Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 63

1Whoמִי־mi-H4310is thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088comingבָּ֣אba'H935from Edomמֵאֱד֗וֹםme.'e.DomH123,from Bozrahמִבָּצְרָ֔הmi.ba.tze.RahH1224with crimson-stainedחֲמ֤וּץcha.MutzH2556garmentsבְּגָדִים֙be.ga.DimH899?Who is thisזֶ֚הzehH2088robedבִּלְבוּשׁ֔וֹbil.vu.ShoH3830in splendorהָד֣וּרha.DurH1921,marchingצֹעֶ֖הtzo.'EhH6808in the greatnessבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of His strengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581? “It is Iאֲנִ֛י'a.NiH589,proclaimingמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696vindicationבִּצְדָקָ֖הbitz.da.KahH6666,mightyרַ֥בravH7227to saveלְהוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃le.ho.Shi.a'H3467.”

2Whyמַדּ֥וּעַma.Du.a'H4069are Your clothesלִלְבוּשֶׁ֑ךָlil.vu.She.khaH3830redאָדֹ֖ם'a.DomH122,and Your garmentsוּבְגָדֶ֖יךָu.ve.ga.Dei.khaH899like one who treadsכְּדֹרֵ֥ךְke.do.RekhH1869the winepressבְּגַֽת׃be.GatH1660?

3“I have troddenדָּרַ֣כְתִּיda.Rakh.tiH1869the winepress aloneפּוּרָ֣ה׀ לְבַדִּ֗יpu.Rah le.va.DiH6333 H905,and noאֵֽין־'ein-H369oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376from the nationsוּמֵֽעַמִּים֙u.me.'a.MimH5971was with Meאִתִּ֔י'i.TiH854.I trampled themוְאֶדְרְכֵ֣םve.'ed.re.KhemH1869in My angerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639and trod them downוְאֶרְמְסֵ֖םve.'er.me.SemH7429in My furyבַּחֲמָתִ֑יba.cha.ma.TiH2534;their bloodנִצְחָם֙ עַל־nitz.Cham 'al-H5332 H5921spatteredוְיֵ֤זve.YezH5137My garmentsבְּגָדַ֔יbe.ga.DaiH899,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605My clothesמַלְבּוּשַׁ֖יmal.bu.ShaiH4403were stainedאֶגְאָֽלְתִּי׃'eg.'A.le.tiH1351.

4Forכִּ֛יkiH3588the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359was in My heartבְּלִבִּ֑יbe.li.BiH3820,and the yearוּשְׁנַ֥תu.she.NatH8141of My redemptionגְּאוּלַ֖יge.'u.LaiH1350had comeבָּֽאָה׃Ba.'ahH935.

5I lookedוְאַבִּיט֙ve.'a.BitH5027,but there was no oneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to helpעֹזֵ֔ר'o.ZerH5826;I was appalledוְאֶשְׁתּוֹמֵ֖םve.'esh.to.MemH8074that noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one assistedסוֹמֵ֑ךְso.MekhH5564.So My armזְרֹעִ֔יze.ro.'IH2220brought Me salvationוַתּ֤וֹשַֽׁעva.To.o.sha'H3467,and My own wrathוַחֲמָתִ֖י הִ֥יאva.cha.ma.Ti hi'H2534 H1931upheld Meסְמָכָֽתְנִי׃se.ma.Kha.te.niH5564.

God’s Mercies Recalled

6I trampledוְאָב֤וּסve.'a.VusH947the nationsעַמִּים֙'a.MimH5971in My angerבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639;in My wrathבַּחֲמָתִ֑יba.cha.ma.TiH2534I made them drunkוַאֲשַׁכְּרֵ֖םva.'a.sha.ke.RemH7937and poured outוְאוֹרִ֥ידve.'o.RidH3381their bloodנִצְחָֽם׃ סnitz.ChamH5332on the groundלָאָ֖רֶץla.'A.retzH776.”

