Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 55

1“Comeה֤וֹיHoH1945,all youכָּל־kol-H3605who arethirstyצָמֵא֙tza.Me'H6771,comeלְכ֣וּle.KhuH1980to the watersלַמַּ֔יִםla.Ma.yimH4325;and youוַאֲשֶׁ֥רva.'a.SherH834withoutאֵֽין־'ein-H369moneyכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,comeלְכ֤וּle.KhuH1980,buyשִׁבְרוּ֙shiv.RuH7666,and eatוֶֽאֱכֹ֔לוּve.'e.Kho.luH398!Comeוּלְכ֣וּu.le.KhuH1980,buyשִׁבְר֗וּshiv.RuH7666wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196and milkוְחָלָֽב׃ve.cha.LavH2461withoutבְּלוֹא־be.lo'-H3808moneyכֶ֛סֶףKhe.sefH3701and withoutוּבְל֥וֹאu.ve.Lo'H3808costמְחִ֖ירme.ChirH4242!

2Whyלָ֤מָּהLa.mahH4100spendתִשְׁקְלוּ־tish.ke.lu-H8254moneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701on that which is notבְּֽלוֹא־be.lo'-H3808breadלֶ֔חֶםLe.chemH3899,and your laborוִיגִיעֲכֶ֖םvi.gi.'a.KhemH3018on that which does notבְּל֣וֹאbe.Lo'H3808satisfyלְשָׂבְעָ֑הle.sa.ve.'AhH7654?Listen carefullyH8085to Meאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413,and eatוְאִכְלוּ־ve.'ikh.lu-H398what is goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,and your soulנַפְשְׁכֶֽם׃naf.she.KhemH5315will delightוְתִתְעַנַּ֥גve.tit.'a.NagH6026in the richest of foodsבַּדֶּ֖שֶׁןba.De.shenH1880.

3Inclineהַטּ֤וּha.TuH5186your earאָזְנְכֶם֙'a.ze.ne.KhemH241and comeוּלְכ֣וּu.le.KhuH1980to Meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413;listenשִׁמְע֖וּshim.'UH8085,so that your soulנַפְשְׁכֶ֑םnaf.she.KhemH5315may liveוּתְחִ֣יu.te.ChiH2421.I will makeוְאֶכְרְתָ֤הve.'ekh.re.TahH3772with youan everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285—My loving devotionחַֽסְדֵ֥יchas.DeiH2617promisedהַנֶּאֱמָנִֽים׃ha.ne.'e.ma.NimH539to Davidדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732.

4Beholdהֵ֛ןhenH2005,I have made himנְתַתִּ֑יוne.ta.TivH5414a witnessעֵ֥ד'edH5707to the nationsלְאוּמִּ֖יםle.'u.MimH3816,a leaderנָגִ֥ידna.GidH5057and commanderוּמְצַוֵּ֖הu.me.tza.VehH6680of the peoplesלְאֻמִּֽים׃le.'u.MimH3816.

5Surelyהֵ֣ןhenH2005you will summonתִּקְרָ֔אtik.Ra'H7121a nationגּ֤וֹיGoyH1471you do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808knowתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045,and nationsוְג֥וֹיve.GoyH1471who do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808know youיְדָע֖וּךָye.da.'U.khaH3045will runיָר֑וּצוּ לְמַ֙עַן֙ya.Ru.tzu le.Ma.'anH7323 H4616to youאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413.Forכִּ֥יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,the Holyוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918One of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,has bestowed glory on youפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃ סfe.'a.RakhH6286.”

6Seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068while He may be foundבְּהִמָּצְא֑וֹbe.hi.ma.tze.'OH4672;call on Himקְרָאֻ֖הוּke.ra.'U.huH7121while He isבִּֽהְיוֹת֥וֹbih.yo.ToH1961nearקָרֽוֹב׃ka.RovH7138.

7Let the wicked manרָשָׁע֙ra.Sha'H7563forsakeיַעֲזֹ֤בya.'a.ZoH5800his wayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870and the unrighteousאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376his thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתָ֑יוmach.she.vo.TavH4284;let him returnוְיָשֹׁ֤בve.ya.ShoH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,that He may have compassionוִֽירַחֲמֵ֔הוּvi.ra.cha.Me.huH7355,and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588He will freelyיַרְבֶּ֥הyar.BehH7235pardonלִסְלֽוֹחַ׃lis.Lo.achH5545.

