Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 51

1“Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to Meאֵלַ֛י'e.LaiH413,you who pursueרֹ֥דְפֵיRo.de.feiH7291righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664,you who seekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027toאֶל־'el-H413the rockצ֣וּרtzurH6697from which you were cutחֻצַּבְתֶּ֔םchu.tzav.TemH2672,and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the quarryמַקֶּ֥בֶת בּ֖וֹרma.Ke.vet BorH4718 H953from which you were hewnנֻקַּרְתֶּֽם׃nu.kar.TemH5365.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027toאֶל־'el-H413Abrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85your fatherאֲבִיכֶ֔ם'a.vi.KhemH1,and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Sarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283who gave you birthתְּחוֹלֶלְכֶ֑םte.cho.lel.KhemH2342.Whenכִּי־ki-H3588I called himקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121,he was but oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259;then I blessed himוַאֲבָרְכֵ֖הוּva.'a.va.re.Khe.huH1288and multiplied himוְאַרְבֵּֽהוּ׃ סve.'ar.Be.huH7235.

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will comfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726and will look with compassionנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162on all herכָּל־kol-H3605ruinsחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723;He will makeוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760her wildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057like Edenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731and her desertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160like the gardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Joyשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057will be foundיִמָּ֣צֵאyi.Ma.tze'H4672in her,thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426and melodiousזִמְרָֽה׃ סzim.RahH2172songוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963.

4Pay attentionהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,My peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and listenהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238to Meאֵלַ֣י'e.LaiH413,My nationוּלְאוּמִּ֖יu.le.'u.MiH3816;forכִּ֤יkiH3588a lawתוֹרָה֙ מֵאִתִּ֣יto.Rah me.'i.TiH8451 H854will go out from Meתֵצֵ֔אte.Tze'H3318,and My justiceוּמִשְׁפָּטִ֔יu.mish.pa.TiH4941will becomea lightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsעַמִּ֖ים'a.MimH5971;I will bring it about quicklyאַרְגִּֽיעַ׃'ar.Gi.a'H7280.

5My righteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664draws nearקָר֤וֹבka.RovH7138,My salvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468is on the wayיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318,and My armsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220will bring justiceיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199to the nationsעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971.The islandsאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339will lookיְקַוּ֔וּye.ka.VuH6960for Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413and wait in hopeיְיַחֵלֽוּן׃ye.ya.che.LunH3176forוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413My armזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220.

6Lift upשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869to the heavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and lookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027atאֶל־'el-H413the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776belowמִתַּ֗חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the heavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064will vanishנִמְלָ֙חוּ֙nim.La.chuH4414like smokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227,the earthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776will wear outתִּבְלֶ֔הtiv.LehH1086like a garmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899,and its peopleוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427will dieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191likeכְּמוֹ־ כֵ֣ןke.mov- khenH3644 H3654gnats.But My salvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444will last foreverלְעוֹלָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔הle.'o.Lam tih.YehH1961 H5769,and My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808failתֵחָֽת׃ סte.ChatH2865.

7Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,you who knowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045what is rightצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,you peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971with My lawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451in your heartsבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820:Do notאַל־'al-H408fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372the scornחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781of menאֱנ֔וֹשׁ'e.No.oshH582;do notאַל־'al-H408be brokenתֵּחָֽתּוּ׃te.Cha.tuH2865by their insultsוּמִגִּדֻּפֹתָ֖םu.mi.gi.du.fo.TamH1421.

8Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the mothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211will devour themיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398like a garmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899,and the wormסָ֑סSasH5580will eat themיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398like woolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785.But My righteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666will last foreverלְעוֹלָ֣ם תִּֽהְיֶ֔הle.'o.Lam tih.YehH1961 H5769,My salvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444through all generationsH1755.”

