King James Version
Isaiah 47
1Come downרְדִ֣י׀re.DiH3381,and sitוּשְׁבִ֣יu.she.ViH3427in the dustעָפָ֗ר'a.FarH6083,O virginבְּתוּלַת֙be.tu.LatH1330daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,sitשְׁבִי־she.vi-H3427on the groundלָאָ֥רֶץla.'A.retzH776: there isno throneכִּסֵּ֖אki.Se'H3678,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:for thou shalt no moreתוֹסִ֙יפִי֙to.Si.fiH3254be calledיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121tenderרַכָּ֖הra.KahH7390and delicateוַעֲנֻגָּֽה׃va.'a.nu.GahH6028.
2Takeקְחִ֥יke.ChiH3947the millstonesרֵחַ֖יִםre.Cha.yimH7347,and grindוְטַ֣חֲנִיve.Ta.cha.niH2912mealקָ֑מַחKa.machH7058:uncoverגַּלִּ֨יga.LiH1540thy locksצַמָּתֵ֧ךְtza.ma.TekhH6777,make bareחֶשְׂפִּי־ches.pi-H2834the legשֹׁ֛בֶלShoelH7640,uncoverגַּלִּי־ga.li-H1540the thighשׁ֖וֹקShokH7785,pass overעִבְרִ֥י'iv.RiH5674the riversנְהָרֽוֹת׃ne.ha.RotH5104.
5Sitשְׁבִ֥יshe.ViH3427thou silentדוּמָ֛םdu.MamH1748,and getוּבֹ֥אִיu.Vo.'iH935thee into darknessבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְva.Cho.shekhH2822,O daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.DimH3778:for thou shalt no moreתוֹסִ֙יפִי֙to.Si.fiH3254be calledיִקְרְאוּ־yik.re.'u-H7121,The ladyגְּבֶ֖רֶתge.Ve.retH1404of kingdomsמַמְלָכֽוֹת׃mam.la.KhotH4467.
6I was wrothקָצַ֣פְתִּיka.Tzaf.tiH7107with my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,I have pollutedחִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙chi.Lal.tiH2490mine inheritanceנַחֲלָתִ֔יna.cha.la.TiH5159,and givenוָאֶתְּנֵ֖םva.'e.te.NemH5414them into thine handבְּיָדֵ֑ךְbe.ya.DekhH3027:thou didst shewשַׂ֤מְתְּsamtH7760them no mercyרַחֲמִ֔יםra.cha.MimH7356;upon the ancientזָקֵ֕ןza.KenH2205hast thou veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966heavilyהִכְבַּ֥דְתְּhikh.BadtH3513laid thy yokeעֻלֵּ֖ךְ'u.LekhH5923.
7And thou saidstוַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔יva.Tom.RiH559,I shall be a ladyגְבָ֑רֶתge.Va.retH1404for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769: sothat thou didst not layשַׂ֥מְתְּsamtH7760these thingsto thy heartלִבֵּ֔ךְli.BekhH3820,neither didst rememberזָכַ֖רְתְּza.KhartH2142the latter endאַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃ ס'a.cha.ri.TahH319of it.
8Therefore hearשִׁמְעִי־shim.'i-H8085now this, thou that artgiven to pleasuresעֲדִינָה֙'a.di.NahH5719,that dwellestהַיּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶתhai.yo.She.vetH3427carelesslyלָבֶ֔טַחla.Ve.tachH983,that sayestהָאֹֽמְרָה֙ha.'o.me.RahH559in thine heartבִּלְבָ֔בָהּbil.Va.vahH3824, I am,and none elseוְאַפְסִ֣יve.'af.SiH657beside me; I shall not sitאֵשֵׁב֙'e.ShevH3427asa widowאַלְמָנָ֔ה'al.ma.NahH490,neither shall I knowאֵדַ֖ע'e.Da'H3045the loss of childrenשְׁכֽוֹל׃she.KholH7908:
9But these twoשְׁתֵּי־she.tei-H8147thingsshall comeוְתָבֹאנָה֩ve.ta.vo.NahH935to thee in a momentרֶ֛גַעRe.ga'H7281in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117,the loss of childrenשְׁכ֣וֹלshe.KholH7908,and widowhoodוְאַלְמֹ֑ןve.'al.MonH489:they shall comeבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935upon thee in their perfectionכְּתֻמָּם֙ke.tu.MamH8537for the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of thy sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785, andfor the greatמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966abundanceבְּעָצְמַ֥תbe.'a.tze.MatH6109of thine enchantmentsחֲבָרַ֖יִךְcha.va.Ra.yikhH2267.
