָה־ve.ha.yah-H1961like a shelterכְּמַֽחֲבֵא־ke.ma.cha.ve'-H4224from the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307,a refugeוְסֵ֣תֶרve.Se.terH5643from the stormזָ֑רֶםZa.remH2230,like streamsכְּפַלְגֵי־ke.fal.gei-H6388of waterמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325in a dry landבְּצָי֔וֹןbe.tza.YonH6724,like the shadowכְּצֵ֥לke.TzelH6738of a greatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515rockסֶֽלַע־se.la'-H5553in an aridעֲיֵפָֽה׃'a.ye.FahH5889landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

3Then the eyesעֵינֵ֣י'ei.NeiH5869of those who seeרֹאִ֑יםro.'ImH7200will no longerוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be closedתִשְׁעֶ֖ינָהtish.'Ei.nahH8159,and the earsוְאָזְנֵ֥יve.'a.ze.NeiH241of those who hearשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085will listenתִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃tik.Shav.nahH7181.

4The mindוּלְבַ֥בu.le.VavH3824of the rashנִמְהָרִ֖יםnim.ha.RimH4116will knowיָבִ֣יןya.VinH995and understandH3045,and the stammeringעִלְּגִ֔ים'i.le.GimH5926tongueוּלְשׁ֣וֹןu.le.ShonH3956will speakלְדַבֵּ֥רle.da.BerH1696clearlyצָחֽוֹת׃tza.ChotH6703and fluentlyתְּמַהֵ֖רte.ma.HerH4116.

5Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808longer willע֛וֹדodH5750a foolלְנָבָ֖לle.na.ValH5036be calledיִקָּרֵ֥אyi.ka.Re'H7121nobleנָדִ֑יבna.DivH5081,norלֹ֥אlo'H3808a scoundrelוּלְכִילַ֕יu.le.khi.LaiH3596be respectedיֵֽאָמֵ֖ר שֽׁוֹעַ׃ye.'a.Mer Sho.a'H559 H7771.

6Forכִּ֤יkiH3588a foolנָבָל֙na.ValH5036speaksיְדַבֵּ֔רye.da.BerH1696foolishnessנְבָלָ֣הne.va.LahH5039;his mindוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820plotsיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213iniquityאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205.He practicesלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213ungodlinessחֹ֗נֶףCho.nefH2612and speaksוּלְדַבֵּ֤רu.le.da.BerH1696falselyתּוֹעָ֔הto.'AhH8442aboutאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;he leaves the hungryנֶ֣פֶשׁ רָעֵ֔בNe.fesh ra.'EvH5315 H7457emptyלְהָרִיק֙le.ha.RikH7324and deprives the thirstyצָמֵ֖אtza.Me'H6771ofיַחְסִֽיר׃yach.SirH2637drinkוּמַשְׁקֶ֥הu.mash.KehH4945.

7The weaponsכֵּלָ֣יוke.LavH3627of the scoundrelוְכֵלַ֖יve.khe.LaiH3596are destructiveרָעִ֑יםra.'ImH7451;heה֚וּאhu'H1931hatchesיָעָ֔ץya.'AtzH3289plotsזִמּ֣וֹתzi.MotH2154to destroyלְחַבֵּ֤לle.cha.BelH2254the poorH6035with liesבְּאִמְרֵי־ שֶׁ֔קֶרbe.'im.rei- She.kerH561 H8267,even when the pleaוּבְדַבֵּ֥רu.ve.da.BerH1696of the needyאֶבְי֖וֹן'ev.YonH34is justמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

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8But a noble manוְנָדִ֖יבve.na.DivH5081makesיָעָ֑ץya.'AtzH3289honorable plansנְדִיב֣וֹתne.di.VotH5081;heוְה֖וּאve.Hu'H1931stands upיָקֽוּם׃ פya.KumH6965forעַל־'al-H5921worthy causesנְדִיב֥וֹתne.di.VotH5081.

9Stand upקֹ֖מְנָהKo.me.nahH6965,you complacentשַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹתsha.'a.na.NotH7600womenנָשִׁים֙na.ShimH802;listen to meשְׁמַ֣עְנָה קוֹלִ֑יshe.Ma'.nah ko.LiH8085 H6963.Give earהַאְזֵ֖נָּהha'.Ze.nahH238to my wordאִמְרָתִֽי׃'im.ra.TiH565,you overconfidentבֹּֽטח֔וֹתbo.t.ChotH982daughtersבָּנוֹת֙ba.nOtH1323.

10In a little more thanיָמִים֙ עַל־ya.Mim 'al-H3117 H5921a yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141you will trembleתִּרְגַּ֖זְנָהtir.Gaz.nahH7264,O secure onesבֹּֽטְח֑וֹתbo.te.ChotH982.Forכִּ֚יkiH3588the grape harvestבָצִ֔ירva.TzirH1210will failכָּלָ֣הka.LahH3615and the fruit harvestאֹ֖סֶף'O.sefH625will notבְּלִ֥יbe.LiH1097arriveיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935.

