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Isaiah 51

1Hearken untome, yethatfollowafterrighteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664, yethatseekמְבַקְשֵׁ֣יme.vak.SheiH1245Jehovah:lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027untotherockצ֣וּרtzurH6697[whence] yewerehewn,andtotheholeofthepitבּ֖וֹרBorH953[whence] yeweredigged.

2Lookהַבִּ֙יטוּ֙ha.Bi.tuH5027untoAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֣ם'av.ra.HamH85yourfatherH1,anduntoSarahשָׂרָ֖הsa.RahH8283thatboreyou;forIcalledקְרָאתִ֔יוke.ra.TivH7121himwhenhewasalone,andblessedH1288him,andmultipliedH7235him.

3ForJehovahshallcomfortנִחַ֨םni.ChamH5162Zionצִיּ֗וֹןtzi.YonH6726,heshallcomfortנִחַם֙ni.ChamH5162allherwasteחָרְבֹתֶ֔יהָcha.re.vo.Tei.haH2723placesH2723;andhewillmakeH7760herwildernessמִדְבָּרָהּ֙mid.ba.RahH4057likeEdenכְּעֵ֔דֶןke.'E.denH5731,andherdesertוְעַרְבָתָ֖הּve.'ar.va.TahH6160likethegardenכְּגַן־ke.gan-H1588ofJehovah:gladnessוְשִׂמְחָה֙ve.sim.ChahH8057andjoyH8057shallbefoundH4672therein,thanksgivingתּוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426,andthevoiceH6963ofsong.

4Listenuntome,mypeopleH5971;andgiveהַאֲזִ֑ינוּha.'a.Zi.nuH238earH238untome,mynation:foralawתוֹרָה֙to.RahH8451shallproceedfromme,andIwillestablishmyjudgmentH4941foralightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216ofthepeoplesH5971.

5Myrighteousnessצִדְקִי֙tzid.KiH6664isnear,mysalvationיִשְׁעִ֔יyish.'IH3468isgoneH3318forthH3318,andminearmsוּזְרֹעַ֖יu.ze.ro.'AiH2220shalljudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֑טוּyish.Po.tuH8199thepeoplesH5971:theislesshallwaitH3176forme,andinminearmזְרֹעִ֖יze.ro.'IH2220shalltheytrust.

6Liftשְׂאוּ֩se.'UH5375upyoureyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֜ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869totheheavensלַשָּׁמַ֨יִםla.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andlookוְֽהַבִּ֧יטוּve.ha.Bi.tuH5027ontheearthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776beneath:fortheheavensשָׁמַ֜יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064shallvanishawayH5375likesmokeכֶּעָשָׁ֤ןke.'a.ShanH6227,andtheearthוְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ve.ha.'A.retzH776shallgrowoldlikeagarmentכַּבֶּ֣גֶדka.Be.gedH899,andtheythatdwellH3427thereinshalldieיְמוּת֑וּןye.mu.TunH4191inlikemanner;butmysalvationוִישֽׁוּעָתִי֙vi.shu.'a.TiH3444shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,andmyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִ֖יve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shallnotbeH1961abolished.

7Hearken untome, yethatknowיֹ֣דְעֵיYo.de.'eiH3045righteousnessצֶ֔דֶקTze.dekH6664,thepeopleעַ֖ם'amH5971inwhoseheartבְלִבָּ֑םve.li.BamH3820ismylawתּוֹרָתִ֣יto.ra.TiH8451;fearתִּֽירְאוּ֙ti.re.'UH3372notthereproachחֶרְפַּ֣תcher.PatH2781ofmen,andbenotafraidH3372oftheirrevilings.

8Forthemothעָ֔שׁ'AshH6211shalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398themuplikeagarmentכַבֶּ֙גֶד֙kha.Be.gedH899,andthewormshalleatיֹאכְלֵ֣םyokh.LemH398themlikewoolוְכַצֶּ֖מֶרve.kha.Tze.merH6785;butmyrighteousnessוְצִדְקָתִי֙ve.tzid.ka.TiH6666shallbeתִּֽהְיֶ֔הtih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֣םle.'o.LamH5769,andmysalvationוִישׁוּעָתִ֖יvi.shu.'a.TiH3444fromgenerationלְד֥וֹרle.DorH1755togenerationדּוֹרִֽים׃ סdo.RimH1755.

9Awakeעוּרִ֨י'u.RiH5782,awakeעוּרִ֤י'u.RiH5782,putלִבְשִׁי־liv.shi-H3847onstrengthעֹז֙'ozH5797,Oarmזְר֣וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220ofJehovah;awakeע֚וּרִי'U.riH5782,asinthedaysכִּ֣ימֵיKi.meiH3117ofold, [asin]thegenerationsדֹּר֖וֹתdo.RotH1755ofpassedages.IsitnotthouthathathhewnRahabרַ֖הַבRa.havH7294inpieces, [and]piercedthemonsterתַּנִּֽין׃ta.NinH8577?

10Isitnotthouthatdrieduptheseaיָ֔םYamH3220,thewatersמֵ֖יmeiH4325ofthegreatרַבָּ֑הra.BahH7227deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415;thatmadeH7760thedepthsH8415oftheseaיָ֔םYamH3220awayדֶּ֖רֶךְDe.rekhH1870fortheredeemedגְּאוּלִֽים׃ge.'u.LimH1350topassלַעֲבֹ֥רla.'a.VorH5674over?

