New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 41

Israel Encouraged

1“Coastlandsאִיִּ֔ים'i.YimH339, listen to Mein silenceהַחֲרִ֤ישׁוּha.cha.Ri.shuH2790,And let the peoplesוּלְאֻמִּ֖יםu.le.'u.MimH3816gainH2498newH2498strengthכֹ֑חַKho.achH3581;Let them comeH5066forwardH5066,thenאָ֣ז'azH227let them speakיְדַבֵּ֔רוּye.da.Be.ruH1696;Let us comeנִקְרָֽבָה׃nik.Ra.vahH7126togetherH3164for judgmentלַמִּשְׁפָּ֥טla.mish.PatH4941.

2Whoמִ֤יmiH4310has arousedהֵעִיר֙he.'IrH5782one from the eastמִמִּזְרָ֔חmi.miz.RachH4217Whom Hecallsיִקְרָאֵ֣הוּyik.ra.'E.huH7121in righteousnessצֶ֖דֶקTze.dekH6664to Hisfeetלְרַגְל֑וֹle.rag.LoH7272? Hedeliversיִתֵּ֨ןyi.TenH5414up nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471beforeלְפָנָ֤יוle.fa.NavH6440himAnd subduesיַ֔רְדְּYardH7287kingsוּמְלָכִ֣יםu.me.la.KhimH4428.He makesיִתֵּ֤ןyi.TenH5414them likedustכֶּֽעָפָר֙ke.'a.FarH6083with his swordחַרְבּ֔וֹchar.BoH2719, As the wind-drivenchaffכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179with his bowקַשְׁתּֽוֹ׃kash.ToH7198.

3He pursuesיִרְדְּפֵ֖םyir.de.FemH7291them, passingיַעֲב֣וֹרya.'a.VorH5674on in safetyשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965,By a wayאֹ֥רַח'O.rachH734he had not beentraversingיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935with his feetבְּרַגְלָ֖יוbe.rag.LavH7272.

4Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has performedפָעַ֣לfa.'AlH6466and accomplishedוְעָשָׂ֔הve.'a.SahH6213it,Callingקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121forth the generationsהַדֹּר֖וֹתha.do.RotH1755from the beginningמֵרֹ֑אשׁme.RoshH7218? ‘I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,am the firstרִאשׁ֔וֹןri.ShonH7223,and with the lastאַחֲרֹנִ֖ים'a.cha.ro.NimH314. I am He.’”

5Thecoastlandsאִיִּים֙'i.YimH339have seenרָא֤וּra.'UH7200and are afraidוְיִירָ֔אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372; Theendsקְצ֥וֹתke.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776trembleיֶחֱרָ֑דוּye.che.Ra.duH2729;They have drawnH7126nearH7126and have comeוַיֶּאֱתָיֽוּן׃vai.ye.'e.ta.YunH857.

6EachH376oneH376helpsיַעְזֹ֑רוּya'.Zo.ruH5826his neighborרֵעֵ֖הוּre.'E.huH7453And saysיֹאמַ֥רyo.MarH559to his brotherוּלְאָחִ֖יוu.le.'a.ChivH251, “Be strongחֲזָֽק׃cha.ZakH2388!”

7So thecraftsmanחָרָשׁ֙cha.RashH2796encouragesוַיְחַזֵּ֤קvay.cha.ZekH2388thesmelterצֹרֵ֔ףtzo.RefH6884, Andhe who smoothsמַחֲלִ֥יקma.cha.LikH2505metalwith the hammerפַּטִּ֖ישׁpa.TishH6360encourageshim who beatsה֣וֹלֶםHo.lemH1986the anvilפָּ֑עַםPa.'amH6471,Sayingאֹמֵ֤ר'o.MerH559of the solderingלַדֶּ֙בֶק֙la.De.vekH1694, “It is goodט֣וֹבTovH2896”;And he fastensוַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּvay.cha.ze.Ke.huH2388it with nailsבְמַסְמְרִ֖יםve.mas.me.RimH4548, So thatit will not totterיִמּֽוֹט׃ סyi.MotH4131.

