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Isaiah 57

1Therighteousהַצַּדִּ֣יקha.tza.DikH6662perisheth,andnomanH376layethittoheartלֵ֑בLevH3820;andmercifulmenH376aretakenaway,noneconsideringthattherighteousהַצַּדִּֽיק׃ha.tza.DikH6662istakenawayfrombeforetheevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451.

2Heenterethintopeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965:theyrestיָנ֖וּחוּya.Nu.chuH5117intheirbedsמִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑םmish.ke.vo.TamH4904, [each one]thathathwalkedהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980inhisuprightness.

3Butdrawקִרְבוּ־kir.vu-H7126nearhither, yesonsH1121ofthesorceress,theseedH2233oftheadultererH5003andtheharlot.

4Againstwhomdoye sportyourselves?Againstwhomdoyemakeתַּרְחִ֥יבוּtar.Chi.vuH7337awideH7337mouthפֶ֖הfehH6310, [and] drawoutthetongueלָשׁ֑וֹןla.ShonH3956?AreyenotchildrenH3206oftransgressionפֶ֖שַׁעFe.sha'H6588,aseedH2233offalsehoodH8267,

5inflamingyourselveswithidolsundereverygreentreeעֵ֣ץ'etzH6086, slayingthechildrenH3206inthevalleysunderthecleftsסְעִפֵ֥יse.'i.FeiH5585oftherocksH5553?

6Amongthesmooth [stones]ofthetorrentisthyportionחֶלְקֵ֔ךְchel.KekhH2506;they,theyarethylotH1486:eventothemhast thoupouredשָׁפַ֥כְתְּsha.FakhtH8210outadrink-offering, thou hastofferedהֶעֱלִ֣יתhe.'e.LitH5927anoblation.ShallIbecomfortedH5162myselfastothesethingsאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428?

7Uponaloftyandhighגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙ga.Vo.ahH1364mountainהַר־har-H2022hast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵ֑ךְmish.ka.VekhH4904:eventhither didst thougoH5927uptoofferH5927sacrificeזָֽבַח׃Za.vachH2077.

8Behindthedoorsהַדֶּ֙לֶת֙ha.De.letH1817alsoandthepostshast thousetשַׂ֖מְתְּsamtH7760upthyremembranceH2146:forapartfromme, thou hastuncoveredגִּלִּ֣יתgi.LitH1540thyself,andartgoneH5927up; thou hastenlargedH7337thybedמִשְׁכָּבֵךְ֙mish.ka.veKhH4904,andhastmadeH3772agreementwiththem; thou lovedsttheirbedמִשְׁכָּבָ֖םmish.ka.VamH4904, thou sawesttheirnakedness.

9Andthou wentesttothekingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428withointment,anddidstmultiplyH7235thyperfumes,anddidstsendH7971thymessengersafarH7350off,anddidst debase thyself untoSheolשְׁאֽוֹל׃she.'olH7585.

10Thou wastweariedיָגַ֔עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021bythemultitudeH7230ofthywaysH1870; [but] thou saidstnot,Itisofnoavail. Thou didstfindH4672aquickeningofthystrength;thereforeH3651thou wastnotsickH2470[ofit].

11Andofwhomhast thoubeenafraidH3372orfearedH3372,thatthou hastliedתְכַזֵּ֔בִיte.kha.Ze.viH3576,andhastnotrememberedזָכַ֔רְתְּza.KhartH2142me,nortakenittoheartלִבֵּ֑ךְli.BekhH3820?HavenotIevenoflongוּמֵ֣עֹלָ֔םu.Me.'o.LamH5769timeheldmypeace,andthou fearestmenot?

12Iwilldeclareאַגִּ֖יד'a.GidH5046thyrighteousnessצִדְקָתֵ֑ךְtzid.ka.TekhH6666,andthyworksH4639;andtheyshallnotprofitH3276thee.

13Whenthou criest, letthemthataregatheredbytheedeliverיַצִּילֻ֣ךְya.tzi.LukhH5337thee!Butawindר֖וּחַRu.achH7307shallcarryיִשָּׂא־yi.sa'-H5375themallawayH5375,abreathH7307shalltakeיִקַּח־yi.kach-H3947them;buthethatputtethhistrustinmeshallinheritיִנְחַל־yin.chal-H5157thelandאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,andpossessוְיִירַ֖שׁve.yi.RashH3423myholyH6944mountainהַר־har-H2022.

14Anditshallbesaidוְאָמַ֥רve.'a.MarH559, Castup, castup,preparethewayדָ֑רֶךְDa.rekhH1870,takeH7311upthestumbling-blocks outofthewayמִדֶּ֥רֶךְmi.De.rekhH1870ofmypeopleעַמִּֽי׃ ס'a.MiH5971.

15Forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saiththehighמָר֥וֹםma.RomH4791andloftyH7311OneH6918thatinhabiteth eternity,andwhosenameשְׁמ֔וֹshe.MoH8034isHolyוְקָד֣וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918:IdwellH7931inthehighH4791andholyוְקָד֖וֹשׁve.ka.Do.oshH6918[place],andwithhimthatisofacontriteנִדְכָּאִֽים׃nid.ka.'ImH1792andhumblespiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307,torevivethespiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307ofthehumble,andtorevivetheheartלֵ֥בlevH3820ofthecontriteH1792onesH6918.

16ForIwillnotcontendH7378foreverלְעוֹלָם֙le.'o.LamH5769,neitherwillIbealwayswroth;forthespiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307wouldfailbeforeme,andthesouls [which]IhavemadeH6213.

17Fortheiniquityבַּעֲוֹ֥ןba.'a.VonH5771ofhiscovetousnesswasIwroth,andsmotehim;IhidH5641me,andwaswroth,andhewentonbackslidinglyinthewayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870ofhisheartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

18IhaveseenH7200hiswaysדְּרָכָ֥יוde.ra.KhavH1870,andwillhealוְאֶרְפָּאֵ֑הוּve.'er.pa.'E.huH7495him;andIwillleadוְאַנְחֵ֕הוּve.'an.Che.huH5148him,andwillrestore comforts untohimandtothoseofhisthatmournH57.

19Icreateבּוֹרֵ֖אbo.Re'H1254thefruitofthelipsשְׂפָתָ֑יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193:peaceשָׁל֨וֹם׀sha.LomH7965,peaceשָׁל֜וֹםsha.LomH7965tohim[thatis]afarH7350off,andtohim[thatis] nigh, saithJehovah;andIwillhealוּרְפָאתִֽיו׃u.re.fa.TivH7495him.

20Butthewickedוְהָרְשָׁעִ֖יםve.ha.re.sha.'ImH7563arelikethetroubledseaכַּיָּ֣םkai.YamH3220,whichcannotrest,andwhosewatersמֵימָ֖יוmei.MavH4325castupmireanddirt.

21Thereisnopeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, saithmyGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430,tothewickedלָרְשָׁעִֽים׃ סla.re.sha.'ImH7563.

Commentaries on Isaiah 57

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