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Isaiah 1

1Thevisionחֲזוֹן֙cha.zOnH2377ofIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmos,whichhesawH2372concerningJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389inthedaysבִּימֵ֨יbi.MeiH3117ofUzziahעֻזִּיָּ֧הוּ'u.zi.Ya.huH5818,Jothamיוֹתָ֛םyo.TamH3147,Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271,Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085, [ye]heavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,andgiveוְהַאֲזִ֣ינִיve.ha.'a.Zi.niH238earH238, [thou]earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776!forJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:Ihavenourishedandbroughtupchildren;andtheyhaverebelledH6586againstme.

3Theoxשׁוֹר֙shOrH7794knowethhisownerבְּעָלָ֑יוbe.'a.LavH1167,andtheasshismaster's crib;Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478dothnotknowH3045,mypeopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971hathnointelligence.

4Ahsinfulnationגּ֣וֹיGoyH1471,apeopleעַ֚ם'amH5971ladenwithiniquityעָוֹ֔ן'a.VonH5771,aseedH2233ofevildoers,childrenthatcorruptH7843themselves!TheyhaveforsakenJehovah;theyhavedespisedtheHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;theyareturnedawaybackwardH268.

5WhyH4100shouldyebesmittenanymore? yewillrevoltmoreandmore:thewholeheadרֹ֣אשׁroshH7218issick,andthewholeheartלֵבָ֖בle.VavH3824faintדַּוָּֽי׃da.VaiH1742.

6Fromthesoleמִכַּף־mi.kaf-H3709ofthefootרֶ֤גֶלRe.gelH7272evenuntotheheadרֹאשׁ֙roShH7218thereisnosoundnessמְתֹ֔םme.TomH4974inhim;woundsוּמַכָּ֣הu.ma.KahH4347,andweals,andopen sores:theyhavenotbeendressed,norboundH2280up,normollifiedwithoilבַּשָּֽׁמֶן׃ba.Sha.menH8081.

7Yourcountryisdesolate;yourcitiesעָרֵיכֶ֖ם'a.rei.KhemH5892areburnedשְׂרֻפ֣וֹתse.ru.FotH8313withfireאֵ֑שׁ'EshH784;yourlandאַרְצְכֶ֣ם'ar.tze.KhemH776,strangersזָרִים֙za.RimH2114eatH398itupinyourpresence,anditisdesolate,asoverthrownbystrangersזָרִֽים׃za.RimH2114.

8Andthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofZionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726isleftH3498,asaboothH5521inavineyardבְכָ֑רֶםve.Kha.remH3754,asanight-lodgeinacucumber-garden,asabesiegedcityכְּעִ֥ירke.'IrH5892.

9UnlessJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635hadleftH3498usaverysmallH4592residue,weshouldhavebeenH1961asSodomכִּסְדֹ֣םkis.DomH5467,weshouldhavebeenH1961likeuntoGomorrahלַעֲמֹרָ֖הla.'a.mo.RahH6017.

10Hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovah,rulersקְצִינֵ֣יke.tzi.NeiH7101ofSodomסְדֹ֑םse.DomH5467;giveהַאֲזִ֛ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untothelawH8451ofourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofGomorrahעֲמֹרָֽה׃'a.mo.RahH6017!

11Towhatpurposeisthemultitudeרֹב־rov-H7230ofyoursacrificesH2077untome? saithJehovah.Iamsatedwithburnt-offeringsoframsאֵילִ֖ים'ei.LimH352,andthefatוְחֵ֣לֶבve.Che.levH2459offedbeasts;andinthebloodוְדַ֨םve.DamH1818ofbullocks,andoflambsוּכְבָשִׂ֛יםu.khe.va.SimH3532,andofhe-goatsItakenopleasureH2654.

12Whenyecomeתָבֹ֔אוּta.Vo.'uH935toappearH7200beforeme,whohathrequiredבִקֵּ֥שׁvi.KeshH1245thisfromyourhandמִיֶּדְכֶ֖םmi.yed.KhemH3027—totreadmycourts?

13Bringהָבִיא֙ha.Vi'H935nomorevainoblations!Incenseקְטֹ֧רֶתke.To.retH7004isanabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֛הto.'e.VahH8441untome, —newחֹ֤דֶשׁCho.deshH2320moonH2320andsabbathוְשַׁבָּת֙ve.sha.BatH7676,thecallingקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121ofconvocationsמִקְרָ֔אmik.Ra'H4744—wickednessאָ֖וֶן'A.venH205andthesolemnוַעֲצָרָֽה׃va.'a.tza.RahH6116meetingIcannotbear.

14Yournewחָדְשֵׁיכֶ֤םcha.de.shei.KhemH2320moonsH2320andyoursetfeastsוּמוֹעֲדֵיכֶם֙u.mo.'a.dei.KhemH4150mysoulH5315hateth:theyareaburdenלָטֹ֑רַחla.To.rachH2960tome;IamH1961weariedנִלְאֵ֖יתִיnil.'Ei.tiH3811ofbearingנְשֹֽׂא׃ne.So'H5375[them].

15Andwhenyespreadוּבְפָרִשְׂכֶ֣םu.ve.fa.ris.KhemH6566forthyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֖םye.dei.KhemH3027,Iwillhideאַעְלִ֤ים'a'.LimH5956mineeyesעֵינַי֙'ei.NaiH5869fromyou;yea,whenyemakeH8085manyH7235prayersתְפִלָּ֖הte.fi.LahH8605,Iwillnothearשֹׁמֵ֑עַsho.Me.a'H8085:yourhandsH3027arefullמָלֵֽאוּ׃ma.Le.'uH4390ofbloodדָּמִ֥יםda.MimH1818.