11Shudderחִרְדוּ֙chir.DuH2729,you ladies of leisureשַֽׁאֲנַנּ֔וֹתsha.'a.na.NotH7600;trembleרְגָ֖זָהre.Ga.zahH7264,you daughters of complacencyבֹּֽטְח֑וֹתbo.te.ChotH982.Stripפְּשֹׁ֣טָֽהpe.Sho.tahH6584yourselves bareוְעֹ֔רָהve.'O.rahH6209and putוַחֲג֖וֹרָהva.cha.Go.rahH2296sackcloth aroundעַל־'al-H5921your waistsחֲלָצָֽיִם׃cha.la.Tza.yimH2504.

12Beatסֹֽפְדִ֑יםso.fe.DimH5594עַל־'al-H5921your breastsשָׁדַ֖יִםsha.Da.yimH7699forעַל־'al-H5921the pleasantחֶ֕מֶד עַל־Che.med 'al-H2531 H5921fieldsשְׂדֵי־se.dei-H7704,for the fruitfulפֹּרִיָּֽה׃po.ri.YahH6509vinesגֶּ֖פֶןGe.fenH1612,

13and forעַ֚ל'alH5921the landאַדְמַ֣ת'ad.MatH127of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,overgrownתַּֽעֲלֶ֑הta.'a.LehH5927with thornsק֥וֹץKotzH6975and briersשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068—evenכִּ֚יkiH3588forעַל־'al-H5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605houseבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of merrimentמָשׂ֔וֹשׂma.SosH4885in this cityקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151of revelryעַלִּיזָֽה׃'a.li.ZahH5947.

14Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the palaceאַרְמ֣וֹן'ar.MonH759will be forsakenנֻטָּ֔שׁnu.TashH5203,the busyהֲמ֥וֹןha.MonH1995cityעִ֖יר'irH5892abandonedעֻזָּ֑ב'u.ZavH5800.The hillעֹ֣פֶל'O.felH6076and the watchtowerוָבַ֜חַןva.Va.chanH975will becomeהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961בְעַ֤דve.'AdH1157cavesמְעָרוֹת֙me.'a.rOtH4631foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֔ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769—the delightמְשׂ֥וֹשׂme.SosH4885of wild donkeysפְּרָאִ֖יםpe.ra.'ImH6501and a pastureמִרְעֵ֥הmir.'EhH4829for flocksעֲדָרִֽים׃'a.da.RimH5739—

15untilעַד־'ad-H5704the Spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307is poured outיֵ֨עָרֶ֥הye.'a.RehH6168upon usעָלֵ֛ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921from on highמִמָּר֑וֹםmi.ma.RomH4791.Then the desertמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057will beוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961an orchardלַכַּרְמֶ֔לla.kar.MelH3759,and the orchardוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לve.ha.khar.melH3759will seemיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803like a forestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293.

16Then justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941will inhabitוְשָׁכַ֥ןve.sha.KhanH7931the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,and righteousnessוּצְדָקָ֖הu.tze.da.KahH6666will dwellתֵּשֵֽׁב׃te.ShevH3427in the fertile fieldבַּכַּרְמֶ֥לba.kar.MelH3759.

17The workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of righteousnessהַצְּדָקָ֖הha.tze.da.KahH6666will beוְהָיָ֛הve.ha.YahH1961peaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965;the serviceוַֽעֲבֹדַת֙va.'a.vo.DatH5656of righteousnessהַצְּדָקָ֔הha.tze.da.KahH6666will be quietהַשְׁקֵ֥טhash.KetH8252confidenceוָבֶ֖טַחva.Ve.tachH983foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

18Then my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971will dwellוְיָשַׁ֥בve.ya.ShavH3427in a peacefulשָׁל֑וֹם וּֽבְמִשְׁכְּנוֹת֙sha.Lom u.ve.mish.ke.nOtH7965 H4908placeבִּנְוֵ֣הbin.VehH5116,in safeמִבְטַחִ֔יםmiv.ta.ChimH4009and secureשַׁאֲנַנּֽוֹת׃sha.'a.na.NotH7600places of restוּבִמְנוּחֹ֖תu.vim.nu.ChotH4496.

19But hailוּבָרַ֖דu.va.RadH1258will levelבְּרֶ֣דֶתbe.Re.detH3381the forestהַיָּ֑עַרhai.Ya.'arH3293,and the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892will sinkתִּשְׁפַּ֥לtish.PalH8213to the depthsוּבַשִּׁפְלָ֖הu.va.shif.LahH8218.

20Blessedאַשְׁרֵיכֶ֕ם'ash.rei.KhemH835arethose who sowזֹרְעֵ֖יzo.re.'EiH2232besideעַל־'al-H5921abundantכָּל־kol-H3605watersמָ֑יִםMa.yimH4325,who let the oxהַשּׁ֖וֹרha.ShorH7794and donkeyוְהַחֲמֽוֹר׃ סve.ha.cha.MorH2543range freelyמְשַׁלְּחֵ֥י רֶֽגֶל־me.sha.le.Chei re.gel-H7971 H7272.

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Commentaries on Isaiah 32