Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 51:7-16
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.YehH1961H5769,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'H3808H1931Youאַתְּ־'at-H859who cut Rahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294to piecesהַמַּחְצֶ֥בֶתha.mach.Tze.vetH2672,who pierced throughמְחוֹלֶ֥לֶתme.cho.Le.letH2490the dragonתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?
10Was it notהֲל֤וֹא הִיא֙ha.Lo' hi'H3808H1931Youאַתְּ־'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.ShamH5921H7218with 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.YomH8548H3605H3117because 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?
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.
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.’”
Commentaries on Isaiah 51
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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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