King James Version

Isaiah 60

1Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,shineא֖וֹרִי'o.riH215;for thy lightאוֹרֵ֑ךְ'o.RekhH216is comeבָ֣אva'H935,and the gloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is risenזָרָֽח׃za.RachH2224upon thee.

2For, behold, the darknessהַחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ha.Cho.shekhH2822shall coverיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and gross darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205the peopleלְאֻמִּ֑יםle.'u.MimH3816:but the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall ariseיִזְרַ֣חyiz.RachH2224upon thee, and his gloryוּכְבוֹד֖וֹu.khe.vo.DoH3519shall be seenיֵרָאֶֽה׃ye.ra.'EhH7200upon thee.

3And the Gentilesגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall comeוְהָלְכ֥וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to thy lightלְאוֹרֵ֑ךְle.'o.RekhH216,and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428to the brightnessלְנֹ֥גַהּle.No.gahH5051of thy risingזַרְחֵֽךְ׃zar.ChekhH2225.

4Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thine eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869round aboutסָבִ֤יבsa.VivH5439,and seeוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200:all they gather themselves togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908,they comeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to thee: thy sonsבָּנַ֙יִךְ֙ba.Na.yikhH1121shall comeיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935from farמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall be nursedתֵּאָמַֽנָה׃te.'a.Ma.nahH539at thysideצַ֥דtzadH6654.

5Then thou shalt seeתִּרְאִי֙tir.'IH3372 H7200,and flow togetherוְנָהַ֔רְתְּve.na.HartH5102,and thine heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824shall fearוּפָחַ֥דu.fa.ChadH6342,and be enlargedוְרָחַ֖בve.ra.ChavH7337;because the abundanceהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220shall be convertedיֵהָפֵ֤ךְye.ha.FekhH2015unto thee, the forcesחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto thee.

6The multitudeשִֽׁפְעַ֨תshif.'AtH8229of camelsגְּמַלִּ֜יםge.ma.LimH1581shall coverתְּכַסֵּ֗ךְte.kha.SekhH3680thee, the dromedariesבִּכְרֵ֤יbikh.ReiH1070of Midianמִדְיָן֙mid.YanH4080and Ephahוְעֵיפָ֔הve.'ei.FahH5891;all they from Shebaמִשְּׁבָ֣אmi.she.Va'H7614shall comeיָבֹ֑אוּya.Vo.'uH935:they shall bringיִשָּׂ֔אוּyi.Sa.'uH5375goldזָהָ֤בza.HavH2091and incenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828;and they shall shew forthיְבַשֵּֽׂרוּ׃ye.va.Se.ruH1319the praisesוּתְהִלֹּ֥תu.te.hi.LotH8416of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

7All the flocksצֹ֤אןtzonH6629of Kedarקֵדָר֙ke.DarH6938shall be gathered togetherיִקָּ֣בְצוּyi.Ka.ve.tzuH6908unto thee, the ramsאֵילֵ֥י'ei.LeiH352of Nebaiothנְבָי֖וֹתne.va.YotH5032shall ministerיְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְye.sha.re.Tu.nekhH8334unto thee: they shall come upיַעֲל֤וּya.'a.LuH5927with acceptanceרָצוֹן֙ra.tzOnH7522on mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,and I will glorifyאֲפָאֵֽר׃'a.fa.'ErH6286the houseוּבֵ֥יתu.VeitH1004of my gloryתִּפְאַרְתִּ֖יtif.'ar.TiH8597.

8Who are these thatflyתְּעוּפֶ֑ינָהte.'u.Fei.nahH5774as a cloudכָּעָ֣בka.'AvH5645,and as the dovesוְכַיּוֹנִ֖יםve.khai.yo.NimH3123to their windowsאֲרֻבֹּתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.ru.bo.tei.HemH699?

9Surely the islesאִיִּ֣ים'i.YimH339shall waitיְקַוּ֗וּye.ka.VuH6960for me, and the shipsוָאֳנִיּ֤וֹתvo.'o.ni.YotH591of Tarshishתַּרְשִׁישׁ֙tar.ShishH8659firstבָּרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הba.Ri.sho.NahH7223,to bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935thy sonsבָנַ֙יִךְ֙va.Na.yikhH1121from farמֵֽרָח֔וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,their silverכַּסְפָּ֥םkas.PamH3701and their goldוּזְהָבָ֖םu.ze.ha.VamH2091with them, unto the nameלְשֵׁם֙le.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהַ֔יִךְ'e.lo.Ha.yikhH430,and to the Holy Oneוְלִקְד֥וֹשׁve.lik.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,because he hath glorifiedפֵאֲרָֽךְ׃fe.'a.RakhH6286thee.

