Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 66

1This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “Heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064is My throneכִּסְאִ֔יkis.'IH3678,and earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776is My footstoolהֲדֹ֣ם רַגְלָ֑יha.Dom rag.LaiH1916 H7272.What kindאֵי־ זֶ֥ה'ei- zehH335 H2088of houseבַ֙יִת֙va.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834will you buildתִּבְנוּ־tiv.nu-H1129for Me?Or whereוְאֵי־ זֶ֥הve.'ei- zehH335 H2088willMy placeמָק֖וֹםma.KomH4725of reposeמְנוּחָתִֽי׃me.nu.cha.TiH4496be?

2Has notMy handיָדִ֣יya.DiH3027madeעָשָׂ֔תָה'a.Sa.tahH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605these thingsאֵ֙לֶּה֙'e.lehH428?And so theyאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428came into beingוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑ה וְאֶל־Yah.weh ve.'el-H3068 H413. “This is the oneזֶ֣הzehH2088I will esteemאַבִּ֔יט אֶל־'a.Bit 'el-H5027 H413:he who is humbleעָנִי֙'a.NiH6041and contriteוּנְכֵה־u.ne.kheh-H5223in spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,who tremblesוְחָרֵ֖דve.cha.RedH2730atעַל־'al-H5921My wordדְּבָרִֽי׃de.va.RiH1697וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853כָל־khol-H3605.

3Whoever slaughtersשׁוֹחֵ֨טsho.ChetH7819an oxהַשּׁ֜וֹרha.ShorH7794is like one who slaysמַכֵּה־ma.keh-H5221a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376;whoever sacrificesזוֹבֵ֤חַzo.Ve.achH2076a lambהַשֶּׂה֙ha.SehH7716is likeone who breaks a dog’sכֶּ֔לֶבKe.levH3611neckעֹ֣רֵֽף'O.refH6202;whoever presentsמַעֲלֵ֤הma.'a.LehH5927a grain offeringמִנְחָה֙min.ChahH4503is likeone who offersמַזְכִּ֥ירmaz.KirH2142pig’sחֲזִ֔ירcha.ZirH2386bloodדַּם־dam-H1818;whoever offers frankincenseלְבֹנָ֖הle.vo.NahH3828is likeone who blessesמְבָ֣רֵֽךְme.Va.rekhH1288an idolאָ֑וֶן'A.venH205.Indeedגַּם־gam-H1571,theyהֵ֗מָּהHe.mahH1992have chosenבָּֽחֲרוּ֙ba.cha.RuH977their own waysבְּדַרְכֵיהֶ֔םbe.dar.khei.HemH1870and delightedחָפֵֽצָה׃cha.Fe.tzahH2654in their abominationsוּבְשִׁקּוּצֵיהֶ֖ם נַפְשָׁ֥םu.ve.shi.ku.tzei.Hem naf.ShamH8251 H5315.

4Soגַּם־gam-H1571Iאֲנִ֞י'a.NiH589will chooseאֶבְחַ֣ר'ev.CharH977their punishmentבְּתַעֲלֻלֵיהֶ֗םbe.ta.'a.lu.lei.HemH8586and I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935terrorוּמְגֽוּרֹתָם֙u.me.gu.ro.TamH4035upon them,becauseיַ֤עַןYa.'anH3282I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121and noוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369one answeredעוֹנֶ֔הo.NehH6030,I spokeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696and no oneוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808listenedשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085.But they didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869and choseבָּחָֽרוּ׃ סba.Cha.ruH977that in whichוּבַאֲשֶׁ֥רu.va.'a.SherH834I did notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808delightחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654.”

5You who trembleהַחֲרֵדִ֖יםha.cha.re.DimH2730atאֶל־'el-H413His wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,hearשִׁמְעוּ֙shim.'UH8085the wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: “Your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251who hate youשֹׂנְאֵיכֶ֜םso.ne.'ei.KhemH8130and exclude youמְנַדֵּיכֶ֗םme.na.dei.KhemH5077because ofלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616My nameשְׁמִי֙she.MiH8034have saidאָמְרוּ֩'a.me.RuH559, ‘Let the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068be glorifiedיִכְבַּ֣דyikh.BadH3513that we may seeוְנִרְאֶ֥הve.nir.'EhH7200your joyבְשִׂמְחַתְכֶ֖םve.sim.chat.KhemH8057!’But theyוְהֵ֥םve.HemH1992will be put to shameיֵבֹֽשׁוּ׃ye.Vo.shuH954.”

