King James Version

Isaiah 65

1I am soughtנִדְרַ֙שְׁתִּי֙nid.Rash.tiH1875of them thataskedשָׁאָ֔לוּsha.'A.luH7592notH3808for me;I am foundנִמְצֵ֖אתִיnim.Tze.tiH4672of them thatsoughtבִקְשֻׁ֑נִיvik.Shu.niH1245me notH3808:I saidאָמַ֙רְתִּי֙'a.Mar.tiH559,Behold me, behold me, unto a nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471thatwas not calledקֹרָ֥אko.Ra'H7121by my nameבִשְׁמִֽי׃vish.MiH8034.

2I have spread outפֵּרַ֧שְׂתִּיpe.Ras.tiH6566my handsיָדַ֛יya.DaiH3027all the dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117unto a rebelliousסוֹרֵ֑רso.RerH5637peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971,which walkethהַהֹלְכִים֙ha.ho.le.KhimH1980in a wayהַדֶּ֣רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870that wasnot goodט֔וֹבTovH2896,afterאַחַ֖ר'a.CharH310their own thoughtsמַחְשְׁבֹתֵיהֶֽם׃mach.she.vo.tei.HemH4284;

3A peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971that provoketh me to angerהַמַּכְעִיסִ֥יםha.makh.'i.SimH3707continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548to my faceפָּנַ֖יpa.NaiH6440;that sacrificethזֹֽבְחִים֙zoe.ChimH2076in gardensבַּגַּנּ֔וֹתba.ga.NotH1593,and burneth incenseוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.RimH6999upon altars of brickהַלְּבֵנִֽים׃ha.le.ve.NimH3843;

4Which remainהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427among the gravesבַּקְּבָרִ֔יםba.ke.va.RimH6913,and lodgeיָלִ֑ינוּya.Li.nuH3885in the monumentsוּבַנְּצוּרִ֖יםu.va.ne.tzu.RimH5341,which eatהָאֹֽכְלִים֙ha.'o.khe.LimH398swine’sהַחֲזִ֔ירha.cha.ZirH2386fleshבְּשַׂ֣רbe.SarH1320,and brothוּמְרַ֥קu.fe.rakH6564 H4839of abominableפִּגֻּלִ֖יםpi.gu.LimH6292things is intheir vesselsכְּלֵיהֶֽם׃ke.lei.HemH3627;

5Which sayהָאֹֽמְרִים֙ha.'o.me.RimH559,Standקְרַ֣בke.RavH7126by thyself, come not nearתִּגַּשׁ־ti.gash-H5066to me; for I am holierקְדַשְׁתִּ֑יךָke.dash.Ti.chaH6942than thou. These area smokeעָשָׁ֣ן'a.ShanH6227in my noseבְּאַפִּ֔יbe.'a.PiH639,a fireאֵ֥שׁ'eshH784that burnethיֹקֶ֖דֶתyo.Ke.detH3344all the dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117.

6Behold, it iswrittenכְתוּבָ֖הkhe.tu.VahH3789beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me: I will not keep silenceאֶחֱשֶׂה֙'e.che.SehH2814,but will recompenseשִׁלַּ֔מְתִּיshi.Lam.tiH7999,even recompenseוְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֖יve.shi.lam.TiH7999into their bosomחֵיקָֽם׃chei.KamH2436,

7Your iniquitiesעֲ֠וֹנֹתֵיכֶם'A.vo.no.tei.khemH5771,and the iniquitiesוַעֲוֹנֹ֨תva.'a.vo.NotH5771of your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֤ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1togetherיַחְדָּו֙yach.DavH3162,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,which have burned incenseקִטְּרוּ֙ki.te.RuH6999upon the mountainsהֶ֣הָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and blasphemedחֵרְפ֑וּנִיche.re.Fu.niH2778me upon the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389:therefore will I measureוּמַדֹּתִ֧יu.ma.do.TiH4058their formerרִֽאשֹׁנָ֖הri.sho.NahH7223workפְעֻלָּתָ֛םfe.'u.la.TamH6468into their bosomחֵיקָֽם׃ סchei.KamH2436.

8Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,As the new wineהַתִּירוֹשׁ֙ha.ti.ro.VoshH8492is foundיִמָּצֵ֤אyi.ma.Tze'H4672in the clusterבָּֽאֶשְׁכּ֔וֹלba.'esh.KolH811, and onesaithוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,Destroyתַּשְׁחִיתֵ֔הוּtash.chi.Te.huH7843it not; for a blessingבְרָכָ֖הve.ra.KhahH1293isin it: so will I doאֶֽעֱשֶׂה֙'e.'e.SehH6213for my servants’עֲבָדַ֔י'a.va.DaiH5650sakes, that I may not destroyהַֽשְׁחִ֥יתhash.ChitH7843them all.

9And I will bring forthוְהוֹצֵאתִ֤יve.ho.tze.TiH3318a seedזֶ֔רַעZe.ra'H2233out of Jacobמִֽיַּעֲקֹב֙mi.ya.'a.KoH3290,and out of Judahוּמִיהוּדָ֖הu.mi.hu.DahH3063an inheritorיוֹרֵ֣שׁyo.ReshH3423of my mountainsהָרָ֑יha.RaiH2022:and mine electבְחִירַ֔יve.chi.RaiH972shall inheritוִירֵשׁ֣וּהָvi.re.Shu.haH3423it, and my servantsוַעֲבָדַ֖יva.'a.va.DaiH5650shall dwellיִשְׁכְּנוּ־yish.ke.nu-H7931there.

10And Sharonהַשָּׁרוֹן֙ha.sha.rOnH8289shall be a foldלִנְוֵה־lin.veh-H5116of flocksצֹ֔אןTzonH6629,and the valleyוְעֵ֥מֶקve.'E.mekH6010of Achorעָכ֖וֹרa.KhorH5911a place for the herdsבָּקָ֑רba.KarH1241to lie down inלְרֵ֣בֶץle.Re.vetzH7258,for my peopleלְעַמִּ֖יle.'a.MiH5971that have soughtדְּרָשֽׁוּנִי׃de.ra.Shu.niH1875me.

11But ye arethey that forsakeעֹזְבֵ֣י'o.ze.VeiH5800the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that forgetהַשְּׁכֵחִ֖יםha.she.khe.ChimH7913my holyקָדְשִׁ֑יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֣רharH2022,that prepareהַֽעֹרְכִ֤יםha.'o.re.KhimH6186a tableשֻׁלְחָ֔ןshul.ChanH7979for that troopלַגַּד֙la.GadH1408 H1409,and that furnishוְהַֽמְמַלְאִ֖יםve.ha.mal.'ImH4390the drink offeringמִמְסָֽךְ׃mi.SakhH4469unto that numberלַמְנִ֥יlam.NiH4507.

12Therefore will I numberוּמָנִ֨יתִיu.ma.Ni.tiH4487you to the swordלַחֶ֗רֶבla.Che.revH2719,and ye shall all bow downתִּכְרָ֔עוּtikh.Ra.'uH3766to the slaughterלַטֶּ֣בַחla.Te.vachH2874:because when I calledקָרָ֙אתִי֙ka.Ra.tiH7121,ye did not answerעֲנִיתֶ֔ם'a.ni.TemH6030;when I spakeדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696,ye did not hearשְׁמַעְתֶּ֑םshe.ma'.TemH8085;but didוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַע֙ha.Ra'H7451before mine eyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,and did chooseבְּחַרְתֶּֽם׃ פbe.char.TemH977thatwherein I delightedחָפַ֖צְתִּיcha.Fatz.tiH2654not.

13Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר׀'a.MarH559the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֗הYah.wehH3069,Behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֤י׀'a.va.DaiH5650shall eatיֹאכֵ֙לוּ֙yo.Khe.luH398,but ye shall be hungryתִּרְעָ֔בוּtir.'A.vuH7456:behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall drinkיִשְׁתּ֖וּyish.TuH8354,but ye shall be thirstyתִּצְמָ֑אוּtitz.Ma.'uH6770:behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֖חוּyis.Ma.chuH8055,but ye shall be ashamedתֵּבֹֽשׁוּ׃te.Vo.shuH954:

14Behold, my servantsעֲבָדַ֛י'a.va.DaiH5650shall singיָרֹ֖נּוּya.Ro.nuH7442for joyמִטּ֣וּבmi.TuvH2898of heartלֵ֑בLevH3820,but ye shall cryתִּצְעֲקוּ֙titz.'a.KuH6817for sorrowמִכְּאֵ֣בmi.ke.'EvH3511of heartלֵ֔בLevH3820,and shall howlתְּיֵלִֽילוּ׃te.ye.Li.luH3213for vexationוּמִשֵּׁ֥בֶרu.mi.She.verH7667of spiritר֖וּחַRu.achH7307.

15And ye shall leaveH3240your nameשִׁמְכֶ֤םshim.KhemH8034for a curseלִשְׁבוּעָה֙lish.vu.'AhH7621unto my chosenלִבְחִירַ֔יliv.chi.RaiH972:for the Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136Godיְהוִ֑הYah.wehH3069shall slayוֶהֱמִיתְךָ֖ve.he.mi.te.KhaH4191thee, and callיִקְרָ֖אyik.Ra'H7121his servantsוְלַעֲבָדָ֥יוve.la.'a.va.DavH5650by anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312nameשֵׁ֥םshemH8034:

16That he who blessethהַמִּתְבָּרֵ֜ךְha.mit.ba.RekhH1288himself in the earthבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776shall blessיִתְבָּרֵךְ֙yit.ba.reKhH1288himself in the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of truthאָמֵ֔ן'a.MenH543;and he that swearethוְהַנִּשְׁבָּ֣עve.ha.nish.Ba'H7650in the earthבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776shall swearיִשָּׁבַ֖עyi.sha.Va'H7650by the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֣יbe.lo.HeiH430of truthאָמֵ֑ן'a.MenH543;because the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223troublesהַצָּרוֹת֙ha.tza.rOtH6869are forgottenנִשְׁכְּח֗וּnish.ke.ChuH7911,and because they are hidנִסְתְּר֖וּnis.te.RuH5641from mine eyesמֵעֵינָֽי׃me.'ei.NaiH5869.

17For, behold, I createבוֹרֵ֛אvo.Re'H1254newחֲדָשִׁ֖יםcha.da.ShimH2319heavensשָׁמַ֥יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064and a newחֲדָשָׁ֑הcha.da.ShahH2319earthוָאָ֣רֶץva.'A.retzH776:and the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנ֔וֹתha.Ri.sho.NotH7223shall not be rememberedתִזָּכַ֙רְנָה֙ti.za.Khar.nahH2142,nor comeתַעֲלֶ֖ינָהta.'a.Lei.nahH5927into mindלֵֽב׃LevH3820.

18But be ye gladשִׂ֤ישׂוּSi.suH7797and rejoiceוְגִ֙ילוּ֙ve.Gi.luH1523for everעַ֔ד'AdH5703in thatwhich I createבוֹרֵ֑אvo.Re'H1254:for, behold, I createבוֹרֵ֧אvo.Re'H1254Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389a rejoicingגִּילָ֖הgi.LahH1525,and her peopleוְעַמָּ֥הּve.'a.MahH5971a joyמָשֽׂוֹשׂ׃ma.SosH4885.