8“But you, Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478,My servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Jacobיַעֲקֹ֖בya.'a.KoH3290whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבְּחַרְתִּ֑יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977,Descendantזֶ֖רַעZe.ra'H2233ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָ֥ם'av.ra.HamH85Myfriendאֹהֲבִֽי׃'o.ha.ViH157,

9You whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I havetakenהֶחֱזַקְתִּ֙יךָ֙he.che.zak.Ti.chaH2388from the endsמִקְצ֣וֹתmik.TzotH7098of the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,And calledקְרָאתִ֑יךָke.ra.Ti.chaH7121from itsremotestH678partsH678And saidוָאֹ֤מַרva.'O.marH559to you, ‘You areMy servantעַבְדִּי־'av.di-H5650, I havechosenבְּחַרְתִּ֖יךָbe.char.Ti.khaH977you and not rejectedמְאַסְתִּֽיךָ׃me.'as.Ti.khaH3988you.

10Do notfearתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372, for I am with you;Do not anxiously lookתִּשְׁתָּ֖עtish.Ta'H8159about you, for I am your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430.I will strengthenאִמַּצְתִּ֙יךָ֙'i.matz.Ti.khaH553you, surelyאַף־'af-H637I will helpעֲזַרְתִּ֔יךָ'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826you,Surelyאַף־'af-H637I will upholdתְּמַכְתִּ֖יךָte.makh.Ti.khaH8551you with My righteousצִדְקִֽי׃tzid.KiH6664rightבִּימִ֥יןbi.MinH3225handH3225.’

11Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005,allכֹּ֖לkolH3605those who are angeredהַנֶּחֱרִ֣יםha.ne.che.RimH2734at you will be shamedיֵבֹ֙שׁוּ֙ye.Vo.shuH954and dishonoredוְיִכָּ֣לְמ֔וּve.yi.Kal.MuH3637;ThoseH376whoH376contendרִיבֶֽךָ׃ri.Ve.khaH7379with you will be as nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and will perishוְיֹאבְד֖וּve.yoe.DuH6.

12You will seekתְּבַקְשֵׁם֙te.vak.ShemH1245thoseH376whoH376quarrelמַצֻּתֶ֑ךָma.tzu.Te.khaH4695with you, but will not findתִמְצָאֵ֔םtim.tza.'EmH4672them,ThoseH376whoH376warמִלְחַמְתֶּֽךָ׃mil.cham.Te.khaH4421with you will be as nothingכְאַ֛יִןkhe.'A.yinH369and non-existentוּכְאֶ֖פֶסu.khe.'E.fesH657.

13For I am the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430,who upholdsמַחֲזִ֣יקma.cha.ZikH2388your rightיְמִינֶ֑ךָye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225,Who saysהָאֹמֵ֥רha.'o.MerH559to you, ‘Do not fearתִּירָ֖אti.Ra'H3372,I will helpעֲזַרְתִּֽיךָ׃ ס'a.zar.Ti.khaH5826you.’

14Do not fearתִּֽירְאִי֙ti.re.'IH3372, youwormH8439Jacobיַֽעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,you menמְתֵ֖יme.TeiH4962of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I will helpעֲזַרְתִּיךְ֙'a.zar.tiKhH5826you,” declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “andyour Redeemerוְגֹאֲלֵ֖ךְve.go.'a.LekhH1350is the Holyקְד֥וֹשׁke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15Beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009,I have madeשַׂמְתִּ֗יךְsam.TikhH7760you a newחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319,sharpחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742threshingH4173sledgeH4173with double edgesH6310;You will threshתָּד֤וּשׁta.DushH1758themountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and pulverizeוְתָדֹ֔קve.ta.DokH1854them,And will makeתָּשִֽׂים׃ta.SimH7760the hillsוּגְבָע֖וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389like chaffכַּמֹּ֥ץka.MotzH4671.

