New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 46

Babylon’s Idols and the True God

1Belבֵּל֙belH1078has bowedH3766downכָּרַ֥עka.Ra'H3766,Neboנְב֔וֹne.VoH5015stoopsH7164overH7164;Their imagesעֲצַבֵּיהֶ֔ם'a.tza.bei.HemH6091are consignedto the beastsH2421and the cattleוְלַבְּהֵמָ֑הve.la.be.he.MahH929.The thingsH5385that you carryH5385are burdensomeעֲמוּס֔וֹתa.mu.SotH6006,A loadמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853for the wearyלַעֲיֵפָֽה׃la.'a.ye.FahH5889beast.

2They stoopedH7164overH7164,they have bowedH3766downכָֽרְעוּ֙kha.re.'UH3766togetherH3164;They couldיָכְל֖וּya.khe.LuH3201not rescueמַלֵּ֣טma.LetH4422the burdenמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853, Buthave themselvesוְנַפְשָׁ֖םve.naf.ShamH5315goneהָלָֽכָה׃ סha.La.khahH1980into captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֥יba.she.ViH7628.

3“Listenשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085to Me, O houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, You who have beenborneהַֽעֲמֻסִים֙ha.'a.mu.SimH6006by Me frombirthבֶ֔טֶןVe.tenH990And have been carriedהַנְּשֻׂאִ֖יםha.ne.su.'ImH5375from the wombH7358;

4Even to youroldזִקְנָה֙zik.NahH2209ageH2209Iwill be the sameה֔וּאHu'H1931,And evenH5704to yourgrayingשֵיבָ֖הshei.VahH7872yearsH7872I will bearאֶסְבֹּ֑ל'es.BolH5445you! I havedoneעָשִׂ֙יתִי֙'a.Si.tiH6213it,and I will carryאֶשָּׂ֔א'e.Sa'H5375you;And I will bearאֶסְבֹּ֖ל'es.BolH5445youand I will deliverוַאֲמַלֵּֽט׃ סva.'a.ma.LetH4422you.

5“To whomלְמִ֥יle.MiH4310would you likenתְדַמְי֖וּנִיte.dam.Yu.niH1819MeAnd makeוְתַשְׁו֑וּve.tash.VuH7737Me equalH7737and compareוְתַמְשִׁל֖וּנִיve.tam.shi.Lu.niH4911Me,That we would be alikeוְנִדְמֶֽה׃ve.nid.MehH1819?

6Those wholavishהַזָּלִ֤יםha.za.LimH2107goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091from the purseמִכִּ֔יסmi.KisH3599And weighיִשְׁקֹ֑לוּyish.Ko.luH8254silverוְכֶ֖סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701on the scaleבַּקָּנֶ֣הba.ka.NehH7070Hireיִשְׂכְּר֤וּyis.ke.RuH7936a goldsmithצוֹרֵף֙tzo.RefH6884,and he makesוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣הוּve.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it intoa godאֵ֔ל'ElH410; TheybowH5456downH5456,indeedאַף־'af-H637they worshipיִֽשְׁתַּחֲוּֽוּ׃Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812it.

7Theyliftיִ֠שָּׂאֻהוּYi.sa.'u.huH5375it upon the shoulderכָּתֵ֨ףka.TefH3802andcarryיִסְבְּלֻ֜הוּyis.be.Lu.huH5445it;They setוְיַנִּיחֻ֤הוּve.ya.ni.Chu.huH5117it in its placeתַחְתָּיו֙tach.TavH8478and it standsוְיַֽעֲמֹ֔דve.ya.'a.ModH5975there.It does not moveיָמִ֑ישׁya.MishH4185from its placeמִמְּקוֹמ֖וֹmi.me.ko.MoH4725.Thoughאַף־'af-H637one may cryיִצְעַ֤קyitz.'AkH6817to it, itcannotH3808answerיַעֲנֶ֔הya.'a.NehH6030; ItcannotH3808deliverיוֹשִׁיעֶֽנּוּ׃ סyo.shi.'E.nuH3467him from his distressמִצָּרָת֖וֹmi.tza.ra.ToH6869.

8“Rememberזִכְרוּ־zikh.ru-H2142thisH2088, and beassuredH847;Recallהָשִׁ֥יבוּha.Shi.vuH7725it tomindלֵֽב׃LevH3820, youtransgressorsפוֹשְׁעִ֖יםfo.she.'ImH6586.

9Rememberזִכְר֥וּzikh.RuH2142theformerרִאשֹׁנ֖וֹתri.sho.NotH7223thingsH7223longמֵעוֹלָ֑םme.'o.LamH5769pastH5769,For I am Godאֵל֙'elH410,and thereH369isnoH369otherע֔וֹדodH5750; I amGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430, and there isnoH657oneH657likeכָּמֽוֹנִי׃ka.Mo.niH3644Me,

10Declaringמַגִּ֤ידma.GidH5046the endאַחֲרִ֔ית'a.cha.RitH319from the beginningמֵֽרֵאשִׁית֙me.re.ShitH7225,And from ancientH6924timesH6924things whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834have not been doneנַעֲשׂ֑וּna.'a.SuH6213,Sayingאֹמֵר֙'o.MerH559, ‘My purposeעֲצָתִ֣י'a.tza.TiH6098will be establishedתָק֔וּםta.KumH6965,And I will accomplishאֶעֱשֶֽׂה׃'e.'e.SehH6213allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605My goodH2656pleasureH2656’;

11Callingקֹרֵ֤אko.Re'H7121abirdעַ֔יִט'A.yitH5861of preyH5861from theeastמִמִּזְרָח֙mi.miz.RachH4217,The manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofMy purposeעֲצָתִ֑יa.tza.tiH6098from a farמֶרְחָ֖קmer.ChakH4801countryמֵאֶ֥רֶץme.'E.retzH776.TrulyH637I havespokenדִּבַּ֙רְתִּי֙di.Bar.tiH1696;trulyH637I will bringאֲבִיאֶ֔נָּה'a.vi.'E.nahH935it to passH935.I have plannedיָצַ֖רְתִּיya.Tzar.tiH3335it, surelyI will doאֶעֱשֶֽׂנָּה׃ ס'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it.

12“Listenשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085to Me, youstubborn-mindedאַבִּ֣ירֵי לֵ֑ב'a.Bi.rei LevH47 H3820, Who arefarהָרְחוֹקִ֖יםha.re.cho.KimH7350from righteousnessמִצְּדָקָֽה׃mi.tze.da.KahH6666.

13IbringH7126nearH7126My righteousnessצִדְקָתִי֙tzid.ka.TiH6666,it is not farתִרְחָ֔קtir.ChakH7368off;And My salvationוּתְשׁוּעָתִ֖יu.te.shu.'a.TiH8668will not delayתְאַחֵ֑רte.'a.CherH309.And I will grantוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414salvationתְּשׁוּעָ֔הte.shu.'AhH8668in Zionבְצִיּוֹן֙ve.tzi.yOnH6726, And Mygloryתִּפְאַרְתִּֽי׃ סtif.'ar.TiH8597for Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

Babylon’s Idols and the True God

Commentaries on Isaiah 46