16Washרַחֲצוּ֙ra.cha.TzuH7364you,makeyouclean;putawayH5493theevilofyourdoingsfrombeforemineeyesעֵינָ֑י'ei.NaiH5869; —ceaseחִדְל֖וּchid.LuH2308todoevil,

17learnלִמְד֥וּlim.DuH3925todowellH3190:seekדִּרְשׁ֥וּdir.ShuH1875judgmentH4941, gladdentheoppressed,dojusticeמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941tothefatherlessיָת֔וֹםya.TomH3490,pleadforthewidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃ ס'al.ma.NahH490.

18Comenow,letusreasontogether, saithJehovah:thoughyoursinsחֲטָאֵיכֶ֤םcha.ta.'ei.KhemH2399beH1961asscarletכַּשָּׁנִים֙ka.sha.NimH8144,theyshallbeH1961aswhiteיַלְבִּ֔ינוּyal.Bi.nuH3835assnowכַּשֶּׁ֣לֶגka.She.legH7950;thoughtheybeH1961redיַאְדִּ֥ימוּya'.Di.muH119likecrimsonכַתּוֹלָ֖עkha.to.La'H8438,theyshallbeH1961aswoolכַּצֶּ֥מֶרka.Tze.merH6785.

19Ifyebewillingתֹּאב֖וּto.VuH14andhearken, yeshalleatתֹּאכֵֽלוּ׃to.Khe.luH398thegoodט֥וּבtuvH2898ofthelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776;

20butifyerefuseתְּמָאֲנ֖וּte.ma.'a.NuH3985andrebelוּמְרִיתֶ֑םu.me.ri.TemH4784, yeshallbedevouredH398withtheswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719:forthemouthפִּ֥יpiH6310ofJehovahhathspokenדִּבֵּֽר׃ סdi.BerH1696.

21Howאֵיכָה֙'ei.KhahH349isthefaithfulנֶאֱמָנָ֑הne.'e.ma.NahH539citybecomeהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961aharlot!ItwasH1961fullH4395ofjudgmentH4941;righteousnessצֶ֛דֶקTze.dekH6664usedtolodgeinit,butnowוְעַתָּ֥הve.'a.TahH6258murderersH7523.

22Thysilverכַּסְפֵּ֖ךְkas.PekhH3701isbecomeהָיָ֣הha.YahH1961dross, thy wineismixedwithwaterבַּמָּֽיִם׃ba.Ma.yimH4325:

23thyprincesH8269arerebelliousH5637,andcompanionsוְחַבְרֵי֙ve.chav.ReiH2270ofthievesH1590;everyoneloveth presents,andhuntethafterrewards;theyjudgeH8199notthefatherlessיָתוֹם֙ya.tOmH3490,andthecauseH7379ofthewidowאַלְמָנָ֖ה'al.ma.NahH490comethnotuntothem.

24Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651saiththeLord,Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,theMightyאֲבִ֖יר'a.VirH46OneH46ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Ah!Iwilleasemeofmine adversaries,andavengeוְאִנָּקְמָ֖הve.'i.na.ke.MahH5358meofmineenemiesמֵאוֹיְבָֽי׃me.'oy.VaiH341.

25AndIwillturnוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725myhandיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027uponthee,andwillthoroughly purgeawayH5493thydross,andtakeawayH5493allthinealloy;

26andIwillrestoreוְאָשִׁ֤יבָהve.'a.Shi.vahH7725thyjudgesH8199asatthefirstH7223,andthy counsellorsasatthebeginning.Afterwardsthou shaltbecalledיִקָּ֤רֵאyi.Ka.re'H7121,Townקִרְיָ֖הkir.YahH7151ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֔דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664,Faithfulנֶאֱמָנָֽה׃ne.'e.ma.NahH539cityעִ֣יר'irH5892.

27Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726shallberedeemedתִּפָּדֶ֑הti.pa.DehH6299withjudgmentH4941,andtheythatreturnH7725ofherwithrighteousnessבִּצְדָקָֽה׃bitz.da.KahH6666.

28ButtheruinH7667ofthetransgressorsH6586andofthesinnersוְחַטָּאִ֖יםve.cha.ta.'ImH2400[shallbe]togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162;andtheythatforsakeוְעֹזְבֵ֥יve.'o.ze.VeiH5800Jehovahshallbeconsumed.

29Fortheyshallbeashamedיֵבֹ֔שׁוּye.Vo.shuH954oftheterebinthsthatyehavedesiredH2530,andyeshallblushforthegardensמֵהַגַּנּ֖וֹתme.hag.ga.NotH1593thatyehavechosenH977.

30Foryeshallbeתִֽהְי֔וּtih.YuH1961asaterebinthH424whoseleafH5929fadeth,andasagardenוּֽכְגַנָּ֔הu.khe.ga.NahH1593thathathnowaterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325.

31Andthestrongהֶחָסֹן֙he.cha.SonH2634shallbeH1961fortowלִנְעֹ֔רֶתlin.'O.retH5296,andhisworkוּפֹעֲל֖וֹu.fo.'a.LoH6467aspark;andtheyshallbothburnוּבָעֲר֧וּu.va.'a.RuH1197togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162,andthereshallbeH1961nonetoquenchH3518[them].

Commentaries on Isaiah 1

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