Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 57

1The righteousהַצַּדִּ֣יקha.tza.DikH6662perishאָבָ֔ד'a.VadH6,and noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376takesשָׂ֣םsamH7760it toעַל־'al-H5921heartלֵ֑בLevH3820;devoutחֶ֤סֶדChe.sedH2617menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582are taken awayנֶֽאֱסָפִים֙ne.'e.sa.FimH622,while no oneבְּאֵ֣יןbe.'EinH369considersמֵבִ֔יןme.VinH995thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the righteousהַצַּדִּֽיק׃ha.tza.DikH6662are taken awayנֶאֱסַ֥ףne.'e.SafH622from the presenceמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440of evilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

God Condemns Idolatry

2Those who walkהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980uprightlyנְכֹחֽוֹ׃ne.kho.ChoH5228enterיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965;they find restיָנ֖וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117,lying down in deathעַל־ מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם'al- mish.ke.vo.TamH5921 H4904.

3“But comeקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126hereהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008,youוְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.TemH859sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of a sorceressעֹנְנָ֑ה'o.ne.NahH6049,you offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of adulterersמְנָאֵ֖ףme.na.'EfH5003and prostitutesוַתִּזְנֶֽה׃va.tiz.NehH2181!

4Whomעַל־ מִי֙'al- miH5921 H4310are you mockingתִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּtit.'a.Na.guH6026?Atעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֛יmiH4310do you sneerתַּרְחִ֥יבוּ פֶ֖הtar.Chi.vu fehH7337 H6310and stick outתַּאֲרִ֣יכוּta.'a.Ri.khuH748your tongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956?Are youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859notהֲלֽוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808childrenיִלְדֵי־yil.dei-H3206of transgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,offspringזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233of deceitשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267,

5who burn with lustהַנֵּֽחָמִים֙ha.ne.cha.MimH2552among the oaksבָּֽאֵלִ֔יםba.'e.LimH352,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605luxuriantרַעֲנָ֑ןra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086,who slaughterשֹׁחֲטֵ֤יsho.cha.TeiH7819your childrenהַיְלָדִים֙hay.la.DimH3206in the valleysבַּנְּחָלִ֔יםba.ne.cha.LimH5158,underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the cleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585of the rocksהַסְּלָעִֽים׃ha.se.la.'ImH5553?

6Your portionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506isamong the smoothבְּחַלְּקֵי־be.cha.le.kei-H2511stonesof the valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158;indeed, theyH1992are your lotגּוֹרָלֵ֑ךְgo.ra.LekhH1486.Evenגַּם־gam-H1571to themyou have poured outשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210a drink offeringנֶ֙סֶךְ֙ne.sekhH5262andofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָ֔הmin.ChahH4503.Should I relentאֶנָּחֵֽם׃'e.na.ChemH5162because ofהַ֥עַלHa.'alH5921theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428?

7Onעַ֤ל'alH5921a highגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364and loftyוְנִשָּׂ֔אve.ni.Sa'H5375hillהַר־har-H2022you have madeשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904,andגַּם־gam-H1571thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033you went upעָלִ֖ית'a.LitH5927to offerלִזְבֹּ֥חַliz.Bo.achH2076sacrificesזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817and doorpostוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201you have set upשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760your memorialזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146.Forsaking Meכִּ֣י מֵאִתִּ֞יki me.'i.TiH3588 H854,you uncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540your bedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904;you climbed upוַֽתַּעֲלִ֗יva.ta.'a.LiH5927and opened it wideהִרְחַ֤בְתְּhir.ChavtH7337.And you have made a pactוַתִּכְרָת־va.tikh.rot-H3772with thosewhose bedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904you have lovedאָהַ֥בְתְּ'a.HavtH157;you have gazedחָזִֽית׃cha.ZitH2372upon their nakednessיָ֥דyadH3027.

9You wentוַתָּשֻׁ֤רִיva.ta.Shu.riH7788toלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428Molechwith oilבַּשֶּׁ֔מֶןba.She.menH8081and multipliedוַתַּרְבִּ֖יva.tar.BiH7235your perfumesרִקֻּחָ֑יִךְri.ku.Cha.yikhH7547.You have sentוַתְּשַׁלְּחִ֤יva.te.sha.le.ChiH7971your envoysצִרַ֙יךְ֙tzi.RaikhH6735a great distanceמֵ֣רָחֹ֔קme.ra.ChokH7350;you have descendedעַד־ וַתַּשְׁפִּ֖ילִי'ad- va.tash.Pi.liH8213 H5704even toעַד־'ad-H5704Sheol itselfשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10You are weariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021by your manyבְּרֹ֤בbe.RoH7230journeysדַּרְכֵּךְ֙dar.keKhH1870,but you did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808sayאָמַ֖רְתְּ'a.MartH559, “There is no hopeנוֹאָ֑שׁno.'AshH2976!”You foundמָצָ֔אתma.TzatH4672renewalחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of your strengthיָדֵךְ֙ya.deKhH3027;thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֖ן'al- kenH5921 H3651you did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808grow weakחָלִֽית׃cha.LitH2470.

11וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853Whomמִ֞יmiH4310have you dreadedדָּאַ֤גְתְּda.'AgtH1672and fearedוַתִּֽירְאִי֙va.ti.re.'IH3372,so thatכִּ֣יkiH3588you liedתְכַזֵּ֔בִיte.kha.Ze.viH3576andוְאוֹתִי֙ve.'o.TiH853failedלֹ֣אlo'H3808to remember Meזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142orלֹא־lo'-H3808take thisשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760toעַל־'al-H5921heartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820?Is it notהֲלֹ֨אha.Lo'H3808becauseI haveאֲנִ֤י'a.NiH589longוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769been silentמַחְשֶׁה֙mach.ShehH2814thatוְאוֹתִ֖יve.'o.TiH853you do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808fear Meתִירָֽאִי׃ti.Ra.'iH3372?

12Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will exposeאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046your righteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666וְאֶֽת־ve.'EtH853and your worksמַעֲשַׂ֖יִךְma.'a.Sa.yikhH4639,and they will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808profit youיוֹעִילֽוּךְ׃yo.'i.LukhH3276.

13When you cry outבְּזַֽעֲקֵךְ֙be.za.'a.keKhH2199,let your companiesקִבּוּצַ֔יִךְki.bu.Tza.yikhH6899of idolsdeliver youיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337!Yetוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the windר֖וּחַRu.achH7307will carry offיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375all of themכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605,a breathהָ֑בֶלHa.velH1892will take them awayיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947.But he who seeks refugeוְהַחוֹסֶ֥הve.ha.cho.SehH2620in Mewill inheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157the landאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776and possessוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423My holyקָדְשִֽׁי׃kod.shiH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.”

Healing for the Repentant

14And it will be saidוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, “Build it upסֹֽלּוּ־so.lu-H5549,build it upסֹ֖לּוּSo.luH5549,prepareפַּנּוּ־pa.nu-H6437the wayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,takeהָרִ֥ימוּha.Ri.muH7311every obstacleמִכְשׁ֖וֹלmikh.SholH4383out of the wayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870of My peopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.”

15Forכִּי֩kiH3588thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the One who is highרָ֣םramH7311and lifted upוְנִשָּׂ֗אve.ni.Sa'H5375,who inhabitsשֹׁכֵ֥ןsho.KhenH7931eternityעַד֙'adH5703,whose nameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034is Holyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918: “I dwellאֶשְׁכּ֑וֹן'esh.KonH7931in a highמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791and holy placeוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918,and withוְאֶת־ve.'EtH854the oppressedדַּכָּא֙da.Ka'H1793and humbleוּשְׁפַל־u.she.fal-H8217in spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,to restoreלְהַחֲיוֹת֙le.ha.cha.yOtH2421the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the lowlyשְׁפָלִ֔יםshe.fa.LimH8217and reviveוּֽלְהַחֲי֖וֹתu.le.ha.cha.YotH2421the heartלֵ֥בlevH3820of the contriteנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792.

16Forכִּ֣יkiH3588I will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808accuse you foreverלְעוֹלָם֙ אָרִ֔יבle.'o.Lam 'a.RivH7378 H5769,nor will Iוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808alwaysלָנֶ֖צַחla.Ne.tzachH5331be angryאֶקְּצ֑וֹף'e.ke.TzofH7107;forכִּי־ki-H3588then the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of manwould grow weakיַֽעֲט֔וֹףya.'a.TofH5848before Meמִלְּפָנַ֣יmi.le.fa.NaiH6440—the breath of lifeוּנְשָׁמ֖וֹתu.ne.sha.MotH5397Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589have madeעָשִֽׂיתִי׃'a.Si.tiH6213.

17I was enragedקָצַ֥פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107by his sinfulבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771greedבִּצְע֛וֹbitz.'OH1215,so I struck himוְאַכֵּ֖הוּve.'a.Ke.huH5221and hidהַסְתֵּ֣רhas.TerH5641My facein angerוְאֶקְצֹ֑ףve.'ek.TzofH7107;yet he keptוַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980turning backשׁוֹבָ֖בsho.VavH7726to the desiresבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200his waysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870,but I will heal himוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495;I will guide himוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148and restoreוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֧םva.'a.sha.LemH7999comfortנִֽחֻמִ֛יםni.chu.MimH5150to himand his mournersוְלַאֲבֵלָֽיו׃ve.la.'a.ve.LavH57,

19bringingבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254praiseנִ֣יבnuvH5108to their lipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193.Peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to those farלָרָח֧וֹקla.ra.ChokH7350and nearוְלַקָּר֛וֹבve.la.ka.RovH7138,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, “and I will heal themוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495.”

20But the wickedוְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'ImH7563are like the storm-tossedנִגְרָ֑שׁnig.RashH1644seaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,forכִּ֤יkiH3588it cannotלֹ֣אlo'H3808be stillהַשְׁקֵט֙ יוּכָ֔לhash.Ket yu.KhalH8252 H3201,and its wavesמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325churn upוַיִּגְרְשׁ֥וּvai.yig.re.ShuH1644mireרֶ֥פֶשׁRe.feshH7516and muckוָטִֽיט׃va.TitH2916.

21“There is noאֵ֣ין'einH369peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430, “for the wickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.”

God Condemns Idolatry

Healing for the Repentant

Commentaries on Isaiah 57