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,put onלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847strengthעֹז֙'ozH5797,O armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Wake upע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782as in daysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117pastקֶ֔דֶםKe.demH6924,as in generationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755of oldעוֹלָמִ֑יםo.la.MimH5769.Was it notהֲל֥וֹא הִ֛יאha.Lo' hi'H3808 H1931Youאַתְּ־'at-H859who cut Rahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294to piecesהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672,who pierced throughמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490the dragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Was it notהֲל֤וֹא הִיא֙ha.Lo' hi'H3808 H1931Youאַתְּ־'at-H859who dried upהַמַּחֲרֶ֣בֶתha.ma.cha.Re.vetH2717the seaיָ֔םYamH3220,the watersמֵ֖יmeiH4325of the greatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415,who madeהַשָּׂ֙מָה֙ha.Sa.mahH7760a roadדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870in the depthsמַֽעֲמַקֵּי־ma.'a.ma.kei-H4615of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220for the redeemedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350to cross overלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674?

11So the redeemedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will returnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725and enterוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935Zionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726with singingבְּרִנָּ֔הbe.ri.NahH7440,crownedעַל־ רֹאשָׁ֑ם'al- ro.ShamH5921 H7218with everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769joyוְשִׂמְחַ֥תve.sim.ChatH8057.Gladnessשָׂשׂ֤וֹןsa.SonH8342and joyוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057will overtake themיַשִּׂיג֔וּןya.si.GunH5381,and sorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015and sighingוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585will fleeנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127.

12“Iאָנֹכִ֧י'a.no.KhiH595,even Iאָנֹכִ֛י'a.no.KhiH595,am Heה֖וּאhu'H1931who comforts youמְנַחֶמְכֶ֑םme.na.chem.KhemH5162.Whyמִֽי־mi-H4310should youאַ֤תְּ'atH859be afraidוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372of mortalיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191manמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582,of a sonוּמִבֶּן־u.mi.ben-H1121of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120who withersיִנָּתֵֽן׃yi.na.TenH5414like grassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682?

13But you have forgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֞חva.tish.KachH7911the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,your Makerעֹשֶׂ֗ךָ'o.Se.khaH6213,who stretched outנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186the heavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064and laid the foundationsוְיֹסֵ֣דve.yo.SedH3245of the earthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776.You live in terrorוַתְּפַחֵ֨דva.te.fa.ChedH6342all day longתָּמִ֜יד כָּל־ הַיּ֗וֹםta.Mid kol- hai.YomH8548 H3605 H3117because ofמִפְּנֵי֙mi.pe.NeiH6440the furyחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693whoכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834is bentכּוֹנֵ֖ןko.NenH3559on destructionלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843.But whereוְאַיֵּ֖הve.'ai.YehH346is the furyחֲמַ֥תcha.MatH2534of the oppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14The captiveצֹעֶ֖הtzo.'EhH6808will soonמִהַ֥רmi.HarH4116be freedלְהִפָּתֵ֑חַle.hi.pa.Te.achH6605;he will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808dieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191in the dungeonלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,and his breadלַחְמֽוֹ׃lach.MoH3899will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808be lackingיֶחְסַ֖רyech.SarH2637.

15For Iוְאָֽנֹכִי֙ve.'a.no.KhiH595am the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430who stirs upרֹגַ֣עro.Ga'H7280the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220so that its wavesגַּלָּ֑יוga.LavH1530roarוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993—the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635isHis nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

God’s Fury Removed

16I have putוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760My wordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697in your mouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,and covered youכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680with the shadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738of My handיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,to establishלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193the heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,to foundוְלִיסֹ֣דve.li.SodH3245the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,and to sayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559to Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, ‘Youאָֽתָּה׃ ס'A.tahH859are My peopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.’”

