New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 42

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

1“Beholdהֵ֤ןhenH2005, MyServantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650, whom Iupholdאֶתְמָךְ־'et.mokh-H8551; Mychosenבְּחִירִ֖יbe.chi.RiH972one in whom Mysoulנַפְשִׁ֑יnaf.ShiH5315delightsרָצְתָ֣הra.tze.TahH7521.I have putנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414MySpiritרוּחִי֙ru.ChiH7307upon Him;He will bringיוֹצִֽיא׃yo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּ֖טmish.PatH4941to thenationsלַגּוֹיִ֥םla.go.YimH1471.

2He will not cryיִצְעַ֖קyitz.'AkH6817out or raiseיִשָּׂ֑אyi.Sa'H5375His voice,NorH3808makeיַשְׁמִ֥יעַyash.Mi.a'H8085His voiceקוֹלֽוֹ׃ko.LoH6963heardH8085in the streetבַּח֖וּץba.ChutzH2351.

3A bruisedרָצוּץ֙ra.TzutzH7533reedקָנֶ֤הka.NehH7070He will not breakיִשְׁבּ֔וֹרyish.BorH7665And a dimlyכֵהָ֖הkhe.HahH3544burning wickוּפִשְׁתָּ֥הu.fish.TahH6594He will not extinguishיְכַבֶּ֑נָּהye.khab.Be.nahH3518;He will faithfullyלֶאֱמֶ֖תle.'e.MetH571bringיוֹצִ֥יאyo.Tzi'H3318forthH3318justiceמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

4He will not bedisheartenedיִכְהֶה֙yikh.HehH3543or crushedיָר֔וּץya.RutzH7533Untilעַד־'ad-H5704He has establishedיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760justiceמִשְׁפָּ֑טmish.PatH4941in the earthבָּאָ֖רֶץba.'A.retzH776; And thecoastlandsאִיִּ֥ים'i.YimH339will waitיְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פye.ya.Chei.luH3176expectantlyH3176for Hislawוּלְתוֹרָת֖וֹu.le.to.ra.ToH8451.”

5Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Godהָאֵ֣ל׀ha.'ElH410the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Whocreatedבּוֹרֵ֤אbo.Re'H1254the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andstretchedוְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔םve.No.tei.HemH5186them out,Who spreadרֹקַ֥עro.Ka'H7554out theearthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and itsoffspringוְצֶאֱצָאֶ֑יהָve.tze.'e.tza.'Ei.haH6631, Whogivesנֹתֵ֤ןno.TenH5414breathנְשָׁמָה֙ne.sha.MahH5397to the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971on itAnd spiritוְר֖וּחַve.Ru.achH7307to those who walkלַהֹלְכִ֥יםla.ho.le.KhimH1980in it,

6“I am the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068, I havecalledקְרָאתִ֥יךָֽke.ra.Ti.chaH7121You in righteousnessבְצֶ֖דֶקve.Tze.dekH6664, I will alsoholdוְאַחְזֵ֣קve.'ach.ZekH2388You by the handבְּיָדֶ֑ךָbe.ya.De.khaH3027andwatchוְאֶצָּרְךָ֗ve.'e.tza.re.KhaH5341over You,And I will appointוְאֶתֶּנְךָ֛ve.'e.ten.KhaH5414You as acovenantלִבְרִ֥יתliv.RitH1285to the peopleעָ֖ם'amH5971, As alightלְא֥וֹרle.'orH216to the nationsגּוֹיִֽם׃go.YimH1471,

7Toopenלִפְקֹ֖חַlif.Ko.achH6491blindעִוְר֑וֹתiv.RotH5787eyesעֵינַ֣יִם'ei.Na.yimH5869, Tobringלְהוֹצִ֤יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318out prisonersאַסִּ֔יר'a.SirH616from the dungeonמִמַּסְגֵּר֙mi.mas.GerH4525And those who dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427in darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822from the prisonמִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶאmi.Beit Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

8I am the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, that isMy nameשְׁמִ֑יshe.MiH8034;I will not giveאֶתֵּ֔ן'e.TenH5414Mygloryוּכְבוֹדִי֙u.khe.vo.DiH3519to anotherלְאַחֵ֣רle.'a.CherH312,Norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808My praiseוּתְהִלָּתִ֖יu.te.hi.la.TiH8416togravenH6456imagesH6456.

9Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009, theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹתha.ri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223have comeבָ֑אוּVa.'uH935to passH935,Now I declareמַגִּ֔ידma.GidH5046newוַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙va.cha.da.shOtH2319thingsH2319;Beforeבְּטֶ֥רֶםbe.Te.remH2962they springתִּצְמַ֖חְנָהtitz.Mach.nahH6779forthH6779I proclaimאַשְׁמִ֥יע'ash.Mi'H8085them to you.”