10And the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of strangersנֵכָר֙ne.KharH5236shall build upוּבָנ֤וּu.va.NuH1129thy wallsחֹמֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346,and their kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םu.mal.khei.HemH4428shall ministerיְשָׁרְת֑וּנֶךְye.sha.re.Tu.nekhH8334unto thee: for in my wrathבְקִצְפִּי֙ve.kitz.PiH7110I smoteהִכִּיתִ֔יךְhi.ki.TikhH5221thee, but in my favourוּבִרְצוֹנִ֖יu.vir.tzo.NiH7522have I had mercyרִֽחַמְתִּֽיךְ׃Ri.cham.TikhH7355on thee.

11Therefore thy gatesשְׁעָרַ֧יִךְshe.'a.Ra.yikhH8179shall be openוּפִתְּח֨וּu.fi.te.ChuH6605continuallyתָּמִ֛ידta.MidH8548;they shall not be shutיִסָּגֵ֑רוּyi.sa.Ge.ruH5462dayיוֹמָ֥םyo.MamH3119nor nightוָלַ֖יְלָהva.Lay.lahH3915; that menmay bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935unto thee the forcesחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471, and thattheir kingsוּמַלְכֵיהֶ֖םu.mal.khei.HemH4428may bebroughtנְהוּגִֽים׃ne.hu.GimH5090.

12For the nationהַגּ֧וֹיha.GoyH1471and kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֛הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467that will not serveיַעַבְד֖וּךְya.'av.DukhH5647thee shall perishיֹאבֵ֑דוּyo.Ve.duH6; yea, thosenationsוְהַגּוֹיִ֖םve.ha.go.YimH1471shall be utterlyחָרֹ֥בcha.RoH2717wastedיֶחֱרָֽבוּ׃ye.che.Ra.vuH2717.

13The gloryכְּב֤וֹדke.VodH3519of Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844shall comeיָב֔וֹאya.Vo'H935unto thee, the fir treeבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265,the pine treeתִּדְהָ֥רtid.HarH8410,and the boxוּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.te.'a.ShurH8391togetherיַחְדָּ֑וyach.DavH3162,to beautifyלְפָאֵר֙le.fa.'ErH6286the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of my sanctuaryמִקְדָּשִׁ֔יmik.da.ShiH4720;and I will make the placeוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725of my feetרַגְלַ֖יrag.LaiH7272gloriousאֲכַבֵּֽד׃'a.kha.BedH3513.

14The sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121also of them that afflictedמְעַנַּ֔יִךְme.'a.Na.yikhH6031thee shall comeוְהָלְכ֨וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980bendingשְׁח֙וֹחַ֙she.Cho.achH7817unto thee; and all they that despisedמְנַֽאֲצָ֑יִךְme.na.'a.Tza.yikhH5006thee shall bow themselves downוְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּve.hish.ta.cha.VuH7812at the solesכַּפּ֥וֹתka.PotH3709of thy feetרַגְלַ֖יִךְrag.La.yikhH7272;and they shall callוְקָ֤רְאוּve.Ka.re.'uH7121thee, The cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,The Zionצִיּ֖וֹןtzi.YonH6726of the Holy Oneקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Whereasתַּ֧חַתTa.chatH8478thou hast been forsakenעֲזוּבָ֥ה'a.zu.VahH5800and hatedוּשְׂנוּאָ֖הu.se.nu.'AhH8130,so that no man went throughעוֹבֵ֑רo.VerH5674thee,I will makeוְשַׂמְתִּיךְ֙ve.sam.tiKhH7760thee an eternalעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769excellencyלִגְא֣וֹןlig.'onH1347,a joyמְשׂ֖וֹשׂme.SosH4885of manyדּ֥וֹרDorH1755generationsוָדֽוֹר׃va.DorH1755.

