Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 50

1This is whatכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Whereאֵ֣י זֶ֠ה'ei zehH335 H2088is your mother’sאִמְּכֶם֙'i.me.KhemH517certificateסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of divorceכְּרִית֤וּתke.ri.TutH3748with whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I sent her awayשִׁלַּחְתִּ֔יהָshi.lach.Ti.haH7971?Orא֚וֹ'oH176to whichמִ֣יmiH4310of My creditorsמִנּוֹשַׁ֔יmi.no.ShaiH5383אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834did I sell youמָכַ֥רְתִּיma.Khar.tiH4376אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853?Lookהֵ֤ןhenH2005,you were soldנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֔םnim.kar.TemH4376for your iniquitiesבַּעֲוֹנֹֽתֵיכֶם֙ba.'a.vo.no.tei.KhemH5771,and for your transgressionsוּבְפִשְׁעֵיכֶ֖םu.ve.fish.'ei.KhemH6588your motherאִמְּכֶֽם׃'i.me.KhemH517was sent awayשֻׁלְּחָ֥הshu.le.ChahH7971.

2Whyמַדּ֨וּעַma.Du.a'H4069was noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one thereאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376when I arrivedבָּ֜אתִיBa.tiH935?Why did no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369answerעוֹנֶה֒o.NehH6030when I calledקָרָֽאתִי֮ka.ra.TiH7121?Is My handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027too shortH7114to redeem youמִפְּד֔וּתmi.pe.DutH6304?Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518do I lackאֵֽין־'ein-H369the strengthכֹ֖חַKho.achH3581to deliver youלְהַצִּ֑ילle.ha.TzilH5337?Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,My rebukeבְּגַעֲרָתִ֞יbe.ga.'a.ra.TiH1606dries upאַחֲרִ֣יב'a.cha.RivH2717the seaיָ֗םYamH3220;I turn the riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104intoאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760a desertמִדְבָּ֔רmid.BarH4057;the fishדְּגָתָם֙de.ga.TamH1710rotתִּבְאַ֤שׁtiv.'AshH887for lackמֵאֵ֣יןme.'EinH369of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325and dieוְתָמֹ֖תve.ta.MotH4191of thirstבַּצָּמָֽא׃ba.tza.Ma'H6772.

The Servant’s Obedience

(Matthew 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20; Luke 22:63–65; John 19:1–15)

3I clotheאַלְבִּ֥ישׁ'al.BishH3847the heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064in blackקַדְר֑וּתkad.RutH6940and makeאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760sackclothוְשַׂ֖קve.SakH8242their coveringכְּסוּתָֽם׃ סke.su.TamH3682.”

4The Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֗הYah.wehH3069has givenנָ֤תַןNa.tanH5414Methe tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956of discipleshipלִמּוּדִ֔יםli.mu.DimH3928,to sustainלָדַ֛עַת לָע֥וּתla.Da.'at la.'UtH3045 H5790אֶת־'et-H853the wearyיָעֵ֖ףya.'EfH3287with a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697.He awakens Meיָעִ֣יר׀ya.'IrH5782morningבַּבֹּ֣קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242by morningבַּבֹּ֗קֶרba.Bo.kerH1242;He awakensיָעִ֥ירya.'IrH5782Myearאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241to listenלִשְׁמֹ֖עַlish.Mo.a'H8085as a discipleכַּלִּמּוּדִֽים׃ka.li.mu.DimH3928.

5The Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069has openedפָּתַֽח־pa.tach-H6605Myearsאֹ֔זֶן'O.zenH241,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֖יve.'a.no.KhiH595have not beenלֹ֣אlo'H3808rebelliousמָרִ֑יתִיma.Ri.tiH4784,nor have Iלֹ֥אlo'H3808turnedנְסוּגֹֽתִי׃ne.su.Go.tiH5472backאָח֖וֹר'a.ChorH268.

