Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 5
(Luke 13:6–9)
1I will singאָשִׁ֤ירָה נָּא֙'a.Shi.rah na'H7891H4994for my belovedלִֽידִידִ֔יli.di.DiH3039a songשִׁירַ֥תshi.RatH7892ofדּוֹדִ֖יdo.DiH1730hisvineyardלְכַרְמ֑וֹle.khar.MoH3754:My belovedלִֽידִידִ֖יli.di.DiH3039hadהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961a vineyardכֶּ֛רֶםKe.remH3754on a very fertileבֶּן־ שָֽׁמֶן׃ben- Sha.menH1121H8081hillבְּקֶ֥רֶןbe.Ke.renH7161.
2He dug it upוַֽיְעַזְּקֵ֣הוּvay.'a.ze.Ke.huH5823and cleared the stonesוַֽיְסַקְּלֵ֗הוּvay.sa.ke.Le.huH5619and plantedוַיִּטָּעֵ֙הוּ֙vai.yi.ta.'E.huH5193the finest vinesשֹׂרֵ֔קso.RekH8321.He builtוַיִּ֤בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129a watchtowerמִגְדָּל֙mig.DalH4026in the middleבְּתוֹכ֔וֹbe.to.KhoH8432andוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571dug outחָצֵ֣בcha.TzevH2672a winepress as wellיֶ֖קֶבYe.kevH3342.He waited forוַיְקַ֛וvay.KavH6960the vineyardto yieldלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213good grapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,but the fruit it producedוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213was sourבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891!
4Whatמַה־mah-H4100moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750could have been doneלַּעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֔יle.khar.MiH3754thanוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213for it?Whyמַדּ֧וּעַma.Du.a'H4069,when I expectedקִוֵּ֛יתִיki.Vei.tiH6960לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sweetgrapesעֲנָבִ֖ים'a.na.VimH6025,did it bring forthוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213sour fruitבְּאֻשִֽׁים׃be.'u.ShimH891?
5Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258I will tell youאוֹדִֽיעָה־ נָּ֣א'o.di.'ah- na'H3045H4994אֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853אֵ֛ת'etH853whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589am about to doעֹשֶׂ֖ה'o.SehH6213to My vineyardלְכַרְמִ֑יle.khar.MiH3754:I will take awayהָסֵ֤רha.SerH5493its hedgeמְשׂוּכָּתוֹ֙me.su.ka.ToH4881,and it will beוְהָיָ֣הve.ha.YahH1961consumedלְבָעֵ֔רle.va.'ErH1197;I will tear downפָּרֹ֥ץpa.RotzH6555its wallגְּדֵר֖וֹge.de.RoH1447,and it will beוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961trampledלְמִרְמָֽס׃le.mir.MasH4823.
6I will makeוַאֲשִׁיתֵ֣הוּva.'a.shi.Te.huH7896it a wastelandבָתָ֗הva.TahH1326,neitherלֹ֤אlo'H3808prunedיִזָּמֵר֙yi.za.MerH2168norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808cultivatedיֵעָדֵ֔רye.'a.DerH5737,and thornsוָשָׁ֑יִתva.Sha.yitH7898and briersשָׁמִ֖ירsha.MirH8068will grow upוְעָלָ֥הve.'a.LahH5927.I will commandאֲצַוֶּ֔ה'a.tza.VehH6680וְעַ֤לve.'AlH5921the cloudsהֶעָבִים֙he.'a.VimH5645that rainמָטָֽר׃ma.TarH4306shall not fallמֵהַמְטִ֥ירme.ham.TirH4305on itעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921.”
Woes to the Wicked
7Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the vineyardכֶ֜רֶםKhe.remH3754of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635is the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063are the plantנְטַ֖עne.Ta'H5194of His delightשַׁעֲשׁוּעָ֑יוsha.'a.shu.'AvH8191.He lookedוַיְקַ֤וvay.KavH6960for justiceלְמִשְׁפָּט֙le.mish.PatH4941,but sawוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009bloodshedמִשְׂפָּ֔חmis.PachH4939;for righteousnessלִצְדָקָ֖הlitz.da.KahH6666,but heardוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009a cry of distressצְעָקָֽה׃ סtze.'a.KahH6818.
