Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 52

1Awakeעוּרִ֥י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֛י'u.RiH5782,clothe yourselfלִבְשִׁ֥יliv.ShiH3847with strengthעֻזֵּ֖ךְ'u.ZekhH5797,O Zionצִיּ֑וֹןtzi.YonH6726!Put onלִבְשִׁ֣י׀liv.ShiH3847your garmentsבִּגְדֵ֣יbig.DeiH899of splendorתִפְאַרְתֵּ֗ךְtif.'ar.TekhH8597,O Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,holyהַקֹּ֔דֶשׁha.Ko.deshH6944cityעִ֣יר'irH5892!Forכִּ֣יkiH3588the uncircumcisedעָרֵ֥ל'a.RelH6189and uncleanוְטָמֵֽא׃ve.ta.Me'H2931will noלֹ֥אlo'H3808longerיוֹסִ֛יף ע֖וֹדyo.Sif odH3254 H5750enterיָבֹא־ya.vo'-H935you.

2Shake offהִתְנַעֲרִ֧יhit.na.'a.RiH5287your dustמֵעָפָ֛רme.'a.FarH6083!Rise upק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965andsitH7628on your throne,O Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Removeהִֽתְפַּתְּחִי֙hit.pa.te.chuH6605the chainsמוֹסְרֵ֣יmos.ReiH4147from your neckצַוָּארֵ֔ךְtza.va.RekhH6677,O captiveH7628Daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃ סtzi.YonH6726.

3Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹה֙khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “You were soldנִמְכַּרְתֶּ֑םnim.kar.TemH4376for nothingחִנָּ֖םchi.NamH2600,and withoutוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808moneyבְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701you will be redeemedתִּגָּאֵֽלוּ׃ti.ga.'E.luH1350.”

4Forכִּ֣יkiH3588this is whatכֹ֤הkhohH3541the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהוִ֔הYah.wehH3069saysאָמַר֙'a.MarH559: “At firstבָרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הva.ri.sho.NahH7223My peopleעַמִּ֥י'a.MiH5971went downיָֽרַד־ya.rad-H3381to Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to liveלָג֣וּר שָׁ֑םla.Gur ShamH1481 H8033,then Assyriaוְאַשּׁ֖וּרve.'a.ShurH804oppressed themעֲשָׁקֽוֹ׃a.sha.KoH6231without causeבְּאֶ֥פֶסbe.'E.fesH657.

5And nowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258whatH4310have I hereפֹה֙fohH6311?declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971have been takenלֻקַּ֥חlu.KachH3947without causeחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600;those who rule themמֹשְׁלָ֤יוmo.she.lovH4910tauntיְהֵילִ֙ילוּ֙ye.hei.Li.luH3213,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and My nameשְׁמִ֥יshe.MiH8034isblasphemedמִנֹּאָֽץ׃mi.no.'AtzH5006continuallyוְתָמִ֥ידve.ta.MidH8548all day longכָּל־ הַיּ֖וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117.

6Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651My peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971will knowיֵדַ֥עye.Da'H3045My nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034;thereforeלָכֵן֙la.KhenH3651they will knowהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588Iאֲנִי־'a.ni-H589am Heה֥וּאhu'H1931who speaksהַֽמְדַבֵּ֖רham.da.BerH1696.Here I amהִנֵּֽנִי׃hi.Ne.niH2005!”

7Howמַה־mah-H4100beautifulנָּאו֨וּna.VuH4998onעַל־'al-H5921the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022are the feetרַגְלֵ֣יrag.LeiH7272of those who bring good newsמְבַשֵּׂ֗רme.va.SerH1319,who proclaimמַשְׁמִ֧יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085peaceשָׁל֛וֹםsha.LomH7965,who bringמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319good tidingsט֖וֹבTovH2896,who proclaimמַשְׁמִ֣יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085salvationיְשׁוּעָ֑הye.shu.'AhH3444,who sayאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559to Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, “Your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430reignsמָלַ֥ךְma.LakhH4427!”