6I offeredנָתַ֣תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414My backגֵּוִי֙ge.ViH1460to those who struck Meלְמַכִּ֔יםle.ma.KimH5221,and My cheeksוּלְחָיַ֖יu.le.cha.YaiH3895to those who tore out My beardלְמֹֽרְטִ֑יםle.mo.re.TimH4803.I did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808hideהִסְתַּ֔רְתִּיhis.Tar.tiH5641My faceפָּנַי֙pa.NaiH6440from scornמִכְּלִמּ֖וֹתmi.ke.li.MotH3639and spittleוָרֹֽק׃va.RokH7536.

7Because the Lordוַאדֹנָ֤יva.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069helpsיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826Meעַל־'al-H5921כֵּ֖ןkenH3651,I have notלֹ֣אlo'H3808been disgracedנִכְלָ֑מְתִּיnikh.La.me.tiH3637;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֞ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I have setשַׂ֤מְתִּיSam.tiH7760My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440like flintכַּֽחַלָּמִ֔ישׁka.cha.la.MishH2496,and I knowוָאֵדַ֖עva.'e.Da'H3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588I will notלֹ֥אlo'H3808be put to shameאֵבֽוֹשׁ׃'e.Vo.oshH954.

8The One who vindicates Meמַצְדִּיקִ֔יmatz.di.KiH6663is nearקָרוֹב֙ka.rOvH7138.Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310will dare to contendיָרִ֥יבya.RivH7378with Meאִתִּ֖י'i.TiH854?Let us confrontנַ֣עַמְדָהNa.'am.dahH5975each otherיָּ֑חַדYa.chadH3162!Whoמִֽי־ בַ֥עַלmi- Va.'alH4310 H1167has a case against MeH4639?Let him approachיִגַּ֥שׁyi.GashH5066Meאֵלָֽי׃'e.LaiH413!

9Surelyהֵ֣ןhenH2005the Lordאֲדֹנָ֤י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִה֙Yah.wehH3069helpsיַֽעֲזָר־ya.'a.zor-H5826Me.Whoמִי־mi-H4310is thereה֖וּאhu'H1931to condemn Meיַרְשִׁיעֵ֑נִיyar.shi.'E.niH7561?Seeהֵ֤ןhenH2005,they will allכֻּלָּם֙ku.LamH3605wear outיִבְל֔וּyiv.LuH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899;the mothsעָ֖שׁ'ashH6211will devour themיֹאכְלֵֽם׃yo.khe.LemH398.

10Whoמִ֤יmiH4310among youfearsיְרֵ֣אye.Re'H3373the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andobeysשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of His Servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?Whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834among you walksהָלַ֣ךְha.LakhH1980in darknessחֲשֵׁכִ֗יםcha.she.KhimH2825and has noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369lightנֹ֙גַהּ֙no.gahH5051?Let him trustיִבְטַח֙yiv.TachH982in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;let him leanוְיִשָּׁעֵ֖ןve.yi.sha.'EnH8172on his Godבֵּאלֹהָֽיו׃be.lo.HavH430.

11Beholdהֵ֧ןhenH2005,allכֻּלְּכֶ֛םku.le.KhemH3605you who kindleקֹ֥דְחֵיKo.de.cheiH6919a fireאֵ֖שׁ'eshH784,who array yourselvesמְאַזְּרֵ֣יme.'a.ze.ReiH247with firebrandsזִיק֑וֹתzi.KotH2131,walkלְכ֣וּ׀le.KhuH1980in the lightבְּא֣וּרbe.'UrH217of your fireאֶשְׁכֶ֗ם'esh.KhemH784and of the firebrandsוּבְזִיקוֹת֙u.ve.zi.kOtH2131you have litבִּֽעַרְתֶּ֔םbi.'ar.TemH1197!This is whatזֹּ֣אתzotH2063youwill receiveהָיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961from My handמִיָּדִי֙mi.ya.DiH3027:You will lie downתִּשְׁכָּבֽוּן׃ פtish.ka.VunH7901in a place of tormentלְמַעֲצֵבָ֖הle.ma.'a.tze.VahH4620.

The Servant’s Obedience

(Matthew 27:27–31; Mark 15:16–20; Luke 22:63–65; John 19:1–15)

Commentaries on Isaiah 50