11Sotheransomedוּפְדוּיֵ֨יu.fe.du.YeiH6299ofJehovahshallreturnיְשׁוּב֗וּןye.shu.VunH7725,andcomeוּבָ֤אוּu.Va.'uH935toZionצִיּוֹן֙tzi.yOnH6726withsinging;andeverlastingjoyH8057shallbeupontheirheadsרֹאשָׁ֑םro.ShamH7218:theyshallobtaingladnessH8057andjoyH8057;sorrowיָג֥וֹןya.GonH3015andsighingוַאֲנָחָֽה׃ סva.'a.na.ChahH585shallfleeנָ֖סוּNa.suH5127awayH7725.

12I, [even]I,amhethatcomfortethyou:whoart thou,thatthou fearestamanH120thatshalldieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191,andthesonH1121ofmanH120thatshallbecomeasgrassחָצִ֥ירcha.TzirH2682;

13andforgettestJehovahthy Maker,whohathstretchedנוֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186outtheheavensשָׁמַיִם֮sha.ma.YimH8064,andlaidthefoundationsoftheearthאָרֶץ֒'a.RetzH776;andthou artafraidH6342continuallyתָּמִ֜ידta.MidH8548allthedayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117becauseofthefuryoftheoppressorהַמֵּצִ֔יקha.me.TzikH6693,whenhepreparethtodestroyלְהַשְׁחִ֑יתle.hash.ChitH7843?AndwhereH834isthefuryoftheoppressorהַמֵּצִֽיק׃ha.me.TzikH6693?

14Hethatisboweddownshallspeedilybeloosed,andheshallnotdieיָמ֣וּתya.MutH4191inthepitלַשַּׁ֔חַתla.Sha.chatH7845,norshallhisbreadH3899fail.

15AndIamJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,whoraiseththeseaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220, sothatitswavesroarוַיֶּהֱמ֖וּvai.ye.he.MuH1993:Jehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635ishisnameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

16AndIhaveputוָאָשִׂ֤יםva.'a.SimH7760mywordsדְּבָרַי֙de.va.RaiH1697inthymouthבְּפִ֔יךָbe.Fi.khaH6310,andcoveredכִּסִּיתִ֑יךָki.si.Ti.khaH3680theewiththeshadowוּבְצֵ֥לu.ve.TzelH6738ofmyhandיָדִ֖יya.DiH3027,toplantלִנְטֹ֤עַlin.To.a'H5193theheavensשָׁמַ֙יִם֙sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtolaythefoundationsoftheearthאָ֔רֶץ'A.retzH776,andtosayוְלֵאמֹ֥רve.le.MorH559untoZionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, Thou artmypeopleעַמִּי־'a.mi-H5971.

17ArouseH5782thyself,arouseH5782thyself,standH6965up,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,whichhastdrunkשָׁתִ֛יתsha.TitH8354atthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofJehovahthecupH3563ofhisfury. Thou hastdrunkשָׁתִ֖יתsha.TitH8354, hastdrainedמָצִֽית׃ma.TzitH4680outthegoblet-cupofbewilderment:

18—thereisnonetoguideheramongallthechildrenthatshe hathbroughtH3205forthH3205;neitheristhereanytotakeH2388herbythehandבְּיָדָ֔הּbe.ya.DahH3027ofallthechildrenthatshe hathbroughtH3205up.

19Thesetwoשְׁתַּ֤יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147[things]arecomeunto thee;whowillbemoan thee? — desolationanddestructionוְהַשֶּׁ֛בֶרve.ha.She.verH7667,andfamineוְהָרָעָ֥בve.ha.ra.'AvH7458andswordוְהַחֶ֖רֶבve.ha.Che.revH2719:howshallIcomfortאֲנַחֲמֵֽךְ׃'a.na.cha.MekhH5162thee?

20Thychildrenhavefaintedעֻלְּפ֥וּ'u.le.FuH5968,theylieH7901attheheadבְּרֹ֥אשׁbe.RoshH7218ofallthestreetsחוּצ֖וֹתchu.TzotH2351,asanoryxinanet:theyarefullהַֽמְלֵאִ֥יםham.le.'ImH4392ofthefuryofJehovah,therebukeגַּעֲרַ֥תga.'a.RatH1606ofthyGodאֱלֹהָֽיִךְ׃'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430.

21Thereforeלָכֵ֛ןla.KhenH3651hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085nowthis, thouafflictedעֲנִיָּ֑ה'a.ni.YahH6041,anddrunken,butnotwithwineמִיָּֽיִן׃ סmi.Ya.yinH3196:

22thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith thyLord,Jehovah,andthyGodוֵאלֹהַ֙יִךְ֙ve.lo.Ha.yikhH430,whopleadeththecauseofhispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,Behold,ItakeH3947outofthyhandמִיָּדֵ֖ךְmi.ya.DekhH3027thecupH3563ofbewilderment,thegoblet-cupofmyfury; thou shaltnomoredrinkלִשְׁתּוֹתָ֖הּlish.to.TahH8354itagainעֽוֹד׃odH5750:

23andIwillputH7760itintothehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofthemthatafflict thee;whohavesaidH559tothysoulH5315,BowH7812downשְׁחִ֣יshe.ChiH7812,thatwemaygoover;andthou hastlaidthybodyasthegroundכָאָ֙רֶץ֙kha.'A.retzH776,andasthestreetוְכַח֖וּץve.kha.ChutzH2351tothemthatwentover.

Commentaries on Isaiah 51

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