8Listenק֥וֹלKolH6963!Your watchmenצֹפַ֛יִךְtzo.Fa.yikhH6822lift upנָ֥שְׂאוּNa.se.'uH5375their voicesק֖וֹלKolH6963,togetherיַחְדָּ֣וyach.DavH3162they shout for joyיְרַנֵּ֑נוּye.ra.Ne.nuH7442.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588every eyeH5869will seeיִרְא֔וּyir.'UH7200when the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068returnsבְּשׁ֥וּבbe.ShuvH7725to Zionצִיּֽוֹן׃tzi.YonH6726.

9Break forth in joyפִּצְח֤וּpitz.ChuH6476,singרַנְּנוּ֙ra.ne.NuH7442togetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,O ruinsחָרְב֖וֹתcha.re.VotH2723of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has comfortedנִחַ֤םni.ChamH5162His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;He has redeemedגָּאַ֖לga.'AlH1350Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10The LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has baredחָשַׂ֤ףcha.SafH2834His holyקָדְשׁ֔וֹka.de.ShoH6944armזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָּל־kol-H3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;allכָּל־kol-H3605the endsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776אֵ֖ת'etH853will seeוְרָאוּ֙ve.ra.'UH7200the salvationיְשׁוּעַ֥תye.shu.'AtH3444of our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

11Departס֤וּרוּSu.ruH5493,departס֙וּרוּ֙su.ruH5493,go outצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318from thereמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033!Touchתִּגָּ֑עוּti.Ga.'uH5060noאַל־'al-H408unclean thingטָמֵ֖אta.Me'H2931;come outצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318from itמִתּוֹכָ֔הּmi.to.KhahH8432,purify yourselvesהִבָּ֕רוּhi.Ba.ruH1305,you who carryנֹשְׂאֵ֖יno.se.'EiH5375the vesselsכְּלֵ֥יke.LeiH3627of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

The Servant Exalted

(Philippians 2:5–11)

12Forכִּ֣יkiH3588you will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808leaveתֵּצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318in a hurryבְחִפָּזוֹן֙ve.chi.pa.zOnH2649norלֹ֣אlo'H3808flee in hasteוּבִמְנוּסָ֖הu.vim.nu.SahH4499תֵלֵכ֑וּןte.le.KhunH1980,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068goesהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980before youלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440,and the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478is your rear guardוּמְאַסִּפְכֶ֖םu.me.'a.sif.KhemH622.

13Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,My Servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650will prosperיַשְׂכִּ֖ילyas.KilH7919;He will be raisedיָר֧וּםya.RumH7311and lifted upוְנִשָּׂ֛אve.ni.Sa'H5375and highlyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966exaltedוְגָבַ֖הּve.ga.VahH1361.

14Just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834manyרַבִּ֔ים כֵּן־ra.Bim ken-H7227 H3651were appalledשָׁמְמ֤וּsha.me.MuH8074at Himעָלֶ֙יךָ֙'a.Lei.khaH5921—His appearanceמַרְאֵ֑הוּmar.'E.huH4758was disfiguredמִשְׁחַ֥תmish.ChatH4893beyond that of any manמֵאִ֖ישׁme.'IshH376,and His formוְתֹאֲר֖וֹve.to.'a.RoH8389was marredbeyond human likenessמִבְּנֵ֥י אָדָֽם׃mi.be.Nei 'a.DamH1121 H120—

15soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651He will sprinkleיַזֶּה֙ya.ZehH5137manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471.Kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428will shutיִקְפְּצ֥וּyik.pe.TzuH7092their mouthsפִּיהֶ֑םpi.HemH6310because of Himעָלָ֛יו'a.LavH5921.Forכִּ֠יkiH3588they will seeרָא֔וּra.'UH7200whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been toldסֻפַּ֤רsu.ParH5608,and they will understandהִתְבּוֹנָֽנוּ׃hit.bo.Na.nuH995whatוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834they have notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808heardשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085.

The Servant Exalted

(Philippians 2:5–11)

Commentaries on Isaiah 52