17Awakeהִתְעוֹרְרִ֣יhit.'o.RiH5782,awakeהִֽתְעוֹרְרִ֗יhit.'o.RiH5782!Rise upק֚וּמִיKu.miH6965,O Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,you whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834have drunkשָׁתִ֛יתsha.TitH8354from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of His furyחֲמָת֑וֹcha.ma.ToH2534אֶת־'et-H853;you who have drainedשָׁתִ֖יתsha.TitH8354the gobletקֻבַּ֜עַתku.Ba.'atH6907to the dregsמָצִֽית׃ma.TzitH4680—the cupכּ֧וֹסKosH3563that makes men staggerהַתַּרְעֵלָ֛הha.tar.'e.LahH8653.

18Among allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121she boreיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205,there is noאֵין־'ein-H369one to guideמְנַהֵ֣לme.na.HelH5095her;among allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121she brought upגִּדֵּֽלָה׃gi.De.lahH1431,there is noוְאֵ֤יןve.'EinH369one to takeמַחֲזִיק֙ma.cha.ZikH2388her handבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027.

19Theseהֵ֙נָּה֙he.nahH2007pairsשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147have befallenקֹֽרְאֹתַ֔יִךְko.re.'o.Ta.yikhH7122you:devastationהַשֹּׁ֧דha.ShodH7701and destructionוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרve.ha.She.verH7667,famineוְהָרָעָ֥בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458and swordוְהַחֶ֖רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719.Whoמִ֖יmiH4310will grieve for youיָנ֣וּדya.NudH5110?Whoמִ֥יmiH4310can comfort youאֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃'a.na.cha.MekhH5162?

20Your sonsבָּנַ֜יִךְba.Na.yikhH1121have faintedעֻלְּפ֥וּ'u.le.FuH5968;they lieשָׁכְב֛וּsha.khe.VuH7901at the headבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218of everyכָּל־kol-H3605streetחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,like an antelopeכְּת֣וֹאke.To'H8377in a netמִכְמָ֑רmikh.MarH4364.They are fullהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםham.le.'ImH4392of the wrathחֲמַת־cha.mat-H2534of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the rebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606of your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651nowנָ֥אna'H4994hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085thisזֹ֖אתzotH2063,you afflicted oneעֲנִיָּ֑ה'a.ni.YahH6041,drunkenוּשְׁכֻרַ֖תu.she.khu.RatH7937,but notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808with wineמִיָּֽיִן׃ סmi.Ya.yinH3196.

22Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559your Lordאֲדֹנַ֣יִךְ'a.do.Na.yikhH113,the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,even your Godוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ve.lo.Ha.yikhH430,who defendsיָרִ֣יבya.RivH7378His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971: “Seeהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,I have removedלָקַ֛חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947from your handמִיָּדֵ֖ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027אֶת־'et-H853the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of staggeringהַתַּרְעֵלָ֑הha.tar.'e.LahH8653אֶת־'et-H853.From that gobletקֻבַּ֙עַת֙ku.Ba.'atH6907,the cupכּ֣וֹסKosH3563of My furyחֲמָתִ֔יcha.ma.TiH2534,you will neverלֹא־lo'-H3808drinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּlish.to.TahH8354againתוֹסִ֥יפִי עֽוֹד׃to.Si.fi odH3254 H5750.

23I will place itוְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ve.sam.Ti.haH7760in the handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of your tormentorsמוֹגַ֔יִךְmo.Ga.yikhH3013,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834toldאָמְר֥וּ'a.me.RuH559youלְנַפְשֵׁ֖ךְle.naf.ShekhH5315: ‘Lie downשְׁחִ֣יshe.ChiH7812,so we can walk over youוְנַעֲבֹ֑רָהve.na.'a.Vo.rahH5674,’so that you madeוַתָּשִׂ֤ימִיva.ta.Si.miH7760your backגֵּוֵ֔ךְge.VekhH1460like the groundכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776,like a streetוְכַח֖וּץve.kha.ChutzH2351to be traversedלַעֹבְרִֽים׃ סla.'oe.RimH5674.”

God’s Fury Removed

Commentaries on Isaiah 51