Rejoice with Jerusalem

6Hearק֤וֹלKolH6963the uproarשָׁאוֹן֙sha.'OnH7588from the cityמֵעִ֔ירme.'IrH5892; listen tothe voiceק֖וֹלKolH6963from the templeמֵֽהֵיכָ֑לme.hei.KhalH1964! It isthe voiceק֣וֹלKolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,repayingמְשַׁלֵּ֥םme.sha.LemH7999His enemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341what they deserveגְּמ֖וּלge.MulH1576!

7“Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962she was in laborתָּחִ֖ילta.ChilH2342,she gave birthיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205;beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶם יָב֥וֹאbe.Te.rem ya.Vo'H2962 H935she was in painחֵ֛בֶלChe.velH2256,she deliveredוְהִמְלִ֥יטָהve.him.Li.tahH4422a boyזָכָֽר׃za.KharH2145.

8Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has heardשָׁמַ֣עsha.Ma'H8085of such as thisכָּזֹ֗אתka.ZotH2063?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has seenרָאָה֙ra.'AhH7200such thingsכָּאֵ֔לֶּהka.'E.lehH428?Can a countryאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776be bornהֲי֤וּחַלha.Yu.chalH2342in aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117orאִם־'im-H518a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471be deliveredיִוָּ֥לֵֽדyi.Va.ledH3205in an instantפַּ֣עַם אֶחָ֑תPa.'am 'e.ChatH6471 H259?Yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588as soon as Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726אֶת־'et-H853was in laborחָ֛לָה גַּם־Cha.lah gam-H2342 H1571,she gave birth toיָלְדָ֥הYal.dahH3205her childrenבָּנֶֽיהָ׃ba.Nei.haH1121.

9Shall Iהַאֲנִ֥יha.'a.NiH589bring a baby to the point of birthאַשְׁבִּ֛יר'ash.BirH7665and notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808deliver itאוֹלִ֖יד'o.LidH3205?”saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. “Orאִם־'im-H518will Iאֲנִ֧י'a.NiH589who deliverהַמּוֹלִ֛ידha.mo.LidH3205close the wombוְעָצַ֖רְתִּיve.'a.Tzar.tiH6113?”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559your Godאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃ ס'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

10Be gladשִׂמְח֧וּsim.ChuH8055forאֶת־'et-H854Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389and rejoiceוְגִ֥ילוּve.Gi.luH1523over her,allכָּל־kol-H3605who love herאֹהֲבֶ֑יהָ'o.ha.Vei.haH157.Rejoice greatlyשִׂ֤ישׂוּ מָשׂ֔וֹשׂSi.su ma.SosH7797 H4885with herאִתָּהּ֙'i.TahH854,allכָּל־kol-H3605who mournהַמִּֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםha.mit.'a.be.LimH56over herעָלֶֽיהָ׃'a.Lei.haH5921,

11so thatלְמַ֤עַןle.Ma.'anH4616you may nurseתִּֽינְקוּ֙ti.ne.KuH3243and be satisfiedוּשְׂבַעְתֶּ֔םu.se.va'.TemH7646at her comfortingתַּנְחֻמֶ֑יהָ לְמַ֧עַןtan.chu.Mei.ha le.Ma.'anH8575 H4616breastsמִשֹּׁ֖דmi.ShodH7699;you may drink deeplyתָּמֹ֛צּוּta.Mo.tzuH4711and delight yourselvesוְהִתְעַנַּגְתֶּ֖םve.hit.'a.nag.TemH6026in her gloriousכְּבוֹדָֽהּ׃ סke.vo.DahH3519abundanceמִזִּ֥יזmi.ZizH2123.

12Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588this is whatכֹ֣ה׀khohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֗ה הִנְנִ֣יYah.weh hi.NiH3068 H2005saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I will extendנֹטֶֽה־no.teh-H5186peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965to herאֵ֠לֶיהָ'E.lei.haH413like a riverכְּנָהָ֨רke.na.HarH5104,and the wealthכְּב֥וֹדke.VodH3519of nationsגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471like a flowingשׁוֹטֵ֛ףsho.TefH7857streamוּכְנַ֧חַלu.khe.Na.chalH5158;you will nurseוִֽינַקְתֶּ֑םvi.nak.TemH3243and be carriedתִּנָּשֵׂ֔אוּti.na.Se.'uH5375onעַל־'al-H5921her armצַד֙tzadH6654,and bouncedתְּשָׁעֳשָֽׁעוּ׃te.sho.'o.Sha.'uH8173uponוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921herkneesבִּרְכַּ֖יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290.

