Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 42

(Matthew 12:15–21)

1“Here isהֵ֤ןhenH2005My Servantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,whom I upholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551,My Chosen Oneבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972, in whomMy soulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightsרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521.I will putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414My Spiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307on Himעָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921, andHe will bringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808cry outיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808raiseיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375His voice,norוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808make His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963heardיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085in the streetsבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070He will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665and a smolderingכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544wickוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594He will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808extinguishיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518;He will faithfullyלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571bring forthיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

4He will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808grow weakיִכְהֶה֙ וְלֹ֣אyikh.Heh ve.Lo'H3543 H3808or discouragedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533beforeעַד־'ad-H5704He has establishedיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941on the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776.In His lawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451the islandsאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339will put their hopeיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176.”

5This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559—He who createdבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and stretched them outוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186,who spread outרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and its offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631,who givesנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971on itעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921and lifeוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to those who walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it:

6“Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589,the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,have called youקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121for a righteous purposeבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664,and I will take holdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388of your handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027.I will keep youוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341and appoint youוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414to be a covenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285for the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971and a lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471,

7to openלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491the eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869of the blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787,to bringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616out of the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525and those sittingיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822out from the prisonכֶּ֖לֶאKe.le'H3608houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004.

8Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068;thatה֣וּאhu'H1931is My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034!I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808yieldאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414My gloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519to anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312or My praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416to idolsלַפְּסִילִֽים׃la.pe.si.LimH6456.

A New Song of Praise

(Psalm 98:1–9; Psalm 149:1–9)

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,the former thingsהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223have happenedבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935,and now Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589declareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046new thingsוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319.Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962they spring forthתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779I proclaim themאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085to youאֶתְכֶֽם׃ פ'et.KhemH853.”

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892—His praiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from the endsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776—you who go downיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381to the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220,and all that is in itוּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393,you islandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,and all who dwell in themוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427.

11Let the desertמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and its citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892raise their voicesיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375; letthe villagesחֲצֵרִ֖יםcha.tze.RimH2691תֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427of Kedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938cry aloud.Let the peopleיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427of Selaסֶ֔לַעSe.la'H5554sing for joyיָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ya.Ro.nuH7442;let them cry outיִצְוָֽחוּ׃yitz.Va.chuH6681from the mountaintopsמֵרֹ֥אשׁ הָרִ֖יםme.Rosh ha.RimH7218 H2022.

12Let them giveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068and declareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046His praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in the islandsבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

13The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068goes forthיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318like a mighty oneכַּגִּבּ֣וֹרka.gi.BorH1368;He stirs upיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782His zealקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068like a warriorכְּאִ֥ישׁ מִלְחָמ֖וֹתke.'Ish mil.cha.MotH376 H4421.He shoutsיָרִ֙יעַ֙ya.Ri.a'H7321;yesאַף־'af-H637,He roarsיַצְרִ֔יחַyatz.Ri.achH6873in triumphיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סyit.ga.BarH1396overעַל־'al-H5921His enemiesאֹיְבָ֖יו'o.ye.VavH341:

14“I have kept silentהֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙he.che.Shei.tiH2814from ages pastמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769;I have remained quietאַחֲרִ֖ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790and restrainedאֶתְאַפָּ֑ק'et.'a.PakH662.But now I will groanאֶפְעֶ֔ה'ef.'EhH6463like a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣הkai.yo.le.DahH3205;I will at onceיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162gaspאֶשֹּׁ֥ם'e.ShomH5395and pantוְאֶשְׁאַ֖ףve.'esh.'AfH7602.

15I will lay wasteאַחֲרִ֤יב'a.cha.RivH2717the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and hillsוּגְבָע֔וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389and dry upאוֹבִ֑ישׁ'o.VishH3001allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their vegetationעֶשְׂבָּ֖ם'es.BamH6212.I will turnוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760the riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104into dry landלָֽאִיִּ֔יםla.'i.YimH339and drainאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001the marshesוַאֲגַמִּ֖יםva.'a.ga.MimH98.

16I will leadוְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣יve.ho.lakh.TiH1980the blindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by a wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870they did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045;I will guide themאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869on unfamiliarלֹֽא־ יָדְע֖וּlo'- ya.de.'UH3808 H3045pathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410.I will turnאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285into lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216before themלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440and rough placesוּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙u.ma.'a.ka.ShimH4625into level groundלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697I will do for themעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213,and I will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808forsake themעֲזַבְתִּֽים׃'a.zav.TimH5800.

Israel Is Deaf and Blind

17But those who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in idolsבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459and sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to molten imagesלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541, ‘Youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859are our godsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!’will be turnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268in utterבֹ֔שֶׁתVo.shetH1322shameיֵבֹ֣שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954.

18Listenשְׁמָ֑עוּshe.Ma.'uH8085,you deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795ones;lookהַבִּ֥יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027,you blindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787ones,that you may seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200!

19Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787butכִּ֣י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,or deafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795like the messengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397I am sendingאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787like My covenant partnerכִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔םkim.shu.LamH7999,or blindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787like the servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

20Though seeingרָא֥וֹתra.'i.taH7200many thingsרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227,you do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808keep watchתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104.Though your earsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241are openפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,you do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808hearיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.”

21The LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654,for the sake ofלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616His righteousnessצִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664,to magnifyיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431His lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451and make it gloriousוְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ve.ya'.DirH142.

22But thisוְהוּא֮ve.Hu'H1931is a peopleעַם־'am-H5971plunderedבָּז֣וּזba.ZuzH962and lootedוְשָׁסוּי֒ve.sha.SuiH8154,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605trappedהָפֵ֤חַha.Fe.achH6351in cavesבַּֽחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH2352or imprisonedהָחְבָּ֑אוּha.che.Ba.'uH2244in dungeonsוּבְבָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖יםu.ve.va.Tei khe.la.'ImH1004 H3608.They have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961plunderלָבַז֙la.VazH957with noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one to rescue themמַצִּ֔ילma.TzilH5337,and lootמְשִׁסָּ֖הme.shi.SahH4933with noוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369one to sayאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559, “Send them backהָשַֽׁב׃ha.ShavH7725!”

23Whoמִ֥יmiH4310among youwill pay attentionיַאֲזִ֣יןya.'a.ZinH238to thisזֹ֑אתZotH2063? Whowill listenיַקְשִׁ֥בyak.ShivH7181and obeyוְיִשְׁמַ֖עve.yish.Ma'H8085hereafterלְאָחֽוֹר׃le.'a.ChorH268?

24Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290up for spoilH4882,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to the plunderersלְבֹזְזִ֖יםle.vo.ze.ZimH962?Was it notהֲל֣וֹאha.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,against whomז֚וּzuH2098we have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398?They were unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָב֤וּve.lo'- 'a.VuH3808 H14to walkהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980in His waysבִדְרָכָיו֙vid.ra.KhavH1870,and they would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808obeyשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085His lawבְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃be.to.ra.ToH8451.

25So He poured outוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210on themעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921His furiousחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639and the fiercenessוֶעֱז֖וּזve.'e.ZuzH5807of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421.It enveloped themמִסָּבִיב֙mi.sa.VivH5439in flamesוַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּva.te.la.ha.Te.huH3857,but they did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808understandיָדָ֔עya.Da'H3045;it consumed themוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197,but they did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808takeיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760it toעַל־'al-H5921heartלֵֽב׃ פLevH3820.

(Matthew 12:15–21)

A New Song of Praise

(Psalm 98:1–9; Psalm 149:1–9)

Israel Is Deaf and Blind

Commentaries on Isaiah 42