16You willwinnowתִּזְרֵם֙tiz.RemH2219them, and the windוְר֣וּחַve.Ru.achH7307will carryתִּשָּׂאֵ֔םti.sa.'EmH5375them away,And the stormוּסְעָרָ֖הu.se.'a.RahH5591will scatterתָּפִ֣יץta.FitzH6327them; But you willrejoiceתָּגִ֣ילta.GilH1523in the Lordבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068,You will gloryתִּתְהַלָּֽל׃ פtit.ha.LalH1984in the Holyבִּקְד֥וֹשׁbik.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

17“Theafflictedהָעֲנִיִּ֨יםha.'a.ni.YimH6041and needyוְהָאֶבְיוֹנִ֜יםve.ha.'ev.yo.NimH34are seekingמְבַקְשִׁ֥יםme.vak.ShimH1245waterמַ֙יִם֙ma.yimH4325,but thereH369is noneH369,And their tongueלְשׁוֹנָ֖םle.sho.NamH3956is parchedנָשָׁ֑תָּהna.Sha.tahH5405with thirstבַּצָּמָ֣אba.tza.Ma'H6772;I, the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,will answerאֶעֱנֵ֔ם'e.'e.NemH6030them Myself, Asthe Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478Iwill not forsakeאֶעֶזְבֵֽם׃'e.'ez.VemH5800them.

18I will openאֶפְתַּ֤ח'ef.TachH6605riversנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104on the bareשְׁפָיִים֙she.fa.YimH8205heightsH8205And springsמַעְיָנ֑וֹתma'.ya.NotH4599in the midstוּבְת֥וֹךְu.ve.TokhH8432of the valleysבְּקָע֖וֹתbe.ka.'otH1237;I will makeאָשִׂ֤ים'a.SimH7760the wildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057a poolלַאֲגַם־la.'a.gam-H98of waterמַ֔יִםMa.yimH4325And the dryצִיָּ֖הtzi.YahH6723landוְאֶ֥רֶץve.'E.retzH776fountainsלְמוֹצָ֥אֵיle.mo.Tza.'eiH4161of waterמָֽיִם׃Ma.yimH4325.

19I will putאֶתֵּ֤ן'e.TenH5414the cedarאֶ֣רֶז'E.rezH730in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּר֙ba.mid.BarH4057,The acaciaשִׁטָּ֔הshi.TahH7848and themyrtleוַהֲדַ֖סva.ha.DasH1918and theoliveשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081treeH8410;I will placeאָשִׂ֣ים'a.SimH7760thejuniperבְּר֛וֹשׁbe.Ro.oshH1265in the desertבָּעֲרָבָ֗הba.'a.ra.VahH6160TogetherH3164with the boxH8410treeוּתְאַשּׁ֖וּרu.te.'a.ShurH8391and the cypressH8391,

20Thatthey may seeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and recognizeוְיֵדְע֗וּve.ye.de.'UH3045,And considerוְיָשִׂ֤ימוּve.ya.Si.muH7760and gainH7919insightוְיַשְׂכִּ֙ילוּ֙ve.yas.Ki.luH7919as wellH3164, That thehandיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has doneעָ֣שְׂתָה'A.se.tahH6213thisH2088,And the Holyוּקְד֥וֹשׁu.ke.Do.oshH6918OneH6918of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478has createdבְּרָאָֽהּ׃ פbe.ra.'AhH1254it.

21“Presentקָרְב֥וּka.re.VuH7126your caseרִֽיבְכֶ֖םriv.KhemH7379,”the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068saysיֹאמַ֣רyo.MarH559. “Bringהַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ha.Gi.shuH5066forwardH5066your strongעֲצֻמ֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔םa.tzu.Mo.tei.KhemH6110arguments,” TheKingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Jacobיַעֲקֹֽב׃ya.'a.KoH3290saysיֹאמַ֖רyo.MarH559.

