Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 57:4-11
4Whomעַל־ מִי֙'al- miH5921H4310are you mockingתִּתְעַנָּ֔גוּtit.'a.Na.guH6026?Atעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֛יmiH4310do you sneerתַּרְחִ֥יבוּ פֶ֖הtar.Chi.vu fehH7337H6310and 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?
8Behindוְאַחַ֤רve.'a.CharH310the doorהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817and doorpostוְהַמְּזוּזָ֔הve.ha.me.zu.ZahH4201you have set upשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760your memorialזִכְרוֹנֵ֑ךְzikh.ro.NekhH2146.Forsaking Meכִּ֣י מֵאִתִּ֞יki me.'i.TiH3588H854,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.liH8213H5704even 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- kenH5921H3651you 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?
Commentaries on Isaiah 57
- 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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