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Isaiah 65:8-15
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.GadH1408H1409,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:
Commentaries on Isaiah 65
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- 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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