22Let them bringיַגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ya.Gi.shuH5066forthH5066and declareוְיַגִּ֣ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046to us whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is going to takeH7136placeH7136; As for theformerהָרִאשֹׁנ֣וֹת׀ha.ri.sho.NotH7223events,declareהַגִּ֜ידוּha.Gi.duH5046whatמָ֣הmahH4100they were,That we may considerוְנָשִׂ֤ימָהve.na.Si.mahH7760them and knowוְנֵדְעָ֣הve.ne.de.'AhH3045their outcomeאַחֲרִיתָ֔ן'a.cha.ri.TanH319.Orא֥וֹ'oH176announceהַשְׁמִיעֻֽנוּ׃hash.mi.'U.nuH8085to us what is comingהַבָּא֖וֹתha.ba.'otH935;

23Declareהַגִּ֙ידוּ֙ha.Gi.duH5046the thingsהָאֹתִיּ֣וֹתha.'o.ti.YotH857that are going to comeH857afterwardלְאָח֔וֹרle.'a.ChorH268,That we may knowוְנֵ֣דְעָ֔הve.Ne.de.'AhH3045that you are godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430;Indeedאַף־'af-H637,doH3190goodתֵּיטִ֣יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190or evilוְתָרֵ֔עוּve.ta.Re.'uH7489,that we may anxiously lookוְנִשְׁתָּ֖עָהve.nish.Ta.'ahH8159about us and fearH3372togetherH3164.

24Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005, you are ofnoH369accountH369, Andyour workוּפָעָלְכֶ֖םu.fa.'a.le.KhemH6467amounts to nothingH657;He who choosesיִבְחַ֥רyiv.CharH977you is anabominationתּוֹעֵבָ֖הto.'e.VahH8441.

25“I have arousedהַעִיר֤וֹתִיha.'i.Ro.tiH5782one from the northמִצָּפוֹן֙mi.tza.fOnH6828,and he has comeוַיַּ֔אתvai.YatH857;From the risingמִמִּזְרַח־mi.miz.rach-H4217of the sunשֶׁ֖מֶשׁShe.meshH8121he will callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121on My nameבִשְׁמִ֑יvish.MiH8034;And he will comeוְיָבֹ֤אve.ya.Vo'H935upon rulersסְגָנִים֙se.ga.NimH5461as uponmortarH2563,Even as the potterיוֹצֵ֖רyo.TzerH3335treadsיִרְמָס־yir.mos-H7429clayH2563.”

26Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310hasdeclaredהִגִּ֤ידhi.GidH5046thisfrom the beginningמֵרֹאשׁ֙me.roShH7218,that we might knowוְנֵדָ֔עָהve.ne.Da.'ahH3045?Or from formerH6440timesH6440,that we may sayוְנֹאמַ֣רve.no.MarH559, “He isrightצַדִּ֑יקtza.DikH6662!”?Surelyאַ֣ף'afH637thereH369wasnoH369oneH369who declaredמַגִּ֗ידma.GidH5046,Surelyאַ֚ף'afH637thereH369was noH369oneH369who proclaimedמַשְׁמִ֔יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085,Surelyאַ֥ף'afH637thereH369was noH369oneH369who heardשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085your wordsאִמְרֵיכֶֽם׃'im.rei.KhemH561.

27“Formerlyרִאשׁ֥וֹןri.ShonH7223I saidto Zionלְצִיּ֖וֹןle.tzi.YonH6726, ‘BeholdH2009,hereהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009they are.’And to Jerusalemוְלִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389, ‘I will giveאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414amessengerH1319of good newsמְבַשֵּׂ֥רme.va.SerH1319.’

28Butwhen I lookוְאֵ֙רֶא֙ve.'E.re'H7200,thereH369is noH369oneאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,And thereH369is noH369counselorיוֹעֵ֑ץyo.'EtzH3289amongH4480themWho, if I askוְאֶשְׁאָלֵ֖םve.'esh.'a.LemH7592, cangiveוְיָשִׁ֥יבוּve.ya.Shi.vuH7725an answerדָבָֽר׃da.VarH1697.

29Beholdהֵ֣ןhenH2005,allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them arefalseאָ֥וֶן'A.venH205; Theirworksמַעֲשֵׂיהֶ֑םma.'a.sei.HemH4639areworthlessאֶ֖פֶס'E.fesH657,Their moltenנִסְכֵּיהֶֽם׃ פnis.kei.HemH5262imagesH5262arewindר֥וּחַRu.achH7307and emptinessוָתֹ֖הוּva.To.huH8414.

Israel Encouraged

Commentaries on Isaiah 41