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Isaiah 41

1Keepsilencebeforeme,islandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339;andletthepeoplesH3816renew [their]strengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581: letthemcomenear;thenאָ֣ז'azH227letthemspeakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696: letusdrawנִקְרָֽבָה׃nik.Ra.vahH7126neartogetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162tojudgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Whoraisedupfromtheeastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217himwhomrighteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664callethtoitsfootלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272?HegaveH5414thenationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforehim,andcausedhimtohavedominionoverkingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428;hegaveH5414themasdustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083tohisswordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719,asdrivenH5086stubbleH7179tohisbowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3HepursuedH7291them,hepassedH5674oninsafetyH7965,byawayH734hehadnevercomeH935withhisfeetH7272.

4Whohathwroughtanddone[it],callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121thegenerationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755fromthebeginning?I,Jehovah,thefirstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223;andwiththelastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314,I[am]HE.

5TheislessawH7200[it],andfearedH3372;theendsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098oftheearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembledיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729:theydrewH7126near,andcame.

6Theyhelpedיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826everyoneH376hisneighbour,and[each]saidיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559tohisbrotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251,TakeH2388courage.

7AndtheartizanencouragedH2388thefounder,hethatsmootheth [with]thehammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360himthatsmitethontheanvil,sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559ofthesoldering,Itisgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896;andhefastenethitwithnailsבְמַסְמְרִ֖יםve.mas.me.RimH4548,thatitbenotmoved.

8Butthou,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290,whomIhavechosenH977,theseedH2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85,myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157

9— thouwhomIhavetakenH2388fromtheendsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098oftheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andcalledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121fromtheextremitiesthereof,andtowhomIsaidH559, Thou artmyservantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650,IhavechosenH977theeandnotrejectedמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988thee,

10—FearH3372not,forI[am]withthee;benotdismayed,forI[am] thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430:Iwillstrengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553thee,yea,Iwillhelpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee,yea,Iwillupholdtheewiththerightבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225handH3225ofmyrighteousnessצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664.

11Lo,allthatareincensedagainsttheeshallbeיִֽהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961ashamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954andconfounded;theythatstrivewiththeeshallbeH1961asnothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369,andshallperishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12Thou shaltseekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245them,andshaltnotfindתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them—themthatcontendwiththee;theythatwarH4421againsttheeshallbeיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961asnothing,andasathingofnought.

13ForI,Jehovah, thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,holdמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388thyrightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225,sayingהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559unto thee,FearH3372not;Iwillhelpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826thee.

14FearH3372not, thou wormJacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290, yemenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Iwillhelpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826thee, saithJehovah,andthyRedeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,theHolyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Behold,Ihavemadeשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760oftheeanewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319sharpthreshingתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758instrument having double teeth: thou shaltthreshH1758andbeat smallthemountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,andshaltmakeתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760thehillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389aschaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671;

16thou shalt fanthem,andthewindוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307shallcarryתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375themawayH5375,andthewhirlwindshallscatterH2219them;andthou shaltrejoiceH1523inJehovah, thou shalt gloryintheHolyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17TheafflictedH6041andtheneedyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםve.ha.'ev.yo.NimH34seekמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםme.vak.ShimH1245waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,andthereisnone;theirtongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956failethforthirstבַּצָּמָ֣אba.tza.Ma'H6772:I,Jehovah,willanswerאֶעֱנֵ֔ם'e.'e.NemH6030them, [I],theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,willnotforsakeאֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃'e.'ez.VemH5800them.

18Iwillopenאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104onthebareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205,andfountainsinthemidstH8432ofthevalleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237;Iwillmakeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057intoapoolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98ofwaterH4325,andthedryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776intowater-springs.

19IwillgiveH5414inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057thecedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730,acaciaשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848,myrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918,andoleaster;Iwillsetאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760inthedesertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160thecypressבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265, pine,andbox-treetogetherיַחְדָּֽו׃yach.DavH3162;

20thattheymayseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200,andknowוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045,andconsiderH7200,andunderstandtogetherיַחְדָּ֔וyach.DavH3162,thatthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahhathdonethis,andtheHolyוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478hathcreatedH1254it.

21ProduceyourcauseH7379, saithJehovah;bringקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126forwardyourarguments, saiththeKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

22LetthembringH935themforward,anddeclareH5046touswhatshallhappen: shewtheformerהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223,whattheyare,thatwemaygiveattentiontothem,andknowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045theendאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319ofthem; —orletushearH8085thingsH7223tocomeH935:

23declareH5046thethingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857thataretohappenhereafter,thatwemayknowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045thatyearegodsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430;yea,dogoodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190,ordoevilH7489,thatwemaybeastonished,andbeholdittogetherH3162.

24Behold, yeareless thannothingמֵאַ֔יִןme.'A.yinH369,andyourworkוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467isofnought;anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441ishethatchoosethyou. ...

25Ihaveraiseduponefromthenorthמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828,andheshallcomeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935, —fromtherisingofthesunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121,hewhowillcallיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121uponmynameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034;andheshallcomeH935uponprincesasonmortar,andasthepotterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadethclayטִֽיט׃TitH2916.

26WhohathdeclaredH5046[it]fromthebeginning,thatwemayknowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045?andbeforetime,thatwemaysayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, [Itis]right?IndeedH637,thereisnonethatdeclareth;no,nonethatsheweth;no,nonethathearethyourwordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27Thefirstרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223, [Isaid]toZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726,Behold,beholdthem!andtoJerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389,IwillgiveH5414oneH7223thatbringethgladtidings.

28AndIbeheld,andtherewasnomanH376; evenamongthem, —andtherewasnocounsellor,that,whenIaskedוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592ofthem,couldanswerawordדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Behold,theyareallvanity,theirworksH4639arenought,theirmolten imagesarewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307andemptinessוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

Commentaries on Isaiah 41

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