New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 41:18-29

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.

Read all of Isaiah 41

Commentaries on Isaiah 41