10For thou hast trustedוַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.ChiH982in thy wickednessבְרָעָתֵ֗ךְve.ra.'a.TekhH7451:thou hast saidאָמַרְתְּ֙'a.marTH559,None seethרֹאָ֔נִיro.'A.niH7200me. Thy wisdomחָכְמָתֵ֥ךְcha.khe.ma.TekhH2451and thy knowledgeוְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְve.da'.TekhH1847,it hath pervertedשׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְsho.Va.tekhH7725thee; and thou hast saidוַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.RiH559in thine heartבְלִבֵּ֔ךְve.li.BekhH3820, I am,and none elseוְאַפְסִ֥יve.'af.SiH657beside me.
11Therefore shall evilרָעָ֗הra.'AhH7451comeוּבָ֧אu.Va'H935upon thee; thou shalt not knowתֵדְעִי֙te.de.'IH3045from whence it risethשַׁחְרָ֔הּshach.RahH7837:and mischiefהֹוָ֔הho.VahH1943shall fallוְתִפֹּ֤לve.ti.PolH5307upon thee; thou shalt not be ableתוּכְלִ֖יtu.khe.LiH3201to put it offכַּפְּרָ֑הּka.pe.RahH3722:and desolationשׁוֹאָ֖הsho.'AhH7722shall comeוְתָבֹ֨אve.ta.Vo'H935upon thee suddenlyפִּתְאֹ֛םpit.'OmH6597, whichthou shalt not knowתֵדָֽעִי׃te.Da.'iH3045.
12Standעִמְדִי־'im.di-H5975now with thine enchantmentsבַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙va.cha.va.Ra.yikhH2267,and with the multitudeוּבְרֹ֣בu.ve.RoH7230of thy sorceriesכְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְke.sha.Fa.yikhH3785,whereinבַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba.'a.SherH834thou hast labouredיָגַ֖עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021from thy youthמִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271;if so be thou shalt be ableתּוּכְלִ֥יtu.khe.LiH3201to profitהוֹעִ֖ילho.'IlH3276,if so be thou mayest prevailתַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃ta.'a.Ro.tziH6206.
13Thou art weariedנִלְאֵ֖יתnil.'EitH3811in the multitudeבְּרֹ֣בbe.RoH7230of thy counselsעֲצָתָ֑יִךְ'a.tza.Ta.yikhH6098.Let now the astrologersהֹבְרֵ֣י שָׁמַ֗יִםha.ve.ru sha.Ma.yimH8064H1895,the stargazersבַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםba.Ko.kha.VimH3556H2374,the monthlyלֶחֳדָשִׁ֔יםle.cho.da.ShimH2320prognosticatorsמֽוֹדִיעִם֙mo.di.'ImH3045,stand upיַעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-H5975,and saveוְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְve.yo.shi.'UkhH3467thee from these thingsthat shall comeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935upon thee.
14Behold, they shall be as stubbleכְקַשׁ֙khe.KashH7179;the fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784shall burnשְׂרָפָ֔תַםse.ra.Fa.tamH8313them; they shall not deliverיַצִּ֥ילוּya.Tzi.luH5337themselvesנַפְשָׁ֖םnaf.ShamH5315from the powerמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the flameלֶֽהָבָ֑הle.ha.VahH3852: there shall not bea coalגַּחֶ֣לֶתga.Che.letH1513to warmלַחְמָ֔םlach.MamH2552at, norfireא֖וּר'urH217to sitלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427before it.
15Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast labouredיָגָ֑עַתְּya.Ga.'atH3021, eventhy merchantsסֹחֲרַ֣יִךְso.cha.Ra.yikhH5503,from thy youthמִנְּעוּרַ֗יִךְmi.ne.'u.Ra.yikhH5271:they shall wanderתָּע֔וּta.'UH8582every oneאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376to his quarterלְעֶבְרוֹ֙le.'ev.RoH5676;none shall saveמוֹשִׁיעֵֽךְ׃ סmo.shi.'EkhH3467thee.
Commentaries on Isaiah 47
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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