19And I will rejoiceוְגַלְתִּ֥יve.gal.TiH1523in Jerusalemבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and joyוְשַׂשְׂתִּ֣יve.sas.TiH7797in my peopleבְעַמִּ֑יve.'a.MiH5971:and the voiceק֥וֹלKolH6963of weepingבְּכִ֖יbe.KhiH1065shall be no more heardיִשָּׁמַ֥עyi.sha.Ma'H8085in her, nor the voiceוְק֥וֹלve.KolH6963of cryingזְעָקָֽה׃ze.'a.KahH2201.

20There shall be no more thence an infantע֤וּל'ulH5764of daysיָמִים֙ya.MimH3117,nor an old manוְזָקֵ֔ןve.za.KenH2205that hath not filledיְמַלֵּ֖אye.ma.Le'H4390his daysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117:for the childהַנַּ֗עַרha.Na.'arH5288shall dieיָמ֔וּתya.MutH4191an hundredמֵאָ֤הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121;but the sinnerוְהַ֣חוֹטֶ֔אve.Ha.cho.Te'H2398beingan hundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121shall be accursedיְקֻלָּֽל׃ye.ku.LalH7043.

21And they shall buildוּבָנ֥וּu.va.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004,and inhabitוְיָשָׁ֑בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427them;and they shall plantוְנָטְע֣וּve.na.te.'UH5193vineyardsכְרָמִ֔יםkhe.ra.MimH3754,and eatוְאָכְל֖וּve.'a.khe.LuH398the fruitפִּרְיָֽם׃pir.YamH6529of them.

22They shall not buildיִבְנוּ֙yiv.NuH1129,and anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312inhabitיֵשֵׁ֔בye.ShevH3427;they shall not plantיִטְּע֖וּyi.te.'UH5193,and anotherוְאַחֵ֣רve.'a.CherH312eatיֹאכֵ֑לyo.KhelH398:for as the daysכִימֵ֤יkhi.MeiH3117of a treeהָעֵץ֙ha.'EtzH6086arethe daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of my peopleעַמִּ֔י'a.MiH5971,and mine electבְחִירָֽי׃ve.chi.RaiH972shall long enjoyיְבַלּ֥וּye.va.LuH1086the workוּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הu.ma.'a.SehH4639of their handsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027.

23They shall not labourיִֽיגְעוּ֙yi.ge.'UH3021in vainלָרִ֔יקla.RikH7385,nor bring forthיֵלְד֖וּye.le.DuH3205for troubleלַבֶּהָלָ֑הla.be.ha.LahH928; for they arethe seedזֶ֜רַעZe.ra'H2233of the blessedבְּרוּכֵ֤יbe.ru.KheiH1288of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and their offspringוְצֶאֱצָאֵיהֶ֖םve.tze.'e.tza.'ei.HemH6631with them.

24And it shall come to pass, that before they callיִקְרָ֖אוּyik.Ra.'uH7121,I will answerאֶעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;and while they are yet speakingמְדַבְּרִ֖יםme.da.be.RimH1696,I will hearאֶשְׁמָֽע׃'esh.Ma'H8085.

25The wolfזְאֵ֨בze.'EvH2061and the lambוְטָלֶ֜הve.ta.LehH2924shall feedיִרְע֣וּyir.'UH7462togetherכְאֶחָ֗דkhe.'e.ChadH259,and the lionוְאַרְיֵה֙ve.'ar.YehH738shall eatיֹֽאכַל־yo.khal-H398strawתֶּ֔בֶןTe.venH8401like the bullockכַּבָּקָ֣רka.ba.KarH1241:and dustעָפָ֣ר'a.FarH6083shall bethe serpent’sוְנָחָ֖שׁve.na.ChashH5175meatלַחְמ֑וֹlach.MoH3899.They shall not hurtיָרֵ֧עוּya.Re.'uH7489nor destroyיַשְׁחִ֛יתוּyash.Chi.tuH7843in all my holyקָדְשִׁ֖יkod.shiH6944mountainהַ֥רharH2022,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on Isaiah 65

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