Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 41

1“Be silentהַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790before Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,O islandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339,and let the peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816renewיַחֲלִ֣יפוּya.cha.Li.fuH2498their strengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581.Let them come forwardיִגְּשׁוּ֙yi.ge.ShuH5066andאָ֣ז'azH227testifyיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;let us togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162draw nearנִקְרָֽבָה׃nik.Ra.vahH7126for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has arousedהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782one from the eastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217andcalled himיִקְרָאֵ֣הוּyik.ra.'E.huH7121to his feetלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272in righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664?He hands nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471overיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414to himלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440andsubduesיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428before him.He turns themיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414to dustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083with his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719,to windblownנִדָּ֖ףni.DafH5086chaffכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179with his bowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3He pursues themיִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.FemH7291,going onיַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.VorH5674safelyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,hardlyלֹ֥אlo'H3808touchingיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935the pathאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has performed thisפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466and carried it outוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213,calling forthקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121the generationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from the beginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218?Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068—the firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the lastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314—Iאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589am Heהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931.”

5The islandsאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339seeרָא֤וּra.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372;the endsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729.They approachקָרְב֖וּka.re.VuH7126and come forwardוַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃vai.ye.'e.ta.YunH857.

6Each oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853helpsיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826the otherרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453and saysיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to his brotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251, “Be strongחֲזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388!”

7The craftsmanחָרָשׁ֙cha.RashH2796אֶת־'et-H853encouragesוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388the goldsmithצֹרֵ֔ףtzo.RefH6884, andhe who wieldsמַחֲלִ֥יקma.cha.LikH2505the hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360אֶת־'et-H853cheershim who strikesה֣וֹלֶםHo.lemH1986the anvilפָּ֑עַםPa.'amH6471,sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559of the weldingלַדֶּ֙בֶק֙la.De.vekH1694, “Itה֔וּאHu'H1931is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896.”He nails it downוַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ בְמַסְמְרִ֖יםvay.cha.ze.Ke.hu ve.mas.me.RimH2388 H4548so it will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be toppledיִמּֽוֹט׃ סyi.MotH4131.

8“But youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859,O Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977,descendantזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233of Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85My friendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157—

9I broughtהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388you fromאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the endsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and called youקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121from its farthest cornersוּמֵאֲצִילֶ֖יהָu.me.'a.tzi.Lei.haH678.I saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559, ‘Youאַ֔תָּה'A.tahH859are My servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650.’I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808rejected youמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988.

10Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589am with youעִמְּךָ־'i.me.kha-H5973;do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּשְׁתָּ֖עtish.Ta'H8159,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.I will strengthen youאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553;I will surely help youעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH637 H5826;I will uphold youתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551with My righteousצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664right handבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225.

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who rageהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734against youwill be ashamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954and disgracedוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637;those who contendאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582with youרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379will beיִֽהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961reduced to nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and will perishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12You will seekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245themאַנְשֵׁ֖י מַצֻּתֶ֑ךָ'an.Shei ma.tzu.Te.khaH582 H4695but will notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808find themתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672.Those who wage warמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421against youאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582will comeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961to nothingכְאַ֛יִן וּכְאֶ֖פֶסkhe.'A.yin u.khe.'E.fesH369 H657.

13Forכִּ֗יKiH3588I amאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who takes holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388of your right handיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225and tellsהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559you:Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372,Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will help youעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826.

14Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372,O Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,you wormתּוֹלַ֣עַתto.La.'atH8438,O few menמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589will help youעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068. “Your Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350is the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I will make youשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760into a threshing sledgeלְמוֹרַג֙le.mo.RagH4173,newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319andsharpחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742,withבַּ֖עַלBa.'alH1167many teethפִּֽיפִיּ֑וֹתpi.fi.YotH6374.You will threshתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and crush themוְתָדֹ֔קve.ta.DokH1854,and reduceתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389to chaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671.

16You will winnow themתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219,and a windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307will carry them awayתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375;a galeוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591will scatterתָּפִ֣יץta.FitzH6327themאוֹתָ֑ם'o.TamH853.But youוְאַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH859will rejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068;you will gloryתִּתְהַלָּֽל׃ פtit.ha.LalH1984in the Holyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17The poorהָעֲנִיִּ֨יםha.'a.ni.YimH6041and needyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםve.ha.'ev.yo.NimH34seekמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםme.vak.ShimH1245waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,but there is noneוָאַ֔יִןva.'A.yinH369;their tonguesלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956are parchedנָשָׁ֑תָּהna.Sha.tahH5405with thirstבַּצָּמָ֣אba.tza.Ma'H6772.Iאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,will answer themאֶעֱנֵ֔ם'e.'e.NemH6030;I, the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808forsake themאֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃'e.'ez.VemH5800.