13כְּאִ֕ישׁke.'IshH376אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834As a motherאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517comforts her sonתְּנַחֲמֶ֑נּוּte.na.cha.Me.nuH5162,soכֵּ֤ןkenH3651will I comfort youאָֽנֹכִי֙ אֲנַ֣חֶמְכֶ֔ם'a.no.Khi 'a.Na.chem.KhemH595 H5162,and you will be consoledתְּנֻחָֽמוּ׃te.nu.Cha.muH5162over Jerusalemוּבִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֖םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.”

Final Judgments against the Wicked

14When you seeוּרְאִיתֶם֙u.re.'i.TemH7200,youלִבְּכֶ֔םli.be.KhemH3820will rejoiceוְשָׂ֣שׂve.SasH7797,and youוְעַצְמוֹתֵיכֶ֖םve.'atz.mo.tei.KhemH6106will flourishתִפְרַ֑חְנָהtif.Rach.nahH6524like grassכַּדֶּ֣שֶׁאka.De.she'H1877;then the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will be revealedוְנוֹדְעָ֤הve.nod.'AhH3045toאֶת־'et-H854His servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,but His wrath will be shownוְזָעַ֖םve.za.'AmH2194אֶת־'et-H853to His enemiesאֹיְבָֽיו׃'o.ye.VavH341.

15Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935with fireבָּאֵ֣שׁba.'EshH784—His chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתָ֑יוmar.ke.vo.TavH4818are like a whirlwindוְכַסּוּפָ֖הve.kha.su.FahH5492—to executeלְהָשִׁ֤יבle.ha.ShivH7725His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639with furyבְּחֵמָה֙be.che.MahH2534and His rebukeוְגַעֲרָת֖וֹve.ga.'a.ra.ToH1606with flamesבְּלַהֲבֵי־be.la.ha.vei-H3851of fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

16Forכִּ֤יkiH3588by fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784and by His swordוּבְחַרְבּ֖וֹu.ve.char.BoH2719,the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068will execute judgmentנִשְׁפָּ֔טnish.PatH8199onאֶת־'et-H854allכָּל־kol-H3605fleshבָּשָׂ֑רba.SarH1320,and manyוְרַבּ֖וּve.ra.BuH7231will be slainחַֽלְלֵ֥יcha.LeiH2491by the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

17“Those who consecrateהַמִּתְקַדְּשִׁ֨יםha.mit.ka.de.ShimH6942and purify themselvesוְהַמִּֽטַּהֲרִ֜יםve.ha.mi.ta.ha.RimH2891toאֶל־'el-H413enter the grovesהַגַּנּ֗וֹתha.ga.NotH1593—to followאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310oneאַחַת֙'e.chadH259in the centerבַּתָּ֔וֶךְba.Ta.vekhH8432of those who eatאֹֽכְלֵי֙'o.khe.LeiH398the fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320of swineהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386and verminוְהַשֶּׁ֖קֶץve.ha.She.ketzH8263and ratsוְהָעַכְבָּ֑רve.ha.'akh.BarH5909—will perishיָסֻ֖פוּya.Su.fuH5486togetherיַחְדָּ֥וyach.DavH3162,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18“And Iוְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.KhiH595, knowingtheir deedsמַעֲשֵׂיהֶם֙ma.'a.sei.HemH4639and thoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔םu.mach.she.Vo.tei.HemH4284,am comingבָּאָ֕הba.'AhH935to gatherלְקַבֵּ֥ץle.ka.BetzH6908אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471and tonguesוְהַלְּשֹׁנ֑וֹתve.ha.le.sho.NotH3956,and they will comeוּבָ֖אוּu.Va.'uH935and seeוְרָא֥וּve.ra.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853My gloryכְּבוֹדִֽי׃ke.vo.DiH3519.