10Singשִׁ֤ירוּShi.ruH7891to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068anewחָדָ֔שׁcha.DashH2319songשִׁ֣ירshirH7892, SingHis praiseתְּהִלָּת֖וֹte.hi.la.ToH8416from theendמִקְצֵ֣הmik.TzehH7097of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776!You who goיוֹרְדֵ֤יyor.DeiH3381downH3381to the seaהַיָּם֙hai.YamH3220, andallוּמְלֹא֔וֹu.me.lo.'OH4393that is in it. Youislandsאִיִּ֖ים'i.YimH339,and those who dwellוְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ve.yo.she.vei.HemH3427on them.

11Let thewildernessמִדְבָּר֙mid.BarH4057and its citiesוְעָרָ֔יוve.'a.RavH5892liftיִשְׂא֤וּyis.'UH5375up their voices,The settlementsחֲצֵרִ֖יםcha.tze.RimH2691whereKedarקֵדָ֑רke.DarH6938inhabitsתֵּשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427.Let the inhabitantsיֹ֣שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427ofSelaH5553singH7442aloudH7442,Let them shoutH6681for joyH6681from the topsמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218of themountainsהָרִ֖יםha.RimH2022.

12Let themgiveיָשִׂ֥ימוּya.Si.muH7760gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068And declareיַגִּֽידוּ׃ya.Gi.duH5046His praiseוּתְהִלָּת֖וֹu.te.hi.la.ToH8416in thecoastlandsבָּאִיִּ֥יםba.'i.YimH339.

13The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will goיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318like a warriorכַּגִּבּ֣וֹרka.gi.BorH1368,He will arouseיָעִ֣ירya.'IrH5782Hiszealקִנְאָ֑הkin.'AhH7068like a manכְּאִ֥ישׁke.'IshH376of warמִלְחָמ֖וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.He will utterH7321a shoutH7321,yesאַף־'af-H637,He will raiseH6873a warH6873cryH6873. He willprevailיִתְגַּבָּֽר׃ סyit.ga.BarH1396againstעַל־'al-H5921His enemiesH340.

The Blindness of the People

14“I have keptH2814silentהֶחֱשֵׁ֙יתִי֙he.che.Shei.tiH2814for a longמֵֽעוֹלָ֔םme.'o.LamH5769timeH5769,I have keptH2814stillאַחֲרִ֖ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790and restrainedאֶתְאַפָּ֑ק'et.'a.PakH662Myself. Nowlike a woman in laborכַּיּוֹלֵדָ֣הkai.yo.le.DahH3205I will groanאֶפְעֶ֔ה'ef.'EhH6463,I will bothיָֽחַד׃Ya.chadH3162gaspאֶשֹּׁ֥ם'e.ShomH5395and pantוְאֶשְׁאַ֖ףve.'esh.'AfH7602.

15I willlayH2717wasteאַחֲרִ֤יב'a.cha.RivH2717the mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022and hillsוּגְבָע֔וֹתu.ge.va.'otH1389And witherאוֹבִ֑ישׁ'o.VishH3001allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605their vegetationעֶשְׂבָּ֖ם'es.BamH6212; I willmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֤יve.sam.TiH7760the riversנְהָרוֹת֙ne.ha.rOtH5104into coastlandsלָֽאִיִּ֔יםla.'i.YimH339And dryאוֹבִֽישׁ׃'o.VishH3001up the pondsוַאֲגַמִּ֖יםva.'a.ga.MimH98.

16I willleadוְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣יve.ho.lakh.TiH1980the blindעִוְרִ֗ים'iv.RimH5787by a wayבְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙be.De.rekhH1870they do not knowיָדָ֔עוּya.Da.'uH3045,In pathsבִּנְתִיב֥וֹתbin.ti.VotH5410they do not knowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045I will guideאַדְרִיכֵ֑ם'ad.ri.KhemH1869them. I willmakeאָשִׂים֩'a.SimH7760darknessמַחְשָׁ֨ךְmach.ShakhH4285into lightלָא֗וֹרla.'orH216beforeלִפְנֵיהֶ֜םlif.nei.HemH6440them AndruggedH4625placesH4625into plainsלְמִישׁ֔וֹרle.mi.ShorH4334.Theseאֵ֚לֶּה'E.lehH428are the thingsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697I will doעֲשִׂיתִ֖ם'a.si.TimH6213, And I willnot leaveH5800them undoneH5800.”