8Woeה֗וֹיHoH1945to you who addמַגִּיעֵ֥יma.gi.'EiH5060houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004to houseבְּבַ֔יִתbe.Va.yitH1004and joinיַקְרִ֑יבוּyak.Ri.vuH7126fieldשָׂדֶ֥הsa.DehH7704to fieldבְשָׂדֶ֖הve.sa.DehH7704untilעַ֚ד'adH5704noאֶ֣פֶס'E.fesH657placeמָק֔וֹםma.KomH4725is leftand you liveוְהֽוּשַׁבְתֶּ֥םve.hu.shav.TemH3427aloneלְבַדְּכֶ֖םle.va.de.KhemH905inבְּקֶ֥רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
9I heardבְּאָזְנָ֖יbe.'a.ze.NaiH241the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hosts declareצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635: “Surelyאִם־ לֹ֞א'im- lo'H518H3808manyרַבִּים֙ra.BimH7227housesבָּתִּ֤יםba.TimH1004will becomeיִֽהְי֔וּyih.YuH1961desolateלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,great mansionsגְּדֹלִ֥ים וְטוֹבִ֖יםge.do.Lim ve.to.VimH1419H2896left unoccupiedמֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵֽׁב׃me.'Ein yo.ShevH369H3427.
10Forכִּ֗יKiH3588tenעֲשֶׂ֙רֶת֙'a.Se.retH6235acresצִמְדֵּי־tzim.dei-H6776of vineyardכֶ֔רֶםKhe.remH3754will yieldיַעֲשׂ֖וּya.'a.SuH6213butaאֶחָ֑ת'e.ChatH259bathבַּ֣תbatH1324of wine,and a homerחֹ֖מֶרCho.merH2563of seedוְזֶ֥רַעve.Ze.ra'H2233onlyיַעֲשֶׂ֥הya.'a.SehH6213an ephahאֵיפָֽה׃ פ'ei.FahH374of grain.”
11Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945to those who rise earlyמַשְׁכִּימֵ֥יmash.ki.MeiH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֖קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242in pursuit ofיִרְדֹּ֑פוּyir.Do.fuH7291strong drinkשֵׁכָ֣רshe.KharH7941,who lingerמְאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH309into the eveningבַנֶּ֔שֶׁףva.Ne.shefH5399,to be inflamedיַדְלִיקֵֽם׃yad.li.KemH1814by wineיַ֖יִןYa.yinH3196.
12וְהָיָ֨הve.ha.YahH1961At their feastsמִשְׁתֵּיהֶ֑םmish.tei.HemH4960וְאֵ֨תve.'EtH853are the lyreכִנּ֜וֹרkhi.NorH3658andharpוָנֶ֗בֶלva.Ne.velH5035,tambourinesתֹּ֧ףtofH8596and flutesוְחָלִ֛ילve.cha.LilH2485and wineוָיַ֖יִןva.Ya.yinH3196.They disregardלֹ֣אlo'H3808יַבִּ֔יטוּya.Bi.tuH5027the actionsפֹּ֤עַלPo.'alH6467of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068and failלֹ֥אlo'H3808to seeרָאֽוּ׃ra.'UH7200the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of His handsיָדָ֖יוya.DavH3027.
13Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971will go into exileגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540for their lackמִבְּלִי־mi.be.li-H1097of understandingדָ֑עַתDa.'atH1847;their dignitariesוּכְבוֹדוֹ֙ מְתֵ֣יu.khe.vo.Do me.TeiH3519H4962are starvingרָעָ֔בra.'AvH7458and their massesוַהֲמוֹנ֖וֹva.ha.mo.NoH1995are parchedצִחֵ֥הtzi.ChehH6704with thirstצָמָֽא׃tza.Ma'H6772.
14Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Sheolשְּׁאוֹל֙she.'OlH7585enlargesהִרְחִ֤יבָהhir.Chi.vahH7337its throatנַפְשָׁ֔הּnaf.ShahH5315and opensוּפָעֲרָ֥הu.fa.'a.RahH6473wide its enormousלִבְלִי־ חֹ֑קliv.li- ChokH1097H2706jawsפִ֖יהָFi.haH6310,and down goוְיָרַ֨דve.ya.RadH3381Zion’snoblesהֲדָרָ֧הּha.da.RahH1926andmassesוַהֲמוֹנָ֛הּva.ha.mo.NahH1995,her revelersוּשְׁאוֹנָ֖הּu.she.'o.NahH7588and carousersוְעָלֵ֥זve.'a.LezH5938!
16But the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635will be exaltedוַיִּגְבַּ֛הvai.yig.BahH1361by His justiceבַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טba.mish.PatH4941,and the holyהַקָּד֔וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Godוְהָאֵל֙ve.ha.'ElH410will show Himself holyנִקְדָּ֖שׁnik.DashH6942in righteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.
19to those who sayהָאֹמְרִ֗יםha.'o.me.RimH559, “Let Him hurryיְמַהֵ֧ר׀ye.ma.HerH4116and hasten His workיָחִ֛ישָׁה מַעֲשֵׂ֖הוּya.Chi.shah ma.'a.Se.huH4639H2363so thatלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616we may see itנִרְאֶ֑ה וְתִקְרַ֣בnir.'Eh ve.tik.RavH7200H7126!Let the planעֲצַ֛ת'a.TzatH6098of the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478comeוְתָב֗וֹאָהve.ta.Vo.'ahH935so that we may know itוְנֵדָֽעָה׃ סve.ne.Da.'ahH3045!”
20Woeה֣וֹיHoH1945to those who callהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559evilלָרַ֛עla.Ra'H7451goodט֖וֹבTovH2896and goodוְלַטּ֣וֹבve.la.TovH2896evilרָ֑עRa'H7451,who turnשָׂמִ֨יםsa.MimH7760darknessחֹ֤שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822to lightלְאוֹר֙le.'OrH216and lightוְא֣וֹרve.'orH216to darknessלְחֹ֔שֶׁךְle.Cho.shekhH2822,who replaceשָׂמִ֥יםsa.MimH7760bitterמַ֛רmarH4751with sweetלְמָת֖וֹקle.ma.TokH4966and sweetוּמָת֥וֹקu.ma.TokH4966with bitterלְמָֽר׃ סle.MarH4751.
24Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,as a tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784consumesכֶּאֱכֹ֨לke.'e.KholH398the strawקַ֜שׁkashH7179,and as dry grassוַחֲשַׁ֤שׁva.cha.ShashH2842shrivelsיִרְפֶּ֔הyir.PehH7503in the flameלֶֽהָבָה֙le.ha.VahH3852,so their rootsשָׁרְשָׁם֙sha.re.ShamH8328will decayכַּמָּ֣ק יִֽהְיֶ֔הka.Mak yih.YehH1961H4716and their blossomsוּפִרְחָ֖םu.fir.ChamH6525will blow awayיַעֲלֶ֑הya.'a.LehH5927like dustכָּאָבָ֣קka.'a.VakH80;forכִּ֣יkiH3588they have rejectedמָאֲס֗וּma.'a.SuH3988אֵ֚ת'etH853the instructionתּוֹרַת֙to.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853and despisedנִאֵֽצוּ׃ni.'E.tzuH5006the wordאִמְרַ֥ת'im.RatH565of the Holyקְדֽוֹשׁ־ke.do.osh-H6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.
25Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH5921H3651the angerאַף־'af-H639of the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068burnsחָרָה֩cha.RahH2734against His peopleבְּעַמּ֜וֹbe.'a.MoH5971;His handיָד֧וֹya.DoH3027is raisedוַיֵּ֣טvai.YetH5186against themעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921to strike them downוַיַּכֵּ֗הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221.The mountainsהֶֽהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022quakeוַֽיִּרְגְּזוּ֙vai.yir.ge.ZuH7264,and the corpsesנִבְלָתָ֛םniv.la.TamH5038lieוַתְּהִ֧יva.te.HiH1961like refuseכַּסּוּחָ֖הka.su.ChahH5478inבְּקֶ֣רֶבbe.Ke.revH7130the streetsחוּצ֑וֹתchu.TzotH2351.Despite allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063,His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639is notלֹא־lo'-H3808turned awayשָׁ֣בshavH7725;His handיָד֥וֹya.DoH3027is stillוְע֖וֹדve.'odH5750upraisedנְטוּיָֽה׃ne.tu.YahH5186.
26He liftsוְנָֽשָׂא־ve.na.sa'-H5375a bannerנֵ֤סnesH5251for the distantמֵרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350nationsלַגּוֹיִם֙la.go.YimH1471and whistlesוְשָׁ֥רַקve.Sha.rakH8319for thoseat the endsמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009—how speedilyמְהֵרָ֖הme.he.RahH4120and swiftlyקַ֥לkalH7031they comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935!
27Noneאֵין־'ein-H369of themgrows wearyעָיֵ֤ף'a.YefH5889orוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369stumblesכּוֹשֵׁל֙ko.ShelH3782;noלֹ֥אlo'H3808one slumbersיָנ֖וּםya.NumH5123orוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808sleepsיִישָׁ֑ןyi.ShanH3462.Noוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808beltאֵז֣וֹר חֲלָצָ֔יו'e.Zor cha.la.TzavH232H2504is looseנִפְתַּח֙nif.TachH6605and noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808sandalנְעָלָֽיו׃ne.'a.LavH5275strapשְׂר֥וֹךְse.RokhH8288is brokenנִתַּ֖קni.TakH5423.
28אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Their arrowsחִצָּיו֙chi.TzavH2671are sharpenedשְׁנוּנִ֔יםshe.nu.NimH8150,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their bowsקַשְּׁתֹתָ֖יוka.she.to.TavH7198are strungדְּרֻכ֑וֹתde.ru.KhotH1869.The hoovesפַּרְס֤וֹתpar.SotH6541of their horsesסוּסָיו֙su.SavH5483are like flintכַּצַּ֣ר נֶחְשָׁ֔בוּka.Tzar nech.Sha.vuH6862H2803;their chariot wheelsוְגַלְגִּלָּ֖יוve.gal.gi.LavH1534arelike a whirlwindכַּסּוּפָֽה׃ka.su.FahH5492.
29Their roaringשְׁאָגָ֥הshe.'a.GahH7581is like that of a lionכַּלָּבִ֑יאka.la.Vi'H3833;they roarיִשְׁאַ֨גyi.sha.'agH7580like young lionsכַּכְּפִירִ֤יםka.ke.fi.RimH3715.They growlוְיִנְהֹם֙ve.yin.HomH5098and seizeוְיֹאחֵ֣זve.yo.ChezH270their preyטֶ֔רֶףTe.refH2964;they carry it awayוְיַפְלִ֖יטve.yaf.LitH6403,and no oneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369can rescue itמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.
30In thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117they will roarוְיִנְהֹ֥םve.yin.HomH5098over itעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921,like the roaringכְּנַהֲמַת־ke.na.ha.mat-H5100of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220.If one looksוְנִבַּ֤טve.ni.BatH5027over the landלָאָ֙רֶץ֙la.'A.retzH776,he will seeוְהִנֵּה־ve.hi.neh-H2009darknessחֹ֔שֶׁךְCho.shekhH2822and distressצַ֣רtzarH6862;even the lightוָא֔וֹרva.'orH216will be obscuredחָשַׁ֖ךְcha.ShakhH2821by cloudsבַּעֲרִיפֶֽיהָ׃ פba.'a.ri.Fei.haH6183.
Commentaries on Isaiah 5
- 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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