18I will openאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104onעַל־'al-H5921the barren heightsשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205,and fountainsמַעְיָנ֑וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599in the middleוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of the valleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237.I will turnאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760the desertמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057into a poolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325,and the dryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776into flowing springsלְמוֹצָ֥אֵי מָֽיִם׃le.mo.Tza.'ei Ma.yimH4161 H4325.

19I will plantאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414cedarsאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,acaciasשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848,myrtlesוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918,and oliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treesוְעֵ֣ץve.'EtzH6086.I will setאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760cypressesבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160,elmsתִּדְהָ֥רtid.HarH8410and boxwoodוּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.te.'a.ShurH8391togetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162,

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20so thatלְמַ֧עַןle.Ma.'anH4616allיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162may seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and knowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045,may considerוְיָשִׂ֤ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760and understandוְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ve.yas.Ki.luH7919,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has doneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213thisזֹּ֑אתZotH2063and the Holyוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has created itבְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פbe.ra.'AhH1254.”

21“Presentקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126your caseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379,”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Submitהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066your argumentsעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110,”saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559the Kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22“Let them comeיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066and tellוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046usאֵ֖ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will happenתִּקְרֶ֑ינָהtik.Rei.nahH7136.Tellהַגִּ֜ידוּha.Gi.duH5046the former thingsהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ מָ֣ה הֵ֗נָּהha.ri.sho.Not mah He.nahH7223 H4100 H2007,so that we may reflect onוְנָשִׂ֤ימָהve.na.Si.mahH7760themלִבֵּ֙נוּ֙li.Be.nuH3820and knowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045the outcomeאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319.Orא֥וֹ'oH176announce to usהַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃hash.mi.'U.nuH8085what is comingהַבָּא֖וֹתha.ba.'otH935.

23Tell usהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the thingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857that are to comeלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268,so that we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045thatכִּ֥יkiH3588youאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859are godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.Yesאַף־'af-H637,do something goodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190or evilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489,that we may look on together in dismayוְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָה וְנִרְאֶ֥ה יַחְדָּֽו׃ve.nish.Ta.'ah ve.ne.re yach.DavH8159 H7200 H3162.

24Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859are nothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369and your workוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467is of no valueמֵאָ֑פַעme.'A.fa'H659.Anyone who choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977youis detestableתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

25I have raised upהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782onefrom the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828,and he has comeוַיַּ֔אתvai.YatH857—one from the eastמִמִּזְרַח־ שֶׁ֖מֶשׁmi.miz.rach- She.meshH4217 H8121who calls onיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121My nameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034.He will march overוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935rulersסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461as ifכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644they were mortarחֹ֔מֶרCho.merH2563,likeוּכְמ֥וֹu.khe.MoH3644a potterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335who treadsיִרְמָס־yir.mos-H7429the clayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has declaredהִגִּ֤ידhi.GidH5046thisfrom the beginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218,so that we may knowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045,and from times pastוּמִלְּפָנִ֖יםu.mi.le.fa.NimH6440,so that we may sayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559: ‘He was rightצַדִּ֑יק אַ֣ףtza.Dik 'afH6662 H637’?Noאֵין־'ein-H369one announced itמַגִּ֗יד אַ֚ףma.Gid 'afH5046 H637,no oneאֵ֣ין'einH369foretold itמַשְׁמִ֔יעַ אַ֥ףmash.Mi.a' 'afH8085 H637,noאֵין־'ein-H369one heardשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085your wordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27I was the first to tellרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726: ‘Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,here they areהִנָּ֑םhi.NamH2005!’And I gaveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389a herald of good newsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319.

28When I lookוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200,there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376;there is noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369counselorיוֹעֵ֑ץyo.'EtzH3289among themוּמֵאֵ֖לֶּהu.me.'E.lehH428;when I ask themוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592,they have nothing to sayוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּ דָבָֽר׃ve.ya.Shi.vu da.VarH7725 H1697.

29Seeהֵ֣ןhenH2005, they areallכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605a delusionאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205;their worksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639amount to nothingאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657;their imagesנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פnis.kei.HemH5262are as emptyוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414as the windר֥וּחַRu.achH7307.

Meaningless Idols

Commentaries on Isaiah 41