19I will establishוְשַׂמְתִּ֨יve.sam.TiH7760a signא֗וֹת'otH226among them,and I will sendוְשִׁלַּחְתִּ֣יve.shi.lach.TiH7971survivorsפְּ֠לֵיטִיםPe.lei.timH6412from among themtoאֶֽל־'el-H413the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֞םha.go.YimH1471—to Tarshishתַּרְשִׁ֨ישׁtar.ShishH8659,Putפּ֥וּלpulH6322,and the archersמֹ֥שְׁכֵי קֶ֖שֶׁתMo.she.khei Ke.shetH4900 H7198of Ludוְל֛וּדve.LudH3865; toTubalתֻּבַ֣לtu.ValH8422,Javanוְיָוָ֑ןve.ya.VanH3120,and the islandsהָאִיִּ֣יםha.'i.YimH339far awayהָרְחֹקִ֗יםha.re.cho.KimH7350whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834have notלֹא־lo'-H3808heardשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853of My fameשִׁמְעִי֙ וְלֹא־shim.'I ve.lo'-H8088 H3808or seenרָא֣וּra.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853My gloryכְּבוֹדִ֔יke.vo.DiH3519.So they will proclaimוְהִגִּ֥ידוּve.hi.Gi.duH5046אֶת־'et-H853My gloryכְּבוֹדִ֖יke.vo.DiH3519among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִֽם׃ba.go.YimH1471.

20And they will bringוְהֵבִ֣יאוּve.he.Vi.'uH935אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם'a.chei.KhemH251from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣ם׀ha.go.YimH1471as a giftמִנְחָ֣ה׀min.ChahH4503to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068on horsesבַּסּוּסִ֡יםba.su.SimH5483and chariotsוּ֠בָרֶכֶבU.va.re.khevH7393and wagonsוּבַצַּבִּ֨יםu.va.tza.BimH6632,on mulesוּבַפְּרָדִ֜יםu.va.pe.ra.DimH6505and camelsוּבַכִּרְכָּר֗וֹתu.va.kir.ka.RotH3753,toעַ֣ל'alH5921My holyקָדְשִׁ֛יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834the Israelitesבְנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֧לve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478אֶת־'et-H853bringיָבִיאוּ֩ya.vi.'UH935an offeringהַמִּנְחָ֛הha.min.ChahH4503in a cleanטָה֖וֹרta.HorH2889vesselבִּכְלִ֥יbikh.LiH3627to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.”

21“And I willוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571selectאֶקַּ֛ח'e.KachH3947some of themas priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֖םlal.vi.YimH3881,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22“Forכִּ֣יkiH3588just asכַאֲשֶׁ֣רkha.'a.SherH834the newהַ֠חֳדָשִׁיםHa.cho.da.shimH2319heavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and the newהַחֲדָשָׁ֜הha.cha.da.ShahH2319earthוְהָאָ֨רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Iאֲנִ֥י'a.NiH589will makeעֹשֶׂ֛ה'o.SehH6213,will endureעֹמְדִ֥ים'o.me.DimH5975before Meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, “soכֵּ֛ןkenH3651your descendantsזַרְעֲכֶ֖םzar.'a.KhemH2233and your nameוְשִׁמְכֶֽם׃ve.shim.KhemH8034will endureיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975.

23וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961Fromמִֽדֵּי־mi.dei-H1767one New Moonחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙cho.deshH2320to anotherבְּחָדְשׁ֔וֹbe.cha.de.ShoH2320and fromוּמִדֵּ֥יu.mi.DeiH1767one Sabbathשַׁבָּ֖תsha.BatH7676to anotherבְּשַׁבַּתּ֑וֹbe.sha.ba.ToH7676,allכָל־khol-H3605mankindבָּשָׂ֛רba.SarH1320will comeיָב֧וֹאya.Vo'H935to worshipלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֥תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812before Meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

24“As they go forthוְיָצְא֣וּve.ya.tze.'UH3318,they will seeוְרָא֔וּve.ra.'UH7200the corpsesבְּפִגְרֵי֙be.fig.ReiH6297of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582who have rebelledהַפֹּשְׁעִ֖יםha.po.she.'ImH6586against Me;forכִּ֣יkiH3588their wormתוֹלַעְתָּ֞םto.la'.TamH8438will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808dieתָמ֗וּתta.MutH4191,their fireוְאִשָּׁם֙ve.'i.ShamH784will neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808be quenchedתִכְבֶּ֔הtikh.BehH3518,and they will beוְהָי֥וּve.ha.YuH1961a horrorדֵרָא֖וֹןde.ra.'onH1860to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605mankindבָּשָֽׂר׃ba.SarH1320.”

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Commentaries on Isaiah 66