8“Forכִּ֣יkiH3588My thoughtsמַחְשְׁבוֹתַי֙mach.she.vo.TaiH4284are notלֹ֤אlo'H3808your thoughtsמַחְשְׁב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םmach.she.Vo.tei.KhemH4284,neither areוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870My waysדְּרָכָ֑יde.ra.KhaiH1870,”declaresנְאֻ֖םne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9“Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588asthe heavensשָׁמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064are higherגָבְה֥וּga.ve.HuH1361than the earthמֵאָ֑רֶץme.'A.retzH776,soכֵּ֣ןkenH3651My waysדְרָכַי֙de.ra.KhaiH1870are higherגָּבְה֤וּga.ve.HuH1361than your waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֔םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870and My thoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתַ֖יu.mach.she.vo.TaiH4284than your thoughtsמִמַּחְשְׁבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃mi.mach.she.vo.tei.KhemH4284.

10Forכִּ֡יkiH3588just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834rainהַגֶּ֨שֶׁםha.Ge.shemH1653and snowוְהַשֶּׁ֜לֶגve.ha.She.legH7950fallיֵרֵד֩ye.RedH3381fromמִן־min-H4480heavenהַשָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808returnיָשׁ֔וּבya.ShuvH7725וְשָׁ֙מָּה֙ve.Sha.mahH8033withoutכִּ֚י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518wateringהִרְוָ֣הhir.VahH7301אֶת־'et-H853the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,making it budוְהוֹלִידָ֖הּve.ho.li.DahH3205and sproutוְהִצְמִיחָ֑הּve.hitz.mi.ChahH6779,and providingוְנָ֤תַןve.Na.tanH5414seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233to sowלַזֹּרֵ֔עַla.zo.Re.a'H2232and foodוְלֶ֖חֶםve.Le.chemH3899to eatלָאֹכֵֽל׃la.'o.KhelH398,

11soכֵּ֣ן יִֽהְיֶ֤הken yih.YehH3651 H1961My wordדְבָרִי֙de.va.RiH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834proceedsיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from My mouthמִפִּ֔יmi.PiH6310will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725to Meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413emptyרֵיקָ֑םrei.KamH7387,butכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518it will accomplishעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213אֶת־'et-H853whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I pleaseחָפַ֔צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654,and it will prosperוְהִצְלִ֖יחַve.hitz.Li.achH6743whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I send itשְׁלַחְתִּֽיו׃she.lach.TivH7971.

12You will indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588go outתֵצֵ֔אוּte.Tze.'uH3318with joyבְשִׂמְחָ֣הve.sim.ChahH8057and be led forthתּֽוּבָל֑וּןtu.va.LunH2986in peaceוּבְשָׁל֖וֹםu.ve.sha.LomH7965;the mountainsהֶהָרִ֣יםhe.ha.RimH2022and hillsוְהַגְּבָע֗וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389will burstיִפְצְח֤וּyif.tze.ChuH6476into songרִנָּ֔הri.NahH7440before youלִפְנֵיכֶם֙lif.nei.KhemH6440,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the treesעֲצֵ֥י'a.TzeiH6086of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704will clapיִמְחֲאוּ־yim.cha.'u-H4222their handsכָֽף׃KhafH3709.

13Instead ofתַּ֤חַתTa.chatH8478the thornbushהַֽנַּעֲצוּץ֙ha.na.'a.TzutzH5285,the cypressבְר֔וֹשׁve.Ro.oshH1265will growיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927,and instead ofוְתַ֥חַתve.ta.chatH8478the brierהַסִּרְפַּ֖דha.sir.PadH5636,the myrtleהֲדַ֑סha.DasH1918will spring upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927;this will makeוְהָיָ֤הve.ha.YahH1961a nameלְשֵׁ֔םle.ShemH8034for the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,an everlastingעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769signלְא֥וֹתle.'otH226,neverלֹ֥אlo'H3808to be destroyedיִכָּרֵֽת׃ סyi.ka.RetH3772.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 55