7I will make knownאַזְכִּיר֙'az.KirH2142the LORD’sיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068loving devotionחַֽסְדֵ֨יchas.DeiH2617andיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068Hispraiseworthy actsתְּהִלֹּ֣תte.hi.LotH8416,because ofכְּעַ֕לke.'AlH5921allכֹּ֥לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068has done for usגְּמָלָ֖נוּge.ma.La.nuH1580—the manyוְרַב־ve.rav-H7227good thingsטוּב֙tuvH2898for the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834גְּמָלָ֥םge.ma.LamH1580according to His great compassionכְּֽרַחֲמָ֖יוke.ra.cha.MavH7356andוּכְרֹ֥בu.khe.RoH7230loving devotionחֲסָדָֽיו׃cha.sa.DavH2617.

8For He saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Theyהֵ֔מָּהHe.mahH1992are surelyאַךְ־'akh-H389My peopleעַמִּ֣י'a.MiH5971,sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121who will notלֹ֣אlo'H3808be disloyalיְשַׁקֵּ֑רוּye.sha.Ke.ruH8266.”So He becameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961theirSaviorלְמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃le.mo.Shi.a'H3467.

9In allבְּֽכָל־be.kholH3605their distressצָרָתָ֣ם׀tza.ra.TamH6869 H3808,He too was afflictedצָ֗רTzarH6862,and the Angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of His Presenceפָּנָיו֙pa.NavH6440saved themהֽוֹשִׁיעָ֔םho.shi.'AmH3467.In His loveבְּאַהֲבָת֥וֹbe.'a.ha.va.ToH160and compassionוּבְחֶמְלָת֖וֹu.ve.chem.la.ToH2551Heה֣וּאhu'H1931redeemed themגְאָלָ֑םge.'a.LamH1350;He lifted them upוַֽיְנַטְּלֵ֥םvay.na.te.LemH5190and carried themוַֽיְנַשְּׂאֵ֖םvay.na.se.'EmH5375allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of oldעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

10But theyוְהֵ֛מָּהve.He.mahH1992rebelledמָר֥וּma.RuH4784and grievedוְעִצְּב֖וּve.'i.tze.VuH6087אֶת־'et-H853His Holyקָדְשׁ֑וֹka.de.ShoH6944Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307.So He turnedוַיֵּהָפֵ֥ךְvai.ye.ha.FekhH2015and becametheir enemyלְאוֹיֵ֖בle.'o.YevH341, andHe Himselfה֥וּאhu'H1931foughtנִלְחַם־nil.cham-H3898against them.

11Then His peopleעַמּ֑וֹa.MoH5971rememberedוַיִּזְכֹּ֥רvai.yiz.KorH2142the daysיְמֵֽי־ye.mei-H3117of oldעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769,the days of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872.Whereאַיֵּ֣ה׀'ai.YehH346is He who brought themהַֽמַּעֲלֵ֣םha.ma.'a.LemH5927through the seaמִיָּ֗םmi.YamH3220withאֵ֚ת'etH854the shepherdsרֹעֵ֣יro.'EiH7462of His flockצֹאנ֔וֹtzo.NoH6629?Whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346is the One who setהַשָּׂ֥םha.SamH7760His Holyקָדְשֽׁוֹ׃ka.de.ShoH6944Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307amongבְּקִרְבּ֖וֹbe.kir.BoH7130themאֶת־'et-H853,

12who sentמוֹלִיךְ֙mo.liKhH1980His gloriousתִּפְאַרְתּ֑וֹtif.'ar.ToH8597armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220to lead themby the right handלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֔הmo.ShehH4872,who dividedבּ֤וֹקֵֽעַBo.ke.a'H1234the watersמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325before themמִפְּנֵיהֶ֔םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440to gainלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for Himselfeverlastingעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769renownשֵׁ֥םshemH8034,

13who led themמוֹלִיכָ֖םmo.li.KhamH1980through the depthsבַּתְּהֹמ֑וֹתba.te.ho.MotH8415like a horseכַּסּ֥וּסka.SusH5483in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּ֖רba.mid.BarH4057,so that they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808stumbleיִכָּשֵֽׁלוּ׃yi.ka.She.luH3782?