17They will be turnedנָסֹ֤גוּna.So.guH5472backאָחוֹר֙'a.chOrH268and beutterlyH954putH954to shameH954,Who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982inidolsבַּפָּ֑סֶלba.Pa.selH6459,Who sayהָאֹמְרִ֥יםha.'o.me.RimH559to moltenלְמַסֵּכָ֖הle.ma.se.KhahH4541imagesH4541, “You are our godsאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

18Hearשְׁמָ֑עוּshe.Ma.'uH8085,you deafהַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.ShimH2795!And lookהַבִּ֥יטוּha.Bi.tuH5027,you blindוְהַעִוְרִ֖יםve.ha.'iv.RimH5787,that you may seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

19Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787but Myservantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,Or so deafוְחֵרֵ֖שׁve.che.ReshH2795as Mymessengerכְּמַלְאָכִ֣יke.mal.'a.KhiH4397whom I sendאֶשְׁלָ֑ח'esh.LachH7971?Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is so blindעִוֵּר֙'i.VerH5787as he that isat peaceכִּמְשֻׁלָּ֔םkim.shu.LamH7999with Me,Or so blindוְעִוֵּ֖רve.'i.VerH5787as the servantכְּעֶ֥בֶדke.'E.vedH5650of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

20You have seenרָא֥וֹתra.'i.taH7200manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227thingsH7227,but you do not observeתִשְׁמֹ֑רtish.MorH8104them; Yourearsאָזְנַ֖יִם'a.ze.Na.yimH241are openפָּק֥וֹחַpa.Ko.achH6491,but noneH3808hearsיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085.

21The Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068was pleasedחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654for His righteousness’צִדְק֑וֹtzid.KoH6664sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616To makeיַגְדִּ֥ילyag.DilH1431the lawתּוֹרָ֖הto.RahH8451greatH1431and gloriousוְיַאְדִּֽיר׃ve.ya'.DirH142.

22But thisוְהוּא֮ve.Hu'H1931is a peopleעַם־'am-H5971plunderedבָּז֣וּזba.ZuzH962and despoiledוְשָׁסוּי֒ve.sha.SuiH8154;Allכֻּלָּ֔םku.LamH3605of them aretrappedהָפֵ֤חַha.Fe.achH6351incavesבַּֽחוּרִים֙ba.chu.RimH2352, Or arehiddenהָחְבָּ֑אוּha.che.Ba.'uH2244away in prisonsכְלָאִ֖יםkhe.la.'ImH3608;They have becomeהָי֤וּha.YuH1961a preyלָבַז֙la.VazH957with noneוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369to deliverמַצִּ֔ילma.TzilH5337them,And a spoilמְשִׁסָּ֖הme.shi.SahH4933,with noneוְאֵין־ve.'ein-H369to sayאֹמֵ֥ר'o.MerH559, “GiveH7725thembackהָשַֽׁב׃ha.ShavH7725!”

23Whoמִ֥יmiH4310among you will giveיַאֲזִ֣יןya.'a.ZinH238earH238to thisH2088?Who will giveH7181heedH7181and listenוְיִשְׁמַ֖עve.yish.Ma'H8085hereafterלְאָחֽוֹר׃le.'a.ChorH268?

24Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310gaveנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414Jacobיַעֲקֹ֛בya.'a.KoH3290up for spoilלִמְשִׁסָּ֧הlim.sho.sehH4933,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478to plunderersלְבֹזְזִ֖יםle.vo.ze.ZimH962?Was it not the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,against whomז֚וּzuH2098we have sinnedחָטָ֣אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398,And in whose waysבִדְרָכָיו֙vid.ra.KhavH1870theywere not willingאָב֤וּ'a.VuH14to walkהָל֔וֹךְha.LokhH1980,And whose lawבְּתוֹרָתֽוֹ׃be.to.ra.ToH8451they did notobeyשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085?

25So He pouredוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ךְvai.yish.PokhH8210out on him the heatחֵמָ֣הche.MahH2534of His angerאַפּ֔וֹ'a.PoH639And thefiercenessוֶעֱז֖וּזve.'e.ZuzH5807of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421;And it setוַתְּלַהֲטֵ֤הוּva.te.la.ha.Te.huH3857him aflameH3857allH4480 H5439aroundH5439,Yet he did not recognizeיָדָ֔עya.Da'H3045it;And it burnedוַתִּבְעַר־va.tiv.'ar-H1197him, but hepaidיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760noH3808attentionלֵֽב׃ פLevH5921 H3820.

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

The Blindness of the People

Commentaries on Isaiah 42