16Thou shalt also suckוְיָנַקְתְּ֙ve.ya.nakTH3243the milkחֲלֵ֣בcha.LevH2461of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֔םgo.YimH1471,and shalt suckתִּינָ֑קִיti.Na.kiH3243the breastוְשֹׁ֥דve.ShodH7699of kingsמְלָכִ֖יםme.la.KhimH4428:and thou shalt knowוְיָדַ֗עַתְּve.ya.Da.'atH3045that I the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068amthy Saviourמֽוֹשִׁיעֵ֔ךְmo.shi.'EkhH3467and thy Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350,the mighty Oneאֲבִ֥יר'a.VirH46of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290.

17For brassהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178I will bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935goldזָהָ֗בza.HavH2091,and for ironהַבַּרְזֶל֙ha.bar.ZelH1270I will bringאָ֣בִיא'A.vi'H935silverכֶ֔סֶףKhe.sefH3701,and for woodהָֽעֵצִים֙ha.'e.TzimH6086brassנְחֹ֔שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and for stonesהָאֲבָנִ֖יםha.'a.va.NimH68ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270:I will also makeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760thy officersפְקֻדָּתֵךְ֙fe.ku.da.teKhH6486peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965,and thine exactorsוְנֹגְשַׂ֖יִךְve.no.ge.Sa.yikhH5065righteousnessצְדָקָֽה׃tze.da.KahH6666.

18Violenceחָמָס֙cha.MasH2555shall no more be heardיִשָּׁמַ֨עyi.sha.Ma'H8085in thy landבְּאַרְצֵ֔ךְbe.'ar.TzekhH776,wastingשֹׁ֥דshodH7701nor destructionוָשֶׁ֖בֶרva.She.verH7667within thy bordersבִּגְבוּלָ֑יִךְbig.vu.La.yikhH1366;but thou shalt callוְקָרָ֤אתve.ka.RatH7121thy wallsחוֹמֹתַ֔יִךְcho.mo.Ta.yikhH2346Salvationיְשׁוּעָה֙ye.shu.'AhH3444,and thy gatesוּשְׁעָרַ֖יִךְu.she.'a.Ra.yikhH8179Praiseתְּהִלָּֽה׃te.hi.LahH8416.

19The sunהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shall be no more thy lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216by dayיוֹמָ֔םyo.MamH3119;neither for brightnessוּלְנֹ֕גַהּu.le.No.gahH5051shall the moonהַיָּרֵ֖חַhai.ya.Re.achH3394give lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216unto thee: but the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068shall be unto thee an everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769lightיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH215,and thy Godוֵאלֹהַ֖יִךְve.lo.Ha.yikhH430thy gloryלְתִפְאַרְתֵּֽךְ׃le.tif.'ar.TekhH8597.

20Thy sunשִׁמְשֵׁ֔ךְshim.ShekhH8121shall no more go downיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935;neither shall thy moonH3391withdrawיֵאָסֵ֑ףye.'a.SefH622itself: for the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068shall be thine everlastingעוֹלָ֔םo.LamH5769lightלְא֣וֹרle.'orH216,and the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of thy mourningאֶבְלֵֽךְ׃'ev.LekhH60shall be endedוְשָׁלְמ֖וּve.shal.MuH7999.

21Thy peopleוְעַמֵּךְ֙ve.'a.meKhH5971also shall beall righteousצַדִּיקִ֔יםtza.di.KimH6662:they shall inheritיִ֣ירְשׁוּYi.re.shuH3423the landאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776for everלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769,the branchנֵ֧צֶרNe.tzerH5342of my plantingמַטָּעַ֛יma.ta.'iH4302,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of my handsיָדַ֖יya.DaiH3027,that I may be glorifiedלְהִתְפָּאֵֽר׃le.hit.pa.'ErH6286.

22A little oneהַקָּטֹן֙ha.ka.TonH6996shall become a thousandלָאֶ֔לֶףla.'E.lefH505,and a small oneוְהַצָּעִ֖ירve.ha.tza.'IrH6810a strongעָצ֑וּם'a.TzumH6099nationלְג֣וֹיle.GoyH1471:I the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will hastenאֲחִישֶֽׁנָּה׃ ס'a.chi.She.nahH2363it in his timeבְּעִתָּ֥הּbe.'i.TahH6256.

Commentaries on Isaiah 60

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