A Prayer for Mercy

(Jeremiah 14:19–22)

14Like cattleכַּבְּהֵמָה֙ka.be.he.MahH929going downתֵרֵ֔דte.RedH3381to the valleyבַּבִּקְעָ֣הba.bik.'AhH1237,the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068gave them restתְּנִיחֶ֑נּוּte.ni.Che.nuH5117.You ledנִהַ֣גְתָּni.Hag.taH5090Your peopleעַמְּךָ֔'a.me.KhaH5971this wayכֵּ֚ןkenH3651to makeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for Yourselfa gloriousתִּפְאָֽרֶת׃tif.'A.retH8597nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034.

15Look downהַבֵּ֤טha.BetH5027from heavenמִשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙mi.sha.Ma.yimH8064and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200,from Your holyקָדְשְׁךָ֖kod.she.chaH6944and gloriousוְתִפְאַרְתֶּ֑ךָve.tif.'ar.Te.khaH8597habitationמִזְּבֻ֥לmi.ze.VulH2073.Whereאַיֵּ֤ה'ai.YehH346are Your zealקִנְאָֽתְךָ֙kin.'a.te.ChaH7068and mightוּגְב֣וּרֹתֶ֔ךָu.ge.Vu.ro.Te.khaH1369?Your yearningהֲמ֥וֹן מֵעֶ֛יךָha.Mon me.'Ei.khaH1995 H4578and compassionוְֽרַחֲמֶ֖יךָve.ra.cha.Mei.khaH7356for meאֵלַ֥י'e.LaiH413are restrainedהִתְאַפָּֽקוּ׃hit.'a.Pa.kuH662.

16Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859are our Fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1,thoughכִּ֤יkiH3588Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808know usיְדָעָ֔נוּye.da.'A.nuH3045and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478does notלֹ֣אlo'H3808acknowledge usיַכִּירָ֑נוּya.ki.Ra.nuH5234.Youאַתָּ֤ה'a.TahH859,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,are our Fatherאָבִ֔ינוּ'a.Vi.nuH1;our Redeemerגֹּאֲלֵ֥נוּgo.'a.Le.nuH1350from Everlastingמֵֽעוֹלָ֖םme.'o.LamH5769is Your nameשְׁמֶֽךָ׃she.Me.khaH8034.

17Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100,O LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,do You make us strayתַתְעֵ֤נוּtat.'E.nuH8582from Your waysמִדְּרָכֶ֔יךָmi.de.ra.Khei.khaH1870andhardenתַּקְשִׁ֥יחַtak.Shi.achH7188our heartsלִבֵּ֖נוּli.Be.nuH3820from fearing Youמִיִּרְאָתֶ֑ךָmi.yir.'a.Te.khaH3374?Returnשׁ֚וּבShuvH7725,for the sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616of Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650,the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֖יshiv.TeiH7626of Your heritageנַחֲלָתֶֽךָ׃na.cha.la.Te.khaH5159.

18For a short whileלַמִּצְעָ֕רla.mitz.'ArH4705Your peopleעַם־'am-H5971possessedיָרְשׁ֖וּya.re.ShuH3423Your holy placeקָדְשֶׁ֑ךָkod.She.chaH6944,but our enemiesצָרֵ֕ינוּtza.Rei.nuH6862have trampledבּוֹסְס֖וּbo.SuH947Your sanctuaryמִקְדָּשֶֽׁךָ׃mik.da.She.chaH4720.

19We have becomeהָיִ֗ינוּha.Yi.nuH1961like those You neverמֵֽעוֹלָם֙ לֹֽא־me.'o.Lam lo'-H5769 H3808ruledמָשַׁ֣לְתָּma.Shal.taH4910,like those notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by Your nameשִׁמְךָ֖ עֲלֵיהֶ֑םshim.Kha 'a.lei.HemH8034 H5921.

God’s Mercies Recalled

A Prayer for Mercy

(Jeremiah 14:19–22)

Commentaries on Isaiah 63